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Gold-Mining Activities and Mercury Contamination of Native Amerindian Communities in French Guiana: Key Role of Fish in Dietary Uptake

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
N Fréry
R. Maury-Brachet
E. Maillot
M. Deheeger
B. de Mérona
A. Boudou
Environmental Health Perspectives, vol. 109, no. 5, May 2001, pp. 449-456
Study conducted in the community of Wayana to quantify consumption of fish and identify the fish contributing most to the contamination.
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Good Food is Power: A Collection of Traditional Foods Stories from the Ramah Navajo Community, Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and Tohono O'odham Nation. Part II

Alternate Title
Traditional Food Stories
Traditional Foods in Native America: A Compendium
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Chelsea Wesner
Native Diabetes Wellness Program
Presents updated interviews originally conducted in 2012, offering a glimpse of how communities are using traditional foods as a way to promote a healthy lifestyle, share cultural knowledge and reclaim a local food system.
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Grab-a-Hoe Indians: Remembering the Sugar Beet Policy

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Sylvia McAdam
Eagle Feather News, vol. 14, no. 6, June 2011, p. 9
Reflects on the practice of First Nations people migrating to Alberta to work the sugar beet fields enduring hard work and poor housing conditions. Article located by scrolling to page 9.
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Grassy Narrows Marchers Offer Government Mercury-Tainted Fish

Articles » General
Author/Creator
David P. Ball
Windspeaker, vol. 30, no. 4, July 2012, p. 8

Looks at the high levels of mercury found in Ontario Rivers, the effects of this level on Aboriginal communities and the need for government to compensate people and clean up the contaminated rivers.

Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.8.

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Growing a Garden in Kakisa

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Melaine Simba
Andrew Spring
Northern Public Affairs, vol. 5, no. 1, Food (In)security in Northern Canada, April 2017, pp. 24-26
Looks at two successful seasons of growing food and possible expansion of the garden.
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Growing a Healthy, Sustainable Community: The Aaniiih Nakoda College Demonstration Garden and Greenhouse Project

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Manuel Morales
Scott Friskics
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education , vol. 30, no. 3, The Community Garden, Spring, 2 17, 2019, p. [?]
Describes how the project uses a variety of outreach and community education programs to promote healthier lifestyles, sustainability, and self-sufficiency among reservation residents. The demonstration garden allows community members to learn about gardening, and food preparation and preservation in a direct, hands-on way.
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Haida Perspectives on Living with Non-Insulin-Dependent Diabetes

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
G. D. Grams
C. Herbert
C. Heffernan
B. Calam
M. A. Wilson
et al.
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 155, no. 11, December 1, 1996, pp. 1563-1568
Discusses a qualitative study, conducted in the villages of Skidegate and Old Massett which are located in the Queen Charlotte Islands, done in the interest of developing a culturally sensitive, community-based program for managing NIDDM (non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus).
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The Harper Record 2008-2015

Alternate Title
Dismantling Democracy: Stifling Debate and Dissent for Civil Society and Indigenous People
Irreconcilable Differences: First Nations and the Harper Government's Energy Superpower Agenda
Truth without Reconciliation: The Harper Government and Aboriginal Peoples after the Apology
E-Books
Author/Creator
Daniel Wilson
Pearl Eliadis
Howie West
Clark Banack
John Carlaw ... [et al.]
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Harvesting and Country Food: Fact Sheet: 2001

Alternate Title
Analytical Paper (Statistics Canada) ; no. 1
Catalogue no. 89-627-XIE--No. 1
Inuit in Canada: Findings from the Aboriginal Peoples Survey: Survey of Living Conditions in the Arctic
E-Books
Author/Creator
Heather Tait
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Healing Words

Articles » General
Healing Words, vol. 4, no. 3, Fall, 2004
Publication of the Aboriginal Healing Foundation aimed at residential school survivors contains letters, photographs, poems, and various articles.
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Health Effects Associated with Measured Levels of Contaminants in the Arctic

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Pál Weihe
Fróði Debes
Jónrit Halling
Maria Skaalum Petersen
Gina Muckle ... [et al.]
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 75, Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Program , 2016, p. article no. 33805
Looks at impact on neurobehavioural, immunological, reproductive, cardiovascular and endocrine function from exposure to mercury, lead, and persistent organic pollutants.
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The Health Value of Bushfoods

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Vic Cherikoff
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 9, no. 1, March 1985, pp. 55-56
Reports on the efforts measuring the nutritional value of Australian Aboriginal bush foods and asks readers to assist their efforts by collecting bush foods on their behalf.
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Healthy Bodies, Healthy Minds Vital For School Success

Alternate Title
Sandee Sez
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Sandra Ahenakew
Eagle Feather News, vol. 12, no. 8, August 2009, p. 8
Discusses ensuring your children's immunizations are up to date, exercising with your children and watch for warning signs of the Swine Flu or H1N1. Article found by scrolling to page 8.
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Healthy Families on American Indian Reservations: A Summary of Six Years of Research by Tribal College Faculty, Staff, and Students

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Louellyn White
Joseph "Jay" H. Stauss
Claudia E. Nelson
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 30, no. 4, 2006, pp. 99-114
Focuses on food and nutrition as it pertains to Native Americans. The article discusses tribal food assistance programs, the availability of nutritious food choices on reserves and the loss of traditional foods in the diets of Native Americans.
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Healthy Food Guidelines for First Nations Communities

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Karen Fediuk
Angela Grigg
Includes tips on making recipes healthier, how to choose healthier options, recipes for groups, healthy lunch ideas and more. Targeted at families living in British Columbia.
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Heavy Metal Concentrations in Peat Profiles From the High Arctic

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Alistair D. Headley
The Science of the Environment, vol. 177, no. 1-3, January 1996, pp. 105-111
Discusses the seabirds role in transferring heavy metals, such as lead, copper and zinc between the marine and terrestrial ecosystems.
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Heavy Metals in Wild Rice From Northern Wisconsin

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
James P. Bennett
Esteban Chiriboga
John Coleman
Donald M. Waller
The Science of the Total Environment, vol. 246, no. 2/3, 2000, pp. 261-269
Contends that normal levels of some nutritional elements were found in wild rice plants from northern Wisconsin while other nutritional elements, arsenic and lead, had higher levels and could be problematic for human health.
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Hemoglobin, Iron, Nutrition and Life-Style Among Adolescents in a Coastal and an Inland Community in Northern Norway

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jan Brox
Eyvin Bjørnstad
Kirsten Olaussen
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 62, no. 2, 2003, pp. 130-141
Results show that individuals from the inland community had a diet based on traditional foods which the coastal community did not have but both groups had a high intake of sugar and fat.
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Henry Cardinal Interview 1

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Henry Cardinal
Louis Rain
Indian History Film Project
Talks about the sale of Saddle Lake Reserve land and the amalgamation of Saddle Lake, Blue Quills and Washatanow Reserves. Also mentions the relationship of the Pakan Reserve to the Saddle Lake Reserve.
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Henry Cardinal Interview 2

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Henry Cardinal
Abraham Burnstick
Indian History Film Project
Talks about the taking of and interpretation of Treaty #6.
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Heroes for the Helpless: A Critical Discourse Analysis of Canadian National Print Media's Coverage of the Food Insecurity Crisis in Nunavut

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Bradley Hiebert
Elaine Power
Canadian Food Studies, vol. 3, no. 2, December 2016, pp. 104-126
Examines coverage in two newspapers: The Globe and Mail and the National Post over a 14-year period between April 1, 1999 to September 1, 2013. Analysis suggests that reports reinforced perceptions about the Inuit as Other by focusing on issues such as hunger, poverty and income.
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High Mercury Levels in Indian and Inuits (Eskimos) in Canada

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Clarence T. Charlebois
Ambio, vol. 7, no. 5/6, Toxics and Their Control: A Special Issue , 1978, pp. 204-210
Examines mercury levels in fish and game, contamination compensations, and levels in excess of 200 ppb among Canadian Aboriginal peoples.
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High Prevalence of Lactase Non-Persistence Among Indigenous Nomadic Nenets, North-West Russia

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Yulia Khabarova
Valentina Grigoryeva
Sari Tuomisto
Pekka J. Karhunen
Kari Mattila
Mauri Isokoski
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 71, 2012, p. article no. 17898
Findings indicate individuals with four Nenet grandparents had a 90% probability of having adult-type hypolactsia while those with only one Nenet grandparent had only a 28% chance.
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Hilda Smith Interview #3

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Hilda Smith
David Stevenson
Indian History Film Project
Gives Indian words for a variety of English terms. Discusses family relationships with the interviewer.
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History of the Never Sits Down Shield (Blood Tribal)

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
George First Rider
John Hellson
Indian History Film Project
Consists of an interview with George First Rider where he describes butchering techniques and tells the story of a shield that was given to him.
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Holy Lodge of the Blood Indians

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
George First Rider
Dave Melting Tallow
Indian History Film Project
Consists of an interview on the origins of the Holy Lodge; the story of the Holy Turnip (same story as IH-AA.020); the story of the elk woman and her jealous husband; the story of the widows who offered themselves to the sun and how these events led to the offering ceremony and then to the Holy Lodge (This account continues on IH-AA.112)
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