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Walking In Time Towards 2012

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Cesar Gomez
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 35, no. 4, The Interconnectedness of Languages, Rivers, and Forests, December 2011, p. [?]
Discusses how the Maya predicted environmental degradation and the need to build a future in which humans live in harmony with the earth.
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Walking with the Earth - Pimohtiwin: Lessons to Support Science 10

Alternate Title
Teaching Materials from the Stewart Resources Centre
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Yvonne Chamakese
David Hlady
Anna-Leah King
Duane Johnson
Marcia Klein ... [et al.]

Pre-, on- and post-site lessons based on experiences at the Brightwater Science and Environment Centre. Topics such as cultural perspectives on sustainability, biodiversity within local ecosystems and personal responsibilities to the environment are explored.

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Wapos Bay: Guardians: Study Guide

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Wapos Bay; episode 9
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Lyn Daniels]
Study guide to accompany film, Wapos Bay: Guardians. Oriented toward elementary school students; contains episode descriptions, background information, previewing and post-viewing activities and questions which pertain to the key themes.
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Wapos Bay: It Came From Out There

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Wapos Bay: episode 26
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Dennis Jackson
Melanie Jackson
Three boys believe they have seen a UFO and take it upon themselves to investigate in episode 26 of a stop-motion animation series. Duration: 24:00.
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Wapos Bay: Long Goodbyes

Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Dennis Jackson
Melanie Jackson
Community members take part in a scheme to help keep a family from moving to the big city in this feature length stop-motion animation film. Duration: 72:11.
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Wapos Bay: Patients

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Wapos Bay: episode 23
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Dennis Jackson
Melanie Jackson
Water is tested for drinking quality, two youth develop a rash, and children are bullied at summer day camp in episode 23 of a stop-motion animation series. Duration: 24:00.
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Wapos Bay: The Elements: Study Guide

Alternate Title
Wapos Bay; episode 6
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Lyn Daniels]
Study guide to accompany film, Wapos Bay: The Elements. Oriented toward elementary school students; contains episode description, background information, previewing and post-viewing activities and questions which pertain to the key themes.
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Wapos Bay: The Treasure of the Sierra Metis

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Wapos Bay: episode 34
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Dennis Jackson
Melanie Jackson
Three boys search for a lost gold mine in episode 34 of a stop-motion animation series. Duration: 21:59.
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Wapos Bay: They Dance at Night: Study Guide

Alternate Title
Wapos Bay; episode 3
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Lyn Daniels]
Study guide to accompany film, Wapos Bay: They Dance at Night. Oriented toward elementary school students; contains episode description, background information, previewing and post-viewing activities and questions which pertain to the key themes.
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Wapos Bay: Time Management

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Wapos Bay: episode 27
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Dennis Jackson
Melanie Jackson
Three boys go back in time in an attempt to halt a mining project in episode 27 of a stop-motion animation series. Duration: 21:59.
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Waste-full Crossings in Thomas King's Truth and Bright Water

Alternate Title
Parallel Encounters: Culture and the Canada-U.S. Border
Waste-full Crossings: Thomas King's Rubbishy Border
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Catherine Bates
Comments on the Canadian-American border which King calls "this line of someone else's imagination" and the river that separates the town of Truth from the First Nation, Bright Water. Chapter from Parallel Encounters: Culture and the Canada-U.S. Border [edited by Gillian Roberts and David Stirrup]
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Waste Management in Labrador and Northern Communities: Opportunities and Challenges

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Catherine M.H. Keske
Morgan Mills
Laura Tanguay
Jason Dicker
Northern Review, no. 47, Dealing with Resource Development in Canada's North, August 03, 2018, pp. 79-112
Mixed methods study that examines the challenges and opportunities of waste management—including household waste and accumulations generated by military installations and extractive industries—in Nain and Happy Valley-Goose Bay.
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Water and Indigenous Peoples

Alternate Title
Knowledge of Nature ; 2
E-Books
Author/Creator
Douglas Nakashima
Moe Chiba
Jeanette Armstrong
Evo Morales
Victoria Tauli Corpuz … [et al.]
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Water and Indigenous Peoples: Canada's Paradox

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jerry P. White
Laura Murphy
Nicholas Spence
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 3, no. 3, Water and Indigenous Peoples, 2012, pp. 1-25
Discusses how colonization has limited local community responses to issues of safe drinking water on reserves.
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Water Decade

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Peter Baume
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 6, no. 1, March 1982, pp. 31-35
Reports on impact of poor water resources on the overall health of the Aboriginal population.
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Water Ethics for First Nations and Biodiversity in Western Canada

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kenichi Matsui
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 3, no. 3, Water and Indigenous Peoples, 2012, pp. 1-23
Examines three issues: need to establish stronger legal and ethical frameworks, need to raise biodiversity/water security profile, need to improve cross-cultural understanding.
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Water, Gold and Obscurity: British Columbia's Bullion Pit

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Peter R. Mulvihill
William R. Morrison
Sherry MacIntyre
Northern Review, no. 25/26, Governance in the Provincial Norths, Summer , 2005, pp. 197-210
Provides a historical overview of the abandoned gold mine and explores some of the ecological aspects of the case.
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Water Governance and Indigenous Governance: Towards a Synthesis

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Suzanne von der Porten
Rob de Loë
Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 23, no. 4, Special Issue: Exploring the Governance Landscape of Indigenous Peoples and Water in Canada, Spring, 2013, pp. 1-12
Suggests that both Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples have a role in water governance processes.
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Water Is Life: Ecologies of Writing and Indigeneity

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Christina Boyles
Hilary E. Wyss
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 30, no. 3-4, Fall-Winter, 2018, pp. 1-9
Discusses some of the sociopolitical issues and topics addressed in special issue including #NoDAPL, the cuts to the American Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), water sovereignty, regulation and distribution, and extractive practices.
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Water Quality a Common Problem

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Cheryl Petten
Ontario Birchbark, vol. 4, no. 9, November 2005, pp. 1-2
Suggests that more needs to be done to improve drinking water safety in First Nation communities.
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Water Rights and Wrongs

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Maura Hanrahan
Alternatives Journal, vol. 29, no. 1, Winter, 2003, pp. 31-34
Examines unsafe water and related health problems in Black Tickle, Labrador.
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Watershed Planning in Clayoquot Sound, Volume 5: Hesquiaht Watershed Plan

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Clayoquot Sound Technical Planning Committee
Volume 5 states that the purpose of the plan is to map and designate the areas that will be set aside as reserves to protect a range of forest values. The plan will also map and designate the harvested areas and the land that is outside of reserves, but where sustainable forest harvesting can take place.
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Watt-Cloutier Awarded Prestigious Prize

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Rosa Harris-Adler
Inuktitut, no. 97, Summer, 2005, pp. 8-9
Longtime Inuk activist and head of the Inuit Circumpolar Conference receives the Sophie Award honouring her work on climate change.
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The Way Forward: How Indigenous Philanthropy Can Change the World

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Evelyn Arce
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 37, no. 2, The Seventh Generation: Spotlight on Indigenous Youth, June 2013, p. [?]
Describes effective grant-making strategies to support sustainable and culturally appropriate development projects, planned and implemented by and for Indigenous communities.
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A Way of Life Lost: The Legacy of Residential Schools

Alternate Title
Nation2Nation Speaker Series
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Stephen Augustine
Speaker talks about social life and customs of the Mik'maq and how residential schools interrupted their way of life. Duration: 51:20.
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