Alternate Title
No take backs
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Stephen Graham Jones
Transmotion, vol. 3, no. 1, Indigenous Gaming, July 31, 2017, pp. 139-169
Description
Short fiction piece. When two friends develop an app for mobile devices the results are much different than they expect.
Non-Timber Forest Products: Indigenous Ethnobotanical Knowledge and Livelihood Security in West Suriname
Theses
Author/Creator
Tim van den Boog
Description
Forestry Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of British Columbia, 2017.
North Yukon Conceptual Oil and Gas Development Scenario And Local Benefits Assessment
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Fekete Associates Inc.
Vector Research
Description
Presents an overview of oil and gas prospects and the potential oil and gas development scenario in North Yukon, and then assess the local benefits and challenges to the Yukon people.
Northern British Columbia in an Era of Global Change
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Gary N. Wilson
Tracy Summerville
Northern Review, no. 38, Political and Economic Change in Canada’s Provincial North, 2014, pp. 223-238
Description
Looks at the capacity to handle opportunities and challenges that come along with economic diversification, the Asia Pacific Gateway and Corridor, and the proposed Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline.
Northern Communities Working Together: The Social Economy of Canada's North
E-Books
Author/Creator
Chris Southcott
Valoree Walker
Brenda Parlee
Frances Abele
Thierry Rodon ... [et al.]
Northern Food Retail Data Collection & Analysis
Alternate Title
[Study of Northern Food Retailing]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Enrg Research Group
Description
Analysis of grocery suppliers across 103 northern communities eligible for either full or partial subsidy by Nutrition North Canada. Also examines how delivery of the program influences the industry.
Not Your Grandfather's Horse: Automobiles Performing the Trickster in Modern and Contemporary Work by Artists from Plains Cultures
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
Nourishing Food, Nourishing Knowledge: Report on the Forum of Food Security and Nutrition among First Nations Communities in New Brunswick
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Mueni Udeozor
Cheyenne Mary
Genevieve Drouin
Description
Reports outcomes of gathering which aimed to promote knowledge sharing, build and strengthen relationships for future collaboration, and identify food and nutrition resources to improve partner programming.
Nunatuqaq: Geographic DNA
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Zebedee Nungak
Inuktitut, no. 96, Spring, 2005, pp. 51-58
Description
Describes in words, maps and illustrations the Inuit sense of connection to the land.
Nunavut Small Craft Harbours Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Nunavut Department of Community Development and Transportation
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Description
Findings indicate that seven commercial fishing harbours should be constructed to support Nunavut's emerging commercial fishery.
Nutrient Composition of Selected Traditional United States Northern Plains Native American Plant Foods
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Katherine M. Phillips
Pamela R. Pehrsson
Wanda W. Agnew
Angela J. Scheett
Jennifer R. Follett ... [et al.]
Journal of Food Composition and Analysis, vol. 34, 2014, pp. 136-152
Description
Analyzed ten wild plants ((cattail broad leaf shoots, chokecherries, beaked hazelnuts, lambsquarters, plains prickly pear, prairie turnips, stinging nettles, wild plums, raspberries, and rose hips) from three reservations in North Dakota.
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.
[Nutrition Toolkit for Early Childhood Programs]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
First Nations of Quebec and Labrador Health and Social Services Commission (FNQLHSSC)
Description
Includes practical guide, recipe book, and four weeks of menus for each of the seasons in different regions: East, West, North and South.
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.
The Oceanic Imagination: Canadian and Australian Contributions to a Trans-Indigenous Methodology
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Birgit Däwes
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 34, no. 2, 2014, pp. 65-84
Description
Looks at significance of seascapes through representations found in Rebecca Belmore's Fountain, Eden Robinson's Monkey Beach and Kim Scott's That Deadman Dance.
Of Voyages, Milestones, Pipedreams - and Barbie!
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Stephen Hendrie
Inuktitut, no. 98, Fall, 2005, pp. 1-2
Description
Editor's column introducing the articles for this issue including environmental issues, sustainability of the polar bear; and impact of climate change on health
[Ohci eta Miciwin Mistikowak = From the Grub Box: Traditional and Contemporary Recipes of the South Slave]
E-Books
Author/Creator
[NWT Cree Language Program]
Description
Recipes in Cree and English.
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.
Oil On Ice
Alternate Title
Review: Oil On Ice
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Dana Rae Chitwood
Andrew Mendosa
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 29, no. 4, Water Rights and Indigenous Peoples, Winter, 2005
Description
Film review of Oil on Ice produced and directed by Dale Djerassi and Bo Boudart.
The Oldman River and the Sacred: A Meditation Upon Aputosi Pii'kani Tradition and Environmental Ethics
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jay Hansford C. Vest
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 25, no. 2, 2005, pp. 571-607
Description
Explores the religious significance of the site on the Old Man River in relation to the Pii'kani (North Peigan peoples) worldview and the strength of traditions.
On Tribal Consciousness: The Trees That Hold Hands
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Murdena Marshall
Description
Understanding traditional ecological knowledge (TEK).
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 West, Two Myths: A Comparative Reader
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Michael Childers
The American Review of Canadian Studies, vol. 35, no. 4, Winter, 2005, pp. 739-741
Description
Book review of: One West, Two Myths edited by Carol Higham and Robert Thacker; book deals with the impact of the 49th parallel on the relations between and among First Nations and governments.
Oneida Tribe of Indians of Wisconsin: Food Sovereignty, Safe Water, and Tribal Law
Theses
Author/Creator
Rachel M. Vesely
Description
Law Thesis (JD)--Northeastern University, 2014.
[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.
The Osoyoos Indian Band, Canadian Wildlife Service, and the Species at Risk Act: Lack of Consultation, and Perpetuation of Underdevelopment on Reserves
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Carol Mammel
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 34, no. 2, 2014, pp. 85-103
Description
Discusses how imposition of the Act's prohibitions and lack of cooperation by the Wildlife Service, affected the Band's plans for economic development.
Otitis Media: Health and Social Consequences for Aboriginal Youth in Canada's North
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Alan D. Bowd
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 64, no. 1, February 2005, pp. 5-15
Description
Study concludes that health care personnel need to be informed about traditional knowledge and practices in order improve treatment and prevention of middle ear disease.
Our Ice Is Vanishing = Sikuvut Nunguliqtuq: A History of Inuit, Newcomers, and Climate Change
Alternate Title
McGill-Queen's Native and Northern Series ; 75
E-Books
Author/Creator
Shelly Wright
Our Ice, Snow and Winds: Indigenous and Academic Knowledge on Ice-Scapes and Climate of Eastern Chukotka
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Irina S. Trukhanova
Arctic, vol. 67, no. 2, June 2014, pp. 262-263
Description
Book review of Our Ice, Snow and Winds edited and compiled by Lyudmila S. Bogoslovskaya and Igor Krupnik.
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.
An Overview of the Effects of Privatization on Secwepemc Land, Culture, Spirituality & Future Generations
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Dawn Morrison
Description
Discusses how the infringement of development has had an adverse effect on the Shuswap peoples and their traditional territories.
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.
Paleoethnobotany of the Upper Churchill River
Theses
Author/Creator
Ave Tressa Dersch
Description
Archaeology Thesis (M.A.)--University of Calgary, 2005.
Pan Inuit Trails
Alternate Title
The Northwest Passage and the Construction of Inuit Pan-Arctic Identities
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Claudio Aporta
Michael Bravo
Fraser Taylor
Description
Atlas focuses on Eastern and Central Canadian Arctic and provides synoptic view of "Inuit mobility and occupancy of Arctic waters, coasts and lands, including its icescapes, as documented in written historical records (maps of trails and place names)".
Paradigm Shifts in Aboriginal Cultures? : Understanding TEK in Historical and Cultural Context
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mark Nelson
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 25, no. 1, 2005, pp. 289-310
Description
Article evaluates current Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) scholarship, and then examines some past uses and interpretations. Options for adressing concerns with inclusion of Aboriginal peoples in resource management participation are explored.
Parnasimautik Consultation Report on the Consultations Carried Out with Nunavik Inuit in 2013
E-Books
Author/Creator
Makivik Corporation
Kativik Regional Government
Nunavik Regional Board of Health and Social Services
Avataq Cultural Institute
Saputiit Youth Association
Nunavik Landholding Corporations Association
Past and Present Winter Feeding of Reindeer in Finland: Herders’ Adaptive Learning of Feeding Practices
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Minna Turunen
Terhi Vuojala-Magga
Arctic, vol. 67, no. 2, June 2014, pp. 173-188
Description
Discusses operations in three herding co-operatives and the changes that have taken place in response to availability of fodder.
The Past is the Future: The Cultural Backdrop for Economic Development Activities in the Western Hudson Bay Region
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Brock Junkin
Journal of Aboriginal Economic Development, vol. 4, no. 2, Special Edition: The State of the Aboriginal Economy: 10 Years After RCAP, Fall, 2005, pp. 109-119
Description
Discusses the importance of understanding the northern cultural context before embarking upon initiatives.
Pay Attention! We Live Here!
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Michael Agresta
Research Magazine (Michigan Technological University), January 1, 2014, pp. 30-32
Description
Author visits northern Sweden to see the impact of a proposed open-pit mine on the Sámi's traditional pastoral way of life.
Pemmican Empire: Food, Trade, and the Last Bison Hunts in the North American Plains, 1760-1882
Alternate Title
Studies in Environment and History
E-Books
Author/Creator
George Colpitts
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.