Environment

Discusses the importance of women's roles in determining outcomes of water issues.

[History] Thesis (Ph.D.)--Arizona State University, 2008.

Annie Richard talks about traditional lifestyle and shares her memories of childhood in the bush.

Focuses on the use of Indigenous traditional knowledge in forest management in Canada, but also addresses some issues in parks management and wildlife management outside forest ecosystems.

Social and Cultural Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--California Institute of Integral Studies, 1998.

Looks at a number of health and environmental issues among Aboriginal commnunities in Canada by focusing on the anthropegenic effects of pollution.

Biosystems Engineering Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of Manitoba, 2005.

Environmental and Life Science Thesis (M.G.I.S.)--University of Salford, 2004.

Contends that the UNDRIP will impact on the respect for the fundamental rights of indigenous people.

Argues customary and traditional laws of communal stewardship over land as opposed to individual land tenure systems should be recognized and protected for future land development. To access this article, scroll down to page 6.

Chapter in book: Ecosystem Based Management: Beyond Boundaries. Proceedings of the Sixth International Conference of Science and the Management of Protected Areas, 21-26 May 2007 edited by S. Bondrup-Nielsen, K. Beazley, G. Bissix, D. Colville, S. Flemming, T. Herman, M. McPherson, S. Mockford and S. O'Grady.

Looks at an ecological approach, that incorporates environmental, cultural & historical data with biological data, to help understand the causes of acute ear infections [Text in French].

Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--Université de Montréal, 2004.

Satirical pseudo-report to the Board of Directors of a hydroelectric project, proposing a solution to the problem of Indigenous people displaced by flooding.

American Indian Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of California, Los Angeles, 2019.

Book review of: Aqueduct: Colonialism, Resources, and the Histories We Remember by Adele Perry.

Book review of: Arc of the Medicine Line by Tony Rees.

Analysis of insect remains in soil samples shows that the Paleo-Inuit harvested trees and modified the environment and flora more intensively than previously thought.

Archaeology Thesis (M.A.)--Simon Fraser University, 2000.

Describes sites left by residents over 150 years ago that were occupied 600-700 years ago. Looks at pollen and fossil remnants.

Brief overview of Kwantlen Polytechnic University's Applied Archaelogy Project at four sites that were significant in hostilities between American miners and the Nlaka'pamux.

Book review of: The Archaeology of Australia's Deserts by Mike Smith. Scroll down to page 133 to read review.

Book review of: The Archaeology of Cape Nome, Alaska by John Bockstoce.

Forms part of the Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History, v. 58 (p.1-194).

Book review of: The Archaeology of the Caddo edited by Timothy K. Perttula and Chester P. Walker.

Architecture Thesis (M.Arch.)--Dalhousie University, 2011.

Speakers discuss polar policies of United States, Russia, Canada, Nordic states, China, and Japan, Korea and Singapore. Followed by question and answer among presenters and with audience.

Speakers discuss polar policies of United States, Russia, Canada, Nordic states, China, and Japan, Korea and Singapore. Followed by question and answer among presenters and with audience.

Looks at the challenges of climate change being witnessed in Arctic marine and coastal areas and the impact of those changes on the coastal communities.

Website links to natural resources, history and culture, social equity, environmental justice and GIS mapping. Includes case studies comparing the environmental, social and cultural impact of natural resource development.

Summarizes the six year Northern Contaminants Program (NCP) and states the next steps to overcoming the problem.

Looks at some of the challenges associated with energy development in the Arctic which include environment, underdeveloped infrastructure and legal issues surrounding consultation.

Looks at relationship between gender issues and the environment, economic conditions, domestic violence, health, housing, homelessness and politics.

Topics include consequences of polar icecap melting, devolution of responsibilities to territorial governments, significance of Russian actions, and importance of the Northwest Passage as an international seaway. Argues that federal government should be treating Arctic as maritime economy. Duration: 25:34.

Discussion of ramifications of climate change, United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, Arctic Council, prospects for economic development in light of falling oil prices, cooperation, diplomacy and maritime disputes. Duration: 21:31.

Offers five specific recommendations for consideration by policymakers.

Argues that the values, approaches and conclusions grounded in traditional knowledge, should be incorporated into the negotiation and implementation of international agreements and decision-making processes.

Website contains inks to resources, journals, bibliographies, reports, projects, stories, and other related organizations.

Comments on the AILI project which is Indigenous-initiated and driven. Excerpt from Endangered Languages Beyond Boundaries: Proceedings of the 17th FEL Conference edited by Mary Jane Norris, Erik Anonby, Maire-Okile Junker, Nicholas Ostler and Donna Patrick. .

Examines the exposure of Arctic Indigenous women, living in two communities of the Canadian Arctic, to polychlorinated biphenyls and organochlorine pesticides via their diet.

Compares how organizations representing the two peoples have characterized security in the North. The Inuit have emphasized environmental protection, preservation of cultural identity and maintenance of political autonomy. The Sami, when dealing with the same sorts of issues, tend not to frame arguments in terms of security.

Book review of: Arctic Migrants, Arctic Villagers: The Transformation of Inuit Settlement in the Central Arctic by David Damas.

Book review of: The Arctic Sky by John MacDonald. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 45.