Hunting, Fishing, Trapping & Gathering

Argues that the federal government's Nutrition North Canada program fails to meet the needs of northern residents because it fails to take into account the health and cultural aspects of traditional foods.

Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Toronto, 1972.

Book review of: Continent of Hunter Gatherers by Harry Lourandos. Review located by scrolling to page 132.

Looks at whether consumption by Dene and Métis families declined during the construction phase of the Norman Wells Pipe Line Project

Resource Management Thesis (M.R.M.)--Simon Fraser University, 2000.

Interview with first Sami to head national administration of Norwegian reindeer pastoralism.

Looks at the need to import provisions to feed the growing population. Chapter from Papers of the 39th Algonquian Conference edited by Karl S. Hele, Regna Darnell.

Comments on life and customs with a particular focus on migrations and trade.

Cora Sanderson and Archdeacon J.E. McKay tell of their lives in the bush and in La Ronge.

Looks at the social and economic development responsibilities of Cameco and the mutual benefit of the Aboriginal and corporate relationship to Cameco and the Lac La Ronge Indian Band.

Circular from T.R.L. MacInnes, Secretary, Department of Mines and Resources, Indian Affairs Branch to Indian Agents relating to the taking of game and fish for food at all seasons of the year.

Historical note:

Harold Nelson Woodsworth served as an Indian Agent at a number of agencies in Saskatchewan.

Discusses the problems of isolation and problems in single resource communities.

Geography Thesis (M.A.)--McGill University, 1996.

Looked at costs associated with obtaining nutritionally beneficial country food in order assess its viability as a alternative to expensive purchased foods. Found that while it required significant energy and time, it was economically comparable. Worked with the five Shibogama First Nations.

Interdisciplinary Studies in Resource Management Science Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of British Columbia, 1998.

Geography Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of Victoria, 2006.

Sociology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Alberta, 2005.

Explains that the hunting rights awarded to the Métis is really a legal recognition of their special rights under the constitution as a people.

Focuses on the ramifications of the case in which the Supreme Court of Canada affirmed the Mi'kmaq treaty right to hunt, fish gather and trade for necessaries.

Authors examine the archaeological evidence of the historic Inuit practice of burying the bones of harvested caribou; describe this as a manifestation of the respect and reverence Inuit communities held for the non-human members of their communities. Research conducted in collaboration with Qamani'tuaq (Baker Lake) community members.

Discusses the challenges associated with the way historical evidence is presented and interpreted in the court room.

Thesis (M.A.)--Dalhousie University, 2008.

This article details how Aboriginals and Metis were an essential part of the early historic period of Canada, serving as suppliers of furs and as explorers for the Europeans. After the mid-19th century, when the economy changed to industrialization and farming, aboriginals and Metis were no longer necessary. Adams foresees decolonization being achieved by building a power base through political and psychological struggle.

Historical note:

Discussion by Elders who express regrets at loss of traditional customs and values and desire a return of schools on reserves ; a need to preserve Indian ceremonies and Indian medicines ; concerns about problems with alcohol recur throughout.

Elders discuss a variety of matters relating to Indian culture and traditions and what can be done to retain or regain these. Most topics are touched on only briefly

Elders discuss contemporary problems. Recurring themes are: problems with alcohol; education by whites from an early age; need to return to traditional teaching by elders in combination with white education.

Provides a list of fish names used in several communities to identify species correctly and compare to names used by Western science.

Chronicles a group of three Cree families from the Mistassini region of Quebec, as they set up a winter hunting camp. Duration: 57:55.

"This book is an expanded and edited version of Canadian Ethnology Service Paper no. 30, published by the National Museum of Man in the Mercury Series in 1975".

Comments on the way of life of the Cree Nations before and after encountering European settlers. English and American Studies Thesis (B.A.)--Univerzity Palackého, 2013.

Discusses legitimacy of oral traditions in scientific study.

A Cree hunter firing a trade gun, dressed in HBC clothing. Likely 19th century.

Purpose of study is to help guide First Nations communities in developing policies, procedures and controls that will ensure effective fisheries management.

Envirnoment and Sustainability Thesis (MES)--University of Saskatchewan, 2012.

Secondary Education Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Alberta, 2011.

Access refers not only to physical access but also intellectual and social access to protocols, traditions, collective and individual histories and identities.

Assesses levels of concurrence in understanding regarding the salmon fishery among the Ahtna, an Alaska Native people, commercial fishers, and fishery biologists.

Discusses household survey conducted on Inuit living in remote communities of Inupiat, Yupiit, and Siberian Yupiit Alaska.

Book review of: The Cultural Landscapes of Port au Choix: edited by M.A.P. Renouf.

Comments on the parameters for successfully implementing this program as discussed in a workshop with elders.

Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Chicago, 1984.

[Anthropology] Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Texas at Austin, 2003.

One participant was Aboriginal hunter, one was a French Canadian farmer, and one was an immigrant from England. Focus was on six characteristics: language, religion, social relations, family, intergenerational links, and rites of passage.

[Archaeology?] Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of Georgia, 2001.

Existing effects and disturbances analysis prepared for a regulatory hearing for Shell Canada's Jackpine Mine Expansion and Pierre River Mine proposals on Fort McMurray First Nation traditional lands.

Profiles an Inuit artist who carved for a twenty year period. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 32.

Several chapters focus on Sami people.

A man cutting snow blocks to cover a trap; location unknown. Part of the "Innuit of Keewatin" series (#21).