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[The Koryak]: Material Culture and Social Organization

Alternate Title
[Memoirs of the American Museum of Natural History ; v. 10]
[Publications of] the Jesup North Pacific Expedition ; v. 6, pt. 2
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
[Waldemar Jochelson]
Forms part of the Memoirs of the American Museum of Natural History, v. 10 (p. [383]-842). PLEASE NOTE: Title page is inaccurate does not reflect the actual document.
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Land-Based Learning

Alternate Title
[McDowell Foundation Research Project ; no. 269]
[The Wuschusk or Muskrat Project: The Practices]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Renée Carrière
Bonnie Werner
Leda Corrigal
Tim Jardine.]
Brochure which presents the findings and practices of The Wuchusk or Muskrat Project
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Lead Exposure in Nunavik: From Research to Action

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ariane Couture
Benoît Levesque
Éric Dewailly
Gina Muckle
Serge Déry
Jean-Francois Proulx
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 71, 2012, p. article no. 18591
The regulation of lead shot in 1999 has led to a significant reduction in bloods levels of lead in Nunavut, but levels are still higher than other North American regions.
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Lead Shot Contribution to Blood Lead of First Nations People: The Use of Lead Isotopes to Identify the Source of Exposure

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Leonard J. S. Tsuji
Bruce C. Wainman
Ian D. Martin
Celine Sutherland
Jean-Philippe Weber
et al.
Science of the Total Environment, vol. 405, no. 1/3, November 2008, pp. 180-185
Concludes that lead-contaminated game bird meat is a significant source of exposure for First Nation Cree of the western James Bay region.
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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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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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Letters of Sir Alexander MacKenzie

Archival » Archival Items
Author/Creator
MacKenzie
Alexander
This book consists of letters written to Roderic Mackenzie during Alexander Mackenzie's travels to such places as Ile a la Crosse, Grand Portage, Sandy Bay, Athabasca, Lac la Loche, Lac la Pluie, Fort Chipeywan, and other locations. He frequently mentions encounters with Indians, specifically "Red Knives", Chipewyan, Cree, and Beaver Indians.
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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 On The Trapline

Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
Lois Dalby (photographer)
A set of 47 photographs on various aspects of life on the trapline.
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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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Linkages Between Human Health and Ocean Health: A Participatory Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment for Marine Mammal Harvesters

Alternate Title
Proceedings of the 15th International Congress on Circumpolar Health
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lily Gadamus
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 72, Supplement 1, 2013, p. article no. 20715
Recommendations include incorporating local knowledge into the decision making process in order to arrive at a mutually beneficial outcome.
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Linking Traditional Knowledge and Environmental Practice in Ontario

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Deborah McGregor
Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. 43, no. 3, Fall, 2009, pp. 69-100, 245
Looks at how traditional knowledge can be used in resource and environmental management and discusses case studies involving the incorporation of traditional knowledge into environmental management.
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Living at a High Arctic Polynya: Inughuit Settlement and Subsistence around the North Water During the Thule Station Period, 1910-53

Alternate Title
Human Landscapes in the North: Papers in Honour of Dr. Priscilla Renouf
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Bjarne Grønnow
Arctic, vol. 69, no. 5, Suppl. 1, 2016, p. article no. 4573
Uses ethnographic sources for information about geographical location and character of winter settlements, communication and transportation networks, mobility of families, hunting grounds, seasonal hunting and trading, and hunting strategies.
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Living Off the Land in the Early Twentieth Century: First Nations Subsistence in Saskatchewan

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Janet Mackenzie
Examines Aboriginal subsistence in Saskatchewan in the late 19th century and early decades of the 20th century; looks at the spiritual connection to the land, the earth and the water; discusses how the seasonal round affected all aspects of life; and comments on the gathering of plants and plant resources.
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Lizette Ahenakew Interview

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Lizette Ahenakew
Christine Welsh
Indian History Film Project
She was born on the Little Pine Reserve, the first girl from that reserve to attend high school. She tells of some childhood memories; naming ceremonies; significance of Indian names; the training of children, especially girls; menarche seclusion; women: influence of, in religion and ceremonialism, pregnancy; her education: traditional; experiences in Anglican boarding school (integrated) in Saskatoon; training for roles as wife and mother.
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Local Fish Consumption and Serum PCB Concentrations among Mohawk Men at Akwesasne

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Edward F. Fitzgerald
Debra A. Deres
Syni-An Hwang
Brian Bush
Bao-zhu Yang
et al.
Environmental Research, vol. 80, no. 2, February 1999, pp. S97-S103
Discusses a study conducted from 1992-1995 involving 139 Mohawk men to determine PCB levels in their serum and the relationship to fish consumption.
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Local Observations of Climate Change and Impacts on Traditional Food Security in Two Northern Aboriginal Communities

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Melissa Guyot
Cindy Dickson
Chris Paci
Chris Furgal
Hing Man Chan
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 65, no. 5, 2006, pp. 403-415
Looks at a study that recorded participant observations of changes in the local environment, harvesting situations and traditional food species to explore the impact on traditional food.
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"La Loche"

E-Books
Author/Creator
Ray Marnoch
File contains the historical booklet, "I Wasn't Put on this Earth for Nothin': Stories from La Loche, Saskatchewan. It was a "Celebrate Saskatchewan, 1905-1980" brochure, compiled by Ray Marnoch.
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Long-term Trends of Persistent Organochlorine Pollutants, Occupancy and Reproductive Success in Peregrine Falcons (Falco peregrinus tundrius) Breeding Near Rankin Inlet, Nunavut, Canada

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Alastair Franke
Mike Setterington
Gordon Court
Detlef Birkholz
Arctic, vol. 63, no. 4, December 2010, pp. 442-450
Studies the decline in peregrine falcons and associates this decline with climate change rather than persistent organochlorine pollutants such as DDT.
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Looking at the NRTA Options

Alternate Title
Comment
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Paul Chartrand
Eagle Feather News, vol. 14, no. 8, August 2011, p. 6
Comments on the Natural Resources Transfer Agreement and particularly the provision known as the game laws paragraph. Article found by scrolling to page 6.
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Loon

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
John Kooistra
The Northern Review, no. 31, Northern Literature, Fall, 2009, p. 107
Poem.
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Lords of the Arctic

Alternate Title
Arctic Mission
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Jean Lemire
Caroline Underwood
Documentary discusses the implications of global warming for the ecosystem of the region. Accompanying material: Lords of the Arctic [Study Guide]. Duration: 52:03.
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Louis Boucher Interview

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Louis Boucher
Richard Lightning
Indian History Film Project
An interview which discusses the signing of Treaty 8: understanding of promises made, the establishment of Wood Buffalo Natural Park, and the need for a reserve at Fort Chipewyan for trapping and hunting.
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Ma'iingan

Alternate Title
Maajii-Ojibwemowag = They Begin to Speak Ojibwe
Stories of the Four-Legged: A Waabanong Book
[Maajii-Ojibwemowag = They Begin to Speak Ojibwe: ANA Language Project Teacher/Caregiver Supplemental Document]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Niibaagaabaaw (David Aubid)

Children's story about the relationship between the Ojibwe and the wolf; in English and Ojibwe.

Accompanying Material: Colouring Book and Supplemental Document.

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