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Understanding Community Capacity: Planning, Research and Methodology

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sean Markey
Kelly Vodden
Stephen Ameyaw
John Pierce
Mark Roseland
The Journal of Aboriginal Economic Development, vol. 2, no. 1, Winter, 2001, pp. 43-55
Describes methods used in assessing the potential for sustainable community economic development (CED).
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Understanding the Definition and Scope of the Duty to Consult and Accommodate Today and How It Impacts You

Alternate Title
Annual Forum on Aboriginal Law, Consultation, and Accommodation ; 6th
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Daniel Pagowski
Sandra Gogal
Christopher Devlin
Topics covered include: overview of the duty, cumulative effects, accommodation, roles of tribunals, strength of claim, and industry's role in consultation. Duration: 53:43.
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Understanding the Environmental Assessment Process for Energy and Mining Projects: A Toolkit for First Nations Communities

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
First Nations Energy and Mining Council
Designed to help communities and their leaders: understand the environmental assessment process, how First Nations can be effectively involved, regimes under agreements and acts, and regulatory processes. Some information is specific to the British Columbia context.
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UNESCO: (Dis)honoring Indigenous Rights

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Mililani Trask
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 38, no. 1, From the Heart of the Earth, March 2014, p. [?]
Discusses concerns about the management and protection of World Heritage sites, and Indigenous peoples' rights to self-determination and sovereignty.
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Unit 1: Our Relationship with the Land

Alternate Title
Chapter 1: Exploring the Land
[Pearson Saskatchewan Social Studies 4]
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
[Pearson Canada]

Designed for use with Pearson Saskatchewan Social Studies 4. Part of unit introduces themes related to the Grade 4 Treaty Essential Learnings which discuss the Indian Act of 1876 and how it was not part of the treaty agreements.

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Unlearning the Colonial Cultures of Planning

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Jocelyn Davies
Aboriginal History, vol. 34, 2010, pp. 309-311
Book review of: Unlearning the Colonial Cultures of Planning by Libby Porter. Review located by scrolling to page 309.
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Unlikely Alliances: Treaty Conflicts and Environmental Cooperation Between Native American and Rural White Communities

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Zoltán Grossman
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 29, no. 4, 2005, pp. 21-43
Examines economic development by tribal reserves that provide employment to local non-Indian communities, thereby increasing cooperation with non-Indian local governments and businesses.
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Uno Native Film Festival

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Brady DeSanti
Michele M. Desmarais
Beth R. Ritter
Journal of Religion & Film, vol. 18, no. 1, 2014, p. Article 40
Film reviews of: 40 Years Celebrating Wounded Knee directed by Christopher Marshall. The Medicine Game directed by Lukas Korver. Shouting Secrets directed by Korinna Sehringer. Spirit in Glass: Plateau Native Beadwork. Winter in the Blood directed by Alex Smith and Andrew J. Smith. Yellow Fever: The Navajo Uranium Legacy directed by Sophie Rousmaniere.
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[Unraveling the Spreading Cloth of Time: Indigenous Thoughts Concerning the Universe ; Walking in the Land of Many Gods: Remembering Sacred Reason in Contemporary Environmental Literature]

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Margaret Noodin
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 26, no. 3, Fall, 2014, pp. 91-93
Book reviews of: Unraveling the Spreading Cloth of Time edited by MariJo Moore and Trace A. Demeyer. Walking in the Land of Many Gods by A. James Wohlpart. Entire issue on one pdf. To access review, scroll to page 91.
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Update From CS (Canada) - 15.1

Alternate Title
The Oka Crisis
Update From Cultural Survival Canada
Articles » General
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 15, no. 1, Romanticizing the Stone Age, Spring, 1991
Brief news updates on the Oka Crisis, James Bay environmental battle, rainforest logging, and the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development, to be held in Brazil.
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Update From CS (Canada) - 15.2

Alternate Title
Update From Cultural Survival Canada
Articles » General
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 15, no. 2, Western Oceania: Caring for Ancestral Domain, Summer, 1991
Brief updates on developments on negotiations, judgments and court cases including Gitskan and Wet'suwet'en land title claim, aftermath of Oka conflict, James Bay controversy and more.
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Update From Cultural Survival (Canada) - 14.1

Alternate Title
The Innu
Update From CS Canada
Articles » General
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 14, no. 1, Breaking Out of the Tourist Trap Part 1, Spring, 1990
Brief news updates including opposition to an expansion of low-level military flights over Newfoundland and Labrador, lobbying to prevent the issuance of logging permits by the Algonquin of Barriere Lake, a spill of radioactive contaminated water in Saskatchewan, and opposition to pulp and paper mills in Alberta.
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Update From Cultural Survival (Canada) - 14.2

Alternate Title
The Innu
Update from CS Canada
Articles » General
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 14, no. 2, Breaking Out of the Tourist Trap Part 2, Summer, 1990
Brief updates on the proposed expansion of the Goose Bay air base, reprieve in the issuance of forest license agreements for the Algonquin of Barriere Lake, mercury contamination at James Bay and more.
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Update From Cultural Survival (Canada) - 14.3

Alternate Title
Update From CS Canada
Articles » General
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 14, no. 3, Cambodia, Fall, 1990
Looks at the placement of a military training facility that would impact the Innu people of Labrador, logging in Barriere, Quebec, the James Bay dispute, and the demands of the Teme-Augama Anishnabai of northern Ontario being met.
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An Update on Risk Communication in the Arctic

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Eva-Maria Krümmel
Andrew Gilman
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 75, Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Program, 2016, p. article no. 33822
Discusses initiatives used in Arctic countries to communicate the risks to Indigenous people of eating traditional (country) foods.
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Uranium

Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Magnus Isacsson
Film questions the validity of continued mining practices which are associated with environmental concerns and health hazards for Canada's Native populations. Accompanying material: Uranium: A Discussion Guide. Duration: 47:59.
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Uranium Activities' Impacts on Lakota Territory

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Lilian Jones Jarding
Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 22, no. 2, Proceedings of the 2011 Western Social Science Association American Indian Studies Section, Fall, 2011, pp. 1-21
Comments on the destruction made by exploration, mining, milling and the contamination to water, soil, plants, animals and people.
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Uranium Claims in the Lakota Nation

Alternate Title
Map: Uranium Claims in the Lakota Nation
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 4, no. 1, Spring, 1988, p. 25
Sketched map of the natural resources on the Lakota Nation reservation developed by an activist group.
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Uranium Is in My Body

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Rachel L. Spieldoch
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 20, no. 2, 1996, pp. 173-185
Describes how the Navajo fabric of life was disturbed by uranium mining in the 1940s and 1950s and how the United States Government knew the health risks, but neglected to inform Navajo workers.
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The Use of Health Indicators in Environmental Assessment

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jerry Spiegel
Annalee Yassi
Journal of Medical Systems, vol. 21, no. 5, 1997, pp. 275-289
Outlines the framework for addressing environmental health indicators and presents a case study from northern Saskatchewan using environmental assessment conduct.
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