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
Nova Scotia Moose Mystery - A Moose Sickness Related to Cobalt- and Vitamin B12 Deficiency
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Adrian Frank
Joe McPartlin
Rolf Danielsson
The Science of the Total Environment, vol. 318, no. 1-3, January 5, 2004, pp. 89-100
Description
Inconclusive findings make a specific diagnosis difficult, but providing Co-containing salt licks is suggested as a means of counteracting moose diet deficiencies.
NSW Health Celebrates Aboriginal Environmental Health Graduate
Articles » General
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 28, no. 6, November/December 2004, p. 13
Description
Brief notice celebrates the successful graduation of a student who participated in an exchange program at the Saskatchewan Indian Federated College at the University of Regina.
Numerology as the Base of the Myth of Creation, According to the Mayas, Aztecs, and Some Contemporary American Indians
Theses
Author/Creator
Vera Anderson
Description
Spanish and Portuguese Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Arizona, 1993.
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.
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 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 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.
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.
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.
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.
Playing Games or Learning Science? An Inquiry into Navajo Children's Science Learning
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Diana Beck
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 43, no. 3, 2004, pp. 41-55
Description
Considers differences in science education between Navajo students and that of the dominate culture.
Polar Bear as a Multiple Use Resource in Nunavut: Local Governance and Common Property Conflicts
Alternate Title
Proceedings of the Third Northern Research Forum ; 2004
The Resilient North: Human Responses to Global Change
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Martha Dowsley
Description
Looks at the polar bear sport hunt industry and the impact it has on community hunters.
Presentation from Proceedings of the Third Northern Research Forum: The Resilient North: Human Responses to Global Change, Yellowknife, NWT, 2004.
Polar Bear as a Resource: An Overview
Alternate Title
Proceedings of the Northern Research Forum ; 3rd, 2004
The Resilient North: Human Responses to Global Change
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
George W. Wenzel
Description
Comments on the Northwest Territories community polar bear quotas.
Presentation from: Proceedings of the Third Northern Research Forum: The Resilient North: Human Responses to Global Change, Yellowknife, NWT, 2004.
A Political History of the Nuu-Chah-Nulth People: A Case Study of the Mowachaht and Muchalaht Tribes
Theses
Author/Creator
Yvonne May Marshall
Description
Archaeology Thesis (Ph.D.)--Simon Fraser University, 1993.
Population Relationships of Lapps as Reflected by Quantitative Dermatoglyphics
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
R. L. Jantz
A. W. Eriksson
H. Brehme
Human Biology, vol. 65, no. 5, October 1993, pp. 711-730
Description
Analyzes finger and palm ridge counts from five Lapp samples and other Uralic speakers confirming European origin for the Lapps (Sámi people).
Practice-Based Interdisciplinary Approach and Environmental Research
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ranjan Kumar Datta
Environments, vol. 4, no. 1, 2017, pp. 1-14
Description
Compares and contrasts scientific and practice-based approaches, discusses why a move from one to the other is important and how the change would impact future research and researchers.
Prairie and Québec Métis Territoriality: Interstices Territoriales and the Cartography of In-Between Identity
Theses
Author/Creator
Étienne Rivard
Description
Geography Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of British Columbia, 2004.