Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 24, no. 4, Developments and Challenges of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Five Years On, Spring, 2014, pp. 1-18
Description
Contends that the UNDRIP will impact on the respect for the fundamental rights of indigenous people.
University of British Columbia Law Review, Special Issue: Material Culture in Flux: Law and Policy of Repatriation of Cultural Property, 1995, pp. 165-181
Description
Discusses various aspects of appropriation: historical and modern methods, justifications given, political implications, current legal framework and proposals for protection.
Speakers discuss polar policies of United States, Russia, Canada, Nordic states, China, and Japan, Korea and Singapore. Followed by question and answer among presenters and with audience.
Speakers discuss polar policies of United States, Russia, Canada, Nordic states, China, and Japan, Korea and Singapore. Followed by question and answer among presenters and with audience.
Boston University International Law Journal, vol. 32, no. 2, Summer, 2014, pp. 101-160
Description
Looks at some of the challenges associated with energy development in the Arctic which include environment, underdeveloped infrastructure and legal issues surrounding consultation.
Teacher's resource for adult students includes learning activities, instructor notes and handouts to help strengthen literacy and communication skills using the book of Inuit legends.
Inside the Issues (Centre for International Governance Innovation) ; [4.25]
Inside the Issues: A Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) Online Podcast
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
John Higginbotham
Andrew Thompson
Description
Topics include consequences of polar icecap melting, devolution of responsibilities to territorial governments, significance of Russian actions, and importance of the Northwest Passage as an international seaway. Argues that federal government should be treating Arctic as maritime economy.
Duration: 25:34.
Journal of Nutrition, vol. 125, no. 10, October 1995, pp. 2501-2510
Description
Examines the exposure of Arctic Indigenous women, living in two communities of the Canadian Arctic, to polychlorinated biphenyls and organochlorine pesticides via their diet.
Transcultural Psychiatry, vol. 51, no. 5, Indigenous Youth Resilience in the Arctic, 2014, pp. 735-756
Description
Looks at factors affecting resilience of Indigenous youth in five communities across the arctic including the Inuit in Canada, the Sámi in Norway, the Yup'ik and Inupiaq in Alaska, and the Eveny in Siberia.
Brief article looks a challenges facing the Circumpolar North including climate change, resource development, and technology.
Scroll down to page 14 to read article.
Feminist Studies, vol. 40, no. 2, Special Issue: Food and Ecology, 2014, pp. 356-303
Description
Discusses Hatt's inspiration for drawings from collaborating with Johan Turi on their book "Muitalus Sámi Birra" (An Acount of the Sami) and her life experiences living with the Sami people.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 19, no. 1, Winter, 1995, pp. 1-16
Description
Literary criticism piece that explores the narrative style of poet Joy Harjo; argues that the embedded cultural narratives along with the storytelling format makes Harjo’s poetry a form of both literary resistance and cultural resurgence.
Journal of the American Institute For Conservation, vol. 34, no. 3, Autumn-Winter, 1995, pp. 187-193
Description
Explores changing factors influencing traditional conservation methods and the role of conservation as it relates to material culture of Native Americans.
Indian Arts Research Center at the School for Advanced Research's 2014 Speaker Series, Art in Flux
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Roy Kady
Rose Simpson
Kathy Wallace
Cynthia Chavez Lamar
Description
Discussion with three artists about the challenges they face creating their work due to shortages of resources and environmental factors.
Part 1 of 2.
Duration: 53:30.
Arts Research Center at the School for Advanced Research's 2014 Speaker Series, Art in Flux
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Roy Kady
Rose Simpson
Kathy Wallace
Cynthia Chavez Lamar
Description
Question and answer session with three artists discussing challenges they face due to shortages of resources and environmental factors.
Part 2 of 2.
Duration: 22:32.
Research project sought to comprehend the Ardoch Algonquin First Nation's (AAFN) traditional spiritual ecology and compare it to Ontario government resource development strategy.
Canadian Journal of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, vol. 38, no. 2, Service Delivery to First Nations, Inuit and Métis in Canada: Part 2, Summer, 2014, pp. 174-193
Description
"This paper reports on an ethnographic research project conducted to explore the narrative skills of a group of eight Anishinaabe children."
Canadian Journal of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, vol. 38, no. 2, Service Delivery to First Nations, Inuit and Métis in Canada: Part 2, Summer, 2014, pp. 152-173
Description
"This article discusses questions and issues to be considered when conducting language assessments with Canadian Aboriginal children."
Environmental Health Perspectives, vol. 103, no. 7/8, July-August 1995, pp. 740-746
Description
Reports the levels of cadmium, lead, and mercury in traditional foods from Qikiqtarjuaq, Baffin Island and the related health risks and benefits of eating these foods.
Outlines recommendations resulting from the experiences of the interviewees: interventions with aboriginal individuals contemplating suicide, training and needs of suicide prevention workers, and organization of services.