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SERC 2: Natural Resources, Local Development, Social Economic Enterprises and Rural Revitalization in Alberta: Summary

Alternate Title
Summary: SERC 2: Natural Resources, Local Development, Social Economic Enterprises and Rural Revitalization in Alberta
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Wendy Aupers
Description
"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."
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Setting A Snare

Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
Lois Dalby (photographer)
Description
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.
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Setting the Table For Food Security: Policy Impacts in Nunavut

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Heather Myers
Gerard Duhaime
Stephanie Powell
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 24, no. 2, 2004, pp. 425-445
Description
Reviews the availability, accessibility, acceptability, and adequacy of food security including law and policy, which impede food production and acquisition, and provides recommendations for achieving food security.
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Setting the Table: Traditional First Nations Foods Lesson Plans K-8: Foundational Knowledge

Alternate Title
Traditional First Nations Foods Lesson Plans
Food Is a Gift
Gifts of the Season
Gifts of the Season
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Rachel Dickens
Jaymyn La Vallee
Jared Qwustenuxun Williams
Lucy Hemphill
Fiona Devereaux
Description

Lesson Plans: Food Is a Gift suitable for K-2; Gifts of the Season suitable for Grades 3-5; Gifts of the People suitable for Grades 6-8.

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Settler Colonialism, Indigenous Peoples and Food: Federal Indian Policies and Nutrition Programs in the Canadian North Since 1945

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kristin Burnett
Travis Hay
Lori Chambers
Journal of Colonialism and Colonial History, vol. 17, no. 2, Summer, 2016, p. [?]
Description
Looks at how imposition of programs such as Family Allowance, Foodmail, and Nutrition North Canada, in conjunction with criminalization of hunting and harvesting have created food insecurity.
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Shamanism (2) : the Abilities of a Shaman Named Bear Hat

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
George First Rider
John Hellson
Indian History Film Project
Description
Consists of an interview with George First Rider where he tells the story of a medicine man named Bear Hat (later renamed Curlew). He tells how Bear Hat was revived after serious injury and how Bear Hat healed a young man wounded in a battle.
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The Shasta

Alternate Title
Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History ; v. 17, pt.5
Huntington California Expedition (1899-1904)
E-Books
Author/Creator
Roland B. Dixon
Description
Forms part of Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, v.17 (p.381-498).
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Significance of the Buffalo in Blood Indian Ceremonialism

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
George First Rider
John Hellson
Indian History Film Project
Description
Consists of an interview with George First Rider discussing the role of the buffalo and other animals in Blood Indian ceremonialism.
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Singing the Coast

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Steve Morelli
Aboriginal History, vol. 35, November 2011, pp. 221-224
Description
Book review of: Singing the Coast by Margaret Somerville and Tony Perkins. Review located by scrolling to page 221.
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Sinumwak: Bella Colla Oolichan Run

Alternate Title
West Coast Oil Ports Inquiry
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
James Bizzocchi
Peter Kellington
Description
Looks at Oolichan fishing and the process of rendering the grease from the fish. Duration: 19:59.
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[Skinning an Animal]

Images » Photographs
Description
Image of a group of Aboriginal persons [skinning an animal or sea animal; summer scene. Buildings in background.
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Social Enterprises in the Canadian West

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Peter R. Elson
Peter Hall
Sarah Leeson-Klym
Darcy Penner
Jill Andres
Canadian Journal of Nonprofit and Social Economy Research, vol. 6, no. 1, Spring, 2015, pp. 83-103
Description
Profiles three independent cases that reflect the diversity of social enterprise development.
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Social Networks as a Coping Strategy for Food Insecurity and Hunger for Young Aboriginal and Canadian Children

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Benita Y. Tam
Leanne Findlay
Dafna Kohen
Societies, vol. 4, no. 3, September 2014, pp. [463]-476
Description
Uses data from the Aboriginal Children's Survey and the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth to analyze the role of networks, institutional resources, and diet modification in compensating for parent-reported child hunger.
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Socio-economic Inequalities in Blood Mercury (Hg) and Serum Polychlorinated Biphenyl (PCB) Concentrations among Pregnant Inuit Women from Nunavik, Canada

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Thérèse Yéro Adamou
Mylène Riva
Gina Muckle
Elhadji Anassour Laouan-Sidi
Pierre Ayotte
Canadian Journal of Public Health, vol. 109, no. 5-6, December 2018, pp. 671-683
Description
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.
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Some Practical Ideas For Teaching Nutrition

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Bob Rowley
Karen Rowley
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 2, no. 3, September 1978, pp. 45-47
Description
Brief article offers advice on procuring a healthy lifestyle in rural and urban environments.
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Specific Patterns of Food Consumption and Preparation Are Associated with Diabetes and Obesity in a Native Canadian Community

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Joel Gittelsohn
Thomas M. S. Wolever
Stewart B. Harris
Robert Harris-Giraldo ... [et al.]
Journal of Nutrition, vol. 128, no. 3, March 1998, pp. 541-547
Description
Study examined the relationship between patterns of food intake and fattiness of food preparation and occurrence of the two conditions in northwestern Ontario.
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Spina Bifida, Folate Metabolism, and Dietary Folate Intake in a Northern Canadian Aboriginal Population

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Laura Arbour
Benedicte Christensen
Treena Delormier
Robert Platt
Brian Gilfix
et al.
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 61, no. 4, 2002, pp. 341-351
Description
Concludes that there is no evidence of altered folate metabolism and it is essential that culturally appropriate public health efforts continue to increase the intake of folic acid to reduce spina bifida.
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Sporting in Manitoba

Archival » Archival Items
Harper's Weekly
Description
Collection of Dr. Peter Purdue, College of Education, University of Saskatchewan. Images include: Coursing an Antelope; (More Bear Stories) Look Before You Leap; Fish and Game Plentiful; and His First Experience of Pemmican. Published in Harper's Weekly, Supplement, July 7, 1877.
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Springtime Macronutrient Intake of Alaska Natives of the Bering Straits Region: The Alaska Siberia Project

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Patricia Markham Risica
Elizabeth D. Nobmann
Laura E. Caulfield
Cynthia Schraer
Sven O. E. Ebbesson
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 64, no. 3, 2005, pp. 222-233
Description
Compares the higher carbohydrate and lower protein dietary intake, in 2005, to the historically reported diets in the early 20th Century.
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Stable Isotope Evidence for Maize Horticulture and Paleodiet in Southern Ontario, Canada

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
M. Anne Katzenberg
Henry P. Schwarcz
Martin Knyf
F. Jerome Melbye
American Antiquity, vol. 60, no. 2, April 1995, pp. 335-350
Description
New data obtained from bone collagen at six prehistoric sites provides evidence of changes in subsistence patterns such as consumption and importance of maize and animal protein in the diet.
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The Staff of Life: Wheat and 'Indian Bread' in the New World

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Luis Millones Figueroa
Colonial Latin American Review, vol. 19, no. 2, August 2010, pp. 301-322
Description
Uses the example of wheat to illustrate the challenges of transporting and adapting European culture to life in the Americas.
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Stalking Seal on the Spring Ice: Part 1

Alternate Title
Netsilik Series
Stalking Seal on the Spring Ice: Part One
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Quentin Brown
Description
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.
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Stalking Seal on the Spring Ice: Part 2

Alternate Title
Netsilik Series
Stalking Seal on the Spring Ice: Part Two
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Quentin Brown
Description
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.
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State of Knowledge on Environmental Health Issues for First Nations

Alternate Title
State of Knowledge on Environmental Health Issues for First Nations: Food Security, Water Quality, Indoor Air Quality, and Knowledge Transfer and Exchange
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Tara Marsden
Description
Presents information about the First Nations Environmental Health Innovation Network and discusses issues such as: food security, water quality, indoor air quality, and knowledge transfer and exchange.
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State of Northern Knowledge in Canada

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Canadian Polar Commission
Description
Four themes provided framework for analysis and context for findings: preparing for large-scale resource development, increasing community sustainability, strengthening resilience, and understanding environmental change.
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Stepping Up Indigenous Knowledge and Technologies for Higher Incomes for Women in Rural Tanzania: A Case of Food Processing and Storage

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Gerald Phocus Lesseri
Jehovaness Aikaeli
IK: Other Ways of Knowing, vol. 4, 2018, pp. 95-132
Description
Data collected in 2016 suggests that food processing activities in these areas are largely primary— they are meant to help with transportation and/or storage and are completed by hand. Poor food storage facilities are shown to discourage any increase in farm production. Authors make recommendations for different food storage methods.
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Stepping Up Traditional Knowledge and Technologies for Higher Women Employment and Income: A Case of Women Milk Producers in Arumeru and Hai Districts in Tanzania

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Gilliard Loth
Jehovaness Aikaeli
IK: Other Ways of Knowing, vol. 4, 2018, pp. 26-67
Description
Compares producers in the two districts, identifies challenges faced by them, and discusses methods by which they could organize to increase value addition and improve traditional selling practices.
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Stories of Yukon Food Security

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Jody Butler Walker
Norma Kassi
Katelyn Friendship
Molly Pratt
Northern Public Affairs, vol. 5, no. 1, Food (In)security in Northern Canada, April 2017, pp. 33-38
Description
Comments on the high rate of food insecurity, almost 20% of children.
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Stories That Nourish: Minnesota Anishinaabe Wild Rice Narratives

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Amelia V. Katanski
American Indian Culture and Research Journal , vol. 41, no. 3, Indigenous Food Sovereignty, 2017, pp. 71-91
Description
Looks at how works by writers such as Jim Northrup, Heid Erdrich, Linda LeGarde Grover, and Gerald Vizenor illustrate the connection between story, culture, and knowledge.
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