Agriculture

Looks at how an Asian fruit was cultivated by Navajo Indians in the Chelly Canyon.

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

Looks at the employment of Aboriginal workers in Alberta during the 1950's and 1960's and describes migrant labour policies as well as public welfare programs.

Teaching poster designed to teach students how the Zuni people adapt to their environment and the cyclical aspects of their culture. For use with students in grade 6-8.

Sociology Thesis (M.A.)--University of Kansas, 1911.

Discusses options the community will need to consider if unable to use its water towards agricultural development.

Overview of student experience includes learning from members of the community on a wide range of topics including the boarding school era.

Focuses on the Duroobe in Burkina Faso, the vulnerability of nomadic pastoralists and negative stereotypes and makes recommendations for improvement. To access this article, scroll down to page 48.

Discusses the effect of the honeybee on agriculture in the Upper Musselshell Valley.

Looks at the importance of handling claims politically, the challenges of developing appropriate legislation, historical injustices, and the impact of partial self-governance.

Examines how economic institutions affect economic performance on agricultural productivity in sub-Saharan Africa, and what forces determine the configuration of property rights for different economic entities.

[Anthropology] Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Pittsburgh, 2006.

Annual report and appendices.

Discusses pastoralism as a viable livelihood. To access this article, scroll down to page 30.

Examines how Sámi deal with social and cultural-political change relating to the way of reindeer pastoralism.

Overview of the Hopis tribe's relationship with corn and reliance on the crop to feed them.

Studies enhancing the health and safety of agricultural workers in two pilot regions of Australia.

Agricultural Economics and Farm Management Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of Manitoba, 1987.

Looks at the preference for Indigenous women workers over others because of their work ethic.

Evaluation of book which contains narratives from corn farmers regarding their co-existence with Western concepts of scientific knowledge.

File contains information on activism, agriculture, reserve life, medical services, drug prescriptions, land claims, the Indian Act, Metis, Indigenous rights, chiefs, sterilization of indigenous women, the "Red Paper", discrimination, treaties 8 and 11, recreation, Liquor Act, provincial law, housing, Local Initiatives Programs, utilities on reserves, and poverty.

Looks at the districts of Ri Bhoi and Mawbuh. To access this article, scroll to page 45.

Agricultural Education Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of Arizona, 2003.

Black and white photograph of threshing machinery, both motorized and horse drawn manned by indigenous men. Man with large beard standing in centre.

Tracks population size and spatial configuration of traditional lands in northern Sweden using archival documents.

Discusses the importance of potatoes and how Indigenous farmers strengthen local economies and wellbeing based on cultural traditions and biological diversity.

A photograph of a large corral and lean-to structure at Ranch No.2 Long Lake at the South end of Onion Lake reserve. An Aboriginal man stands on a wagon hooked to two oxen while two others stand near by. There also appears to be a second team of oxen. A fourth man stands on top of the long lean-to structure in the background.

Looks at the systematic distribution of rations and the protection of Aboriginal customary rights on pastoral lands.

Discusses developments in granting land title to indigenous peoples in Bolivia. To access this article, scroll down to page 18.

A photograph of Metis positions on the Fish Creek battleground, likely taken shortly after the battle by a Canadian Army photographer. Presumably the Metis soldiers were positioned in the wooded area of the coulee visible ahead in the photograph. This may be the opening scene of the battle where Middleton's Scouts were met by an opening fusilade from the Metis ranks. The farmhouse visible on the right is possibly Tourond's house, for whose family the place takes its Metis name of "Tourond's Coulee."

Research suggests that an over reliance on market-based food sources is not wise and that local and regional food sources are best to achieve better overall outcomes.

Looks at stable isotope data from human remains in southwest Arkansas, north-western Louisiana, eastern Oklahoma and east Texas.

Discusses achievements, challenges and opportunities facing the network with the greatest being mobility. To access this article, scroll down to page 54.

Book review of: Reindeer Ecology and Management in Sweden by Folke Skuncke.

Website presents links to herders, projects and news to develop exchange of knowledge between reindeer people, authorities and research.

Looks at rural development policy based around "Community Renewal of the Agrarian Reform" establishing a model more in keeping with a process of socio-economic change enabling the state to gain more control. To access this article, scroll down to page 36.

Geography Thesis (M.A.)--York University, 2002.

Report includes appendices relating to reserves, schedule of leases, statutes of British Columbia relating to Aboriginals and missions of British Columbia.

Looks at effects of outside colonists on the local populations regarding deforestation and devastation of natural resources.

Addresses why Canada needs a policy and looks at the platform which covers several topics including Indigenous food sovereignty.

Author of Eating the Landscape discusses how resilience theory can explain the relationship between traditional knowledge and adaptive change to ecological circumstances.

Discusses why the Okanagan Indians failed to successfully integrate into the European socio-economic society because of institutional discrimination.

Gerald Willoughby's book describes his arrival from England to Saskatoon in 1883, and he was among Saskatoon's first citizens. His peaceful dealings with Louis Riel and various chiefs are detailed, particularly those with Chief Whitecap. Willoughby offers an assessment of the lives of aboriginals living near Saskatoon and notes numerous similarities between "the Red Men and the White Men."

Historical note:

Gerald Willoughby (1866-1933) was one of the first citizens of Saskatoon, NWT.

Book reviews of: Powhatan's Mantle: Indians in the Colonial Southeast edited by Peter Wood. Navajo Textiles: The William Randolph Hearst Collection by Nancy J. Blomberg. Utmost Good Faith: Patterns of Apache-Mexican Hostilities in Northern Chihuahua Border Warfare, 1821-1848 by William B. Griffen. The Confederate Cherokees: John Drew's Regiment of Mounted Rifles by W.

File contains papers relating to the causes of the uprising of 1885 in the Saskatchewan District.

Historical overview of land management, ownership and programs for villages and discusses new opportunities for pastoral communities arising from land policy and legislation. To access this article, scroll down to page 38.

An analysis of settler's farming activities.