Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Richard Wheelock
Indigenous Policy Journal , vol. 29, no. 2, Fall, 2018, pp. 33-56
Description
Publication of paper presented at Western Social Science Association 2018 Meeting, American Indian Studies Section. Author describes the current state of journalism and news media in the United States, discusses issues of funding, populism, political criticism, and the effects of data mining; examines the implications for Indigenous peoples, scholars and journalists.
Native Image: Past Images of Native Health Care
Alternate Title
Past Images of Native Health Care
Images » Photographs
Native Studies Review, vol. 5, no. 1, Native Health Research in Canada, 1989, pp. [215-231]
Description
Black and white archival photographs depicting the changes in Aboriginal health care practices.
Native Infusion: Rethink Your Drink: A Guide to Ancestral Beverages
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Elise Krohn
Valerie Segrest
Description
Toolkit includes a curriculum, teaching poster and the Feeding 7 Generations cookbook which contains both food and beverage recipes.
Native Socio-Economic Development in Canada: Adaptation, Accessibility and Opportunity
Alternate Title
Economic Development and Country Food
Native Issues (Institute of Urban Studies) ; no.1
E-Books
Author/Creator
Paul Kariya
Robin Armstrong
Robert Bone
Frank Duerden
Native Issues (Institute of Urban Studies)
Native Socio-Economic Development in Canada: Change, Promise and Innovation
Alternate Title
Native Issues (Institute of Urban Studies) ; no. 2
E-Books
Author/Creator
Sandy Lockhart
Jackie Wolfe
Gordon Cunningham
Lynn Convey
Douglas McArthur
J.D. House
Native Issues (Institute of Urban Studies)
Native Space: Geographic Strategies to Unsettle Settler Colonialism
Alternate Title
First Peoples: New Directions in Indigenous Studies Series
E-Books
Author/Creator
Natchee Blu Bard
First Peoples: New Directions in Indigenous Studies Series
Negotiating Life Within the City: Social Geographies and Lived Experiences of Urban Metis Peoples in Ottawa
Theses
Author/Creator
Daniel Dumas
Description
Geography Thesis (M.A.)--University of Ottawa, 2017.
Network Sovereignty: Building the Internet across Indian Country
Alternate Title
Indigenous Confluences
E-Books
Author/Creator
Marisa Elena Duarte
Never Alone: (Re)Coding the Comic Holotrope of Survivance
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Michelle Lee Brown
Transmotion, vol. 3, no. 1, Indigenous Gaming, July 31, 2017, pp. 22-44
Description
Article examines the use of gaming and other communication technologies as strategies for resistance, survivance and cultural resurgence; discusses practices of re/mapping, kinship-making and relationality.
Never Alone: The Art and the People of the Story
Alternate Title
Game Development Conference ; 2015
Media » Sound Recordings
Author/Creator
Dima Veryovka
Description
A Discussion on the visual style, cultural infusion and impact of the 2014 video game Never Alone. The game is based off the Iñupiat legend of Kanuk Sayuka and was created in cooperation with elders, storytellers, and artists from the Cook Inlet Tribal Council.
Duration: 50:01.
A New Shared Arctic Leadership Model
E-Books
Author/Creator
Mary Simon
[Nilliajut 2]: Inuit Perspectives on the Northwest Passage Shipping and Marine Issues
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK)
Takussaruivut
Build Films
Description
Individuals from across Inuit Nunangat Greenland, and Alaska discuss the changes to their environment due to global warming and the resulting impacts on their traditional way of life.
Duration: 22:53.
Nilliajut 2: Inuit Perspectives on the Northwest Passage Shipping and Marine Issues
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Aqqaluk Lynge
Robert Comeau
Mary Simon
Nancy Karetak-Lindell
Alfred E. R. Jakobsen
Zebedee Nungak
Silas Elytuk Arngna’naaq
Peter F. K. Ittinuar
Kuupik Vandersee Kleist
Okalik Eegeesiak]
Description
Essays by authors from across Inuit Nunangat and Greenland discuss the possible impacts of the opening of the Passage due to climate change.
No More “Die Bread”: How Boarding Schools Impacted Native Diet and the Resurgence of Indigenous Food Sovereignty
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Patty Talahongva
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 57, no. 1, Spring, 2018, pp. 145-153
Description
A personal reflections on the impact of boarding school diets on Indigenous tastes and health.
No Takebacks
Alternate Title
No take backs
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Stephen Graham Jones
Transmotion, vol. 3, no. 1, Indigenous Gaming, July 31, 2017, pp. 139-169
Description
Short fiction piece. When two friends develop an app for mobile devices the results are much different than they expect.
The Nomadic Nenets Dwelling "Mya": The Symbolism of a Woman's Role and Space in a Changing Tundra
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Zoia Vylka Ravna
AlterNative, vol. 14, no. 1, March 2018, pp. 2-12
Description
Describes the construction methods, various types, cultural significance, and traditions associated with the traditional tent.
Non-Timber Forest Products: Indigenous Ethnobotanical Knowledge and Livelihood Security in West Suriname
Theses
Author/Creator
Tim van den Boog
Description
Forestry Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of British Columbia, 2017.
North Labrador and the Torngat Co-op: an Exploration of Checkland's Soft Systems Methodology Through its Application to Fisheries Development
Theses
Author/Creator
Hamish Gordon Rennie
Description
Geography Thesis (M.A.)--Memorial University of Newfoundland, 1989.
Northern and Indigenous Health and Healthcare
E-Books
Author/Creator
Heather Exner-Pirot
Bente Norbye
Sisko Honkala
Eino Honkala
Gert Mulvad
Lalita Bharadwaj
Lori Bradford
Angela Bowen ... Geoffrey Maina ...
Lois Berry ... [et al.]
Not Your Grandfather's Horse: Automobiles Performing the Trickster in Modern and Contemporary Work by Artists from Plains Cultures
Theses
Author/Creator
Aaron Moses
Description
Art History Thesis (M.A.)--Oklahoma State University, 2017
Refers to the works of Horace Poolaw, Dallin Maybee, Arthur Amiotte, Jay Polite Labor, and Wendy Red Star
Nunavut Food Price Survey, Comparison of 24 Select Food Items Basket, 2017-2018
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Nunavut Bureau of Statistics
Description
Compares prices in 30 individual communities to the average for Nunavut as a whole.
Nutrition North Canada: Real Change is Yet to Come
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Michael Fitzgerald
Fred Hill
Northern Public Affairs, vol. 5, no. 1, Food (In)security in Northern Canada, April 2017, pp. 44-48
Description
Examines what the Liberal government has done since coming into power, in October 2015, for the Nutrition North Canada program.
Nyungar of Southwestern Australia and Flinders: A Dialogue on Using Nyungar Intelligence to Better Understand Coastal Exploration
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Len Collard
Clint Bracknell
David Palmer
ab-Original, vol. 1, no. 1, 2017, pp. 1-16
Description
Authors revisit archival records relating to the exploration of what is now Western Australia, with a focus on drawing out the places where the record shows the role of the Nyungar people in the exploration of the coast, and the Indigenous Knowledge share with explorers.
Oil and the Iñupiaq: Linking Industry and Education at Iļisaġvik College
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Pearl Kiyawn Brower
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 28, no. 4, Oil and Indian Country, Summer, 2017, p. [?]
Description
Comments on college programming designed to support industry jobs.
Once They Were Hats: In Search of the Mighty Beaver
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Ezekiel Gow
BC Studies, no. 195, Autumn, 2017, pp. 174-175
Description
Book review of Once They Were Hats by Frances Backhouse.
Entire review section on one pdf. To access this review scroll to p. 174.
One Flea-Bitten Gray Horse: Women, Horses, and Economy on the Yakama Reservation
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Clifford E. Trafzer
T. Robert Przeklasa
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 32, no. 2, Fall, 2017, pp. 5-29
Description
Authors use bills of sale for horses from 1909-12 as primary documents to explore the roles women on the Yakima reservation played in their nation’s economy and their resistance to conforming to Western or Christian gender roles.
Oneida Traditional & Healthy Foods for Our Community Cookbook
Alternate Title
FDPIR Participant Nutritional Education Project
E-Books
Author/Creator
[Oneida Nation of Wisconsin]
Open History Seminar: Canadian History
E-Books
Author/Creator
Thomas Peace
Sean Kheraj
Description
Collection of primary and secondary sources suitable for use at secondary and post-secondary levels. Can be used to supplement Canadian History: Pre-Confederation and Canadian History: Post-Confederation.
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade 5: Unit Scope and Introduction
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade Eleven: Introduction
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade Nine: Introduction and Directions
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade Seven: Unit Scope and Introduction
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade Two: Unit Scope and Introduction
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Nursery/Preschool/Kindergarten. Day 1: : First Nation Creation Stories
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
The Opinions of Ambulance Personnel Regarding Using a Heated Mattress for Patients Being Cared for in a Cold Climate - An Intervention Study in Ambulance Care
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jonas Aléx
Tom Uppstu
Britt-Inger Saveman
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 76, 2017, p. article no. 1379305
Description
Ambulance personnel from northern Sweden rate their experiences as being positive for patient comfort.
Opportunities for Standards to Contribute to Health, Safety, Resiliency, and Environmental Protection in Canada’s North
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Paul Steenhof
Northern Review, no. 48, October 18, 2018, pp. 33-50
Description
Author draws on a white paper published by CSA Group (2017) to focus on four topic areas: provision of clean and accessible water, provision of emergency response, safe and resilient buildings, and environmental protection and management. Identifies 14 different opportunities for standards in those areas.
Our Identities as Civic Power
Alternate Title
2017 State of Native Youth Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Center for Native American Youth at the Aspen Institute
[Erik R. Stegman
Amber Richardson
Josie Raphaelito
Aaron Slater
Bettina Gonzalez]
Description
Reports on the results of the Generation Indigenous (Gen-I) Online Roundtable Survey of Native American youth between the ages 18-24. Respondents were asked about their three top priorities, what they are doing to tackle their challenges, and some of the ways they are partnering with their community to build resilience.
Our National Competitiveness and Canada's Territories
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Canadian Chamber of Commerce
Description
Discusses the adaptability of businesses in Canada's territories and the necessity of the federal and territorial governments to do the same.
Our Sacred Water: Theorizing Kuuyam as a Decolonial Possibility
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Charles Sepulveda
Decolonization, vol. 7, no. 1, Indigenous Peoples and the Politics of Water, 2018, pp. 40-58
Description
Describes the polluted state of the Santa Ana River in southern California and how it came to be so. Considers traditional perspectives of the Acjachemen and Tongva tribes regarding "guests" as a way to re-center a Indigenous view of the land.
Paddling Together: Co-Governance Models for Regional Cumulative Effects Management
E-Books
Author/Creator
Jessica Clogg
Gavin Smith
Deborah Carlson
Hannah Askew
Description
Includes case studies of co-management models from Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and Florida.
Part of the Land, Part of the Water: A History of the Yukon Indians
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Ken Coates
BC Studies, no. 81, Spring, 1989, pp. 81-83
Description
Book review of: Part of the Land, Part of the Water by Catherine McClellan with Lucie Birckel, Robert Bringhurst, James Fall, Carol McCarthy, Janice Sheppard.
Scroll down to page 81 to read review.
Pedagogies of Remembrance and "Doing Critical Heritage" in the Teaching of History: Countermemorializing Canada 150 with Future Teachers
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lisa Karen Taylor
Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. 52, no. 1, Winter, 2018, pp. 217-248
Description
Uses two examples of critical heritage discourses—social media debate surrounding Canada’s sesquicentennial celebrations, and an undergraduate history education course which focused on the production of counter histories—to illustrate how critical heritage studies can expand the discussion and challenge traditional thinking around national memory and settler-colonial narratives.
Pemmican Empire: Food, Trade, and the Last Bison Hunts in the North American Plains, 1780-1882
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Scott P. Stephen
BC Studies, no. 194, Summer, 2017, pp. 202-204
Description
Book review of Pemmican Empire by George Colpitts.
Entire review section on one pdf. To access this review scroll to p. 202.
La perception du carcajou/glouton par les Inuit du Nord canadien: Du passé au present
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Frédéric Laugrand
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 41, no. 1-2, Bestiaire inuit = Inuit Bestiary, 2017, pp. 243-263
Description
Author describes the different perceptions of the wolverine in Dené and Gwich’in culture both as a presence that people must be wary of in the bush and status as a powerful tuurngaq (totem or spirit guide).
Text in French.
Performing Archive: Curtis + "the vanishing race"
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Jacqueline Wernimont
Stephan Schoberg
Amy Borsuk
Beatrice Schuster
Heather Blackmore
Ulia Gosart (Popova)
Description
Website contains aggregation of visual, material and sonic collections based on the work Edward S. Curtis, the early 20th century photographer and amateur ethnographer who created the monumental 20 volume The North American Indian. The 25,000 media assets are accompanied by scholarly and contextual materials.
The Personal Genome Project Canada: Findings From Whole Genome Sequences of the Inaugural 56 Participants
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Miriam S. Reuter
Susan Walker
Bhooma Thiruvahindrapuram
Joe Whitney
Iris Cohn ... [et al.]
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 190, no. 5, February 2018, pp. e126-e136
Description
Study findings identified a spectrum of genetic variants with potential health impact in 25% of the participants.
Planning a Common Ground for an Uncommon Future: Indigenous People, Land-Use Planning and Sustainable Development in Northern Canada
Theses
Author/Creator
Paul Gerrald Sneed
Description
Community and Regional Planning Thesis (M.A.)--The University of British Columbia, 1989.
Plants and Connection to Place
Alternate Title
Yukon Grade 8 Cross-Curricular Unit
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Alyce Johnson
Liz Woods
Description
Focuses on Yukon First Nations Traditional Knowledge.
Plants & Connection to Place
Alternate Title
Plants and Connection to Place
Yukon Grade 8 Cross-Curricular Unit
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Yukon First Nations Curriculum Working Group
Alyce Johnson
Liz Woods
Description
Teacher's guide.