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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 Person's Food: How and Why Fish Avoidance May Affect the Settlement and Subsistence Patterns of Hunter-Gatherers
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
M. E. Malainey
R. Przybylski
B. L. Sherriff
American Antiquity, vol. 66, no. 1, January 2001, pp. 141-161
Description
Fat residues from pottery finds at archaeological sites appear to indicate that a quick change in diet from red meat to fish produces fat malabsorption symptoms.
Open Educational Resources: Native American Medicine
Alternate Title
Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians
The Botanical Lore of the California Indians
The Sacred Formulas of the Cherokees
The Medicine-Men of the Apache
The Mide'wiwin or "Grand Medicine Society" of the Ojibwa
E-Books
Author/Creator
Huron H. Smith
John Bruno Romero
James Mooney
John Gregory Bourke
Walter James Hoffman
Description
Compilation of previously published material.
[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.
Opportunities for Integrated Management: A Perspective on Inuvialuit Attitudes Towards Development and Subsistence Land Use in the Husky Lakes Area
Theses
Author/Creator
Andrea Johanne Hoyt
Description
Natural Resources Management Thesis (M.N.R.M.)--University of Manitoba, 2001.
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 Mountains Are Our Pillows": An Ethnographic Overview of Glacier Nations Park
E-Books
Author/Creator
Brian Reeves
Sandy Peacock
Description
Focuses on the K'tunaxa and Piikáni, and draws on documentary research and consultation with Piikáni Elders.
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.
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.
A Participatory Community-Based Exploration of Success Factors in Food Production, Income Generation and Environmental Protection
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ivon Pereira
Description
Based on fieldwork that took place in San Salvador, El Salvador. Paper presented at the Indigenous Knowledge Conference 2001 held at the University of Saskatchewan.
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.
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.
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.
Playing by the Rules: Environmental Justice and Land Use Planning in Ontario; The Lands for Life Case Study
Theses
Author/Creator
Tullia Marcolongo
Description
Canadian Studies and Native Studies Thesis (M.A.)--Trent University, 2001.
The Poetics of Self, Body and World: A Phenomenological Reinterpretation of B.C. Ethnography of Aboriginal Peoples
Theses
Author/Creator
J. Christine Elsey
Description
Sociological and Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--Simon Fraser University, 2001.
'Polishing the Kaswentha': A Haudenosaunee View of Environmental Cooperation
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
James W. Ransom
Kreg T. Ettenger
Environmental Science & Policy, vol. 4, no. 4-5, August 2001, pp. 219-228
Description
Displays how positive relationships with external parties have been made possible through use of traditional Haudenosaunee concepts and values.
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.
Prenatal Exposure of the Northern Quebec Inuit Infants to Environmental Contaminants
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Gina Muckle
Pierre Ayotte
Eric Dewailly
Sandra W. Jacobson
Joseph L. Jacobson
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.
Princess Point: The Landscape of Place
Theses
Author/Creator
Frank Alfred Dieterman
Description
Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Toronto, 2001.
Producing Predators: Wolves, Work, and Conquest in the
Northern Rockies
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Sarah E. McFarland
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 41, no. 3, Summer, 2017, pp. 289-291
Description
Book review of Producing Predators by Michael D. Wise.
Profiling the eNuk Program
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Alexandra Sawatzky
Ashlee Cunsolo
Oliver Cook
Dan Gillis
Inez Shiwak ... [et al.]
Northern Public Affairs, vol. 5, no. 2, Innovations in Community Health and Wellness, July 2017, pp. 18-22
Description
Looks at Inuit strategy for monitoring and responding to the impacts of environmental change on health and wellbeing in Rigolet, Nunatsiavut.
Protecting Ontario's Wilderness: A History of Changing Ideas and Preservation Politics, 1927-1973
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Bill Waiser
Canadian Historical Review, vol. 82, no. 4, December 2001, p. 772
Description
Book review of: Protecting Ontario's Wilderness by George M. Warecki.
Qaqamiigux "to hunt for food and collect plants; subsistence": Head Start Traditional Foods Preschool Curriculum
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Moses Dirks
Julia Sargent
Tracy Stewart
Suanne Unger
Description
Provides series of lessons and activities to teach nutritional value of local, traditional foods. Structured into six units according to animals and plants found in the region.
Qikiqtamiut Cookbook
Alternate Title
Occasional Publication Series (Canadian Circumpolar Institute) ; no. 51
E-Books
Author/Creator
[Lisi Kavik
Miriam Fleming]
The Railroad and the Pueblo Indians: The Impact of the Atchison Topeka, and Santa Fe on the Pueblos of the Rio Grande, 1880-1930
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
John R. Gram
NAIS: Journal of the Native American and Indigenous Studies Association, vol. 4, no. 1, Spring, 2017, pp. 108-109
Description
Book review of: The Railroad and the Pueblo Indians by Richard H. Frost.
Re/making the 'Meeting Place' - Transforming Toronto's Public Spaces Through Creative Placemaking, Indigenous Story And Planning
Theses
Author/Creator
Nelly Volpert Knizhnik
Description
Environmental Studies Major Paper (MES)--York University 2017.
The Recognition of Indigenous Peoples' and Community Traditional Knowledge in International Law
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Rosemary J. Coombe
St. Thomas Law Review, vol. 14, 2001-2002, pp. 275-285
Description
Explores some of the international law-making efforts with respect to indigenous and tradition environmental knowledge.
Recognizing Indigenous Legal Orders: Their Content, Embeddedness in Distinct Indigenous Cultures, and Implications for Reconciliation
Alternate Title
Indigenous Legal Orders in Canada: A Literature Review
Law Publications (Western University) ; 92
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Michael Coyle
Description
Literature review primarily uses book chapters, journal articles, and internet sources.
Reconciliation and the Intersections of Indigenous Peoples and Climate Change: Literature Review and Recommendations
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Paulette Fox
Description
Goal was to find ways to incorporate Traditional Ecological Knowledge into the City of Calgary's Climate Action Strategy and Action Plans in a respectful and supportive manner and engage with Indigenous peoples to create equitable and inclusive environments. Includes three case studies: the Siksika response to disaster evacuations and displacement due to flooding; policy analysis of the ZéN Road Map and the Pan-Canadian Framework; and the Indigenous-led Wasahkotewinowak urban food sovereignty initiative.
Reconciliation through Revitalization
Alternate Title
The Big Land, the Kayak and Reconciliation!
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Meredith Rusk
Description
For use with the article The Big Land, the Kayak and Reconciliation! by Lisa Jane Smith found on page 24 of Remembering the Children.
Recreational Birdwatching, Empire, and Gender in Southern Ontario, 1791-1886
Theses
Author/Creator
Kirsten Aletta Greer
Description
Geography and Environmental Thesis (M.A.)--Wilfrid Laurier University, 2001.
REEES: Quebec First Nations Regional Early Childhood, Education and Employment Survey: Basic Skills
E-Books
Author/Creator
[Isabel Rojas Martel]
Regional-scale Food Security Governance in Inuit Settlement Areas: Opportunities and Challenges in Northern Canada
Theses
Author/Creator
Nicholas Girard
Description
Geography, Environment and Geomatics Thesis (M.A.)--University of Ottawa, 2017.
Rekindling Traditions: Cross-Cultural Science & Technology Units
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Glen S. Aikenhead
Description
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.
Remediation of Site 050 of the Mid-Canada Radar Line: Identifying Potential Sites of Concern Utilizing Traditional Environmental Knowledge [TEK]
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Leonard J.S. Tsuji
John Kataquapit
Billy Katapatuk
Guy Iannucci
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 21, no. 1, 2001, pp. 149-160
Description
Describes the value of using Indigenous knowledge (TEK) from residents of Fort Albany First Nation to provide information about places of environmental concern near Fort Albany, Ontario.
Renewable Economies in the Arctic
Alternate Title
Routledge Research in Polar Regions
E-Books
Author/Creator
David C. Natcher
Ken Coates
Carin Holroyd
Greg Poelzer
Shawn Ingram ... [et al.]
Reports of the Auditor General of Canada to the Parliament of Canada: Independent Auditor's Report 8: Emergency Management in First Nations Communities—Indigenous Services Canada
Alternate Title
2022 Reports of the Auditor General of Canada to the Parliament of Canada
E-Books
Author/Creator
Office of the Auditor General of Canada
Reset and Redefine: Never Alone (Kisima Ingitchuna) and the Rise of Indigenous Games
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Maize Longboat
Transmotion, vol. 3, no. 1, Indigenous Gaming, July 31, 2017, pp. 170-179
Description
Author critically engages the format and storytelling devices within the videogame Never Alone (Kisima Ingitchuna) and discusses how this and other digital platforms can be used to build understanding and counter stereotypes and misinformation about Indigenous peoples.
The Resettlement of British Columbia: Essays on Colonialism and Geographical Change
Book Reviews
Canadian Historical Review, vol. 82, no. 1, March 1, 2001, p. 162
Description
Book review of: The Resettlement of British Columbia by Cole Harris.
Resilience and Rebellious Memory Loops: Further Musings of an American Indian Ethnoecologist
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Enrique Salmón
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 41, no. 3, Indigenous Food Sovereignty, 2017, pp. 127-132
Description
Author of Eating the Landscape discusses how resilience theory can explain the relationship between traditional knowledge and adaptive change to ecological circumstances.
Responding to Concerning Posts on Social Media: Insights and Solutions from American Indian and Alaska Native Youth
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jesse Gritton
Stephanie Craig Rushing
David Stephens
Thomas Ghost Dog
Bradley Kerr ... [et al.]
American Indian and Alaska Native Health Research, vol. 24, no. 3, 2017, pp. 63-87
Description
Describes how a sample of adolescents interpreted and acted upon disclosures of depressive symptoms and suicidal ideation on Facebook or Twitter and what resources they felt were needed.