First Nation pedagogical emphasis on imitation and making the stuff of life: Canadian lessons for indigenizing Forest Schools
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DOI: 10.1007/s42322-017-0003-4
Abstract: Canadian Forest Schools are in the early stages of incorporating First Nations’ pedagogies as part of a countrywide effort to decolonize and indigenize educational practices. This paper explores the importance of learning through imitation as… read more here.
Keywords: imitation; stuff life; emphasis; first nation ... See more keywords
Species composition of First Nation whaling hunts in the Clayoquot Sound region of Vancouver Island as estimated through genetic analyses
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jasrep.2017.11.015
Abstract: Abstract Deepening our understanding of whale hunting practices is important from both cultural and biological perspectives. Many cultures practice whaling activities, including the Nuu-cha-nulth Nations of the Pacific Northwest. Nuu-cha-nulth cultural lifeways and laws include… read more here.
Keywords: genetic analyses; industrial whaling; first nation; nation whaling ... See more keywords
China becomes first nation to land on the Moon’s far side
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DOI: 10.1038/d41586-018-07796-x
Abstract: Chang’e-4 has sent back its first images and deployed a craft to the lunar surface.Chang’e-4 will explore uncharted territory on the lunar surface. read more here.
Keywords: moon far; nation land; first nation; china becomes ... See more keywords
Examining environmental contaminant mixtures among adults with type 2 diabetes in the Cree First Nation communities of Eeyou Istchee, Canada
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-52200-x
Abstract: Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) disproportionately affects Indigenous populations. It is possible that exposure to complex mixtures of environmental contaminants contribute to T2DM development. This study examined the association between complex environmental contaminant mixtures and… read more here.
Keywords: eeyou istchee; contaminant mixtures; type diabetes; environmental contaminant ... See more keywords
Energy transition complexities in rural and remote Indigenous communities: a case study of Poplar Hill First Nation in northern Ontario*
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DOI: 10.1080/13549839.2019.1648400
Abstract: ABSTRACT The First Nation communities in northern Ontario have unique energy-related challenges within an interdisciplinary context, including historical, geographic, cultural, technological, and regulatory. Presently, undergoing an energy systems transition from off-grid to grid-connection and scoping… read more here.
Keywords: northern ontario; transition; energy; first nation ... See more keywords
First Nation Elders’ perspectives on healthy ageing in NSW, Australia
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DOI: 10.1111/1753-6405.12796
Abstract: Objectives: Healthy ageing has been unattainable for many of Australia’s First Nation people, driven by an earlier onset of chronic disease when compared to the general Australian population. Our objective was to examine the perspectives… read more here.
Keywords: elders perspectives; healthy ageing; australia first; nation elders ... See more keywords
A Risk–Benefit Analysis of First Nation’s Traditional Smoked Fish Processing
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DOI: 10.3390/foods12010111
Abstract: First Nations (FN) communities have traditionally used smoke to preserve fish for food security purposes. In this study, an assessment of chemical and microbiological food safety, together with nutritional quality, was conducted on fish preserved… read more here.
Keywords: smoked fish; benefit analysis; processing; first nation ... See more keywords
Visual Characteristics of Adults with Long-Standing History of Dietary Exposure to Mercury in Grassy Narrows First Nation, Canada
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DOI: 10.3390/ijerph20064827
Abstract: Since the 1960s, Grassy Narrows First Nation (Ontario, Canada) has been exposed to methyl mercury (Hg) through fish consumption, resulting from industrial pollution of their territorial waters. This cross-sectional study describes the visual characteristics of… read more here.
Keywords: grassy narrows; narrows first; exposure; first nation ... See more keywords