Contact Information

Larry Laliberte
3rd Floor - 245 McDermot Avenue
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Canada R3B OS6
library@cier.ca
Phone:   (204) 956-0660
Fax:   (204) 956-1895
Web Site:   www.cier.mb.ca/libhome.htm

Subjects

Traditional ecological knowledge, environmental impact assessment, environmental monitoring, environmental and Aboriginal law, natural resource management, biodiversity, sustainable development, economic and community development, research methodology.

Description

The Centre for Indigenous Environmental Resources (CIER) is a non-profit First Nations' environmental organization. Founded in 1994, its Board of Directors' consists of Nations' leaders from across Canada.
CIER has a Three-Fold Mandate:

• To establish and implement environmental capacity-building initiatives for First Nations;
  
• To initiate, promote and increase First Nations' input in the deliberations and resolution of all environmental issues;
  
• To develop and enhance the links between all First Nations in Canada and indigenous peoples world wide.
  

The CIER collection consists of First Nation environmental material, core western environmental texts and material that integrates traditional ecological knowledge with western scientific theory.

Languages

English, Cree, Ojibwa

Holdings

Published Monographs	1500
Unpublished Monographs	200
Serials	50
Audio recordings	5
Videorecordings	120
Maps	20

Access

Catalogued by Library of Congress subject headings
On-line catalogue
Reference service available
Open to the public by appointment only
Mon. - Fri. 12:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Interlibrary loans unavailable
Photocopying available