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Indigenous Resources Guide

In the Library

The Science of the Sacred

Available at Aurora and Yellowknife/North Slave campuses

Braiding Sweetgrass

eBook and Print available at all 3 campuses

Decolonizing Research

Yellowknife/North Slave Campus Library

Indigenous Research of Land, Self, and Spirit

eBook (Available at all 3 campuses)

Online Resources

Knowing Home: Braiding Indigenous Science with Western Science

This book by Gloria Snively and Wanosts'a7 Lorna Williams explores the ways that Indigenous science and technology blend with Western science and enable students to explore Indigenous ways of knowing in Western educational settings. This book can be downloaded directly from this link.

How Western Science is Finally Catching Up to Indigenous Knowledge

This article explores the value that traditional knowledge has on STEM fields in today's world, and the ways that Western science is working to catch up to Indigenous knowledge. 

Knowledge Keepers: How Western Science and Indigenous Knowledge Intertwine

This article discusses how Indigenous knowledge and Western Science are inherently different but intertwine and intersect, and how the Western scientific community relies on this Indigenous knowledge. 

'Legends of the Northern Sky': Movie Explores Cree Culture's Connection to the Stars

Wilfred Buck, Indigenous astronomer, talks about his research and subsequent film about stars and the night sky. The film premiered at the Telus World of Science in Edmonton.

Études Inuit Studies

Access back issues of this scholarly journal with studies about traditional and contemporary Inuit societies from from a broad social science and humanities perspective.

UArctic: Honouring Indigenous Perspectives

"This UArctic webinar was designed for researchers, institutions, and organizations who collaborate with Northern communities and Indigenous peoples. Our discussion centred on respectfully honouring Indigenous perspectives and ways of working, particularly in research and co-created projects."