Genetics

Study compared results gathered by testing Oji-Cree from northern Ontario and Manitoba, the Inuit from the Keewatin region of the Northwest Territories and non-Aboriginal people from Manitoba

Biology Thesis (M.Sc.)--Laurentian University, 2003.

Analysis of sexual and social networks to help control sexually transmitted disease.

Only 46 cases have been diagnosed since 1946 from a highly inbred population. Genetic counselling and carrier screening are strongly recommended.

The study revealed the mutation is found in all areas of Greenland with high rates in East and Northwest Greenland, indicating support of routine screening.

Offers a critical review of the documentary The Lost Civilizations of North America; examines and responds to claims make in the documentary about DNA evidence of pre-Columbian contact between Indigenous peoples of North America and those from other continents.

Study findings indicate that HTGW is prevalent in Oji-Cree, especially in men. The odds ratio (OR) for type 2 diabetes were similar for individuals with either HTGW or hepatic nuclear factor-1. These two independent risk factors were synergistic in conferring an even greater risk of type 2 diabetes.

Study conducted to determine the prevalence of this condition among the Oji-Cree.

Study to determine the performance characteristics of HNFIA for impaired glucose tolerance in Oji-Cree.

Lists 208 publications (articles, letters, websites, webpages, government documents, and books) deemed to be of interest to the Commodifications of the Past? Working Group from the Intellectual Property Issues in Cultural Heritage (IPinCH) research project.

The study found that allelic variants of 4 genes are associated with variation in plasma lipoprotein traits in young aboriginals from Sandy Lake.

Demonstrates genetic variations similar to that of the Oji-Cree may be important in determining obesity-related traits.

Results from study of 509 adult aboriginal Canadians, from an isolated Northern Ontario community, which tested for genotype associations with plasma lipoproteins.

Looks at associations between genomic variants and fasting plasma lipoprotein concentrations.

Pharmaceutical Sciences Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of Montana, 2013.

Article suggests the need for specific genetic research policies for Indigenous people.

Pharmacology Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of Toronto, 1997.

Human Ecology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Alberta, 2005.

Physical Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Tennessee, Knoxville, 1982.

Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Manitoba, 1999.

Study examines postmarital residence at two ancestral Tewa Indian pueblos located in north-central New Mexico as well as the genetic relationships among pueblos.

Advocates for development of guidelines to protect a communities' interests.

Study conclusions demonstrate that Aboriginal populations are distinct from their Asian ancestors as they do not necessarily share the same polymorphic patterns or allele frequencies.

Sociology Thesis (Ph.D.)--Queen's University, 2004.

Study uses genealogical information and reproductive histories of 47 women in Wainwright, Alaska.

Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Arizona, 1959.

In a study of 917 adults, family history, diet and sedentary lifestyle were found to be contributing factors.

Concludes that abnormal splicing and reduced activity of the G319S protein may explain the increased susceptibility to diabetes.

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.

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

After artifacts were found at Folsom, New Mexico in 1927, questions arose as to whether the extinct mammoth might be related to present day bison.

Analysis of 185 individuals from various tribes suggests large population movements and the mixing of lineages. Results appear to be consistent with linguistic movement.

Frequency and distribution of the segment indicates the ancestors of the Amerind and Na-Dene peoples in North America arrived separately.

Study results suggest the Y chromosome population structure of Native North America was significantly altered by European admixture which has resulted in a decreasing gradient of haplogroup R from the northeast to the southwest of North America.

Comments on a two day workshop held in Vancouver, British Columbia, October 22-24, 2015 entitled "DNA and Indigeneity: The Changing Role of Genetics in Indigenous Rights, Tribal Belonging and Repatriation"

Presentations explore the social, cultural, political and economic implications of genetic testing and in particular land and identity-based rights, tribal enrollment and repatriation of ancestral remains.

Discussion on the ideology of race.

Examines practical methods of sustaining a proper research relationship when genetics research is conducted which involves aboriginal people.

Chemistry Thesis (Ph.D.)-- Texas A & M University, 1994.

Even with the amendments made to the Indian Act in 1985, complexities continue to surround Aboriginal people's attempts to regain their legal status.

Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.9.

Findings indicate the majority of genetic diversity exists within tribes and then with villages of the same tribe.

Examines how alcohol has adversely affected many Alaskan communities.

Argues that male lineages were derived from two major Siberian migrations from the haplotype and subhaplogroup.

Law Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Ottawa, 2016.

Discusses ethical aspects of bio-archaeological research such as access to samples, ownership of data and interpretation of results.

Findings indicate subjects of maternal antecedents with diabetes have known risk factors for non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM or adult onset diabetes). The study doesn't identify whether there is a genetic or maternal environmental reason for this association.

Discusses that the serum ferritin (iron) concentrations were significantly higher in Native Americans than the white population.

Includes Remarks on Linguistic Ethnology: Introductory to the Report of Dr. A.F. Chamberlain on the Kootenay [Kootenai] Indians of South-Eastern British Columbia by Horatio Hale.

Looks at the need for reducing the prevalence and burden of disease for Maori and other Indigenous populations through biobanking initiatives and genetic research.

Suggest methods for improving involvement such as encouraging researchers to follow up their results with the Native American communities studied.