Online Resource Materials
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The following two links, provided by the Quebec Regional First Nations Environmental Contaminants Program Coordinator, have useful information to help an applicant put together a proposal for the National First Nations Environmental Contaminants Program:
This document is a compilation of additional sources of funding. It lists funding sources from across Canada.
Obtained from The Canadian Association for Laboratory Accreditation Inc. (CALA)
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Description
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| First Nations Periodical Index |
FNUniv - S.I.F.C. Saskatoon Campus, the Saskatchewan Indian Cultural Centre and the Library Services for Saskatchewan Aboriginal Peoples committee. |
The First Nations Periodical Index contains journals of mainly Canadian Native content. This Index is a tool providing access to information about First Nations for students (high school or university), educators, instructors and researchers. |
| Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBS) |
Health Canada and the Public Health Agency of Canada |
The presence of these contaminants in foods and the environment means that everyone can be exposed to very low levels of PCBs. Although this exposure does not appear to affect human health, PCBs can accumulate in the human body and remain there for years causing various health effects. |
| First Nations Environmental Assessment Toolkit |
First Nations Environmental Assessment Technical Working Group (FNEATWG) |
The purpose of this toolkit is to assist First Nations in British Columbia (BC) whose Aboriginal rights and title and treaty rights may be affected by a project undergoing an EA. This toolkit is designed primarily for First Nations leadership, employees and communities. It is meant to provide information and practical advice that will help First Nations participate effectively in EA processes. It is hoped that this toolkit will help First Nations develop strategies and decision-making processes that benefit communities and result in favourable outcomes from EAs. |
| Climate Change and Human Health |
World Health Organization |
This document explores the evidence of how humans have influeced the change of the climate conditions and how these changes represent threats to humans in general. It also mentions the particularity of voulnerable groups around the world. |
| The Grassy Narrows & Islington Band Mercury Disability Board: A Historical Report 1986-2001 |
The Grassy Narrows First Nation and Wabaseemoong Independent Nations Mercury Disability Board, Kenora, Ontario |
This report contains the following Mercury Contamination Facts: Agreements and Legislation, Diagnosis, Mercury Programs, Methylmercury as a dangerous chemical and its outbreaks, treatment for mercury poisoning and poisoning worldwide, research, diagnosis criteria, benefit entitlement, mercury status on fish etc. |
| The CIER Library |
Centre for Indigenous Environmental Resources (CIER) |
CIER has a unique collection of free web-accessible resources: bibliographies, reports, factsheets, newsletters, toolkits and more. Their collection is focused on subjects relating to Aboriginal peoples and the environment. |