Theses
Author/Creator
Vera Anderson
Description
Spanish and Portuguese Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Arizona, 1993.
Nunalleq: Archaeology, Climate Change, and Community Engagement in a Yup'ik Village
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Charlotta Hillerdal
Rick Knecht
Warren Jones
Arctic Anthropology, vol. 56, no. 1, The Archaeology of Northern Coasts, 2019, pp. 4-17
Description
Article presents an overview of the most recent results of research on the Nunalleq site in Southwestern Alaska. Stresses the need for community engagement and community centered archaeology in arctic regions.
Nunavik Country Foods...They're Our Way of Life
Articles » General
Inuktitut, no. 94, 2004
Description
Briefly describes some of the organizations that study issues related to food, contaminants, the environment and health.
Nunavut Country Foods...Our Way of Survival
Articles » General
Inuktitut, no. 94, 2004, p. Insert
Description
Describes the interaction between researchers and local hunters that assists in determining the risks and benefits of eating country foods.
Nutrition and Food Security in Fort Severn, Ontario: Baseline Survey for the Food Mail Pilot Project
E-Books
Author/Creator
Judith Lawn
Dan Harvey
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.
Off-Reserve Aboriginal Internet Users
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Susan Crompton
Canadian Social Trends, no. 75, Winter, 2004, pp. 8-15
Description
Indicates off-reserve First Nations people are as likely to use the internet as non-Aboriginal people. Uses data from the 2001 Aboriginal Peoples Survey (APS) and the 2000 General Social Survey.
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.
Ojibwa Fishing Grounds: A History of Ontario Fisheries Law, Science, and the Sportsmen's Challenge to Aboriginal Treaty Rights, 1650--1900
Theses
Author/Creator
J. Michael Thoms
Description
History Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of British Columbia, 2004.
Old Cuts and Scrapes: Composite Chipped Stone Knives on the Canadian Plateau
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mike K. Rousseau
Canadian Journal of Archaeology, vol. 28, no. 1, 2004, pp. 1-31
Description
Discusses stone knives involving both bifacial blades and unifacial scrapers and implications for their use.
"The Old Village": Yup'ik Precontact Archaeology and Community-Based Research at the Nunalleq Site, Quinhagak, Alaska
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Rick Knecht
Warren Jones
Etudes Inuit Studies, vol. 43, no. 1/2, The Past in the Yup’ik Present: Archaeologies of Climate Change in Western Alaska, 2019, pp. 25-52
Description
Examines the use of community-based archaeology in response to the destruction of archaeological heritage sites due to climate change.
On the Importance of Language: Reclaiming Indigenous Place Names at Wasagamack ᐘᕊᑲᒪᕁ First Nation, Manitoba, Canada
Theses
Author/Creator
Veronica Wojtuszewska
Description
Natural Resources Thesis (MNRM)--University of Manitoba, 2019.
On the Streets and in the State House: American Indian and Hispanic Women and Environmental Policymaking in New Mexico
Alternate Title
Indigenous Peoples and Politics
E-Books
Author/Creator
Diane-Michele Prindleville
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.
One Health in the Circumpolar North
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Karsten Hueffer
Mary Ehrlander
Kathy Etz & Arleigh Reynolds
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 78, no. 1, 2019
Description
Article examines historical, environmental and cultural factors that relate to health disparities in Northern Canada and Alaska; discusses the One Health framework as a model with the potential to engage the world-view of Indigenous peoples and improve resilience in communities facing effects of climate change.
One Hundred and Fifteen Years of Arviligjuarmiut Demography, Central Canadian Arctic
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Franz Van de Welde
Trinette S. Constantine-Westermann
Arctic Anthropology, vol. 30, no. 2, 1993, pp. 1-45
Description
Analysis of demographic data from 1863 to 1978.
"Only the Home Can Found a State": Gender, Labor, and the United States Indian Service, 1869-1928, Volume One
Theses
Author/Creator
Cathleen D. Cahill
Description
History Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of Chicago, 2004.
Operation Water Spirit
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
Description
Collection of K-12 thematic units and lesson plans which focus on Aboriginal culture and perspectives on water and water quality issues faced by reserves.
[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.
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 Place at the Table: First Nations in the B.C. Fishery
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
The First Nation Panel on Fisheries
Description
Examines a vision for British Columbia fisheries that focuses on healthy ecosystems and species and equitable sharing of fisheries resources for Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people alike.
Our Sacred Land: Indigenous Peoples' Community Land Use Planning Handbook in BC
Alternate Title
Our Sacred Land: Indigenous Peoples' Community Land Use Planning Handbook in British Columbia
E-Books
Author/Creator
[Beringia Community Planning Inc.]
Description
Related Material:
Toolkit Resources.
Our Stories: First Peoples in Canada
E-Books
Author/Creator
[Jodie Adams
Liz Clarke
Dani Kwan-Lafond
Meera Mather
Natalie Thornhill ... [et al.]]
Description
eTextbook is a multi-media resource developed in collaboration with Indigenous peoples from across Canada. Covers both historical and contemporary topics.
Can be downloaded as iBook, ePub, or PDF.
Our Stories: First Peoples in Canada
E-Books
Author/Creator
[Jodie Adams
Liz Clarke
Dani Kwan-Lafond
Meera Mather
Natalie Thornhill ... [et al.]]
Description
eTextbook is a multi-media resource developed in collaboration with Indigenous peoples from across Canada. Covers both historical and contemporary topics.
Can be downloaded as iBook, ePub, or PDF.
Pacific Salmon in the Rapidly Changing Arctic: Exploring Local Knowledge and Emerging Fisheries in Utqiaġvik and Nuiqsut, Alaska
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Courtney Carothers
Todd L. Sformo
Shelley Cotton
John C. George
Peter A.H. Westley
Arctic, vol. 72, no. 3, September 10, 2019 , pp. 273-288
Description
Authors explore the emergence of new salmon fisheries in the Arctic by examining data collected in interviews with 41 active fishermen and Elders between 2010 and 2013. Findings show discrepancies regarding the abundance, but clear evidence of new fisheries.
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.
Paleoecology of Southern Saskatchewan Bison : Changes in Diet and Environment as Inferred Through Stable Isotope Analysis of Bone Collagen
Theses
Author/Creator
Jeremy James Leyden
Description
Archaeology Thesis (M.A.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2004.
The Paq'tnkek Mi'kmaq and Ka't (American Eel): A Case Study of Cultural Relations, Meanings, and Prospects
Alternate Title
The Paq'tnkek M'ikmaq and Kat (American Eel) A Case Study of Cultural Relations, Meanings, and Prospects
The Paq'tnkek Micmac and Ka't (American Eel): A Case Study of Cultural Relations, Meanings, and Prospects
The Paq'tnkek Mik'maq and Ka't (American Eel): A Case Study of Cultural Relations, Meanings, and Prospects
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Anthony Davis
John Wagner
Kerry Prosper
Mary Jane Paulette
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 24, no. 2, 2004, pp. 357-388
Description
Provides a review of the culturally important relationship the Mi'kmaq share with the American eel, including for food, ceremonial practices, medicinal purposes, and traditional relations of reciprocity.
Parallaxe: Celebrating the Provencher Bridge
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Terrance Heath
Border Crossings, vol. 23, no. 1, February 2004, pp. 86-89
Description
Review of the exhibition curated by Marie Bouchard, which celebrated the reconstruction of a bridge in St. Boniface, Manitoba, event included performance of Collette Jacques of northern Ontario.
Parkinson's Disease Among Inuit in Greenland: Organochlorines as Risk Factors
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
O.G. Koldkjær
L. Wermuth
P. Bjerregaard
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 63, Supplement 2, 2004, pp. 366-368
Description
Claims that evidence points to connection between pesticide exposure and Parkinson's Disease.
Paul Boyer on the New Information Age
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Bradley Shreve
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 31, no. 1, The New Information Age, Spring-Summer, Aug 11, 2019
Description
Interview with the founding editor of Tribal College: Journal of American Indian Higher Education; Boyer reflects on the journal and on the new challenges that tribal communities face in the new information age.
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.
People of the Corn: Teachings in Hopi Traditional Agriculture, Spirituality, and Sustainability
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Dennis Wall
Virgil Masayesva
The American Indian Quarterly, vol. 28, no. 3/4, The Recovery of Indigenous Knowledge, Summer/Autumn, 2004, pp. 435-453
Description
Overview of the Hopis tribe's relationship with corn and reliance on the crop to feed them.
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.
Persistent Toxic Substances, Food Security and Indigenous Peoples of the Russian North: Final Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Global Environment Facility (GEF)
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP)
Russian Association of the Indigenous Peoples of the North
Siberia and Far East (RAIPON)
Placemaking, Sites of Cultural Difference: The Cultural Production of Space Within a University Construct
Theses
Author/Creator
Diane Archibald
Description
Interdisciplinary Studies in Architecture Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of British Columbia, 2004.
Planning Around Reserves: Probing the Inclusion of First Nations in Saskatchewan's Watershed Planning Framework
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Warrick Baijius
Robert J. Patrick
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 10, no. 5, Special Issue: The Impact of Reserve and Reservation Systems on Indigenous Well-Being, November 22, 2019
Description
Results from a study which examines a dozen watershed plans indicates limited inclusion of First Nations in watershed plans created by the Saskatchewan Watershed authority.
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.
Plants of Haida Gwaii
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Douglas Deur
BC Studies, no. 142/143, Summer/Autumn, 2004, pp. 299-301
Description
Book review of: Plants of Haida Gwaii by Nancy J. Turner.
To access this review, scroll to page 299.