Book review of: Haida Gwaii by Rolf W. Mathewes and Daryl W. Fedje. Scroll down to page 120 to read review.

Looks at the Pacific North Coast Integrated Management Area (PNCIMA) initiative which may result in improved protection of Haida Gwaii (Queen Charlotte Islands) waters for future generations, greater Haida participation in management decisions, and increasing emphasis on sustainability of both local fisheries and communities.

Describes the marketing of nuclear waste storage to Native Americans as a means of economic development.

Overview of project, environmental study and Aboriginal treaty rights, and concerns voiced by the communities of Lac Des Mille Lacs, Lac La Croix, Seine River, Wabigoon and Nigigoosiminikaaning.

Overview of the Convention on Biological Diversity including the history, worldwide importance of the convention and Indigenous Peoples participation.

Looks at the linkages between eating fish from the St. Lawrence River and breast milk contamination. Excerpt from Community Monitoring Handbook.

A report on the hantavirus reveals Native Americans are more exposed and susceptible to the disease than other Americans, largely due to poverty.

Looks at the Mayan calendar and the prediction of the "world as we know it" ending in the year 2012. Article found by scrolling to page 5.

Summarizes and lists issues associated with Bill C-45, C-27, S-6, S-8, C-428, S-207, and S-212.

Identifies 5 key steps: formulating question, designing program, determining roles for field work, conducting field work, and analyzing data and reporting results.

Science gains knowledge from Indigenous whalers about change in Beaufort Sea whale population and whaling.

Focuses on the First Nation's relationship with the Grand Canyon in Arizona.

Presents a conservation framework that facilitates community engagement and addresses biodiversity, culture and economy concurrently.

Discusses the Hawaii Supreme Court decision to subject all the state's fresh water regulation to a wide range of public interest concerns regarding in water.

The headboard of a grave exposed by the ocean tide at Point Barrow. Alaska, U.S.A.

Looks at British Columbia’s mountain pine beetle infestation that threatens First Nation communities and the impact it will have on cultural values and livelihoods.

Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--McMaster University, 2005.

Comments on how the environment that people live in has an impact on people's overall health. Article states that the World Health Organization's (WHO) definition of health is not just the absence of disease, but complete physical, mental and social well being.

Looks at health status, community environments, healthy growth and development, physical environment, health services, and disease and injury prevention. Identifies areas where significant health benefits can be made. Related material: Pathways to Health and Healing (Second Report).

Looks at data for parental perceptions of health from unique communities and environments in seven states and presents indicators in the family environment that may support or threaten families and children.

Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--University of Arizona, 1968.

Findings show that vulnerable sectors of the population were more prone to a decline in mental stability.

Attempts to understand health as perceived within the Sami culture.

Webcast of a presentation from Patterns of Health and Wellbeing Symposium discussing the health of Native American and Alaska Native men. Duration: 37:06.

Describes a research partnership between the Akwesasne Mohawk Nation and scientists at the University of Albany to address concerns about environmental contamination and potential health consequences, such as thyroid hormone function, social adjustment and schooling problems.

Looks at impact on neurobehavioural, immunological, reproductive, cardiovascular and endocrine function from exposure to mercury, lead, and persistent organic pollutants.

Epidemiology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of California, Davis, 2004.

Discusses the adaptation of the Enga to the environment and health impacts of lifestyle choices.

Discusses use of information on cause of disease to facilitate processes and outcome indicators for community strategy planning.

Looks at concerns of exposure to physical, biological, chemical and radiological hazards on children and the unborn..

Section three looks at Aboriginal health policy covering priority areas, programs and services, First Nations and territorial transfers, mandates and health gaps. Scroll down to page 7 for relevant materials.

Looks at the transfer of dioxin-like compounds while breast feeding, and the impact their body burden has on Inuit from birth to 75 years of age.

Discusses environmental and social factors impacting Pygmy communities. To access this article, scroll down to page 38.

Natural Resources Management Thesis (M.N.R.M.)--University of Manitoba, 1999.

Discusses a community referendum for Indigenous people to voice their right to consent to development.

Discusses disarmament activities in the Native American community and how their philosophy differs from the non-Native Americans.

Book review of: Heart of the Yukon: A Natural and Cultural History of the Mayo Area edited by Lynette Bleiler, Christopher Burn and Mark O'Donoghue.

Book review of: Heart of the Yukon edited by Lynette Bleiler, Christopher Burn, and Mark O'Donoghue.

Discusses the seabirds role in transferring heavy metals, such as lead, copper and zinc between the marine and terrestrial ecosystems.

Contends that normal levels of some nutritional elements were found in wild rice plants from northern Wisconsin while other nutritional elements, arsenic and lead, had higher levels and could be problematic for human health.

Helen and Joe Wheaton lived in Prince Albert where Joe worked for the Saskatchewan government. They were active in the CCF party and became friends of Malcolm Norris and Jim Brady.

Helga Reydon worked for many years for the Department of Natural Resources in Prince Albert. She knew Malcolm Norris, Jim Brady and Pete Tomkins.

Presents the assessment findings that will help develop environmental information services that are aligned with the needs of Aboriginal peoples and the general public.

Book review of: Herschel Island Qikiqtaryuk edited by Christopher R. Burn.

Book reviews of: Hidden Histories by Deborah Bird Rose. Born of the Conquerors by Judith Wright. Review located by scrolling to page 131.