Northern Review, no. 50, Law in the Canadian North, April 07, 2020, pp. 109-135
Description
Article describes the Arctic Counsel as a “high-level international intergovernmental forum founded by the Ottawa Declaration of 1996” and examines its role in supporting and contributing to international laws that pertain to the arctic.
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.
Reports on the progress on the Human Health Initiative, an Arctic Council Sustainable Development Working Group International Polar Year (IPY) project, marking the conclusion of the Norwegian Chairmanship in March 2009.
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.
Studies in Canadian Literature / Études en littérature canadienne, vol. 35, no. 2, Special Section: Indigeneity in Dialogue: Indigenous Library Expression Across Linguistic Divides, 2010, pp. [13]-29
Description
Comments on the novel and the exclusionary and semi-colonial biases of processes to include Aboriginal literary works on academic reading lists.
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.
The English Journal , vol. 83, no. 2, February 1994, pp. 70-72
Description
Describes how author uses the story to help students gain an understanding of the Native American way of life in an introductory Native American culture class.
Chronic Diseases in Canada, vol. 31, no. 1, December 2010, pp. 22-26
Description
Discusses the need for program planning and identification of new priorities to aid in arthritis care in Aboriginal populations, due to high prevalence.
Multi-media artist speaks about the various series he has created. Presented as part of the It's Complicated: Art about Home exhibition. Followed by question and answer period.
Duration: 1:09:58.
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.
Looks at impact on students and teachers of the Learning Through the Arts (LTTA) program regarding positive gains by students in cultural pride, capacity to focus, engagement and success in learning.
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."
American Indian & Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 17, no. 1, 2010, pp. 25-48
Description
Outlines the results of a study, using the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey, which suggests physical activity greatly improves overall health.
Navajo Nation Human Rights Commission assessment of border town relations and summary of public hearing testimonies held in Arizona, Utah, Colorado and New Mexico. Concludes with recommendations .
Atlantic Aboriginal Economic Development Integrated Research Program, AAEDIRP
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Lori Ann Roness
Description
Five components: literature review, surveys of Aboriginal service providers and employees/non-employees and non-Aboriginal employers, data review of strategies/programs, best practices, and evaluation and recommendations.