Environment

Follow up report to the 2004 Arctic Human Development Report (AHDR).

Social and Economic Development Thesis (B.A.) -- Háskólinn á Akureyri, 2007.

Presents some of the health problems from UVB radiation including cataracts, photokeratitis, immunosuppression, genetic interaction, skin cancer, non-hodgkin's lymphoma etc..

Presents an ecological and nutritional overview of Inuit food sources.

Overview of the Study on Environment and Reproductive Health which looked at exposure to PTS (persistent toxic substances).

Brief discussion on solar gardens installed on the reservation that provide energy assistance to 100 low-income families and how the College is leveraging the new infrastructure to connect with solar energy training and careers.

Arsene Fontaine reminiscences.

An analysis of the art installation performed and exhibited in 2018 and discussion of how the artist's works express resistance to the proposed oil pipeline and energy extraction projects going through or near Indigenous lands in the U.S. and Canada.

Discussion with three artists about the challenges they face creating their work due to shortages of resources and environmental factors. Part 1 of 2. Duration: 53:30.

Question and answer session with three artists discussing challenges they face due to shortages of resources and environmental factors. Part 2 of 2. Duration: 22:32.

Book review of: As Long as the Rivers Run: Hydroelectric Development and Native Communities in Western Canada by James B. Waldram.

Earth and Atmospheric Sciences Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Alberta, 2007.

Geography Thesis (Ph.D.)--Unviersity of Toronto, 2010.

Looks at artifactual, faunal and midden deposit information in the study of fall and winter settlements by examining eight Thule winter houses around Lake Harbour.

Comments on the impacts of the terms and implementation of the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act (CEAA) on First Nations.

Research project sought to comprehend the Ardoch Algonquin First Nation's (AAFN) traditional spiritual ecology and compare it to Ontario government resource development strategy.

Conflict Analysis and Management (M.A.)--Royal Roads University, 2001.

Natural Resources Management Thesis (M.N.R.M.)--University of Manitoba, 1998.

Looks at dietary intake patterns, physical activity levels, dietary behaviours, chronic disease and psychosocial factors.

Health Studies and Gerontology Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of Waterloo, 2016.

Discusses use of the Parameter-based Trafficability Hierarchy (PATH) framework in three case studies in Alaska.

Environmental Studies Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of Victoria, 2015.

Geography Thesis (M.A.)--University of Guelph, 2007.

Examines oilsands expansion, the impacts on Aboriginal rights and policy determinants for assessing these impacts. To access this article, scroll down to page 30.

Fish and Wildlife Management Thesis (M.Sc.)--Montana State University, 2011.

Research uses a computer simulation calculate Reindeer’s heat balance, and then assess the climate conditions at 70 different locales, results show that thermal and climatic factors are very important in Indigenous reindeer herding styles.

Comparative study findings revealed that mercury showed best correlation between calculated and measured values.

Reports the levels of cadmium, lead, and mercury in traditional foods from Qikiqtarjuaq, Baffin Island and the related health risks and benefits of eating these foods.

Discusses how the radiation exposure experienced by Native American Communities near the Nevada Test Site during the 1950s and 1960s were not properly represented in dose reconstructions due to diet variables.

Natural Resources Management Thesis (M.N.R.M.)--University of Manitoba, 1999.

Literature review of epidemiological studies searched in Medline and published between 1946 and January 2014. Found 60 relevant primary studies.

Chemical and Environmental Toxicology Thesis (MSc)--University of Ottawa, 2009.

History Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2010.

Historical background and submissions to the Indian Claims Commission (ICC) regarding Canada breaching its fiduciary obligations to the Band for environmental damages to Reserve 201 caused by construction and operation of the W.A.C. Bennett Dam. ICC found Canada has a lawful obligation and recommends the claim be negotiated under Canada's Specific Claims Policy. Commissioners include : P.E. James Prentice, Carole T. Corcoran, Aurélien Gill. [This file has been saved and made available online with permission from the Indian Claims Commission website before it closed down in March 2009.]

Teacher's guide to accompany documentary by Jeff Bear and Marianne Jones about the decision by Haida Elders to occupy the front lines in a logging blockade which took place in the winter of 1985-1986. Highlights the Haida's relationship with the land, and respect for Elders and their roles in Indigenous society.

Shows the distribution of the Aboriginal population (including Indians, Metis and Inuit) in comparison to the location of forests. Data from Atlas of Canada, 6th edition. Scroll down to choose download option.

Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--McMaster University, 1992.

Environment and Sustainability Thesis (MES)--University of Saskatchewan, 2015.

A discussion of Land rights under Treaty #7; trade of furs for goods; and the dispersal of the Blackfoot people and eventual return to the Blackfoot Reserve under Crowfoot.

Describes the tour given to an Australian delegation by Cameco, highlighting cultural centres and mining sites. Article located by scrolling to page 17.

Book review of: Australian Rainforests by David Bowman. Review located by scrolling to page 276.

Discusses literary interpretation of animals by N. Scott Momaday, Leslie Silko, Louise Erdrich, Louis Owen and Gordon Henry.

Autometallographic (AMG) tracing has shown to have merit as a productive way to track mercury pollution in wildlife.

Comments on award recipient, Dayamani Barla, in recognition of her pioneering grass root leadership for tribal rights.