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Where Are We Going?

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Brian Sloan
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 22, no. 1, Native Activism, Fall, 2010, pp. 46-47
Presents the short story, Where Are We Going by Brian Sloan, that discusses the viewpoint that each generation seems to be moving further away from nature.
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Where the Scientists Roam: Ecology, Management and Bison in Northern Canada

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
John Sandlos
Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. 37, no. 2, Summer, 2002, pp. 93-129
Explores the historical role scientists played in debates about wildlife management in Wood Buffalo National Park and examines four distinct periods of wildlife science in the park.
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White Bear Youth Participate in Cultural Science Camp

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Susan Maxie
Eagle Feather News, vol. 10, no. 9, September 2007, p. 12
Comments on a youth camp, held at White Bear Lake Resort, which focused on discovering the beauty of the land and natural resources. Article located by scrolling to page 12.
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White Water

Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
Christina Bateman (photographer)
Image of rapids. Trip of Christina Bateman and Annie McKay.
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Whiteboard Animation for Knowledge Mobilization: A Test Case from the Slave River and Delta, Canada

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lori E. A. Bradford
Lalita A. Bharadwaj
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 74, no. 1, 2015
Reports on a project that used a collaborative process to create a 13 minute whiteboard video about changing environments in Northern Canadian communities and distributed it to local people. Project stakeholders were able to resolve multiple challenges and feel whiteboard videos may provide a viable and culturally relevant way of disseminating information.
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Who Is Research Serving? A Systematic Realist Review of Circumpolar Environment-Related Indigenous Health Literature

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jen Jones
Ashlee Cunsolo
Sherilee L. Harper
PLoS One, vol. 13, no. 5, May 24, 2018, p. article e0196090
Search of PubMed, CAB Direct and Web of Science for peer-reviewed articles published between 2000 and 2015 produced 201 results which were then analyzed in terms of community-engagement, whether results were utilized by Indigenous communities, governments, or organizations, and whether the study results were accessible (open-access).
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Who Knows What about Gorillas? Indigenous Knowledge, Global Justice, and Human-Gorilla Relations.

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Adam Pérou Hermans Amir
IK: Other Ways of Knowing, vol. 5, June 2019, pp. 1-40
Author asserts that Indigenous African knowledge about gorillas has been excluded from contemporary conservation efforts and that this limits their effectiveness. Argues that in order to engage Indigenous knowledge conservationists must reflect on their own ways of knowing and accept different understandings of ecology.
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Who's Afraid of the Big, Bad FPIC?: The Evolving Integration of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples into Canadian Law and Policy

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Lorraine Land
Northern Public Affairs, vol. 4, no. 2, The Right to Free, Prior & Informed Consent, May 2016, pp. 42-49
Looks at two examples of free, prior and informed consent evolving in Canadian law: the Saugeen Ojibway Nation in Ontario, and the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation in Alberta.
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Who's The Boss? Post-Colonialism, Ecological Research and Conservation Management on Australian Indigenous Lands

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Wayne Barbour
Christine Schlesinger
Ecological Management & Restoration, vol. 13, no. 1, Indigenous Land and Sea Management in Remote Australia, January 2012, pp. 36-41
Discusses how some Indigenous people may at times perceive contemporary Natural Resources Management ideas and practices.
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Who Will Pay for Harper's Cuts?

Articles » General
Windspeaker, vol. 30, no. 3, June 2012, p. 5

Comments on federal cuts at Environment Canada and proposed cuts to the Canadian Coast Guard and Search and Rescue stations.

Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.5.

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Whose Land Is It Anyway? National Interest, Indigenous Stake Holders, and Colonial Discourses: The Case of Jubiluka Uranium Mine

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Subhabrata Bobby Banerjee
Organization & Environment, vol. 13, no. 1, March 2000, pp. 3-38
Examines case where Indigenous interests were put last when permission was given by the Australian government to mine in the Kakadu National Park, a world heritage site and home to the Mirrar people.
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Why Children With Diabetes Matter to All of Us: The Seven Generations

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Heather J. Dean
Elizabeth A. C. Sellers
Canadian Journal of Diabetes, vol. 38, no. 4, August 2014, pp. 217-218
Discusses a lifecylce approach to diabetes and the need to balance basic science research to understand causes of type 1 and type 2 diabetes in children.
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Why People Gamble: A Qualitative Study of Four New Zealand Ethnic Groups

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Samson Tse
Lorna Dyall
Dave Clarke
Max Abbott
Sonia Townsend
Pefi Kingi
International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, vol. 10, no. 6, December 2012, pp. 849-861
Project aimed to develop a framework to explain how environmental, cultural, and social factors contribute to gambling behaviours.
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Wilderness Conditions: Ranging for Place and Identity in Louis Owens’ Wolfsong

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Susan Bernardin
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 10, no. 2, Series 2; [Special Issue on] Louis Owens, Summer, 1998, pp. 79-93
Discussion of the novel's theme tracing the environmental and spiritual devastation caused by the concepts of manifest destiny and nation building as used by EuroAmericans. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
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Wilderness Politics in Finnish Lapland: Core and Periphery Conflicts

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
James N. Gladden
The Northern Review, no. 23, Special Issue: [Northern Communities and the State], Summer, 2001, pp. 59-81
Looks at future public policy decisions regarding tourist use in designated wilderness areas that has raised concerns for Sami people.
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Wilfred & Harriet Chocan Interview

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Wilfred Chocan
Harriet Chocan
Mary Mountain
Iris Baker
Indian History Film Project
An interview with Wilfred and Harriet Chocan about the joys and challenges in their lives from childbirth to caring for the elderly and death.
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Will Big Trotter Reclaim His Place? The Role of the Wolf in Navajo Tradition

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Steve Pavlik
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 24, no. 4, 2000, pp. 107-125
Describes the destruction of the wolf and argues that with the reintroduction of the wolf to their native habitat, there may be a restored harmony and balance for the Navajo people.
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William & Helen Trudeau 2

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
William Trudeau
Helen Trudeau
Tony Snowsill
Christine Welsh
Ernest Debassigae
Indian History Film Project
William and Helen Trudeau discuss the traditional ways of gathering, preserving and storing food. They also talk about the origins of some traditional stories. Interpreter : E. Debassigae ; transcribed by J. Greenwood.
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Windspeaker News Briefs

Articles » General
Windspeaker, vol. 28, no. 7, October 2010, p. 9

Outlines six stories including: flooding and a mudslide in the community of Tsawataineuk First Nation, tropical storm Earl uncovers First Nations artifacts in New Brunswick, questions about gun registry violating treaty rights and more.

Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.9.

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WIPO-UNEP Study on the Role of Intellectual Property Rights in the Sharing of Benefits Arising From the Use of Biological Resources and Associated Traditional Knowledge

Alternate Title
WIPO Study ; no. 4
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Anil K. Gupta
Uses three case studies to show the inadequacies in sharing arrangements for traditional knowledge holders regarding the use of biological and genetic resources and the restrictions of using existing intellectual property frameworks.
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"With Anything Manmade There is Going to be Danger": The Cultural Context of Navajo Opinions Regarding Snowmaking on the San Francisco Peaks

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Adam Dunstan
Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 21, no. 2, Proceedings of the 2010 Western Social Science Association American Indian Studies Section, Summer, 2010, pp. 1-6
Comments on the objections to use artificial snow made from reclaimed treated sewage water, due to the sacred nature of the peaks.
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