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Living on the Edge: Inughuit Women and Geography of Contact

Alternate Title
Human Landscapes in the North: Papers in Honour of Dr. Priscilla Renouf
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Genevieve M. LeMoine
Susan A. Kaplan
Christyann M. Darwent
Arctic, vol. 69, no. 5, Suppl. 1, 2016, p. article no. 4624
Through examination of archaeological record and unpublished historical documents, looks at women's responses to contact with Euro-American men in the early 20th century at Iita, northwestern Greenland and Floeberg Beach on Ellesmere Island, Nunavut.
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Local Observations of Climate Change and Impacts on Traditional Food Security in Two Northern Aboriginal Communities

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Melissa Guyot
Cindy Dickson
Chris Paci
Chris Furgal
Hing Man Chan
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 65, no. 5, 2006, pp. 403-415
Looks at a study that recorded participant observations of changes in the local environment, harvesting situations and traditional food species to explore the impact on traditional food.
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Local Values in Governance: Legacy of Choho in Forest and School Management in a Tamang Community in Nepal

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mahesh Nath Parajuli
Indra Mani Rai
Prakash C Bhattarai
Suresh Gautam
Journal of Indigenous Social Development, vol. 8, no. 1, 2019, pp. 35-55
Examines a shift in the practices of the Tamang ethnic community in Nepal; argues that the Choho institution is still present, and many practices are still present enacted as resistance against the modern state. Considers how the meaning of these practices may have changed in a contemporary context.
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Long-term Management of Asthma in First Nations and Inuit Children: A Knowledge Translation Tool Based on Canadian Paediatric Asthma Guidelines, Indented For Use By Front-Line Health Care Professionals Working in Isolated Communities

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Tom Kovesi
Brenda Louise Giles
Hans Pasterkamp
Paediatrics & Child Health, vol. 17, no. 7, Healing Winds: Aboriginal Child and Youth Health in Canada, Aug./Sept. 2012, pp. e46-e64
Shows how to effectively control asthma in children.
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Looking to the Land: Local Responses to Food Insecurity in Two Rural and Remote First Nations

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Michael Leibovitch
Michael Robidoux
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 38, no. 1, 2018, pp. 103-128
Article examines local food initiatives in two rural and remote First Nations. Compares price, quality, and extended community benefits of local food sources to those of market sourced food. Two communities are Wapekeka First Nation and Gitxaala First Nation.
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Lord Stanley's Cup Travels to Canada's Reserve Communities

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Sam Laskaris
Windspeaker, vol. 30, no. 6, September 2012, p. 10

Comments on a National Hockey League championship trophy that travelled, with team players, to several First Nations communities.

Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.10.

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Lucky Man Cree First Nation

Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Christian Thompson
The Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan
Comments on the River People, their adherence to Treaty 6, and how the 1885 resistance scattered most of the band.
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Lung Story

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Julia Gill
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 23, no. 1, January/February 1999, pp. 7-8
Describes a campaign targeting Central Australian Aboriginal communities who have a smoking rate of 50%, double that of the non-Indigenous Australian community.
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Making Connections: Key Economic Drivers in Aboriginal Rural and Remote Communities - Aboriginal Youth, Colleges and Industries

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Sharon Taylor
David Perley
Diana Lewis
Looks at barriers faced by Aboriginal students trying to acquire post-secondary education and move into the skilled labour force. Study consisted of interviews/focus groups in three case study communities located in Atlantic Canada, a literature search, and identification of promising practices.
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Making Information Technologies Work at the End of the Road: Using Broadband to Build Sustainable Remote and Rural Communities

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Michael Gurstein
Brian Beaton
Susan O'Donnell
Tim Whiteduck
Discusses the "first mile" approach to telecommunications and how community informatics facilitates management of telecommunications infrastructure and applications in ways which further individual communities' goals in areas such as education, health and governance.
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Making the Best of the Early Years: Tambellup Way

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
K. D. Clark
J. Oosthuizen
S. Beerenfels
A. C. Rowell
Rural and Remote Health, vol. 10, no. 1407, July 28, 2010, pp. 1-8
Investigates rural community with high Aboriginal population whose children scored very well in the 2007 regional Australian Early Development Index test. Results showed community support and primary school help facilitate in the development and well-being of children and youth.
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Management of Patients with Metastatic Prostate Cancer (mPC) in a Rural Part of North Norway with a Scattered Population: Does Living near the Department of Oncology Translate into a Different Pattern of Care and Survival?

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Carsten Nieder
Astrid Dalhaug
Ellinor Haukland
Jan Norum
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 78, no. 1, 2019, p. article no. 1620086
Study of 288 patients examines outcomes for patients with a mPC diagnosis and compares those outcomes based on income and the distance the patient lives from the oncology department. Results showed no statistically significant disparities.
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Managing Mercury Exposure in Northern Canadian Communities

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Catherine McLean Pirkle
Gina Muckle
Melanie Lemire
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 188, no. 14, October 04, 2016, pp. 1015-1023
Reviews literature on mercury exposure that impacts primarily Indigenous communities in northern Canada.
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Manitoba Traditional Foods Initiative Planning and Resource Development Project: A Traditional Foods Resource for Northern and First Nation Communities

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Food Matters Manitoba
Resources available in this guide include: a template guide to developing a traditional food strategy, a list of traditional foods available in Manitoba, a list of barriers experienced that limit access to traditional foods, and results from a Sharing Our Food Stories session.
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