Fish & Wildlife

Comments on the destruction made by exploration, mining, milling and the contamination to water, soil, plants, animals and people.

Looks at lead shot used for hunting in regions of Alaska, and the route of human lead exposure in susceptible populations.

Young environmentalist discusses her views and her song, Shallow Waters which highlights how an oil spill in the northwest coast could tragically end the traditional way of life for many coastal First Nations and devastate all marine and coastal life and habitat.

Community and Regional Planning Thesis (M.Sc.)--The University of British Columbia, 1995.

Discusses methods and results gained from land use and occupancy studies which was used for negotiating land withdrawals legally prohibiting new land sales, land leases, mineral staking, oil/gas exploration and timber cutting. To access this article, scroll down to page 30.

Marine Management Thesis (M.M.M.)--Dalhousie University, 2011.

Indigenous Studies Thesis (M.Phil.)--University of Tromsø, 2012.

Includes pre- and post-reading activities and nine handouts.

Contends that work needs to be done to decolonize written academic knowledge on Indigenous peoples. Includes poem.

Examines the social aspects of the mixed economy involving polar bears and how interconnected the monetary economy, subsistence economy, and cultural ideology are in Inuit society.

Focuses on current issues in Indigenous and non-Indigenous cultures which have the potential to contribute to the reconciliation process.

Explores factors that underly changes in the prehistoric diet.

Argues that various aspects of the ceremony had a bearing on proper management of aquatic resources.

Suggests that polar bear management must address social changes and engage co-management policies that include traditional ecological knowledge.

Researchers explore the vulnerability of the subsistence existence in the Cup’ik village of Chevak and Yup’ik village of Kotlik; findings indicate that a high level of adaptability and ingenuity exists in these communities, but raise concerns of new barriers and vulnerabilities arising from accelerating climate change and socio-cultural changes.

This file consists of 7 items, including a newspaper article and typed copies of stories told by or about William McKay. The file also contains second and third copies of some of these items.

Autobiographical essay focuses on the oral history of a local river, the Waitohu Stream in New Zealand.

Book review of: Waiting for Coyote's Call by Jerry Wilson.

Commentary from the interviewee about life on the Waitohu Stream, in New Zealand, from a childhood perspective and, later, his adult observations of the same stream.

Environmental Studies and Sustainability Science Thesis (M.Sc.)--Lund University Centre for sustainability Studies, 2012.

Related material: Walking with Miskwaadesi.

Related material: Walking with Ánó:Wara.

A boy videotapes what he believes is Bigfoot and a young girl learns about helping out the elders in her community in episode 9 of a stop-motion animation series. Accompanying material: Wapos Bay: Guardians: Study Guide. Duration: 23:59.

Youth train for a triathlon and a bear problem is solved by conservation officers in episode 28 of a stop-motion animation series. Duration 21:59.

Looks at the impacts of upstream industrial activity on wildlife, the environment and human health.

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.

Geography Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of British Columbia, 2019.

Provides various statistics for different kinds ducks and geese harvested between May and September of 1966 and 1967.

Presents data for the amount of Snow Geese, Canada Geese and ducks killed and impact on flocks.

[Cross-Cultural Studies]Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Alaska Fairbanks, 2010.

Study conducted from 2007 to 2010 compared elders' traditional attitudes about harvesting with those of the younger generation of hunters.

Traces one family's relationship with water and fish and how colonial practices and policies impacted it.

Looks at salmon fishing, filleting and drying, and discusses the importance of the fish to First Nations peoples. Duration: 10:00.

Includes 10 case studies.

Beginning with the observations of Indigenous Elders and land-users, authors examine and articulate the relationship between the rise and fall of muskrat populations and ice-jam flooding on the Peace River and in the Peace-Athabasca Delta (PAD), and how that has been affected by climate change.

Describes a 10-day winter camp, for high school aged students, designed to combine aboriginal skills with modern skills.

Geography, Urban and Environmental Studies Thesis (M.Sc.)--Concordia University, 2011.

A black and white photograph of a whale that was harpooned and shot by a Native trapper at the mouth of the Curchill River in 1948.

A black and white photograph of a whale that was harpooned and shot by a Native trapper at the mouth of the Churchill River in 1948. Unidentified man in picture.

Looks at identification of whales bones found at Nuu-chah-nulth and Makah archaeological sites and historical whaling practices.

Argues that it was disruptions to the traditional economy and changes in technology that caused Aboriginals to hunt for reasons other than subsistence.

Geography Thesis (Ph.D.)--McGill University, 1992.

Community Health Sciences Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of Northern British Columbia, 2009.

Presents brief background on ecological data that could help with a new compensation system for Sami Reindeer herders.

Article identifies and examines the social and geopolitical factors and questions which contribute to the prominence of the idea of an international Arctic governance treaty over time; author traces the evolution of the Arctic treaty debate from 1970 to the current moment.

Explores sites of conflict between environmentalists and Indigenous peoples that are created by the United States government’s designation of wilderness protection areas in areas that interfere with the treaty-protected harvesting rights of Indigenous peoples.