The Ethnography of Memory in East Siberia: Do Life Histories from the Arctic Coast Matter?

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Florian Stammler
Aytalina Ivanova
Lena Sidorova
Arctic Anthropology, vol. 54, no. 2, 2017, pp. 1-23
Description
Authors discuss how oral histories can influence and change collective memories and memory negotiation; argue that collective memory which includes a diversity of perspective is vital increasing human understanding of the past and a sense of belonging in the present.
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Evaluating the Floe Edge Service: How Well Can SAR Imagery Address Inuit Community Concerns Around Sea Ice Change and Travel Safety?

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Gita J. Laidler
Tom Hirose
Mark Kapfer
Theo Ikummaq
Eric Joamie
Pootoogoo Elee
Canadian Geographer, vol. 55, no. 1, Geographies of Inuit Sea Ice Use, Spring, 2011, p. 91–107
Description
Looks at the value of the satellite imagery service as a monitoring and safety tool and discusses the need for developing integrated monitoring systems to help evaluate sea ice conditions.
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Evaluations

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Solomon Mosquito
Jim Crowe
Joe Machinine
Joe Duquette
Pius Dustyhorn
Indian History Film Project
Description
Summaries of a number of speeches on topics such as loss of Indian culture and values, problems with alcohol, a need to return to the old ways, etc.
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Examination of Traditional Medicine and Herbal Pharmacology and the Implications for Teaching and Education: A Ghanaian Case Study

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Akwasi Asabere-Ameyaw
George J. Sefa Dei
Kolawole Raheem
Alberta Journal of Educational Research, vol. 55, no. 3, Expanding Knowledge Systems in Teacher Education, Fall, 2009, pp. 298-318
Description
Looks at local ideas about traditional herbal medicine, uses and applications and how they apply to cultural, social, political, spiritual and physical areas of society.
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Expedition Yukon 1967: Centennial and the Politics of Mountaineering in Kluane

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
PearlAnn Reichwein
Canadian Historical Review, vol. 92, no. 3, September 2011, pp. 481-514
Description
Discusses how the mountaineers narratives associated with the Yukon Alpine Centennial Expedition can offer insights to an epistemology of place where landscapes, nature and culture exist as an integrated entity.
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An Exploration of Indigenousness in the Western University Institution

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Caroline M. VanEvery-Albert
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 31, no. 1, Indigenous Knowledges and the University, 2008, pp. 41-55
Description
By focusing on learning the Mohawk language, the author, explores Indigenousness at the University of Western Ontario.
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Exploring Culturally Respectful Care in Aboriginal Communities

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Pammla Petrucka
Sandra Bassendowski
Description
"This project established a research and knowledge translation (KT) network between two Aboriginal communities, a health region and three tertiary educational institutions in Saskatchewan".
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Exploring Justice as Healing

Articles » General
Author/Creator
James Youngblood Henderson
Justice as Healing, Spring, 1995, p. [?]
Description
Discusses the concept of healing people as a form of justice as an alternative to punishing them. Note: This is a sample article from the publication. Subscriptions are available from the Native Law Centre.
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Exploring Resilience and Indigenous Ways of Knowing

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Patricia D. McGuire (Kishebakabaykwe)
Pimatisiwin, vol. 8, no. 2, Fall, 2010, pp. 117-131
Description
Looks at the understanding of knowledge, healing and resilience among Aboriginal peoples in Canada, with a focus on the Anishinaabe of the Lake Nipigon area of northern Ontario.
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Exploring the Intersection of Education and Indigenous Status From a Social Determinants of Health Perspective: Parent and Family Engagement in Secondary School in Nunavik

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nicole Ives
Vandna Sinha
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 7, no. 4, Social Determinants of Indigenous Well-Being: Building a More Complete Understanding, October 2016, pp. 1-24
Description
Study looks at cultural relationships and educational engagement of Inuit parents, families, students, educators and community members in order to increase student retention.
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An Expression of Self-Determination: Incorporating Alaska Native Knowledge into Community-Driven Energy Sovereignty

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Joseph P Brewer
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 44, no. 4, 2020, pp. 1-20
Description
Looks at the decision making process for the Gwichyaa Gwich's shift from a reliance on fossil fuels to more traditional knowledge based wood-to-energy project and how this change contributes their goal of self-determination.
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Expressive Therapy as a Treatment Preference for Aboriginal Trauma

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Joseph S. Graham
Pimatisiwin, vol. 11, no. 3, 2013, pp. 501-512
Description
Study examines the philosophy and practice of expressive therapies for trauma and links to Aboriginal culture, experiential learning, spirituality and creative arts.
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[Fact Sheets for Nourishing the Learning Spirit]

Alternate Title
First Nations, Metis, and Inuit Early Childhood Learning
First Nations, Metis, and Inuit Learners and Gender
First Nations, Metis, and Inuit Learners in Care of Social Services
First Nations, Metis, and Inuit Learners with (Dis)abilities
First Nations, Metis, and Inuit Learners: Thoughts on Holistic Lifelong Learning
Holistics Health and Wellness and First Nations, Metis, and Inuit Learners
Indigenous Heritage Languages and First Nations, Metis, and Inuit Learners
K-12 Education and First Nations, Metis, and Inuit in Canada
Post-Secondary Education, Lifelong Learning, and First Nations, Metis, and Inuit Learners
The Learning Spirit
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Aboriginal Education Research Centre
Description
Explores the potential humans have for learning both as individuals and in groups. Presents brief overviews of 10 resources.
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Factors That Support Indigenous Involvement in Multi-actor Environmental Stewardship

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nicholas J. Reo
Kyle P. Whyte
Deborah McGregor
M. A. (Peggy) Smith
James F. Jenkins
AlterNative, vol. 13, no. 2, 2017, pp. 58-68
Description
Discusses the results of a cross-case study of 39 regional partnerships in the Great Lakes region. Found six factors influence willingness to stay engaged: respect for Indigenous knowledge, control of knowledge mobilization, intergenerational involvement, self-determination, cross-cultural education, and early involvement.
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Failure of Mainstream Well-being Measures to Appropriately Reflect the Well-being of Indigenous and Local Communities and its Implications for Welfare Policies

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kamaljit K. Sangha
Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 29, no. 3, Winter, 2019
Description
Criticizes the way that the majority of contemporary measures of well-being fail to consider the role that natural systems and the natural environment play in many, especially Indigenous, people’s health. Proposes a framework for considering the influence of these factors and advocates for health policy that considers them.
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Family Making Sleds

Alternate Title
Stories From Our Land
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Rosie Bonnie Ammaaq
Description
Short film shows how a sled is made. Duration: 5.00.
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Family Preservation: Concepts In American Indian Communities

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
John G. Red Horse
Cecilia Martinez
Priscilla Day
Don Day
John Poupart
Dawn Scharnberg
Description
Study supports the importance of preserving tribal and historical traditional practices and values for future contemporary family models.
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'... far more happier than we Europeans': Aborigines and Farmers

Alternate Title
London Papers in Australian Studies ; no. 12
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Bill Gammage
Description
Argues that when Europeans arrived in Australia the Indigenous peoples were already using land management techniques that ensured plant and animal resources were abundant, convenient and predictable.
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Farming and Foraging at the Crossroads: The Consequences of Cherokee and European Interaction Through the Late Eighteenth Century

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Amber M. VanDerwarker
John B. Marcoux
Kandace D. Hollenback
American Antiquity, vol. 78, no. 1, January 2013, pp. 68-88
Description
Shows how changes to food production and collection was affected by uncertainty brought about by disease, colonial competition and loss of community members.
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