Arctic Anthropology, vol. 49, no. 1, 2012, pp. 35-44
Description
Uses radio-carbon dating to investigate the hypothesis that two volcanic events forced displacement and migration of Athapaskan speakers in Alaska, British Columbia, and the Yukon.
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 3, no. 1, 1983, pp. 95-116
Description
Although Church Missionary Society (CMS) policy stated their intention to promote Indigenous people in the church, historians question whether it was biased in its practises in late 1800s.
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.
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.
Report card for provinces and territories with respect to implementation of Jordan's Principle appears on p. 28. None have shown improvement since 2009 report.. Recommended actions are included as well.
Arsene Fontaine describes a curing by a medicine man and a brief description of how to make a canoe. She also gives a description of transportation by dog team.
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.
Canadian Journal of Communication, vol. 37, no. 1, [Media Arts Revisited (MARs)], 2012, pp. 205-212
Description
Looks at the research network Aboriginal Territories in Cyberspace five years after its inception and how digital media technologies have been used to tell stories.
Museum Fakes, Forgeries, and the Quest for Authenticity
[Fakes, Forgeries, and Misattributions on the Pacific Northwest Coast]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Robin Wright
Description
Director of the Bill Holm Centre for the Study of Northwest Coast Art speaks about the works of Holm and Charles Edenshaw, and the problems associated with attribution and authenticity.
Duration: 31:20.
Interview with the Aboriginal artist who designed the medals for the 2010 Vancouver Olympics. Episode of the CBC radio program Trailbreakers which aired January 19, 2012.
Duration 25:00.