Settler Colonial Studies, vol. 7, no. 3, 2017, pp. 372-392
Description
Discusses how a digital map of Amiskwaciwaskahikan (Cree for Edmonton, Alberta), along with an overlay of Treaty 6 Indigenous maps onto a conventional map can be used to show Indigenous people were in Canada in a tangible way. Also looks at the Ogimaa Mikana project in Toronto, Ontario.
Discusses historical and contemporary factors which contribute to high rate of homeless found in the Indigenous population and looks at 12 different dimensions: historic displacement, contemporary geographic separation, spiritual disconnection, mental disruption and imbalance, cultural disintegration and loss, overcrowding, relocation and mobility, nowhere to go, escaping or evading harm, emergency crisis, and climatic refuge,
Describes the database created by The Great Lakes Research Alliance for the Study of Aboriginal Arts and Cultures (GRASAC).
Chapter from Cultural Heritage: Scenarios 2015-2017 edited by Simona Pinton and Lauso Zagato.
Examines characteristics of current participants in the Information and communications technology sector and their employment experiences, and makes recommendations designed to further engagement and increase number of entrants to the field.
From Black Horses to White Steeds: Building Community Resilience
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Author/Creator
Brian Beaton
Franz Seibel
Lyle Thomas
Description
Includes information from 2014 online community questionnaire about digital technology use and local social enterprise, as well two case studies: a Keewaytinook Okimakanak project to support social enterprises and entrepreneurs, and a presentation by an entrepreneur in one of the Keewaytinook Okimakanak First Nations.
Paper from From Black Horses to White Steeds: Building Community Resilience edited by Laurie Brinklow and Ryan Gibson.
Pediatrics, vol. 109, no. 4, April 2002, pp. 627-641
Description
Retrospective cohort study of geographic variation rates in infant mortality, low birth weight, prenatal care, and the availability of maternal-child health care found considerable variation.
Suggests that wild fruits are an important component of Gwich’in diets and are an important component of their traditional land use.
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Great Plains Quarterly, vol. 22, no. 4, Fall, 2002, pp. 259-270
Description
Looks at the reasons for the migration of the Oneota peoples to the Plains and the adjustments to the natural and social environments made by the peoples.
Philosophy Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Greifswald, 2017.
Focuses on Robert Arthur Alexie's Porcupines and China Dolls, Cherie Dimaline's Red Rooms, Richard Van Camp's "On the Wings of This Prayer" and Richard Wagamese's Ragged Company.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 26, no. 3, 2002, pp. 113-124
Description
Discussion of how two novelists have brought attention to the way Caucasian people have harmed the environment. The article also suggests that Aboriginal peoples are economic and social victims of the scarred earth and its destroyed forests, a fact which has driven some insane.
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 26, no. 2, Populations et Migrations / Populations and Migrations, 2002, pp. 175-186
Description
Discusses the Nunavik Hunters Supports Program which has the goals of promoting traditional hunting activities, ensuring a supply of country foods, and maintains harvesting equipment such as community freezers and boats.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal , vol. 41, no. 3, Indigenous Food Sovereignty, 2017, pp. 113-125
Description
Discusses how colonization has disrupted communities' relationship with the land, efforts to restore the connection on the reservation, and how ideas about tradition and sustainability are linked to food sovereignty.
Discussions held during workshop which was part of the Inuit Health Information Initiative conference describe traditional Inuit health knowledge and compare it to 'southern' treatments.
Discusses using participatory action research (PAR) methodology, developing culturally appropriate research, communication and data protocols, and working with intermediary organizations to help build relationships. Concludes with a list of best practices.
Chapter from The Sage Handbook of Online Research Methods, 2nd edition, edited by Nigel G. Fielding, Raymond M. Lee, and Grant Blank.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 26, no. 5, September/October 2002, p. 21
Description
Briefly discusses how public health and sanitation improvements resulted in better health outcomes for the residents of this isolated community in Northern Territory, Australia.
Using data from the Canadian International Polar Year Inuit Health Survey 2007-2008, compiled data regarding country food consumption, population demographics, and average edible yield of species consumed.
Arctic Anthropology, vol. 54, no. 2, 2017, pp. 1-23
Description
Authors discuss how oral histories can influence and change collective memories and memory negotiation; argue that collective memory which includes a diversity of perspective is vital increasing human understanding of the past and a sense of belonging in the present.