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Learning from the Land

Alternate Title
Reconciliation Through Indigenous Education: Unit 5 Introduction
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Jan Hare
Looks at the foundations of Indigenous education based on land and place and the connection to the natural world. Unit 5 of 6. Duration: 11:48.
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Learning Guide: The Salmon Bears: Giants of the Great Bear Rainforest

Alternate Title
The Salmon Bears Learning Guide
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Alex Van Tol
Lauren Hudson
Diana Chan
Johanna Gordon-Walker
Karen McAllister

For use with book of same name, written by Ian McAllister and Nicholas Read. Lesson plans for Grades 4-7 correspond to each chapter in the book.

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Learning & Knowing in Indigenous Societies Today

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Marie-Claude Mattéi Muller
Margaret Florey
Stanford Zent
Jorge Ishizawa
Grimaldo Rengifo ... [et al.]
Papers discuss loss of language and Indigenous knowledge and ways of learning in various countries.
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Leaving the Simpson Desert

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Luise Hercus
Aboriginal History, vol. 9, no. 1, 1985, pp. 22-41
Discusses the Wangkangurru people, their language and water supply.
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The Legacy of the Nuxalk Food and Nutrition Program for the Food Security, Health and Well-being of Indigenous Peoples in British Columbia

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Harriet V. Kuhnlein
Karen Fediuk
Charles Nelson
Elizabeth Howard
Suzanne Johnson
BC Studies, no. 179, Ethnobotany in BC, Autumn, 2013, pp. [159]-187
Describes program which provides example of how communities use local food systems as a vehicle for health education and wellness promotion.
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Legal and Policy Tools for Source Water Protection in Indigenous Communities: A Tri-First Nation (Chippewas of the Thames First Nation, Munsee-Delaware First Nation, Oneida Nation of the Thames) and Canadian Environmental Law Association Initiative

Alternate Title
Tri-Nation Source Water Protection Project
E-Books
Author/Creator
Canadian Environmental Law Association
Chippewas of the Thames First Nation
Munsee-Delaware First Nation
Oneida Nation of the Thames
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The Legal Fiction of the Lake Matchimanitou Indian School

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Matthew L.M. Fletcher
The American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law, vol. 13, no. 3, 2005, pp. 597-631
Uses fictitious story of tribally-run school which eventually is taken over by non-Indians as an allegory for the European conquest of Indigenous peoples.
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The Legality of the Belo Monte Hydroelectric Construction From the Perspective of Indigenous Land Rights

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Sayuri Fujishima
Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 24, no. 4, Developments and Challenges of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Five Years On, Spring, 2014, pp. 1-9
Argues that in order for the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People to be enforced, we need to change our views on minority and indigenous rights.
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Legend of Mistassini has Modern Chapter

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Doug Cuthand
StarPhoenix, November 22, 1996, p. A5
Relates the story of the buffalo-shaped stone Mistassini, sacred to First Nations but destroyed when Gardiner Dam was built on the Saskatchewan River.
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Lehae-La-Rona: Epistemological Interrogations to Broaden our Conception of Environment and Sustainability

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Tsepo Mokuku
Canadian Journal of Environmental Education, vol. 17, [Indigenizing and Decolonizing Environmental Education], 2012, pp. 159-172
Author discusses her involvement in the Development Partnerships in Higher Education (DelPHE) project and the process developing an education for sustainable development theory suited to the context of the country of Lesotho.
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Leslie Marmon Silko's Sacred Water

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Laura Coltelli
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 8, no. 4, Series 2; European Writings on Native American Literatures, Winter, 1996, pp. [21]-29
Discusses the different manifestations of the theme of water in the anthology. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
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Lessons From Genetic Studies in Native Canadian Populations / Discussion

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robert A. Hegele
Nutrition Reviews, vol. 57, no. 5, Part 2, May 1999, pp. S43-S49
Study compares genetic and environmental attributes of the Sandy Lake Oji-Cree and the Keeewatin Inuit in an attempt to explain disease prevalence in the two communities.
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Lessons From the Land and Sea: A Best Practices Guide to Cultural Ecotourism for Coastal First Nations of British Columbia

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Sandra Thomson
Describes state of cultural ecotourism industry, presents four case studies, provides overview of guiding principles of Eco-system-Based Management, and describes activities and strategies that provide a solid foundation to build cultural ecotourism. Summary of Nature Based Tourism and Tenuring Strategy Part 1: North and Central Coast Profile by P. Williams and A. Heidt and Part II: Best Practices and Case Studies by P. Williams, J. Reilly, a. Heidt and S. Johnsen.
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Letter

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
H. Russel Holland
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 20, no. 3, 1996, pp. 167-170
Response to the article, ""Ethnicity, Not Culture? Obfuscating Social Science in the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill" which was in the American Indian Culture and Research Journal Vol. 19, No. 4, 1995, at pages 1-124. This response letter discusses the misconceptions in the original article.
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Level and Temporal Trend of Perfluoroalkyl Acids in Greenlandic Inuit

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Manhai Long
Rossana Bossi
Eva C. Bonefeld-Jørgensen
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 71, p. article no. 17998
Study findings conducted with 284 subjects suggest that sources other than seafood intake may contribute to elevated perfluoroalkyl acids (PFAAs) in Nuuk Inuit than non-Nuuk Inuit.
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Level of Selected Toxic Elements in Meat, Liver, Tallow and Bone Marrow of Young Semi-Domesticated Reindeer (Rangifer Tarandus Tarandus L.) From Northern Norway

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ammar Ali Hassan
Charlotta Rylander
Magritt Brustad
Torkjel M. Sandanger
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 71, 2012, p. article no. 18187
Results show that the highest level of contaminants was found in the liver with indications of low elevated risk associated with consumption.
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Levels and Trends of Contaminants in Humans of the Arctic

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jennifer Gibson
Bryan Adlard
Kristin Olafsdottir
Torkjel Manning Sandanger
John Øyvind Odland
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 75, Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Program, 2016, p. article no. 33804
Looks at information from biomonitoring data on traditional foods in the Arctic and shows new contaminants are being detected which could require new international risk management.
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Life-giving Land

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Yvonne Raymond
Canada's History, vol. 91, no. 4, pp. 12-13
Looks at preserving an area of land, Pimachiowin Aki, as an UNESCO heritage site due to the efforts of five First Nations and two provinces.
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Life is Good ... Winter Has Left Us, Finally

Alternate Title
Introspection
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Winona Wheeler
Eagle Feather News, vol. 11, no. 6, June 2008, p. 5
Looks at the tradition of planting gardens, the demise of this tradition, and random acts of kindness. Article located by scrolling to page 5.
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A Life Vest for Hudson Bay's Drifting Stewardship

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nunavut Hudson Bay Inter-Agency Working Group
Arctic, vol. 61, no. 5, Supplement 1, 2008, pp. 35-47
Discusses the use of scientific and Inuit knowledge to understand the effects of natural and human-induced changes on the Arctic marine ecosystem and the collaboration needed to unify the coastal and marine governance in the eastern Canadian Arctic.
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Lifestyles, Diets, and Native American Exposure Factors Related to Possible Lead Exposures and Toxicity

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Stuart Harris
Barbara L. Harper
Environmental Research, vol. 86, no. 2, June 2001, pp. 140-148
Argues that examination of traditional diets which result in exposure, poor food diets which increase absorption and possible exposure to lead paint is needed to assess potential correlations with blood lead levels.
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Linda Hogan’s Tribal Imperative: Collapsing Space through “Living” Tribal Traditions and Nature

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Melani Bleck
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 11, no. 4, Series 2; [Special Issue on] Linda Hogan, Winter, 1999, pp. [23]-45
Contends that Hogan's novels demonstrate themes of rejection of Western spatial concepts and in favour of the Native America world view and experiences. Entire issue on one PDF. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
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