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Aa-Wiichaautuwiihkw: Coming Together to Walk Together. Creating a Culturally Appropriate Watershed and Marine Protected Area in Paakumshumwaau (Old Factory) James Bay, Quebec ; Year 3

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Shu Yi Chu
Jodie Martinson
Valerie Crystal
Anna Usborne
Sophie Lefrançois ... [et al.]
Final report of three-year research project. Looks at what needs to be protected and what is offered for marine protection by the federal government.
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Aboriginal Identity: A Perspective on Hegemony and the Implications for Canadian Citizenship

Alternate Title
Ministry of Advanced Education's 3rd Annual Post Secondary Education Forum
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Frank Deer
in education exploring our connective educational landscape, vol. 17, no. 3, Autumn, 2011, p. [?]
Discusses the hegemonic value system imposed on Aboriginal peoples, the impact on cultural identity, and the connection to citizenship in the realm of education.
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Aboriginal Languages Celebrated

Articles » General
Saskatchewan Indian, vol. 22, no. 4, April 1993, p. 8
Ovide Mercredi, National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations, comments on lack of both Constitutional recognition and legal protection of Indigenous languages.
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Aboriginal Peoples and Knowledge: Decolonizing Our Processes

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Leanne Simpson
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 21, no. 1, 2001, pp. 137-148
Suggests that Aboriginal scholars need to take control of the uses of traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) and the process by which it is used. Contends that removing TEK from its context devalues it.
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Aboriginal Post-Secondary Education and Training Policy Framework and Action Plan: 2020 Vision for the Future

Alternate Title
Aboriginal Post-Secondary Education and Training Policy Framework and Action Plan: Progress Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ministry of Advanced Education [British Columbia]
Discusses strategies to address barriers and achieve systemic institutional change for Aboriginal students. Related material: 2013 Progress Report. 2014 Progress Report.
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Aboriginal Rights to Cultural Property in Canada

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Catherine E. Bell
Robert K. Paterson

International Journal of Cultural Property, vol. 8, no. 1, January 1999, pp. 167-211
Explores rights regarding movable cultural property.
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Aboriginal Students and Canadian Citizenship Education

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Frank Deer
The Journal of Educational Thought, vol. 42, no. 1, Spring, 2008, pp. 69-82
Discussion of Aboriginal education and its relationship with accepted conceptions of Canadian citizenship that are used in schools.
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Access and Benefits Sharing of Genetic Resources and Associated Traditional Knowledge in Northern Canada: Understanding the Legal Environment and Creating Effective Research Agreements

Alternate Title
Proceedings of the 15th International Congress on Circumpolar Health
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Janis Geary
Cynthia G. Jardine
Jenilee Guebert
Tania Bubela
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 72, Supplement 1, 2013, p. article no. 21351
Research agreements must be structured to ensure mutual benefits which reflect the equal status of both parties.
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AERC Report 2012: College of Education

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Marie Battiste
Yvonne Vizina
Megan Steeves
Describes the Aboriginal Education Research Council's evolution, activities, accomplishments and future directions and development strategies.
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Agreement With Ottawa Still in the Works

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Solange De Santis
Anglican Journal, vol. 128, no. 9, November 2002, p. 10
Level of contribution and compensation for lost language and culture still points of contention between government and church in residential schools agreement.
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American Indian Science Education: The Second Step

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Eva Marie Garroutte
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 23, no. 4, 1999, pp. 91-114
To move forward requires incorporation of Indigenous knowledge into curricula, which will be challenging as each community considers its own traditions and understandings.
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American Indian Studies - Student Association

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ki-Shan Lara
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 23, no. 2, Fall, 2008, pp. 103-104
Examines the challenges of protecting Native American history while simultaneously nurturing the future.
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Animals and Theme in "Ceremony"

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Peter G. Beidler
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 5, no. 1, A Special Symposium Issue on Leslie Marmon Silko's , 1979, pp. 13-18
Looks at the role animals play in Leslie Silko's story and its reflections on Indigenous people needing to learn what to accept and what to resist in order to survive.
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Annotated Bibliography: Examples of Traditional Knowledges in Climate Research: Version 1.0 - September 2014

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Carson Viles
Resources divided under seven topic headings: resolutions, policy and law, protocols, case studies, intellectual property, traditional knowledges and climate change, and ethics and traditional knowledge. To accompany Guidelines for Considering Traditional Knowledges in Climate Change Initiatives.
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Atchakosuk: Ininewuk Stories of the Stars

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Wilfred Buck
First Nations Perspectives Journal, vol. 2, no. 1, 2009, pp. 71-83

Discusses Ininewuk (Cree) perspectives of astronomy, including mythology, stories and unique interpretations.

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Australia Indigenous Knowledge and Libraries

Alternate Title
Australian Academic & Research Libraries ; vol. 36, no. 2, 2005
E-Books
Author/Creator
Dagmar Schmidmaier
Martin Nakata
Marcia Langton
Martin Nakata
Alex Byrne .. [et al.]
Papers presented at a two-day colloquium, Libraries and Indigenous Knowledge, in December 2004, Sidney, Australia.
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Australian Icons: Authenticity Marks and Identity Politics

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Matthew Rimmer
Indigenous Law Journal, vol. 3, no. 1, Fall, 2004, pp. 139-179
Evaluates the adoption and implementation of an Indigenous certification system in Australia. The article concludes that there needs to be a system to protect traditional knowledge at an international level.
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Bella Bella

Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Barbara Greene
Film looks at the people of Campbell Island and their plans to regain self-sufficiency and retain ancient Heiltsuk culture. Duration: 27:20.
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Book Review

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Robin J. Marles
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 17, no. 1, 1997, pp. 198-199
Book review of: Food Plants of Coastal First Peoples by Nancy J. Turner. An updated second edition of Turner's 1975 British Columbia Provincial Museum Handbook. A companion volume Food Plants of Interior First Peoples has also be revised by Turner.
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Book Reviews:

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Alfred Fisher
David J. Norton
Patricia Skidmore
Radolfo Piño-Robles
Eleanor M. Blain
Kenichi Matsui
P. Dawn Mills
John S. Long
Susan Berry
Thomas S. Abler
David J. Norton.
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 19, no. 2, 1999, pp. 381-404
Book reviews of: Legends of our Times: Native Cowboy Life by Morgan Baillargeon and Leslie Tepper. The World Turned Upside Down: Indian Voices from Early America by Conlin Callway (Editor). Women in Trouble: Connecting Women's Law Violations to Their Histories of Abuse by Elizabeth Cormack. Leonard Bloomfield's Fox Lexicon: Critical Edition by Ives Goddard (Editor). White Man's Law: Native People in Nineteenth-Century Canadian Jurisprudence by Sidney L. Harring.
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Breaths of History

Theses
Author/Creator
Laura May Auger
Educational Research Thesis (M.A.)--University of Calgary, 1999.
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A Brief Guide to the James Bay Controversy

Archival » Archival Items
Author/Creator
Canadian Association in Support of Native Peoples
Concerns about man-made environmental damage with the undertaking of the James Bay Project is the focus of this booklet. Also mentioned is relocation of 7000 Cree persons and flooding of land.

Historical note:

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Buffy Saint-Marie: An Unsung Hero for Far Too Long

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Colleen Simard
Canadian Dimension, vol. 41, no. 1, Indian Country, January/February 2007, p. 58
Brief discussion of the documentary Buffy Sainte-Marie: A Multimedia Life directed by Joan Prowse.
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California's Endangered Peoples and Endangered Ecosystems

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
M. Kat Anderson
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 21, no. 3, 1997, pp. 7-31
Explores the linkages between the diversity of Aboriginal cultures and the diversity of the total collection of organisms in California. The article shows how the diminishment of one adversely affects the other.
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Can Culture be Copyrighted?

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Michael F. Brown
Current Anthropology, vol. 39, no. 2, April 1998, pp. 193-222
Information is presented regarding copyright of Indigenous culture and includes some concepts and definitions.
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Canada Must Reclaim Its Moral Leadership

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Doug Cuthand
Star-Phoenix, August 14, 2009, p. A9
Contends that worldwide Indigenous peoples are gaining recognition and status and that the Canadian government has an important role to play in helping its Indigenous population preserve their culture and gain similar success.
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