Indigenous Communities and Biodiversity

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Yoko Watanabe
Description
An account and analysis of the scope, content and depth of Indigenous communities’ involvement with Global Environment Facility (GEF) projects.
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Indigenous Communities [Panel] = Communautés autochtones

Alternate Title
Cultural Preservation for Indigenous Communities through Libraries & Archives
Governance of Cultural Policy Conference
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Deborah Lee
Tasha Hubbard
Carol Greyeyes
Dorothy Myo
Description
Indigenous Studies librarian discusses cultural preservation initiatives; director of Two Worlds Colliding discusses importance of the arts; coordinator of U of S Aboriginal Theatre Program discusses role of collaboration in furthering culture; and president of the Saskatchewan Indian Cultural Centre discusses culture as a way of life. Duration: 51:11.
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Indigenous Community Based Participatory Research and Health Impact Assessment: A Canadian Example

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Roy E. Kwiatkowski
Environmental Impact Assessment Review, vol. 31, no. 4, July 2010, pp. 445-450
Description
Examines the reasons why Indigenous community engagement is important due to climate change and discusses barriers to western-based health impact assessment and Indigenous traditional knowledge integration.
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Indigenous Economic Development and Well-being in a Place-Based Context

Alternate Title
OECD Regional Development Working Papers ; 20199/1
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Chris McDonald
Ana I. Moreno-Monroy
Laura-Sofia Springare
Description
Adapts the OECD Regional Development framework to an Indigenous context. Discusses Indigenous peoples in OECD countries, their regional development challenges, and the need for institutions and governance for overcoming them. Concludes with outline of five key elements of a framework: placed-based view, broad view of progress based self-determined choices, identification of assets, bottlenecks and growth potential and effective forms of governance, strengthening linkages and assessment of progress.
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Indigenous Entrepreneurship: An Analysis of Capital Constraints

Alternate Title
Proceedings of the 4th International AGSE Entrepreneurship Research Exchange
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Craig Furneaux
Kerry Brown
Description
Paper from Proceedings of the 4th International AGSE Entrepreneurship Research Exchange edited by L. Murray Gillin. Looks at the comparatively low number of Indigenous people engaged in small business in Australia compared to Canada and the United States.
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Indigenous Health Research and the Non-Indigenous Researcher: A Proposed Framework for the Autoethnographic Methodological Approach

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Cindy Smithers Graeme
Pimatisiwin, vol. 11, no. 3, 2013, pp. 513-520
Description
Discusses a research methodology that provides opportunity for non-Indigenous researchers to be connected to the cultural, political, and social meanings and understandings of Indigenous knowledge.
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Indigenous Health Research: Theoretical and Methodological Perspectives

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Adele Vukic
David Gregory
Ruth Martin-Misener
Canadian Journal of Nursing Research, vol. 44, no. 2, Indigenous Peoples Health and Health-Care Equity, 2012, pp. 147-161
Description
Looks at community-bases participatory research as an approach to Indigenous health research.
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Indigenous History: A Bibliography

Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Shekon Neechie
Description
Lists works written by Indigenous authors published between 2000 and 2018. Focuses on substantial books, articles and book chapters on original primary historical research, research methodology and historiography.
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Indigenous Knowledge Translation: Baseline Findings in a Qualitative Study of the Pathways of Health Knowledge in Three Indigenous Communities in Canada

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Janet Smylie
Nili Kaplan-Myrth
Kelly McShane
Health Promotion Practice, vol. 10, no. 3, July 2009, pp. 436-446
Description
Presents a research study that looks at the pathways of health information dissemination and use by community members in an urban Inuit community, urban Métis community, and semi-rural First Nations community in Ontario.
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Indigenous Peoples and Climate Change

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Shelton H. Davies
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 1, no. 1, 2010, pp. 1-17
Description
Contends that climate change and green house gas emissions are negatively affecting the economies and health of third world developing countries.
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Indigenous Peoples and Forest Management - Before and After REDD: The Case of Tanzania

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Rie Odgaard
Faustin P. Maganga
Indigenous Affairs, no. 1-2, REDD and Indigenous Peoples, 2009, pp. 20-27
Description
Discusses history of Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation program, non-recognition of Indigenous practices and culture in forest governance, experiences with community based forest management and concerns over future initiatives.
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Indigenous Peoples, Globalization, and Education: Making Connections

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Verna St. Denis
Alberta Journal of Educational Research, vol. 46, no. 1, Spring, 2000, pp. 36-48
Description
Looks at research conducted among Indigenous people in Botswana, Africa to build on concept of 'globalization from below' or human community.
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Indigenous Peoples' Nutrition - The Project

Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Centre for Indigenous Peoples' Nutrition and Environment (CINE)
Description
Links to videos, which present highlights from indigenous communities in nine countries, aimed at contributing to the evidence base used to make global policies to protect Indigenous Peoples' food resources and promote good health.
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An Indigenous Perspective on Economic Sustainability in Mountain Pine Beetle-affected Communities

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Natasha Caverley
BC Journal of Ecosystems and Management, vol. 10, no. 2, 2009, p. 140–148
Description
Looks at British Columbia’s mountain pine beetle infestation; the key discussion points raised during the strategic planning sessions; and the respective implications for advancing economic sustainability in those communities.
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Indigenous Struggles, Environmental Justice, and Community Capabilities

Articles » General
Author/Creator
David Schlosberg
David Carruthers
Global Environmental Politics, vol. 10, no. 4, November 2010, pp. 12-35
Description
Looks at the environmental justice struggles of Indigenous peoples and their demands for equity, recognition, participation, and other capabilities, looking at all of these in terms of a concern for the basic functioning of nature, culture, and communities.
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Indigenous Views Blog: A Blog Covering Issues Affecting First Nations People and Communities

Alternate Title
First Nations in British Columbia: Indigenous Views Blog
Web Sites » Organizations
Description
This First Nations in British Columbia Indigenous Views Blog website covers issues affecting First Nations people & communities. Included are links to Our Peoples, Our Cultures, Leadership & Governance, Economic Development, Natural Resources, Community Development, News & Events, Tools and Resources.
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Infant Mortality among First Nations Versus Non-First Nations in British Columbia: Temporal Trends in Rural Versus Urban Areas, 1981–2000

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Zhong-Cheng Luo
William J. Kierans
Russell Wilkins
Robert M. Liston
Soo-Hong Uh
Michael S. Kramer
British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency
International Journal of Epidemiology, vol. 33, no. 6, December 2004, pp. 1252-1259
Description
Study of 877,925 live births in British Columbia showed a steady decline in mortality rates in rural areas, but a rise-and-fall pattern in urban areas.
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Inferiorizing Indigenous Communities and Intentional Colonial Poverty

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Steven W. Koptie
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 5, no. 2, 2010, pp. 96-106
Description
The author examines his life-work of community development and healing work in northern Aboriginal communities of Ontario in a reflective and narrative way.
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The Influence of Indigenous Status and Community Indigenous Composition on Obesity and Diabetes among Mexican Adults

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Pamela Stoddard
Margaret A. Handley
Arturo Vargas Bustamante
Dean Schillinger
Social Science & Medicine, vol. 73, no. 11, December 2011, p. 1635–1643
Description
Discusses how the socioeconomic explanations for obesity and diabetes are less prevalent among Indigenous than non-indigenous adults in Mexico.
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Injury in First Nations Communities in Ontario

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Daniel Fantus
Baiju R. Shah
Feng Qiu
Janet Hux
Paula Rochon
Canadian Journal of Public Health, vol. 100, no. 4, July/August 2009, pp. 258-262
Description
Presents a study that compares injuries severe enough to require a hospital admission among First Nations communities and those living in small northern and southern communities in Ontario.
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Innu Nation

Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Innu Nation
Description
Rich source of information about the Innu of Labrador: history, culture, photo archives, news about land claims, women's issues, and much more.
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Inside a tipi

Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
Brown Bros.
Broadway
New York
Description
A photograph of a teepee structure set up as a fish drying rack. There is a covering on the back half of the teepee and a group of people seated inside. On the back of the photo is written: Salt River in the Northwest.
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