Geography

Looks at improving race classification data and analyzing deaths by region in order to plan programs for reducing health disparities.

Reviews available evidence and concludes that the permanent occupation of Newfoundland by the Mi'kmaq occurred during the 1760's.

Discusses challenges of the situ theory about the origins of the Northern Iroquois and asserts that new data does not support the challenging view.

Explores the argument in favour of migration in the development of Northern Iroquoian culture in northeastern North America and examines the history of the controlling model that has dominated regional archaeological interpretation for the past half century.

Examines ways in which information can be used to provide a systems perspective on migration between two areas.

Mining Engineering Thesis (MASC)--The University of British Columbia (Vancouver), 2015.

Mining and Mineral Process Engineering Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of British Columbia, 1993.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--[University of Alaska, Fairbanks], 1986.

Geography Thesis (M.A.)--Memorial University of Newfoundland, 2007.

Discusses the transference of knowledge over the years between the Lakota, Cheyenne, Kiowa and Kiowa-Apache people.

Looks at boundaries changed to honour a promise made by the United States in 1855.

Three images of Mistusenni rock, now under water at Diefenbaker Lake. Mistusenni, a 400 ton glacial erratic, 14 feet high, 79 feet in circumference, was sacred to the Cree and Plains Indians. Attempts to remove the rock failed. Fragments were used to construct a monument for historic site marker near Elbow. QC 3692 2 shows Zenon Pohorecki on left, QC 3692 3 shows Zenon Pohorecki on left, Wally Stambuck, third from left and other men.

A photograph of a rock named Mistusseni by Cree people. According to scientists it is a glacial erratic, a large boulder deposited on the open prairie by the last glaciation. It was a subject of great controversy in the 1960s when the lake created by the new South Saskatchewan River Dam project was about to flood over it completely. In the end the rock was blown up.

Discusses the legacy left behind by Norris and Douglas with respect to grassland ecology and handling of the environment.

Geography and Program in Planning Thesis (M.A.)--University of Toronto, 2013.

Estimates mobility and migration rates, size and direction of Aboriginal population movements inter-provincially and on- and off-reserves using the 2006 Census. Scroll down to page 43 to read article.

Discusses a simulation model of human migration based on climate conditions during the late glacial period, 13,000-11,000 BP.

Geography Thesis (M.A.)--McGill University, 2001.

Used with University of the Arctic class. Gives overview of the class, explains North Circumpolar Region map, and defines terms used for areas in the Far North.

Discusses various methods used to define boundaries of the circumpolar North, concepts of nordicity based on astronomical, physical, biological features and cultural identity, and compares biophysical and socio-economic conditions in different areas. Developed for class delivered by the University of the Arctic.

Reviews physical geography, natural environment, archaeology, of coastal areas of the circumpolar region. Also discusses major Indigenous populations prior to contact and their cultures, subsistence methods, and religious beliefs. Developed for class delivered by the University of Arctic.

Geography and Environmental Studies Thesis (M.A.)--Carleton University, 2007.

Examines the Princess Point Complex and migrations into the lower Great Lakes region after 900 A.D.

Enviromental Design Thesis (MEDes)--University of Calgary, 2000.

Ceramics which combine several stylistic traits suggest that a relationship of diffusion rather than invasion-replacement existed between pottery traditions at this time.

Book review of: Names and Nunavut by Valerie Alia.

English Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Oregon, 2001.

Book review of: Narrating the Arctic edited by Michael Bravo and Sverker Sorlin.

In Two Volumes - Vol. II.

Analysis of 14 hunts to calculate local traditional ecological knowledge necessary for the success of the narwhal harvest.

Book review of: Nastawgan edited by Bruce W. Hodgins and Margaret Hobbs.

"Extract from Transactions of the Canadian Institute, 1892."

A review of the strategy and the framework show a lack of research in science, applied science and social science.

Geography Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Hawaii, 1998.

Population's response to drought suggests that some growth and decline took place due to environmental fluctuations, and were not solely a product of European contact.

Resource page containing links to federal department documents, census data, Department of Education materials and tribes in Oklahoma.

Contends that toponomy (study of place names) proved useful in settling disputes among Indigenous peoples about areas of overlapping land use prior to the settling of comprehensive land claims by the federal government.

Reports major findings and recommendations on local concerns before field work started in the region.

Discusses the variety of reasons for many small reserves rather than a few larger ones.

Book review of: Native Nations and U.S. Boarders by Rachel Rose Starks, Jen McCormack and Stephen Cornell.

Book review of: Native Nations and U.S. Borders by Rachel Rose Starks, Jen McCormack, and Stephen Cornell. Review located by scrolling to page 179.

Outlines the main elements of the environmental protection regimes for Cree and Inuit lands under the Agreement.