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First Nations Food, Nutrition & Environment Study: Results from Alberta 2013

Alternate Title
FNFNES Results from Alberta 2013
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Laurie Chan
Olivier Receveur
Malek Batal
William David
Study involves five components: household interviews collecting information on dietary patterns, lifestyle and general health status; environmental concerns and food security; sampling traditional foods for contaminants; sampling water for trace metals; hair sampling for mercury; and surface water sampling for pharmaceuticals.
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First Nations Food, Nutrition & Environment Study: Results from British Columbia 2008/2009

Alternate Title
FNFNES Results from British Columbia 2008/2009
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Laurie Chan
Olivier Receveur
Donald Sharp
Study involves five components: household interviews collecting information on dietary patterns, lifestyle and general health status, environmental concerns and food security; sampling traditional foods for contaminants; sampling water for trace metals; hair sampling for mercury; and surface water sampling for pharmaceuticals.
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First Nations Food, Nutrition & Environment Study: Results from Ontario 2011/2012

Alternate Title
FNFNES Results from Ontario 2011/2012
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Laurie Chan
Olivier Receveur
Malek Batal
William David
Study involves five components: household interviews collecting information on dietary patterns, lifestyle and general health status, environmental concerns and food security; sampling traditional foods for contaminants; sampling water for trace metals; hair sampling for mercury; and surface water sampling for pharmaceuticals.
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First Nations Food, Nutrition & Environment Study: Results from Quebec 2016

Alternate Title
FNFNES Results form Quebec 2016
[First Nations Food, Nutrition & Environment Study Quebec and Labrador Regional Results]
[FNFNES Quebec and Labrador Regional Results]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Laurie Chan
Malek Batal
Olivier Receveur
Tonio Sadik
Study involves five components: household interviews collecting information on dietary patterns, lifestyle and general health status; environmental concerns and food security; sampling traditional foods for contaminants; sampling water for trace metals; hair sampling for mercury; and surface water sampling for pharmaceuticals.
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First Nations On-Reserve Housing and Related Infrastructure Needs: Technical Report

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
First Nations Information Governance Centre (FNIGC)
Analysis of 309 responses from seven regions (Yukon, British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, and Atlantic). Questionnaire was intended to gauge respondents experience and data sources, and gather basic information about the community, current housing stock and anticipated future needs.
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The Fiscal Body of Sovereignty: To 'Make Live' in Indian Country

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Shiri Pasternak
Settler Colonial Studies, vol. 6, no. 4, October 2016, pp. 317-338
Examines how Canada investigated and distorted Attawapiskat Chief Theresa Spence's band finances as a way to discredit her demands that governments respect her community's treaty rights.
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Food and Water Security Issues in Russia II: Water Security in General Population of Russian Arctic, Siberia and Far East, 2000-2011

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Alexey A. Dudarev
Eugenia V. Dushkina
Yuliya N. Sladkova
Pavel R. Alloyarov
Valery S. Chupakhin
Vitaliy M Dorofeyev
Tatjana A. Kolesnikova
Kirill B. Fridman
Birgitta Evengard
Lena M. Nilsson
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 72, 2013, p. article no. 22646
Findings showed that in selected regions water sources were highly polluted, indicating a urgent need for enforceable standards for water quality.
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Food and Water Security Issues in Russia III: Food and Waterborne Diseases in the Russian Arctic, Siberia and the Far East, 2000-2011

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Alexey A. Dudarev
Vitaliy M. Dorafeyev
Eugenia V. Dushkina
Pavel R. Alloyarov
Valery S. Chupakhin
Yuliya N. Sladkova
Tatjana A. Kolesnikova
Kirill B. Fridman
Lena Maria Nilsson
Birgitta Evengard
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 72, 2013, p. article no. 21856
Findings showed that water sources in select regions were highly polluted and affecting people's health, indicating a urgent need for enforceable standards for water quality
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Forced to Abandon Their Farms: Water Deprivation and Starvation among the Gila River Pima, 1892–1904

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David H. DeJong
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 28, no. 3, 2004, pp. 29-56
Examines the National Reclamation Act and how many people in the Gila River and Casa Grande valleys, including government officials, thought that the first reclamation project would be built in Arizona.
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Gaining Insights About Water: The Value of Surveys in First Nations Communities to Inform Water Governance

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Julia Baird
Blair Carter
Kate Cave
Diane Dupont
Paul General ... [et al.]
Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 23, no. 4, Special Issue: Exploring the Governance Landscape of Indigenous Peoples and Water in Canada, Spring, 2013, pp. 1-18
Looks at the importance of surveys as a tool for information regarding water governance, water quality and community connections to water.
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Garden Hill Comprehensive Community Planning Project: Process Report, December 2011

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jill Collinson
Johnathan Hildebrand
Laura Remple
Discusses the University of Manitoba City Planning Department and four Manitoba First Nations' partnership to work on community development and issues. Themes identified were: housing development, commercial activity, natural and traditional preservation areas, recreation, water and waste management transportation, community services and culture.
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A Glass Half Empty: Drinking Water in First Nations Communities

Alternate Title
Moving Forward, Making a Difference ; vol. 1
Aboriginal Policy Research ; vol. 3
Aboriginal Policy Research Conference ; 2nd, 2006
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Sarah N. Morales
vol. 3

Looks at current federal policy and suggests co-management and recognition of Aboriginal rights as forward approaches.

Chapter nine from Moving Forward, Making a Difference, vol. 1, which is also vol. 3 in the Aboriginal Policy Research series.

Originally presented at the second annual Aboriginal Policy Research Conference, 2006.

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Glass Half Empty? Year 1 Progress toward Resolving Drinking Water Advisories in Nine First Nations in Ontario

Alternate Title
Glass Half Empty? Year One Progress toward Resolving Drinking Water Advisories in Nine First Nations in Ontario
E-Books
Author/Creator
Jessica Lukawiecki
Communities assessed: Constance Lake First Nation, North Spirit Lake, Slate Falls Nation, Anishinabe of Wauzhushk Onigum, Shoal Lake 40, Obashkaandagaang, Wawakapewin First Nation, Northwest Angle No. 33, and Nibinamik First Nation.
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Guest Editors' Introduction

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Daniel Shrubsole
Laura Murphy
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 3, no. 3, Water and Indigenous Peoples, 2012, pp. 1-2
Introductory article for special themed issue on safe drinking water on reserve communities.
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The Health and Well-being of Aboriginal People in British Columbia

Alternate Title
Report on the Health of British Columbians: Provincial Health Officer’s Annual Report 2001
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Office of the Provincial Health Officer [British Columbia]
Looks at health status, community environments, healthy growth and development, physical environment, health services, and disease and injury prevention. Identifies areas where significant health benefits can be made. Related material: Pathways to Health and Healing (Second Report).
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Hidden in Plain Sight: The US Government’s Use of the Choctaw Nation as an Environmental Toxics Dumping Ground

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jessica Lambert
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 44, no. 1, 2020, pp. 97-112
The author, a member of the Choctaw Nation, investigates the need for more in-depth scientific study of the McAlester Army Ammunitions Plant's contamination on the soil, water and air of the neighbouring Choctaw homeland.
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Honouring Water: The Mistawasis Nêhiyawak Water Governance Framework

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Maria F. Mora
Anthony B. D. Johnston
Michelle Watson
Lalita Bharadwaj
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 13, no. 3, 2022

Examines a collaborative water governance framework to improve Indigenous participation into water governance that reflects their own cultural beliefs.  

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Improving Health in the Arctic Region Through Safe and Affordable Access to Household Running Water and Sewer Services: An Arctic Council Initiative

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Thomas W. Hennessy
Jonathan M. Bressler
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 75, 2016, p. article no. 31146
Looks at assessing the current status of water, sanitation services and health through the Arctic Council's Sustainable Development Working Group.
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Improving Water Quality Remains a Struggle

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Cheryl Petten
Windspeaker, vol. 20, no. 3, July 2002, p. 21

Advocates having provinces provide First Nations reserves with technical assistance, the testing of drinking water, inspections and water quality enforcement on a cost recovery basis as one option to addressing safe drinking water issues.

Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.21.

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Indian Reserved Water Rights

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Jill E. Martin
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 24, no. 4, Fall, 2000, pp. 660-662
Book review of: Indian Reserved Water Rights by Jill E. Martin.
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Indian Water Rights on the Prairies

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Richard H. Bartlett
Manitoba Law Journal, vol. 11, 1980-1981, pp. 59-90
Examination of the rights of Aboriginal people of Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba regarding the use and control of water on reserve lands.
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Indicators of Food and Water Security in an Arctic Health Context: Results From an International Workshop Discussion

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lena Maria Nilsson
James Berner
Alexey A. Dudarev
Gert Mulvad
Jon Øyvind Odland
Alan Parkinson
Arja Rautio
Constantine Tikhonov
Birgitta Evengård
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 72, 2013, p. article no. 21530
Gathering of representatives from 7 countries finalized 6 indicators of water security, including running water accessibility and waterborne diseases.
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Indigenous Issues 101

Alternate Title
âpihtawikosisân
Web Sites » Personal
Author/Creator
Chelsea Vowel
Prominent Métis blogger, lawyer and author of Indigenous Writes covers an extensive list of topics under the headings Specific Myths or Misunderstandings; Identity and Culture; Aboriginal Law and Treaties; Historic and Continuing Injustice; and Indigenous Health and Safety.
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Indigenous Peoples, Land, and Resources

Alternate Title
Climate Change Impacts in the United States: U.S. National Climate Assessment
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
T. M. Bull Bennett
Nancy G. Maynard
Patricia Cochran
Robert Gough
Kathy Lynn ... [et al.]
Looks at effects of climate change on food, water, hunting conditions, health and forced relocations. Chapter 12 from book: Climate Change Impacts in the United States edited by J. M. Melillo. Terese (T. C.) Richmond, and G. W. Yohe.
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Indigenous Women Dump on Nuclear Waste Storage

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Fiona Muldrew
Herizons, vol. 10, no. 1, Winter, 1996, pp. 8-9
Describes the opposition of the Indigenous Women's Network with the Meadow Lake (SK) Tribal Council over the building of a nuclear waste dump on Aboriginal land.
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Indigo Girls and Indigenous Women Honour the Earth

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Fiona Muldrew
Herizons, vol. 9, no. 2, Summer, 1995, pp. 8-9
Reports on several Indigenous organizations that advocate the defence of ecosystems, restoration of sustainable communities, and the protection of sacred sites.
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Insights and Opportunities: Challenges of Canadian First Nations Drinking Water Operators

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Heather M. Murphy
Elliott Corston-Pine
Yvonne Post
Edward A. McBean
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 6, no. 3, 2015, pp. 1-17
Investigates the issues of operator training, retention, and job satisfaction through interviews and surveys of water system operators in Ontario and British Columbia.
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Inuit Environmental Health Guides

Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami
Website links to six Inuit health publications and activity books for children and teens.
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