Food

"L. [Naey] with trapped beaver" [Bulyea River, Saskatchewan.]

Overview of the importance of bark-peeling for the Sami people of northern Scandinavia.

Nutritional Biology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of California, Davis, 2006.

Findings revealed that while positive trends were evident, most subjects considered themselves obese which could have negative psychological impacts.

Recipe for cooking a beaver (Butamisk) with stuffing.

Booklet relating to the Tsimshian people of northern coastal BC, describing various aspects of Tsimshian culture such as daily subsistence, spirituality, shamanism, family life and legends.

Looks at the incidence rate, determinants of tuberculosis infection and social determinants of health. Chapter 14 from Canadian Tuberculosis Standards, 7th edition.

Tuktu, a fictional elder, recalls a fishing trip to the ancient stone weir. Duration: 14:13.

Describes the foodborne botulism incidents of four individuals, including one who died later of cardiac arrest complications.

Webcast provides overview of Indigenous foods, and discusses living off- the-grid and reconnecting with the land and food sources. Duration: 1:49:08.

Discusses the development and implementation of a Traditional Hawaiian Diet (THD) program as a culturally appropriate community intervention for improving the health status of Native Hawaiians.

Comments on a culturally appropriate exercise and diet intervention that approximates the training for Native Hawaiian warriors.

Presenters describe the impact of climate change and how various solutions were being incorporated using local and traditional knowledge.

Concerns by the midwives in the region include unhealthy behaviours in young women, the decline of traditional beliefs particularly during pregnancy, and nutritional deficiencies.

Discusses the context and concerns of the Indigenous food sovereignty (IFS) movement arising from research conducted by the authors; focuses on the creation and implementation of an Aboriginal research framework.

Study conducted with three Ontario communities: Ginoogaming First Nation, Aroland First Nation, and Eabametoong First Nation. Summarizes associations of behavior with health and well-being, and outlines how behaviour is occurring and what variables are associated with it.

Describes REKA Trust pilot project conducted with small community on New Zealand's North Island.

Findings show Aboriginal people at risk of respiratory ill-health due to uncontrollable factors combined with personal choices.

Discusses the challenges and ideas to overcome the problem of underweight Aboriginal children in Australia.

Study demonstrates that family, kinship, communication, and traditional knowledge are essential to Inuit conceptions of well-being.

Discusses initiatives used in Arctic countries to communicate the risks to Indigenous people of eating traditional (country) foods.

Evaluation based on survey distributed to customers to evaluate of market activity and impact on the community. Provides recommendations.

First comprehensive report on this group of nutrients in the primary foods of the Sahtú Dene/Métis traditional food system. The report includes use frequency and composition of caribou, moose, beaver and other species..

Argues bark peeling not only was used as food but also reflected Sami religious beliefs and ethical concerns.

Discusses nutritional constituents and pharmacological properties. Uses information from studies conducted between 1884 and 1980.

Discusses Treaty 7: events leading up to it; promises made and broken.

Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats analysis in Fort Albany, Ontario identified 32 themes which could then be transformed into 12 strategies.

Study shows that rapid assessment of food insecurity is feasible among Inuit adults and children.

Documentary looks at two Inuit communities on Baffin Island and Northwest Greenland and how they are connected and adapting to social and environmental changes. Includes English sub-titles. Duration: 82:23.

Explores factors that underly changes in the prehistoric diet.

Public Health - Epidemiology Thesis (M.P.H.)--University of Washington, 2014.

Discusses seasonal variations in the sharing of food and the rules associated with the practice.

Discusses how cultural biases affected interpretations and usage of words such as "starving" in fur-trade terminology.

Explores the link between food sources and methylmercury contamination.

Links theories of eco-feminism to legends in Aboriginal culture whereby animals are portrayed as siblings to humanity rather than the dominant model of a relationship based on dominance.

Survey results demonstrate the need to encourage all youths to increase their consumption of fruits and vegetables.

Main cohort consisted of 443 students in grades 6-8 in seven First Nations communities. Results showed poor intakes of vegetables, fruit and related nutrients and high intakes of "other foods". Prevalence rates of overweight and obesity exceeded those of the general population.

Consists of an interview where Verna Patronella Johnston speaks of uses for traditional foods and medicines. She also gives an account of Grandma Jones, a storyteller.

Consists of an interview where she gives a general account of life and the traditional foods on the reserve.

Tests raw and cooked foods most commonly eaten in a seal hunting camp.

Dietetics and Human Nutrition Thesis (M.Sc.)--McGill University, 2000.

Study results indicate that vitamin D deficiency in Greenland increases with dietary transition to a non-traditional diet.

Focuses on how extreme climate-related conditions in 2006 interacted with the food system to affect food security for traditional foods.

Geography Thesis (M.A.)--McGill University, 2011.

Researchers conducted 89 household interviews about changes in the watershed and how this had affected residents' food and water security. Findings indicated that while adaptation was taking place, it was not without difficulties.

Geography Thesis (M.A.)--Carleton University, 1999.

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