Food

Looks at Inuit style adaptation decision making as pro-active management of climate-related health risks.

Study examined effect of climate change on diet and nutritional health in four communities in the Inuvialuit Settlement Region.

Discovery of ancient domesticated gourds contributes to understanding of agricultural evolution.

Analysis of the Canadian government's program which offers retail-based subsidies on nutritious foods shipped by air to remote communities. Focuses on inadequacies in structure of community eligibility target, subsidy design, and compliance reports.

Public Policy Research Project (M.P.P.)--Simon Fraser University, 2018

Results from two pilot studies show numerous pathways to exposure of toxic materials. More research is recommended.

Planning Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Waterloo, 1999.

Based on survey data gathered from 388 children living in 16 communities. Concludes risks factors are weight, obesity, and tooth decay and recommends emphasis on traditional diet and quality food.

Focuses on two separate long-term studies done without the consent of participants, who were viewed as "experimental materials". Partial motivations were to further researchers' careers and correct "Indian problems" of disease and dependency on the state.

Photograph taken In Nunavut.

Description by Dommasch: "Arctic Circle #1 Wager Bay; July 1990. A seal caught in a fishing net is skinned". In [Nunavut].

Description by Dommasch: "Arctic Circle #1 Wager Bay; July 1990. A seal caught in a fishing net is skinned". In [Nunavut].

Young boys aged 11 to 12 years of age, from lower income households, were found to have the greatest risk of food insecurity.

Findings indicate new previously unknown routes in human metabolism which can convert fatty acides to carbohydrates.

Describes the First Nations Agricultural Council of Saskatchewan (FNACS) mandate, which is to access federal and provincial assistance programs available to farmers.

Interview includes stories about the power of the medicine man and the abilities to foretell the future. It also includes information regarding traditional attitudes toward education, marriage and lifestyle.

Environment and Resource Studies Thesis (M.E.S.)--University of Waterloo, 2011.

[Nutrition?] Thesis (M.A.)--University of Alaska, 1982.

Consists of an interview where he tells of legends concerning the arrival of white men in North America; Parallels to the Norse (Viking) sagas -- (Is this possibly an example of the oral tradition presenting the Indian view early Viking settlement?). He tells of prophecies concerning the arrival of white men and the eventual return of Indian ways; describes the role of women in pre-Columbian America; and gives accounts of native medical practices and the linguistic evolution.

An interview with Alfred Mishibinijima who recounts his life working on farms and in lumber camps, the origin of some Ojibway words and the aftermath of the War of 1812. Transcribed by Joanne Greenwood.

An interview with Alfred Mishibinijima who recounts the inadequacy of schooling on the reserve, the terms of the Robinson Treaty and the Indian agents of Manitoulin. Transcribed by Joanne Greenwood ; interpreter : Ernest Debassigae.

Allan Quandt discusses general problems of implementing programs in the north.

Argues that the use of lead shot shells for hunting is a significant source of lead exposure in children, and results in reduced neurocognitive functions.

Consists of an interview where he gives an account of experiences in World War II. He also talks about gathering and preparation of wild rice.

Peter Fidler's journal helps the author evaluate the amount of food consumed, per person, during the winter of 1791-1792.

Overview of Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme reports starting with the 1998 report Arctic Pollution Issues; A State of the Arctic Environment Report. Provides an update on contaminant levels and health effects.

Delves into Indigenous contributions to the world's diet.

Explores the drive during World War I to compel Native Americans to revise their agricultural practices in order to produce more food for the nation.

Includes Culture Areas : Volume 1: Tribes and Traditions: Abenaki-Missouri Volume 2: Tribes and Traditions: Miwook - Zapotec (Be patient download is very slow)

Analysis of dietary patterns of Kahnawake school children with the objective to help prevent diabetes in future generations.

Analysis of faunal remains provides information about the ethnic identity of northern fur seal harvesters and shows the importance of pups as a subsistence resource.

Looks at the effects of government policy in both Australia and Canada and the lack of progress addressing long term solutions for Aboriginal communities.

Compares the medicinal and food floras of the Native peoples of North America.

Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--University of Cincinnati, 2013.

Describes Mi'kmaq life just before European contact, based on oral history related by a Mi'kmaq shaman, Arguimaut, to Father Pierre Maillard about 1740.

In two volumes.

Book review of: Ancient Pathways, Ancestral Knowledge by Nancy J. Turner. Entire book review section on one pdf. To read this review scroll to p. 111.

History Thesis (M.A.)--Simon Fraser University, 1994

Study results indicated that high game meat consumption in the traditional lifestyle (TLS) group is related to increased cholesterol levels.

Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Arizona, 1980.

Book review of: The Animals Came Dancing: Native American Sacred Ecology and Animal Kinship by Howard L. Harrod.

Describes the evolution of the Inupiat's challenges to overcome the harsh environment of the Seward Peninsula in Alaska

In ten videos, Knowledge keepers from Wiikwemkoong (Manitoulin Island) share thoughts and advice about staying physically and spiritually strong during the COVID pandemic. Six of the ten focus on identification and harvesting of plants for food and medicines.

Author suggests that Native Americans should start a tribal food sovereignty by growing native fruits and vegetables.

Interview includes stories of traditional life including ceremonies, dances, burials, hunting, and spirits.

Interview includes an assortment of stories about animals and animal omens, floods and the Legend of Sounding Lake.

Consists of an interview that tells of the arrival of Simon Fraser amongst the Thompson Indians. Annie York discusses the life of her grandfather and speaks at great length of her devotion to the Christian religion.