Alternate Title
At the Edge of Canada: Indigenous Research
Media » Sound Recordings
Author/Creator
Elizabeth Cook-Lynn
Robert-Falcon Ouellette
Description
Interview with the author of fictional work based on a real environmental catastrophe, the destruction of the Missouri River.
Duration: 29:06.
Future Human Health Research Directions for the Canadian Northern Contaminants Program
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Shawn G. Donaldson
Meredith S. Curren
Bryan Adlard
Jonathan Provost
Tara Leech
Constantine Tikhonov
Mark Feeley
Scott Tomlinson
Russel Shearer
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 72, 2013, p. article no. 23049
Description
Short discussion of future health priorities and research options regarding the impacts of environmental contamination.
The Future of Mining in Canada’s North
Alternate Title
Conference Board of Canada Publication ; 13-201
Report (Conference Board of Canada) ; January 2013
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Gilles Rhéaume
Margaret Caron-Vuotari
Description
Discusses the social and economic impacts, both positive and negative, of mining in Canada’s Northern regions and Aboriginal communities.
Futures for Indigenous Knowledges
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David Turnbull
Futures, vol. 41, no. 1, Futures of Indigenous Knowledges, February 2009, pp. 1-5
Description
Introduction to the articles found in themed issue.
Gadubanud Society in the Otway Ranges, Victoria: An Environmental History
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lawrence Niewójt
Aboriginal History , vol. 33, 2009, pp. 175-199
Description
Comments on the diverse food supply available to the people and the various land management techniques used.
Gaining Insights About Water: The Value of Surveys in First Nations Communities to Inform Water Governance
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Julia Baird
Blair Carter
Kate Cave
Diane Dupont
Paul General ... [et al.]
Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 23, no. 4, Special Issue: Exploring the Governance Landscape of Indigenous Peoples and Water in Canada, Spring, 2013, pp. 1-18
Description
Looks at the importance of surveys as a tool for information regarding water governance, water quality and community connections to water.
Gaining Momentum: Sharing 96 Best Practices of First Nations Comprehensive Community Practices
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jeff Cook
Description
Profiles gathered from Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal planners and practitioners currently undertaking process with First Nations. Covers areas of governance, land use planning, consultation, and environmental management.
The GameKeeper
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Joanna Lilley
The Northern Review, no. 31, Northern Literature, Fall, 2009, p. 105
Description
A poem.
Gastrointestinal Illness in Canada's North: Implications of Climate Change on Current and Future Inuit Health
Theses
Author/Creator
Sherilee L. Harper
Description
Population Medicine Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of Guelph, 2013.
Gathering Places: Aboriginal and Fur Trade Histories
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Scott P. Stephen
BC Studies, no. 180, Winter, 2013/14, pp. 174-175
Description
Book review of Gathering Places edited by Carolyn Podruchny and Laura Peers.
Entire book review section on one pdf. To access this review scroll to p. 174.
Gender and Indigenous Peoples
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
United Nations Office of the Special Adviser on Gender Issues and Advancement of Woman
Secretariat of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Ingenious Issues
Description
Briefing notes present key issues/challenges and implications of a gender perspective.
Gender and Place Influences on Health Risk Perspectives in Northern Canadian Aboriginal Communities
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Cynthia G. Jardine
Amanda D. Boyd
Christopher M. Furgal
Gender, Place & Culture: A Journal of Feminist Geography, vol. 16, no. 2, April 2009, pp. 201-223
Description
Presents a study that looks at health and environmental risk perspectives associated with gender and place in two sets of northern Canadian Aboriginal communities.
Gender in Research on Northern Resource Development (Draft)
Alternate Title
ReSDA Gap Analysis Report ; no.14
Resources and Sustainable Development in the Arctic (ReSDA) Gap Analysis Report ; no.14
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Suzanne Mills
Martha Dowsley
Emilie Cameron
Description
Looks at the role of women in resource development and community governance from an economic, socio-cultural and political point of view.
Generating Wealth From Environmental Variability: The Economics of Pastoralism in East Africa's Drylands
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Ced Hesse
Indigenous Affairs, no. 3-4, Pastoralism, 2009, pp. 14-21
Description
Discusses perceptions, economic productivity, and contributions of pastoralism.
To access this article, scroll down to page 14.
Genetic Polymorphisms in CYP1A1, CYP1B1 and COMT genes in Greenlandic Inuit and Europeans
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mandana Ghisari
Manhai Long
Eva C. Bonefeld-Jørgensen
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 72, 2013, p. article no. 21113
Description
Study findings supplied new gene data that may point to the need to study further vulnerability to environmental contaminants.
A Genome-Wide Association Study For Age-Related Hearing Impairment In the Saami
Alternate Title
A Genome-Wide Association Study For Age-Related Hearing Impairment In the Sami
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lut Van Laer
Jeroen R. Huyghe
Sauli Hannula
Els Van Eyken
Dietrich A. Stephan ... [et al.]
Dietrick A. Stephan et al
Dietrick A. Stephan et al
European Journal of Human Genetics, vol. 18, no. 6, June 2010, pp. 685-693
Description
Article investigation provides evidence of role of GRM7 in age-related hearing loss.
Genome-Wide SNP Analysis Reveals No Gain In Power For Association Studies Of Common Variants In The Finnish Saami
Alternate Title
Genome-Wide SNP Analysis Reveals No Gain In Power For Association Studies Of Common Variants In The Finnish Sami
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jeroen R. Huyghe
Erik Fransen
Samuli Hannula
Lut Van Laer
Els Van Eyken ... [et al.]
European Journal of Human Genetics, vol. 18, no. 5, May 2010, pp. 569-574
Description
Study results indicate that the Sami would benefit from the HapMap of the human genome to describe the common patterns of the human genetic variation.
Geographies of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Peoples in a Contemporary Grade-Nine Applied-Level Ontario Geography Textbook
Theses
Author/Creator
Kelly Brand
Description
Education Thesis (M.A.)--University of Ottawa, 2010.
Geologic and Geomorphologic Survey of Coastal Islands of the Tawich National (Marine) Conservation Area, Eastern James Bay (2009)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
George McCourt
Youcef Larbi
Henry Stewart
Description
Information gathered on the Cape Hope Islands, outer Old Factory Islands, Weston Island, Solomon's Temple Islands and the Paint Hills Islands for Parks Canada and the Wemindji-McGill Protected Areas project.
Geologic Oral Traditions
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
ATEP (Alaska Tsunami Education Program), University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute
Description
Lesson involves the Aleutians oral traditions regarding tsunamis, volcanoes and earthquakes. Suitable for Grades 5-6.
Related Material: Legends animated video.
Geopiracy: The Case Against Geoengineering
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
ETC Group [Action Group on Erosion
Technology and Concentration]
Description
Discusses the ramifications of attempting, through the use of technology, to repair damage to the earth's systems already caused by technology.
Geoweb: Indigenous Mapping of Intergenerational Knowledge
Theses
Author/Creator
Gwilym Lucas Eades
Description
Geography Thesis (Ph.D.)--McGill University, 2010.
Getting to 'Yes': Aboriginal Canadians and the Next Wave of Nation-Building in Canada
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jim Prentice
Description
Address given at the 34th Annual Assembly of First Nations, Whitehorse, Yukon, Tuesday July 16, 2013.
The Gifts Within: Carrying Each Other Forward in Aboriginal Education
Alternate Title
Our Schools, Our Selves
E-Books
Author/Creator
Athlueetuq
Margaret Tucker
Simeon Russell Blackbird
Anika Altiman
Janette Richmond ...
Kevin Lamure
Linda Lou (Sands) Classens ...
A. Whiteye
Muriel Sampson ...
JoAnn V. Henry
John K. Snake ... [et al.]
Giving Voice to Food Insecurity in a Remote Indigenous Community in Subarctic Ontario, Canada: Traditional Ways, Ways to Cope, Ways Forward
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kelly Skinner
Rhona M. Hanning
Ellen Desjardins
Leonard J. S. Tsuji
BMC Public Health, vol. 13, 2013, p. article no. 427
Description
Looks at ways that Aboriginal people are coping with food insecurity and notes that public health policies to improve food security are urgently needed.
A Glimmer of Hope: A Review of Recent Works on the Relations between Indigenous Peoples and Settler Society
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Keith Smith
Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. 44, no. 2, Spring, 2010, pp. 219-229
Description
Book reviews of: Compact, Contract, Covenant: Aboriginal Treaty-Making in Canada by J.R. Miller.
Home is the Hunter: The James Bay Cree and Their Land by Hans M.
Global Indigeneities Views From Near and Far
Alternate Title
Global Encounters Initiative
Itineraries of Exchange: Cultural Contact in a Global Frame
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Linc Kesler
Larry Grant
Coll Thrush
Neil Safier
Shaunee Casavant
Nika Collison
Tirso Gonzaez
Sheryl Lightfoot
Description
Webcast of Global Encounters Initiative Symposium called Itineraries of Exchange: Cultural Contact in a Global Frame held at the University of British Columbia, March 4-6, 2010. Panel discussion begins at 36:41.
Duration: 2:24:18.
The Global Indigenous Peoples' Dialogue With the FCPF: A Summary
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Mara Stankovich
Tebtebba, vol. 14, 2013, pp. 17-21
Description
Comments on meetings held to address Indigenous concerns about the Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF) and global initiatives for the reduction of emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD).
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 17.
Global Transitions: Implications for a Regional Social Work Agenda
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Mason Durie
Journal of Indigenous Voices in Social Work, vol. 1, no. 2, December 2010, pp. 1-9
Description
Discusses the challenges facing the social work profession.
Gold in Them Hills
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Nancy Macdonald
Maclean's, vol. 122, no. 47, December 7, 2009, pp. 40-41
Description
Brief discussion the plans to increase building and industry on native lands in British Columbia which have created opposition on the part of ecological groups.
Good Practices Guide: Success in Building and Keeping an Aboriginal Mapping Program
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Centre for Indigenous Environmental Resources (CIER)
Description
Profiles various mapping practices that lead to success when implementing geomatics programs in Canada.
A Green Economy for the Red Man
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Dustin Twin
Windspeaker, vol. 27, no. 11, February 2010, pp. 12-13
Description
Discusses how green economic development can preserve cultural and traditional values of First Nations people.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.12.
Guardian of the Earth: A Portrait of the Environmentalist as a Young Man
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Erin McArdle
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 37, no. 2, The Seventh Generation: Spotlight on Indigenous Youth, June 2013, p. [?]
Description
Discusses Earth Guardians, the organization devoted to youth environmental activism, and their current work advocating for a statewide ban on fracking in Colorado. Highlights activist, Xiuihtezcatl Martinez.
A Guide for Integrating Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit into Decision-making for Marine Shipping Development in Nunavut, Canada
Theses
Author/Creator
Andrea Flynn
Description
Marine Management Thesis (M.M.M.)--Dalhousie University, 2013.
A Guide to Involving Aboriginal Peoples in Contaminated Sites Management
E-Books
Author/Creator
Centre for Indigenous Environmental Resources
Guyana's REDD+ Model and Amerindian Rights
Theses
Author/Creator
Nkasi Adams
Description
Law Thesis (LLM)--University of Saskatchewan, 2013.
Haida Art: Northern Villages: Part 1
Alternate Title
Distinctive Art of Haida Villages: The Northern Villages
Preserving the Past, Inspiring the Future Lecture Series
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
George MacDonald
Description
Discusses the architecture of houses and design styles of totems poles in the villages of Kaigani, Klinkwan, Kassan.
Part 1: Duration: 34:20.
Access to Part 2.
Haida Marine Planning: First Nations as a Partner in Marine Conservation
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Russ Jones
Catherine Rigg
Lynn Lee
Ecology and Society, vol. 15, no. 1, Privilege to Fish, 2010, p. [?]
Description
Looks at the Pacific North Coast Integrated Management Area (PNCIMA) initiative which may result in improved protection of Haida Gwaii (Queen Charlotte Islands) waters for future generations, greater Haida participation in management decisions, and increasing emphasis on sustainability of both local fisheries and communities.
Haisla Nuuyum: Cultural Conservation and Regulation Methods Within Traditional Fishing and Hunting
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jacquie Green
Ray Green
Mary Green
Decolonization, vol. 2, no. 2, 2013, pp. 57-82
Description
Discusses the cultural practices and regulation laws that are contributing to the conservation of fisheries and wildlife resources.
Hammond Reef Gold Project: Aboriginal Interests Technical Support Document: Version 2
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Alexandra Drapack
Cathryn Moffett
Description
Overview of project, environmental study and Aboriginal treaty rights, and concerns voiced by the communities of Lac Des Mille Lacs, Lac La Croix, Seine River, Wabigoon and Nigigoosiminikaaning.
Hand-in-Hand: Report on Aboriginal Traditional Medicine
E-Books
Author/Creator
Francesca Panzironi
Harvesters Push the Boundaries of Provincial Law
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Shari Narine
Windspeaker, vol. 28, no. 6, September 2010, p. 9
Description
Looks at a court case dealing with the rights of Métis to hunt and harvest across provincial borders.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.9.
Having a Yarn: The Importance of Appropriate Engagement and Participation in the Development of Indigenous Driven Environmental Policy, Queensland, Australia
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Melissa Nursey-Bray
Arnold Wallis
Phillip Rist
Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 20, no. 3, Fall, 2009, pp. 1-20
Description
Presents a conservation framework that facilitates community engagement and addresses biodiversity, culture and economy concurrently.
Healing of the Canoe Curriculum Training Manual
Alternate Title
HOC Curriculum Training Manual
Healing of the Canoe: A Life Skills Curriculum Training for Native Youth
Culturally Grounded Life Skills for Youth Curriculum
Three-site Healing of the Canoe Survey Results, 2018-2019
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Suquamish Tribe
Port Gamble S'Klallam Tribe
Alcohol and Drug Abuse Institute, University of Washington
Description
Developed to address problems of youth suicide and substance abuse through a sense of cultural belonging and revitalization.
Healing the "Red Forests" and One Another: Understanding the Socio-Cultural Impacts of the Mountain Pine Beetle Epidemic on First Nations Communities in British Columbia
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Natasha Caverley
Native Studies Review, vol. 18, no. 2, 2009, pp. 105-120
Description
Looks at British Columbia’s mountain pine beetle infestation that threatens First Nation communities and the impact it will have on cultural values and livelihoods.
The Health and Well-being of American Indian and Alaska Native Children: Parental Report From the National Survey of Children's Health, 2007
Alternate Title
The National Survey of Children's Health 2007: American Indians/Alaska Natives
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Health Resources and Services Administration Maternal and Child Health Bureau
Description
Looks at data for parental perceptions of health from unique communities and environments in seven states and presents indicators in the family environment that may support or threaten families and children.
Health Centre Challenges in an eHealth Context: Report on Health Directors / Senior Health Leads Feedback
Alternate Title
Health Centre Challenges in an eHealth Context: Feedback Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
BC First Nations Health Directors Association
First Nations Health Council
Description
Based on information gathered from 58 respondents, the majority of whom were Health Directors. Six challenges were presented: accountability-reporting; access to services; fragmented health records; service referrals; connectivity and Infrastructure; and interoperability.
Health Hardware Design: A Design Research Journey Towards a Healthier Australian Indigenous Living Environment
E-Books
Author/Creator
Christian Tietz
Healthy Bodies, Healthy Minds Vital For School Success
Alternate Title
Sandee Sez
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Sandra Ahenakew
Eagle Feather News, vol. 12, no. 8, August 2009, p. 8
Description
Discusses ensuring your children's immunizations are up to date, exercising with your children and watch for warning signs of the Swine Flu or H1N1.
Article found by scrolling to page 8.
Healthy Food Guidelines for First Nations Communities
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Karen Fediuk
Angela Grigg
Description
Includes tips on making recipes healthier, how to choose healthier options, recipes for groups, healthy lunch ideas and more. Targeted at families living in British Columbia.