Environmental Health Perspectives, vol. 109, no. 12, December 2001, pp. 1291-1299
Description
Study on infant development reports elevated levels of neurotoxins, mercury, PCBs, and lead, and discusses possible protective measures present in nutrient supplements.
International Travelers’ Philanthropy Conference ; 3rd, 2011
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Mike Robbins
Description
Describes development and key components of the Arviat Community Ecotourism initiative, which is designed to sustain culture and traditions while providing economic opportunities and building community capacity.
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.
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.
Documentary investigates the resource boom's effects on the Indigenous people of Peru.
Episode of The Nature of Things which aired July 7, 2011.
Duration: 1:22:47.
Alberta Journal of Educational Research, vol. 57, no. 1, Spring, 2011, pp. 1-15
Description
Discusses the themes coming out of focus group discussions for approaches to Aboriginal education: assimilation, self segregation, and mutual dialogue.
[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.
Looks at the ethnographic study which evaluated impact of construction of pipeline to move water from Lake Powell to Utah communities.
Towards Anthropology Thesis (B.A.)--University of Arizona, 2011.
Journal of Aboriginal Economic Development, vol. 7, no. 2, Fall, 2011, pp. 78-89
Description
Looks at inclusion of local values and visions in the forest governance, ecosystems and development shared between First Nations and partner municipalities.
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.
Discusses a two-year project to develop a science curriculum in conjuntion with Dene and Cree knowledge of nature. Paper presented at the Indigenous Knowledge Conference 2001 held at the University of Saskatchewan.