Hunting, Fishing, Trapping & Gathering
Linkages Between Human Health and Ocean Health: A Participatory Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment for Marine Mammal Harvesters
Alternate Title
Proceedings of the 15th International Congress on Circumpolar Health
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lily Gadamus
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 72, Supplement 1, 2013, p. article no. 20715
Description
Recommendations include incorporating local knowledge into the decision making process in order to arrive at a mutually beneficial outcome.
Logging in the Congo Basin: What Hope For Indigenous Peoples' Resources, and Their Environments?
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Jerome Lewis and John Nelson
Indigenous Affairs, no. 4, Logging and Indigenous Peoples, 2006, pp. 1-7
Description
Looks at the Pygmy people who live and work in the forests and are facing social, political and economic marginalization.
The Lummi Indians and the Canadian/American Pacific Salmon Treaty
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Daniel L. Boxberger
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 12, no. 4, Autumn, 1988, pp. 299-311
Description
The Canadian/American Pacific Salmon Treaty was signed in 1985 to split the Pacific salmon stocks between Canadian and American fisheries. However, the Lummi Tribe were guaranteed fifty percent of Pacific salmon stocks in Washington State from a 1974 Federal Court decision. This paper looks at the impact of the Pacific Salmon Treaty on the Lummi and their reaction to the agreement.
A Manildra Herbal
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Jack Houghton
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 8, no. 4, December 1984, pp. 58-60
Description
Author describes his personal diet which consists of no refined foods. Also provides a list of herbs with the benefits they supply.
Marie Osecap 2 Interview
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Marie Osecap
Alphonse Littlepoplar
Indian History Film Project
Description
Interview includes a description of life on the reserve that describes milking, sheep-shearing and fishing weirs. It also consists of stories about a woman whose husband turned into a lizard; a story of Wisakedjak; and how Thunder Blanket killed his wife and then himself.
Medicine Walk with Elder Betty: Beginning of the Growing Season Outside Moose Jaw
Alternate Title
[Early Spring Medicine Walk with Elder Betty McKenna]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Betty McKenna
Description
Elder explains the identification, harvesting, preparation and uses of plants found in south central Saskatchewan.
Duration: 11:27.
Medicine Walk with Elder Betty: Early in the Growing Season Outside of Moose Jaw
Alternate Title
[Late Spring Medicine Walk with Elder Betty McKenna]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Betty McKenna
Description
Elder explains the identification, harvesting, preparation and uses of plants found in South Central Saskatchewan.
Duration: 8:17.
Medicine Walk with Elder Betty: Late in the Growing Season Outside of Moose Jaw
Alternate Title
[Early Fall Medicine Walks with Elder Betty McKenna]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Betty McKenna
Description
Elder explains the identification, harvesting, preparation and uses of plants found in South Central Saskatchewan.
Duration: 11:27.
Medicine Walk with Elder Walter: Beginning of the Growing Season
Alternate Title
[Medicine Walk with Elder Walter Lavallee]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Walter Lavallee
Description
Elder explains the identification, preparation and uses of plants indigenous to the area around the Piapot First Nation.
Duration: 11:38.
"Monster Slayer" among the Upland Yumans: A Folk Theory on the Evolution of Hunting Cultures
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
C. Patrick Morris
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 10, no. 3, Summer, 1986, pp. 199-211
Description
Looks into the mythical hero of the "Monster Slayer" from Athabascan folklore and how it reflect the evolution of Indigenous hunting culture.
Moon of the Crusted Snow: Reading Guide
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Anna Rodrigues
Kaitlyn Watson
Description
To accompany book written by Waubgeshig Rice which tells the story of a small northern Anishinaabe community which finds itself completely isolated from the external world just as winter sets in. The key to survival is reconnecting with the land. Guide is arranged around the themes of land, colonialism, community, gender, language, traditions and culture, and real world events.o accompany story written by
Moose Hunters of the Boreal Forest? A Re-examination of Subsistence Patterns in the Western Subarctic
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David R. Yesner
Arctic, vol. 42, no. 2, Current Perspectives on Western Boreal Forest Life: Ethnographic and Ethnohistoric Research in Late , June 1989, pp. 97-108
Description
Looks at the effects of climate change on the moose and caribou populations, ethnoarchaeological study of moose hunting and butchering in Alaska and Yukon, and the importance of caribou to the Athapaskan lifestyle.
"mus co shee": Indigenous Plant Foods and Horticultural Imperialism in the Canadian Sub Arctic
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Beverly Soloway
Canadian Bulletin of Medical History, vol. 32, no. 2, Fall, 2015, pp. 253-273
Description
Describes how Indigenous plant food knowledge was displaced by the colonial powers. Reacquiring this skill can contribute to improved health outcomes.
Narwhal Hunting by Pond Inlet Inuit: An Analysis of Foraging Mode in the Floe-Edge Environment
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David S. Lee
George W. Wenzel
Études/Inuit/Studies, vol. 28, no. 2, Spaces-Places-Names, 2004, pp. 133-157
Description
Analysis of 14 hunts to calculate local traditional ecological knowledge necessary for the success of the narwhal harvest.
The Need to Conduct Studies of Swedish Saami Reindeer-Herder Subsistence Behaviours: A Case of Indigenous Resource-Use Rights
Alternate Title
The Need to Conduct Studies of Swedish Sami Reindeer-Herder Subsistence Behaviours: A Case of Indigenous Resource-Use Rights
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robert P. Wheelersburg
Northern Review, no. 28, Spring, 2008, pp. 161-180
Description
Examines the current political situation in Sweden related to efforts to comply with the European Community's International Labour Organization Convention No. 169 Concerning Indigenous and Tribal Peoples in Independent Countries.
“Nya Anghuwa Che” (Our Food Gives Us Life): Exploring Indigenous Perspectives on Traditional Food Gathering and Foraging in an Irigwe Community from Nigeria
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Majing Oloko
Shailesh Shukla
ab-Original, vol. 2, no. 1, 2018, pp. 1-22
Description
Study uses participatory research tools to explore and document the cultural meanings of food within Irigwe Indigenous food system and their relationship to Indigenous food-production practices such as food foraging.
Our Legacy: Kã-ki-pe-isi-nakatamãkawiyahk: Essays
Alternate Title
Kã-ki-pe-isi-nakatamãkawiyahk: Our Legacy: Essays
E-Books
Description
A compilation of essays by : Deborah Lee, Liam Haggarty, Brendan Edwards, Tamara Starblanket, Camie Augustus, Kurt Boyer, Anna Flamino, Merle Massie, Yvonne Vizina, Patricia Deiter, Meagan Gough, and Alan Long.
Pacific Salmon in the Rapidly Changing Arctic: Exploring Local Knowledge and Emerging Fisheries in Utqiaġvik and Nuiqsut, Alaska
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Courtney Carothers
Todd L. Sformo
Shelley Cotton
John C. George
Peter A.H. Westley
Arctic, vol. 72, no. 3, September 10, 2019 , pp. 273-288
Description
Authors explore the emergence of new salmon fisheries in the Arctic by examining data collected in interviews with 41 active fishermen and Elders between 2010 and 2013. Findings show discrepancies regarding the abundance, but clear evidence of new fisheries.
Pan Inuit Trails
Alternate Title
The Northwest Passage and the Construction of Inuit Pan-Arctic Identities
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Claudio Aporta
Michael Bravo
Fraser Taylor
Description
Atlas focuses on Eastern and Central Canadian Arctic and provides synoptic view of "Inuit mobility and occupancy of Arctic waters, coasts and lands, including its icescapes, as documented in written historical records (maps of trails and place names)".
Peter Chamberlain Interview #1
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Peter Chamberlain
David Stevenson
Agnes Chamberlain
Indian History Film Project
Description
Discussion about the meanings of various Indian words in English ; family relationships ; and the cannibal dance known as Hamatsa. Mentions a fire in Katit, British Columbia in 1935.
Photo Vignette – T’łisalagi’ lakw School, ‘Yalis (Alert Bay), BC, early days
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Dara Culhane
BC Studies , no. 200, 50th Anniversary, Winter, 2019, pp. 45-47
Description
Describe the creation and early years of the independent school created by Kwakwaka’wakw parents on ‘Namgis First Nation territory; discusses inclusion of cultural and traditional teachings, and its evolution as one of the longest running independent schools in the province.
Pierre Dorion Interview
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Pierre Dorion
Murray Dobbin
Indian History Film Project
Description
Pierre Dorion was a young boy when Jim Brady was living in Cumberland House from 1948-1951. Dorion talks about Brady's attempts to organize a Metis Society and his efforts to get people jobs in the area.
Project George: An Indigenous Land-Based Approach to Resilience for Youth
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Janice Cindy Gaudet
International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 16, no. 2, Wisdom of the Elders: Honouring Spiritual Laws in Indigenous Knowledge, 2021, pp. 177-191
Description
Discusses using a land-based teaching approach to reconnect and strengthen Indigenous youth with their cultural identities and improve their well-beings.
Promoting or Protecting Traditional Knowledges? Tensions in the Resurgence of Indigenous Food Practices on Vancouver Island
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Megan K. Muller
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 9, no. 4, October 2018, p. Article 4
Description
Discusses food sovereignty and Indigenous ways of knowing with an eye to the conflict between promoting knowledge for the sake of resurgence and running the risk of subjecting knowledges, resources and communities to exploitation, criminalization and over-harvesting.