Fish & Wildlife

Sense of Coherence (SOC) appears to be related to reindeer herding in addition to age and general health factors.

"The research of SERC 2, has been undertaken to determine if countervailing opportunities for such communities in other natural resources sectors with respect to the sectors of non-timber forest resources, non-traditional fisheries, local and organic food systems, renewable energy, and eco-tourism existed within Alberta and B.C."

A set of 11 photographs of Calvin McKenzie setting a snare. Snaring animals, fish, and birds has been a way of securing food for thousands of years in northern Saskatchewan. Even today many people use snares to catch food when living in the bush.

Docu-drama about a young man from the Lakota Sioux Nation in South Dakota who travels to Washington State to live with his uncle to learn about his relatives, the coastal Salish. In the process he also learns about the environment and the salmon. Duration: 43:59 See resource guide Shadow of the Salmon: Respect the Salmon, Respect Yourself.

Guide accompanies docu-drama, Shadow of the Salmon. Provides links for resources, suggestions for classroom activities, stories to read aloud in class and information about history and resource management in Washington State.

Discusses potential risks to wildlife, water, air, and human health in territories upstream from extraction sites.

Explorers relationship between Indigenous and Settler fishers in context of the post Marshall decision.

A ledger containing a detailed calendar of outgoing correspondence from the [Shellbrook] Agency. Correspondence subjects include medical and school admissions, building and housing construction, and grocery, stationery and agricultural purchases. This ledger contains information relating to private and legal matters of individuals, therefore there are no pages available for viewing.

Historical note:

Harold Nelson Woodsworth served as an Indian Agent at a number of agencies in Saskatchewan.

Identifies perceptions of the risks and benefits of the shellfish aquaculture tenuring system, and presents the results of 56 interviews conducted with individuals involved in shellfish production in BC.

Part of: University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology, vol. 7, (pp309-356).

Looks at the impact shifting cultivation has on the habitat of wildlife and consequences for indigenous people in the Karen communities in Thailand. To access this article, scroll down to page 22.

Overview of an initiative to document and map Inuit sea ice use in Nunavut and Nunavik communities, with a discussion of how Inuit knowledge of sea ice is important to the climatic changes and the cultural and social changes in the Arctic regions.

Looks at Christopher D. Stone's work, Should Trees Have Standing? Toward Legal Rights for Natural Objects regarding the status and legal recognition of the natural world.

Author examines recorded names for birds in the language of the Yupik; finds a strong correlation between the imposition of Russian language and schooling and the loss of Yupik bird names and the traditional knowledge contained therein.

Consists of an interview with George First Rider about the story of the coyote who taught the hunter how to get game, and the success which followed for the hunter and his companions.

Consists of an interview with George First Rider where he discusses the importance of elk.

Consists of an interview with George First Rider where he tells of the significance of the owl to the Medicine Pipe.

Consists of an interview with George First Rider where he discusses the role of the beaver in Blackfoot life and ceremonies.

Consists of an interview with George First Rider where he explains the importance of the eagle in Blackfoot ceremonialism.

Consists of an interview with George First Rider where he tells of the importance of the antelope in Blackfoot ceremonialism and he mentions various tipi designs as well.

Consists of an interview with George First Rider discussing the role of the buffalo and other animals in Blood Indian ceremonialism.

Consists of an interview with George First Rider where he discusses the significance of animals in ceremonialism.

Consists of the interview with George First Rider where he describes the role of the otter in the Horn Society.

Looks at Oolichan fishing and the process of rendering the grease from the fish. Duration: 19:59.

Representation of similarities between the residential school system and killing of the buffalo. Uses National Film board archives. Duration: 3:42.

Presents concerns voiced by Doig River, Halfway River, Prophet River and West Moberly First Nations to the Site C Clean Energy Joint Review Panel regarding the Project and consultation about the environmental assessment.

Image of a group of Aboriginal persons [skinning an animal or sea animal; summer scene. Buildings in background.

Book review of: Skylark Meets Meadowlark by Thomas C. Gannon.

This booklet shows in detail the various steps of the traditional Aboriginal method of smoke tanning big game hides. The Saskatchewan Indian Arts and Crafts Advisory Committee organized a training program held at Chitek Lake, Saskatchewan in May 1974.

Study findings suggest that Greenlandic worker allergies are as common as they are in Canadian fishery workers.

Examines the social networks connected to the harvesting of wild food in the Little Red River Cree Nation.

Study occurred between Sept. 2011 and Dec. 2013 and used biomonitoring data from 208 women in 14 villages; researchers found an inverse relationship between education and Hg levels, but no association between education and PCB concentrations.

Geography Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Victoria, 2006.

Book review of: A Song For a Horse Nation: Horses in Native American Cultures by George P. Horse Capture and Emily Her Many Horses.

Geography Thesis (M.A.)--University of Ottawa, 1988.

Looks at Indigenous hunting patterns, using a mixed-methods approach and taking into account both biophysical and cultural/spiritual factors.

Summarizes the data collected from a 6 year program in 1991 to 1997, to investigate the presence of contaminants in Canadian Arctic freshwater and terrestrial ecosystems.

Booklet about various at-risk species in northwestern Manitoba including: lake sturgeon, woodland caribou, flooded jellyskin, yellow rails, and monarchs.

Presents a booklet of information about various at-risk species in southwestern Manitoba including: small white lady's slipper, red-headed woodpecker, monarch butterfly, northern leopard frog, and bigmouth buffalo.

Book reviews of: Spirits of our Whaling Ancestors by Charlotte Cote. The Whaling People of the West Coast of Vancouver Island and Cape Flattery by Eugene Y. Arima and Alan L. Hoover. Entire book review section on one pdf. To access this review scroll to p. 123.

Discusses the connection between both animal and human worlds which instills a way of life and a respect for life in those who follow the traditional Native American way.

Looks at the dependence on birds for food and sewing needles.

Provides an exposure scenario that may help improve the risk assessment of tribal communities whom practice a traditional subsistence lifestyle and diet.

Documents the activities of a Netsilik family unit hunting seal on the spring ice floes. Shows techniques of stalking, killing, skinning, butchering and preparing the hide and internal organs for use. Also depicts the division of labour between the men and women. Duration: 24:31.

Documents the activities of a Netsilik family unit hunting seal on the spring ice floes. Shows techniques of stalking, killing, skinning, butchering and preparing the hide and internal organs for use. Also depicts the division of labour between the men and women. Duration: 33:45.