Theses
Author/Creator
Tiffannie Kenny
Description
Biology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Ottawa, 2017.
Inuit Girls Make Media: Resisting Stereotypes through Participatory Research
Theses
Author/Creator
Cassidy Glennie
Description
Sociology Thesis (M.A.)--Dalhousie University, 2019.
Inuit Interpreters Engaged in End-of-Life Care in Nunavik, Northern Quebec
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Shawn Renee Hordyk
Mary Ellen Macdonald
Paul Brassard
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 76, 2017, p. article no. 1291868
Description
Studies the linguistic and cultural differences among medical institutions that challenge interpreters who know many of their clients at a personal level.
Inuit Knowledge of Long-Term Changes in a Population of Arctic Tundra Caribou
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Michael A. D. Ferguson
Robert G. Williamson
François Messier
Arctic, vol. 51, no. 3, September 1998, pp. 201-219
Description
Observations of the changes in a caribou population, on southern Baffin Island, from 43 elders and hunters during the period 1983 to 1995.
Inuit Land Use and Occupancy in Northern Manitoba
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Roderick Riewe
Luke Suluk
Lorraine Brandson
The Northern Review, no. 3/4, Summer/Winter, 1989, pp. 85-96
Description
Reports previous and current Inuit land use in Manitoba in support of the Inuit Aboriginal claim in northeastern corner of the province.
Inuit Language Loss in Nunavut: Analysis, Forecast, and Recommendations
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ian Martin
Description
Report intended to review some of the history and key data, and assess the prospects for preservation of Inuktut.
Inuit Literature in the South
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Robin McGrath
Canadian Review of Comparative Literature, vol. 16, no. 3/4, 1989, pp. 701-706
Description
Discusses the preservation and development of Inuit literature from oral and written traditions.
Inuit Nunangat Region Community Well-Being Scores by Census Year [1981-2016]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indigenous Services Canada
Description
Ratings determined by income, educational attainment, housing conditions and labour force participation.
Inuit: One Future, One Arctic
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Bruce Rigby
Arctic, vol. 51, no. 1, March 1998, pp. 67-68
Description
Book review of: Inuit: One Future, One Arctic by Mary May Simon, preface by Shelagh D. Grant.
Inuit Participation in the Wage and Land-based Economies of Inuit Nunangat
Alternate Title
2017 Aboriginal Peoples Survey
E-Books
Author/Creator
Paula Arriagada
Amanda Bleakney
Inuit Perceptions of Learning and Formal Education in the Canadian Arctic
Theses
Author/Creator
Geneviève L. Lalonde
Description
Geography Thesis (M.A.)--University of Guelph, 2017.
Inuit Place-Names and Man-Land Relationships, Pelly Bay, Northwest Territories
Theses
Author/Creator
Brian Goehring
Description
Geography Thesis (M.A.)--The University of British Columbia, 1990.
Inuit Post-Contact History
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
J. Garth Taylor
Description
Brief outline of the history of the Inuit people in Newfoundland and Labrador post European contact.
The Inuit Sky
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Virtualmuseum
Description
Discusses the short period of time each year that the Inuit have to study the sky and presents several legends in which the moon plays a central role.
Inuit Stories of Being and Rebirth: Gender, Shamanism, and the Third Sex
Alternate Title
Contemporary studies on the north; 6
E-Books
Author/Creator
Bernard Saladin d'Anglure
Inuit Symbolism of the Bearded Seal
Alternate Title
Symbolisme inuit du phoque barbu
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Birgitte Sonne
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 41, no. 1-2, Bestiaire inuit = Inuit Bestiary, 2017, pp. 29-50
Description
Examines traditional Inuit and Yupiit stories, rituals, and colloquial sayings to reveal different meanings associated with the bearded seal in these Indigenous cultures. Finds that bearded seals can impart multiple meanings ranging from monstrous to protection to renewal and reproduction.
Inuit Women and Graphic Arts: Female Creativity and its Cultural Context
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Janet Catherine Berlo
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 9, no. 2, 1989, pp. 293-315
Description
Recognizes Inuit women for attaining a leadership role in the emerging Inuit art movement in terms of "artistic genius, economics, self-determination, traditional decision-making and southern marketing techniques."
Inuktitut in Ontario: Best Practices Research Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Janet Tamalik McGrath
Description
Includes overview of Inuit in Ontario and the importance of the language, discussion of challenges in language retention, and analysis of practices in Ottawa, Toronto and other regions as identified through a literature search, consultations and one-on-one interviews.
Iñupiaq Phrasebook
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Alaskool
Description
Includes links to Iñupiaq Dictionary, Spellchecker and Font.
Invasion to Embassy: Land in Aboriginal Politics in New South Wales, 1770-1972.
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Gaynor Macdonald
Aboriginal History, vol. 22, 1998, pp. 274-275
Description
Book review of: Invasion to Embassy: Land in Aboriginal Politics in New South Wales, 1770-1972 by Heather Goodall.
Review located by scrolling to page 274.
Invasive Species, Indigenous Stewards, and Vulnerability Discourse
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nicholas J. Reo
Kyle Whyte
Darren Ranco
Jodi Brandt
Emily Blackmer
Braden Elliott
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 41, no. 3, Summer, 2017, pp. 201-223
Description
Looks at how Indigenous peoples are preparing for, responding to, and adapting to environmental changes in their territories. Study involved online survey of 106 individuals, most of whom were employed by Indigenous nations to carry out natural resource and environmental management.
Investigating Disease Experience in Aboriginal Populations in Canada: The 1918 Influenza Pandemic in Berens River and Poplar River, Manitoba
Theses
Author/Creator
Kristen Beckett
Description
Anthropology Thesis (MA) -- McMaster University, 1998.
Investigating Māori Approaches to Trauma Informed Care
Alternate Title
Investigating Maori Approaches to Trauma Informed Care
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Leonie Pihama
Linda Tuhiwai Smith
Tessa Evans-Campbell
Hinewirangi Kohu-Morgan
Ngaropi Cameron ... [et al.]
Journal of Indigenous Wellbeing - Te Mauri: Pimatisiwin, vol. 2, no. 3, December 2017, pp. 18-31
Description
Provides an overview of the three-year Health Research Council funded research project, He Oranga Ngākau: Māori Approaches to Trauma-Informed Care, and its intended outcomes.
Investigating the Advantages of Constructing Multidigit Numeration Understanding Through Oneida and Lakota Native Languages
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Judith Towne Hankes
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 38, no. 1, Fall, 1998, pp. 1-12
Description
Study findings suggest it may be beneficial to teach children mathematical concepts in these languages because they express numbers in terms of base 10.
Investigating the Utility of Birds in Precontact Yup'ik Subsistence: A Preliminary Analysis of the Avian Remains from Nunalleq
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Edouard Masson-MacLean
Claire Houmard
Rick Knecht
Madonna L. Moss
Etudes Inuit Studies, vol. 43, no. 1/2, The Past in the Yup’ik Present: Archaeologies of Climate Change in Western Alaska, 2019, pp. 169-196
Description
Highlights the important role of birds for precontact Yup'ik as a soruce of food and material culture.
An Investigation into the Policies of Assimilation and Self-Determination Resulting in the Epidemic of Violence against Indigenous Women in Canada and the United States
Theses
Author/Creator
Caroline Rubash
Description
Political Science Thesis (M.A.)--Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 2019.
Investing in Canada's Future Prosperity: An Economic Opportunity for Canadian Industries: Methods and Sources Paper
Alternate Title
Reconciliation: Growing Canada's Economy by $27.7 Billion, pt. II
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Fiscal Realities Economists
Description
Statistics on Indigenous representation in the labour force, and comparison of equalized participation rates and type of employment in each of the provinces and territories.
Investment Strategies for Northern Cash Windfalls: Learning From the Alaskan Experience
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Michael Robinson
Michael Pretes
Wanda Wuttunee
Arctic, vol. 42, no. 3, September 1989, pp. 265-277
Description
"This paper outlines two applied northern strategies for the investment of large pools of trust capital and concludes by proposing a model natural resource trust fund for northern Canada".
Invitations to Dignity and Well-being: Cultural Safety Through Indigenous Pedagogy, Witnessing and Giving Back!
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Catherine Richardson
Jeannie Carriere
Vicky Boldo
AlterNative, vol. 13, no. 3, Fostering Cultural Safety Across Contexts, September 2017, pp. 190-195
Description
Overview of training course given by the authors to children and youth mental health practitioners.
An Invocation/Incantation to the Women Word-Warriors for Custom-Made Shoes: [Written for Hosting Fern-Cab, the Five-Minute Feminist Cabaret, March 1989]
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Monique Mojica
Canadian Woman Studies, vol. 10, no. 2-3, Native Women, 1989, p. 40
Description
Poem.
Ironic Confrontation as a Mode of Resistance: The Homeland Security T- Shirt at the Dakota Access Pipeline Protests
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Cortney Smith
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 43, no. 3, Summer, 2019, pp. 339-364
Description
Article analyzes the narrative presented on the Homeland Security t-shirt [Graphic tee which has the words “Homeland Security” emblazoned above an image of Geronimo with three fellow Apache warriors and the words “Fighting Terrorism since 1492” located below the photograph]. Discusses how this narrative forms a rhetoric of critique and resistance.
The Iroquois Perspective
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Mark Collin Reid
Canada's History, vol. 97, no. 2, April/May 2017, p. 51
Description
Offers up an alternative narrative on what colonization was like for the local Iroquois in what is now current day Montreal, QC.
Is Diabetes a Real Problem in the Walgett Aboriginal Community?
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Justine Lake
Sophie Erzay
Aboriginal and Islander health Worker Journal, vol. 13, no. 3, September 1989, pp. 15-20
Description
Looks at how Walgett Aboriginal Medical Services is educating the community about prevention and staying healthy.
Is Immersion the Key to Language Renewal?
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David H. DeJong
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 37, no. 3, Spring, 1998, pp. [31-46]
Description
Author argues that immersion process is necessary to reverse the years of neglect of Indigenous languages.
Is Social Media Only for White Women?: From #METOO to #MMIW
Theses
Author/Creator
Sophie Diehl
Description
Political Science Thesis (M.A.)--Northern Arizona University, 2019.
Is Urban a Person or a Place? Characteristics of Urban Indian Country
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Susan Lobo
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 22, no. 4, Special Issue on American Indians and the Urban Experience, 1998, pp. 89-102
Description
Outlines some of the general characteristics of urban Aboriginal communities in the United States and indicates the ways in which urban communities interplay with individual and group identity.
Isiah Halkett: SL39163
Articles » General
Saskatchewan Indian, October 1989, p. 5
Description
Story of Isiah Halkett of the Little Red Reserve who volunteered for army duty in World War II.
Iskigamizigedaa: Let's Boil Maple Sugar
Alternate Title
The Akawe Biindaakoojigen Series (First You Offer Tobacco)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Erik Redix
Description
Colouring storybook features a grandparent and grandchildren engaging in conversations about traditional teachings, when to begin and end harvesting, the equipment used, and processing and use of maple sugar. Text in English with some Ojibwe words interspersed.
Iskwew: Empowering Victims of Wife Abuse
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Gerri Dickson
Native Studies Review, vol. 5, no. 1, Native Health Research in Canada, 1989, pp. 115-135
Description
Discusses a project to empower women to become independent of domestic violence through mutual help groups and building a network of co-operation among social agencies and community-based organizations.
Isolation: The Development of Leprosy Prophylaxis in Australia
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Suzanne Saunders
Aboriginal History, vol. 14, no. 2, 1990, pp. [168]-181
Description
Comments on the inhumane way leprosy suffers, largely Aborigines, were treated in Australia until the 1980s.
The Issue of Indigenous Underrepresentation in Canadian Criminal Juries
Alternate Title
AP-LS News ; June 2017
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Logan Ewanation
Evelyn M. Maeder
Jane Dickson
Description
Brief discussion of R v. Kokopenace, racial bias in jury decision-making, similarity-leniency bias, racial composition of juries and structural barriers which contribute to underrepresentation.
Issues for Nurses in Rural and Remote Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Martha MacLeod
Annette J. Browne
Beverly Leipert
Australian Journal of Rural Health, vol. 6, no. 2, May 1998, pp. 72-78
Description
Describes the nursing environment in these areas and highlights the challenges posed by geographic and professional isolation.
Issues in the North, vol. 3
Alternate Title
Occasional Publication Series (Canadian Circumpolar Institute) ; no. 44
E-Books
Author/Creator
Gail Marchessault
John O'Neil
Brenda Elias
Christopher Fletcher
Annalee Yassi ... [et al.]
Issues in Urban Corrections for Aboriginal People: Report on a Focus Group and an Overview of the Literature and Experience
Alternate Title
Aboriginal Peoples Collection ; APC 17 CA (1998)
E-Books
Aboriginal Peoples Collection
Description
Based on a 1997 discussion. Includes urban offenders' relationship to their community, jurisdiction overlap, programs and service delivery including sentencing circles, restitution, and justice councils.
It Consumes What It Forgets
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Carter Meland
Transmotion, vol. 3, no. 2, December 6, 2017, pp. 137-149
Description
Author discusses different incarnations of the wiindigo narrative ranging from those found in the Anishinaabe oral tradition to those found in the journals of fur traders; examines different potential meanings and teachings of the narrative.
It Happened as if Overnight: The Expropriation and Relocation of Stoney Point Reserve # 43, 1942
Theses
Author/Creator
Helen Roos
Description
History Thesis (M.A.)--University of Western Ontario, 1998.
“It’s All about the Scenery”: Tourists’ Perceptions of Cultural Ecosystem Services in the Lofoten Islands, Norway
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Bjørn P. Kaltenborn
Eivind F. Kaltenborn
John D.C. Linnell
Arctic, vol. 72, no. 1, March 31, 2019, pp. 1-12
Description
Examines the tourism policy of the Lofoten Islands in Norway. Suggests that future policy requires better documentation and incorporation of the non-economic considerations of the tourism industry, including aesthetics, recreational opportunities, inspiration, social relations, cultural heritage, knowledge, spirituality, and identity. Also notes that landscape preservation is seen to be the highest priority.
"It's huge in First Nation culture for us, as a school, to be a role model": Facilitators and Barriers Affecting School Nutrition Policy Implementation in Alexander First Nation
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kris Murray
Alexander Research Committee
Anna Farmer
Katerina Maximova
Noreen Willows
International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 12, no. 2, 2017, pp. 43-63
Description
Comments on the importance of school nutrition policies to create a healthy learning environment for students and how to go about doing so.
It's Not Easy Speaking Bizarro Languages
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Drew Hayden Taylor
Windspeaker, vol. 16, no. 8, December 1998, p. 11
Description
Humorous article regarding the difficulties encountered when trying to use Ojibway to fulfil the second language requirement at a Canadian university.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.11.