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The Power and Peril of “Vulnerability”: Approaching Community Labels with Caution in Climate Change Research

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Bethany Haalboom
David C. Natcher
Arctic, vol. 65, no. 3, September 2012, pp. 319-327
Argues that applying the term may result in assumptions and policy interventions which cause more problems than they solve. Looks at issues in terms of relocation policy, wildlife management, and Indigenous identities.
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Protective Factors for Mental Health and Well-Being in a Changing Climate: Perspectives from Inuit Youth in Nunatsiavut, Labrador

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Joanna Petrasek MacDonald
Ashlee Cunsolo Willox
James D. Ford
Inez Shiwak
Michele Wood
Social Science and Medicine, vol. 141, September 2015, pp. 133-141
Study conducted in-depth interviews with 17 15-25 year-olds from five coastal communities in the region. Five major themes emerged: being on the land, connecting to Inuit culture, strong communities, relationships with family and friends, and staying busy.
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Qapirangajuq: Inuit Knowledge and Climate Change

Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Igloolik Isuma Productions
Kunuk Cohn Productions
Zacharias Kunuk
Ian Mauro
Norman Cohn
Stéphane Rituit ... [et al.]
Leaders, Elders and hunters speak about the social and ecological impact of warming in the Arctic. In Inuktitut with English subtitles. Duration: 54:07.
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Reconciliation and the Intersections of Indigenous Peoples and Climate Change: Literature Review and Recommendations

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Paulette Fox
Goal was to find ways to incorporate Traditional Ecological Knowledge into the City of Calgary's Climate Action Strategy and Action Plans in a respectful and supportive manner and engage with Indigenous peoples to create equitable and inclusive environments. Includes three case studies: the Siksika response to disaster evacuations and displacement due to flooding; policy analysis of the ZéN Road Map and the Pan-Canadian Framework; and the Indigenous-led Wasahkotewinowak urban food sovereignty initiative.
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Reducing Vulnerability to Climate Change in the Arctic: The Case of Nunavut, Canada

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
James Ford
Tristan Pearce
Barry Smit
Johanna Wandel
Mishak Allurut
Kik Shappa
Harry Ittusujurat
Kevin Qrunnut
Arctic, vol. 60, no. 2, June 2007, pp. 150-166
Discusses how policy development can help Inuit reduce their vulnerability to climate change by focusing on the renewable resource harvesting sector.
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Reflections on Success: A Sustainable Future in a Changing Climate

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Centre for Indigenous Environmental Resources
Indian and Northern Affairs Canada
Outlines the successes of many initiatives and programs that were put in place by The Aboriginal and Northern Climate Change Program (ANCCP), which came to a close on March 31, 2007.
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Religion and Encounter: Mid-Atlantic Regional Contact between Native American and Euroamerican Peoples after the Voyages of Columbus

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
John A. Grim
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 16, no. 4, Shamans and Preachers, Color Symbolism and Commercial Evangelism: Reflections on Early Mid-Atlantic , Autumn, 1992, pp. 445-450
Article provides an introduction to the special issue, includes a summary of the papers included and commentary on the reoccurring themes including links between religion and material culture, diversity of Indigenous perspectives, and the connections between worldview, land use, and geomorphology (changes in the natural world resulting from human use).
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Report 1: An Introduction to the Science of Climate Change

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Centre for Indigenous Environmental Resources
March 2006
Presents an introduction on how climate change will significantly impact First Nations people due to their locations, reliance on the environment, and limited adaptation strategies.
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Report 4: First Nations' Governance and Climate Change: Key Issues

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Centre for Indigenous Environmental Resources
March 2006
Provides insight into the challenges facing First Nations people and the ability to demonstrate effective governance that would lead to responses and decisions that could minimize climate change impacts.
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Research on the Human Dimensions of Climate Change in Nunavut, Nunavik and Nunatsiavut: A Literature Review and Gap Analysis

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
James D. Ford
Kenyon C. Bolton
Jamal Shirley
Tristan Pearce
Martin Tremblay ... [et al.]
Arctic, vol. 65, no. 3, September 2012, pp. 289-304
Identifies trends in peer-reviewed research by analyzing contents of 117 articles. Databases searched were ISI Web of Knowledge, PubMed and GeoBase.
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Resource Development and Climate Change: A Gap Analysis

Alternate Title
ReSDA Draft Gap Analysis Report ; no.13
Resources and Sustainable Development in the Arctic (ReSDA) Draft Gap Analysis Report ; no.13
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Chris Southcott
Looks at the relationship between climate change and Arctic resource development and effects on northern communities.
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Responding to Climate Change in Nunavut: Policy Recommendations

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
James Ford
Johanna Wandel
vol. 3

Focus on hunting livelihoods, key drivers of vulnerability, and identification of key policy points.

Chapter six 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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Restorative Narrative: Nonfiction and the Resetting of the Grasslands' Future

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Susan Naramore Maher
Great Plains Quarterly, vol. 40, no. 1, Winter, 2020, pp. 1-22
Article focuses on contemporary non-Indigenous essay writers from the Great Plains who are working to shift the narrative surrounding the historical destruction of the grasslands and the coinciding violence directed towards Indigenous nations.
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The Right to Food Security in a Changing Arctic: The Nunavut Food Security Coalition and the Feeding My Family Campaign

Alternate Title
A New Dialogue: Putting People at the Heart of Global Development
Case Studies: Local Solutions: Rights
Hunger, Nutrition, Climate Justice 2013
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Lessee Papatsie
Leanna Ellsworth
Stephanie Meakin
Tiina Kurvits
Looks at grassroots community mobilization which is propelled by the Feeding My Family Facebook initiative.
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Science Meets Traditional Knowledge: Water and Climate in the Sahtu. (Great Bear Lake) Region, Northwest Territories, Canada

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ming-Ko Woo
Paul Modeste
Lawrence Martz
Joe Blondin
Bob Kochtubajda
et al.
Arctic, vol. 60, no. 1, March 2007, pp. 37-46
Discusses the exchange of scientific and traditional knowledge on the northern environment to gain a better understanding of the atmospheric and water environments in the Sahtu.
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Seal Occurrence and Habitat Use during Summer in Petermann Fjord, Northwestern Greenland

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kate Lomac-MacNair
Martin Jakobsson
Alan Mix
Francis Freire
Kelly Hogan ... [et al.]
Arctic, vol. 71, no. 3, September 2018
Researchers examine the ways that way different species of high arctic seals are making use of the Petermann Fjord and how that use is affected by variable ice coverage in a changing climate.
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Should We Turn the Tent? Inuit Women and Climate Change

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Martha Dowsley
Shari Gearheard
Noor Johnson
Jocelyn Inksetter
études/Inuit/Studies, vol. 34, no. 1, Les Inuit et le Changement Climatique / The Inuit and Climate Change, 2010, pp. 151-165
Explores Inuit women's perspectives on climate change in Nunavut
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Speaking of Place: Contemporary Iñupiat Storytelling and Place-Making in the Time of Climate Change

Alternate Title
INALCO 2009, Proceedings of the 15th Inuit Studies Conference, Orality (Paris, 2006)
Orality in the 21st Century: Inuit Discourse and Practices. Proceedings of the 15th Inuit Studies Conference
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Chie "Siqiñiq" Sakakibara
Contends that environmental changes are culturally processed through storytelling. Paper from Orality in the 21st Century: Inuit Discourse and Practices. Proceedings of the 15th Inuit Studies Conference edited by B. Collingnon and M. Therrien.
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The Threat Posed By Climate Change To Pastoralists in Africa

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Joseph Ole Simel
Indigenous Affairs, no. 1-2, Climate Change and Indigenous Peoples, 2008, pp. 34-43
Describes coping strategies used by pastoralist communities. Recommends a policy framework to address the negative impacts of environmental change.
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Traditions and Science: Teacher Manual

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Kerri Ceretzke

Although created for the Old Crow Experiential Educational Project, some activities can be adapted for other contexts. Lessons are grouped by Grades 7-9, Grades 4-6, and Grades 1-3.

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