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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 Exploratory Study Examining the Associations between Sunlight Exposure, Sleep Behaviours and Sleep Outcomes during an Arctic Summer

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Margaret M. Lubas
Ralitsa S. Maduro
Mariana Szklo-Coxe
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 78, no. 1, 2019
Description
Research found that participants with better sleep hygiene reported feeling less sleepy; but that sleep outcomes did not differ significantly by evening sunlight exposure length.
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Exploring the Governance Landscape of Indigenous Peoples and Water in Canada: An Introduction to the Special issue

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Julia Baird
Ryan Plummer
Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 23, no. 4, Special Issue: Exploring the Governance Landscape of Indigenous Peoples and Water in Canada, Spring, 2013, pp. 1-6
Description
Introduces the themes of this special issue and points out that while the focus is on Canada the themes apply to indigenous peoples globally.
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Exposure of a Cree Population Living Near Mine Tailings in Northern Quebec (Canada) to Metals and Metalloids

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Dominique Bussières
Pierre Ayotte
Patrick Levallois
Éric Dewailly
Evert Niebor
Suzanne Gingras
Suzanne Côté
Insitut National de Santé Publique de Québec (INSPQ)
Archives of Environmental Health, vol. 59, no. 12, December 2004, pp. 732-741
Description
Examines the effect of residues from copper and gold mining on the population at Oujé-Bougoumou, Québec.
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Exposure of Canadian Aboriginal Peoples to Methylmercury

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Brian Wheatley
Sylvain Paradis
Water, Air, & Soil Pollution, vol. 80, no. 1-4, February 1995, pp. 3-11
Description
Analysis of individual and community exposure to Methylmercury (MeHg) from 1970 to 1992.
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Exposure of the Inuit Population of Nunavik (Arctic Quebec) to Lead and Mercury

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Eric Dewailly
Pierre Ayotte
Suzanne Bruneau
Germain Lebel
Patrick Levallois
Jean Philippe Weber
Archives of Environmental Health, vol. 56, no. 4, July-August 2001, pp. 350-357
Description
Results from study showed a health problem especially in women of reproductive age; also suggests potential for neurological problems exists.
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Face to Face: Polar Portraits

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Erika Behrisch Elce
Northern Review, no. 33, Canadas Role in the Circumpolar World, Spring, 2011, pp. 150-152
Description
Book review of: Face to Face by Huw Lewis-Jones ; photography by Martin Hartley.
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Factors Contributing to the Cultural and Spatial Variability of Landscape Burning by Native Peoples of Interior Alaska

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David C. Natcher
Monika Calef
Orville Huntington
Sarah Trainor
Henry P. Huntington
La'ona Dewilde
Scott Rupp
F. Stuart Chapin
Ecology and Society, vol. 12, no. 1, 2007, pp. 1-12
Description
Analyzes the geographical extent to which native peoples of Interior Alaska used fire to modify the landscape at the time of European contact.
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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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Farming Muskoxen for Qiviut in Alaska: A Feasibility Study

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Laura Starr
Joshua Greenberg
Janice Rowell
Arctic, vol. 70, no. 1, March 2017, pp. [77]-85
Description
Examines principal economic variables of a hypothetical, established farm in order to evaluate its sustainable economic potential.
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File Hills Agency Interview #6

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
D.G. (Dr.) Mandelbaum
Pierre La Cree
Indian History Film Project
Description
Consists of an interview with Pierre La Cree, who gives an account of various aspects of traditional customs and lifestyle.
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Final Report on the Alaska Traditional Diet Survey

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Carol Ballew
Angela Ross
Rebecca S. Wells
Vanessa Hiratsuka
Description
Goal was to measure intake of subsistence foods so that contaminant content and potential health effects could be identified. Sample consisted of 665 individuals between the 13 and 88 from 13 villages.
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Final Report: Profile of the State of Indian Children and Youth in Support of the Domestic Policy Council Workgroup on Indian Youth

Alternate Title
Profile of the State of Indian Children and Youth in Support of the Domestic Policy Council Workgroup on Indian Youth
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Michael H. Trujillo
Leo J. Nolan
Deborah Melton
Walter Hillabrant
Judy Earp ... [et al.]
Description
"The goal of this study was to collect and organize existing information and to develop a set of recommendations to assist in the development of coordinated Federal policy."
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Final Report: Social and Economic Review of the Impact of Land Survey and Registration Systems on Canada Lands

Alternate Title
Social and Economic Review of the Impact of Land Survey and Registration Systems on Canada Lands: Final Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Hickling Arthurs Low Technology Management and Economics
Description
Paper's information based on: literature review, interviews, case studies and a workshop. Primary focus is First Nations groups but also includes information on the North (Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut), offshore and national parks.
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Final Written Submission: National Inquiry on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Amnesty International
Description
Looks at the issue in the context of gender-based violence as a human rights violation which is rooted in deep, structural discrimination and intersects with socio-economic and cultural rights violations. Outlines essential elements of a human-rights based response and identifies three keys to effectiveness.
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Finding a Place at Home: The TRC as a Means of (R)Evolution in Pre-Service (Science) Teacher Education

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Dawn Wiseman
McGill Journal of Education, vol. 53, no. 2, Spring, 2018, pp. 331-349
Description
Author explores what the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action ask of teacher educators and specifically in the field of science education. Considers how Indigenous and Western ways of knowing might be brought together to highlight “the role that Land and the natural world might play in reconciliation via science teacher education.”
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