Hunting, Fishing, Trapping & Gathering

Study demonstrates that family, kinship, communication, and traditional knowledge are essential to Inuit conceptions of well-being.

Presents the declaration as adopted by the U.B.C.I.C. General Assembly held in Courtenay, British Columbia, May 17, 1976.

Article describes the ways that the appointment and support of a response team made up of local community members allowed for the use of local knowledge to better understand contemporary food systems; authors advocate for the integration of multiple ways of knowing in food safety policy making.

Research finds that the hunter-gathers stereotype was unfounded, and that compared to the Prairie experience Sto:lo agriculture outcomes were better.

Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--University of Alberta, 1997.

Botany Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of British Columbia, 1993.

Analyzes the evolution of and the differences between two Native American communities.

First comprehensive report on this group of nutrients in the primary foods of the Sahtú Dene/Métis traditional food system. The report includes use frequency and composition of caribou, moose, beaver and other species..

Looks at lead shot used for hunting in regions of Alaska, and the route of human lead exposure in susceptible populations.

Argues bark peeling not only was used as food but also reflected Sami religious beliefs and ethical concerns.

Analyzes the environmental assessment of a diamond mine development that was possibly improperly scoped.

Presents a portion of the traditional ecological knowledge gathered during the 1997 moose harvest survey in Garden River, Alberta.

Discusses Treaty 7: events leading up to it; promises made and broken.

Marine Management Thesis (M.M.M.)--Dalhousie University, 2011.

Indigenous Studies Thesis (M.Phil.)--University of Tromsø, 2012.

Examines the practice of using driftwood in the construction of stilt housing.

Examines the social aspects of the mixed economy involving polar bears and how interconnected the monetary economy, subsistence economy, and cultural ideology are in Inuit society.

Environment, Earth and Resources Thesis (M.N.R.M.)--University of Manitoba, 2007.

Analysis of animal bones to determine subsistence information from two sites on the Kazan River.

Discusses seasonal variations in the sharing of food and the rules associated with the practice.

Consists of an interview where Verna Patronella Johnston speaks of uses for traditional foods and medicines. She also gives an account of Grandma Jones, a storyteller.

Comments on Cook's explorations including his search for a northwest passage to the Orient. Duration: 15:22.

Studies the Mi'kmaq Indians' descriptions of journeys between six parallel worlds as found in tales collected from the early seventeenth century to the early twentieth.

Documents the daily activities of the Cree people who lived and worked at the fur trade post known locally as Kihci-wâskâhikan or Great House.

Book review of: The Voyage to Marege' by C. C. MacKnight. To access review, scroll down to page 158.

History Thesis (M.A.)--Laurentian University, 1988. English translation.

Researchers explore the vulnerability of the subsistence existence in the Cup’ik village of Chevak and Yup’ik village of Kotlik; findings indicate that a high level of adaptability and ingenuity exists in these communities, but raise concerns of new barriers and vulnerabilities arising from accelerating climate change and socio-cultural changes.

"In this paper, we develop a framework for assessing vulnerability to injury and use it to identify and characterize the determinants of injuries on the land in Nunavut".

Geography Thesis (M.A.)--Carleton University, 1999.

Explores the unique nature of Wabanaki territoriality and argues that this concept existed before the introduction of the fur trade. [alt. sp. Wabenaki]

Discusses the economic history of Aboriginal people exchanging labour for compensation and the confusion it causes for the resolution of claims.

Examines the political and economic motives of both the Hudson’s Bay Company (HBC) and the Northwest Company (NWC), their role in the development of capitalism in North America, and how these factors affected their labour relations policies and practices. Entire issue on one .pdf, scroll to page 1.

Autobiographical essay focuses on the oral history of a local river, the Waitohu Stream in New Zealand.

Commentary from the interviewee about life on the Waitohu Stream, in New Zealand, from a childhood perspective and, later, his adult observations of the same stream.

Walter Bradford talks about his life: education, preparation of food, transportation, work, and the role of the Hudson's Bay Company in people's lives.

Teaches the importance of listening to Elders and taking responsibility for your actions in episode 5 of a stop-motion animation series. Accompanying material: Wapos Bay: A Time to Learn: Study Guide. Duration: 24:00

Study guide to accompany film, Wapos Bay: A Time to Learn. Oriented toward elementary school students; contains an episode description, background information, previewing and post-viewing activities and questions which pertain to the key themes.

Two youths discover the importance of honesty, patience and courage in episode 2 of a stop-motion animation series. Accompanying material: Wapos Bay: Journey Through Fear: Study Guide. Duration: 24:00.

Community members take part in a scheme to help keep a family from moving to the big city in this feature length stop-motion animation film. Duration: 72:11.

An Aboriginal Accomplishment Award is celebrated and a hunting mishap is remedied in episode 13 of a stop-motion animation series. Accompanying material: Wapos Bay: The Hunt: Study Guide. Duration: 23:59.

Study guide to accompany film, Wapos Bay: the Hunt. Oriented toward elementary school students; contains episode description, background information, previewing and post-viewing activities and questions which pertain to the key themes.

Provides various statistics for different kinds ducks and geese harvested between May and September of 1966 and 1967.

Presents collected data on seasonal hunting of ducks and geese.

Presents data for the amount of Snow Geese, Canada Geese and ducks killed and impact on flocks.

The meaning of the settlement claims of the James Bay Cree and the Inuit of Northern Quebec.