Book review of Picturing Transformation by Nancy Bleck, Katherine Dodds, and Chief Bill Williams.
Entire book review section on one PDF. To access this review scroll to p. 155.
Annual report outlining strategies and actions for economic development, employment, child well-being, land claim obligations and improvement of programs and services.
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 6, no. 2, The Future of Traditional Knowledge Research: Building Partnership and Capacity, May 2015, pp. 1-25
Description
Defines traditional knowledge, how it can be validated among parties with different interests, and implemented in policy-making arenas.
Journal of Global Indigeneity, vol. 1, no. 2, Reterritorialising Social Media: Indigenous People Rise Up, 2015
Description
Speaker discusses ongoing activism by Hawaiians to assert sovereignty and protect their environment, the movement to stop the construction of a new telescope on the sacred peak of Mauna Kea, and how it has been utilizing social media.
Duration 51:11.
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 22, no. 1, Native Activism, Fall, 2010, pp. 1-11
Description
Reports findings from the Native Peoples Homelands Workshop which was held in Prior Lake, MN, including the issuing of the Mystic Lake Declaration document that addresses climate change.
Eagle Feather News, vol. 13, no. 7, July 2010, p. 5
Description
Argues that people should do whatever they can to reduce pollution including driving less, reduce water usage, and stop using disposable diapers.
Article found by scrolling to page 5.
Social Science and Medicine, vol. 141, September 2015, pp. 133-141
Description
Study conducted in-depth interviews with 17 15-25 year-olds from five coastal communities in the region. Five major themes emerged: being on the land, connecting to Inuit culture, strong communities, relationships with family and friends, and staying busy.
Aboriginal People and Environmental Stewardship ; no. 1
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Bram Noble
Aniekan Udofia
Description
Discuses what might be done to improve the environmental assessment process and provide more meaningful engagement in order to avoid delays or added costs to projects.
Looks at how First Nations and Inuit communities are using broadband networks and information and communication technologies; and discusses the broadband projects and federal broadband Initiatives in First Nations and Inuit communities.
Leaders, Elders and hunters speak about the social and ecological impact of warming in the Arctic. In Inuktitut with English subtitles.
Duration: 54:07.
Rural and Remote Health, vol. 10, no. 1, January-March 2010, pp. 1-13
Description
Discusses the development of eHealth research agenda initiatives including the knowledge gaps which impede adoption in rural Aboriginal communities in Canada.
[Working Group on the Reduction of the Cost of Living in Nunavik]
Description
Provides information on socio-economic context, evaluates effectiveness and efficiency of existing measures and programs, and makes recommendations for improvements.
Presentations and roundtable discussion by several different professionals including architects and interior designers; Beverly J. Diddy, Paul Fragua, Tamara Gay, Michelle Pfeiffer.
Duration: 58:26.
Acta Borealis, vol. 27, no. 1, June 2010, pp. 1-23
Description
Studies language relations by looking at the historical, ideological, and political process used in language revitalization focusing on political and legal instruments of change.
Analyzes responses from interviews conducted by Reindeer Herder's Association. Those who self-identified as ethnic Finns focused on financial capital while those who self-identified as Sami were more concerned with social, cultural and human capital.