Food

Anthropology Honours Thesis (B.A.)--St. Francis Xavier University, 2011.

The Great Caribou Feast was held at the community's school in February with great success. Page one: two pictures of cutting up caribou meat. Page two: one picture of caribou processing, one picture of community residents. Page three: two pictures of caribou being cooked, one picture of it being eaten.

Study conducted using replicated prehistoric tool types in salmon butchering and processing for drying. Objective of study was to try to understand why certain tool types were used in certain contexts.

Elder from the Standing Buffalo Dakota First Nation explains harvesting, preparation methods, and nutritional value of food available around the reserve.

Reports on the earliest date for corn in the Princess Point Complex.

Declaration adopted on August 13, 2016 by Shiprock, SW Diné Nation and "further endorsed and adopted by consensus of the 42nd Anniversary IITC Conference, September 11th, 2016, Waimanalo, Hawaii."

Focuses on the foraging efficiency of two Inuit hunter groups, the Kuukpangmiut and Kittegaryumiut, during the period 1200-1600 AD.

Argues that stories about food gathering and recipes have become ways to revitalize food knowledge, cultural integrity, and community and therefore are necessary when healing trauma from colonization.

Assessment of the influence of traditional foods, their nutritional value in diets, and the loss of certain nutrients related to diet change.

Using Winnipeg, Manitoba, as a case study, looked at concept of food security, challenges of maintaining access to culturally valued food, and made recommendations concerning policy which would facilitate access. Information gathered through interviews and focus groups.

Canadian Studies Thesis (M.A.)--Carleton University, 2005.

Interview covers highlights of her life.

"CARIBOU meat is taken from plane by truck to the settlement." [Lake Athabasca, Saskatchewan.]

Looks at how meat distribution patterns such "demand sharing" and harvester "giving", vary with respect to game acquired during a community hunt, as opposed to a household-organized hunt.

Study conducted interviews with Dene Elders and hunters in order to document past and present migration patterns and reasons for changes in those patterns.

Study found that simple interventions that target availability of sweetened beverages in American Indian communities proved feasible and may reduce tooth decay.

Discusses methods to preserve precious water in the Australian Outback

Discusses how agriculture production can be successfully accomplished without wells being dug.

Two themes emerged: positive cultural influences including family, food sharing, school and traditional food; and barriers such as lack of transportation, location of residence and income.

Social and Preventative Medicine Thesis (M.Sc.)--Laval University, 2003.

Argues that most research has focused on epidemiological aspects and more studies should investigate the determinants of eating behaviour.

Study checked the availability of 42 plant species occurring in the vicinity and determined 20 plants met criteria for high availability and had the greatest potential for further nutritional research and use in the Nuxalk diet.

Presents a questionnaire that looks at total dietary intake over one year for Inuit in two regions of Alaska.

Contends that using an Inuit-specific indicator framework can help researchers ensure that they are studying issues that Inuit want to know about.

Natural Resources Thesis (M.N.R.M.)--University of Manitoba, 2011.

Natural Resource Management Thesis (M.N.R.M.)--University of Manitoba, 2008.

Discusses the development of the Southern Arizona American Indian Food Guide

Looks at findings of a planning workshop including future research and intervention projects.

Reviews the published information on diabetes mellitus and gestational diabetes among Alaska Natives. The article also summarizes the evidence that shows Alaska Natives have a lower prevalence of diabetes, compared to other Native Americans.

Looks at current practices to deal with diabetes like screening programs and diabetic camps.

Book review of: Diabetes as a Disease of Civilization edited by Jennie R. Joe and Robert S. Young.

Comments on the fact that prior to World War II there is nothing written to suggest a high incidence of diabetes in the Aboriginal population and suggests that it may be modern food that is responsible. Brief letter in response to article by Kue Young et al. in vol. 163, no.5 suggesting modern food may be responsible for the high incidence of diabetes.

Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--The University of British Columbia, 2007.

Argues that there is a lack of evidence to support researcher's claim that the disease rarely occurred before that date, and the repercussions from dietary changes had begun to appear in certain groups before the Civil War.

Provides the historical background of European contact which created a degradation in the local diet and contributed to elevated levels of diabetes in the Torres Strait population.

Suggests that due to the disruption of traditional food systems of Native Americans, type 2 diabetes is at epidemic levels and discusses ways to restore nutritional balance with healthier food choices.

Includes NWAC and personalized action plan, diabetes information and resources, tips on healthy living, food selection, shopping and preparation, and recipes.

Study examines the relationship between obesity and adult-onset diabetes and proposes that this occurs due to the interaction of susceptible genotypes and a low fiber diet.

Article contains recipe for diabetic friendly fruit cake.

History Thesis (M.A.)--University of Manitoba/University of Winnipeg, 2012.

Native Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Manitoba, 2014.

Book review of: Diet and Dust in the Desert by Kingsley Palmer and Maggie Brady. Review located by scrolling to page 153.

Survey assesses dietary practices and physical activity patterns of both Lakota male and females in South Dakota.

Study found inadequate intakes of several essential nutrients, as well as reliance on non-traditional food and concluded that nutrition intervention was needed prevent diet-related chronic disease.

Nursing Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of Arizona, 1979.

Nutrition & Metabolism Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of Alberta, 2012.