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Aboriginal Voices: Amerindian, Inuit and Sami Theater

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Robert G. Williamson
Canadian Review of Sociology and Anthropology, vol. 32, no. 4, November 1995, pp. 495-496
Book review of: Aboriginal Voices: Amerindian, Inuit and Sami Theater edited by Per Brask and William Morgan.
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Adoption Among the Inuit

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Joan B. Silk
Ethos, vol. 15, no. 3, September 1987, pp. 320-330
Focuses on the context of adoption in the Arctic and compares it to patterns in Oceania and West Africa.
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Arctic 2014: Who Gets a Voice and Why It Matters (Part 1)

Alternate Title
Polar Initiative Policy Brief Series
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Anne-Marie Brady
Heather A. Conley
Marlène Laruelle
Rob Huebert
Willy Østreng
Aki Tonami
Speakers discuss polar policies of United States, Russia, Canada, Nordic states, China, and Japan, Korea and Singapore. Followed by question and answer among presenters and with audience.
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Arctic 2014: Who Gets a Voice and Why It Matters (Part 2)

Alternate Title
Polar Initiative Policy Brief Series
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Anne-Marie Brady
Heather A. Conley
Marlène Laruelle
Rob Huebert
Willy Østreng
Aki Tonami
Speakers discuss polar policies of United States, Russia, Canada, Nordic states, China, and Japan, Korea and Singapore. Followed by question and answer among presenters and with audience.
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Bibliography of the Eskimo Language

E-Books
Author/Creator
James Constantine Pilling
Includes citations for language and dialects from Labrador to Aleutian Islands including Aleut and Kodiak; some reference to vocabulary and dictionaries available prior to 1887.
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Climate Change and Environmental Impacts on Maternal and Newborn Health With Focus on Arctic Populations

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Charlotta Rylander
Jon Ø. Odland
Torkjel M. Sandanger
Global Health Action, vol. 4, no. s1, Vulnerable Populations in the Arctic, 2011, p. article 8452
Reports that environmental factors are responsible for a large number of global child deaths and efforts should be made to reduce the risk for the next generation.
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Climate Change and Water Security with a Focus on the Arctic

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Birgitta Evengard
Jim Berner
Michael Brubaker
Gert Mulvad
Boris Revich
Global Health Action, vol. 4, no. s1, Vulnerable Populations in the Arctic, 2011, p. article 8449
Looks at examples from other countries as to how arising problems are being addressed.
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“Common Disaster”?!: Three Works Revealing the Importance of Inuit Presence and Inuit Oral History [On the Writings about the Man in Charge / the Men Aboard / the Unceasing Searching for the Erebus and Terror]

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Deborah Stiles
Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. 51, no. 2, Spring, 2017, pp. 520-532
Article examines non-fiction texts about the search for the Northwest Passage to illustrate the contributions of Inuit people and communities to Arctic exploration.
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Common Genomic Variation in LMNA Modulates Indexes of Obesity in Inuit

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robert A. Hegele
Murray W. Huff
T. Kue Young
Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, vol. 86, no. 6, June 2001, pp. 2747-2751
Demonstrates genetic variations similar to that of the Oji-Cree may be important in determining obesity-related traits.
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A Comparison of Eskimo and Palaeolithic Art

Alternate Title
A Comparison of Eskimo and Palaeolithic Art. [Part I]
A Comparison of Eskimo and Paleolithic Art
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Frederica de Laguna
American Journal of Archaeology, vol. 36, no. 4, October-December 1932, pp. 477-511
Examines whether Inuit are the direct cultural and ancestal links to early inhabitants of Upper Paleolithic Europe and attempts to draw conclusions through comparison of art. This is Part I of a 2-part article, see also A Comparison of Eskimo and Palaeolithic Art. Part II. Non-Representative Art
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A Comparison of Eskimo and Palaeolithic Art. Part II. Non-Representative Art

Alternate Title
A Comparison of Eskimo and Paleolithic Art. Part II. Non-Representative Art
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Frederica de Laguna
American Journal of Archaeology, vol. 37, no. 1, January-March 1933, pp. 77-107
Examines whether the Inuit may be direct cultural and blood descendants of Upper Palaeolithic European humans through a comparison of art.
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Discrepancies in Data Reporting of Zoonotic Infectious Diseases across the Nordic Countries – A Call for Action in the Era of Climate Change

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Anna Omazic
Camilla Berggren
Tomas Thierfelder
Anders Koch
Birgitta Evengard
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 78, no. 1, 2019
Study found that international research on climate sensitive infectious disease and zoonotic infections is impeded by incompatible reporting systems and differences in regulation; advises international standardization.
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Disease and the Development of Inuit Culture

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robert McGhee
Current Anthropology, vol. 35, no. 5, December 1994, pp. 565-594
Argues that the transformation from Thule to Inuit culture was a result of contact with Europeans and repeated disease outbreaks.
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The Dorset Culture of the Eastern Arctic

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Graham Rowley
American Anthropologist, vol. 42, no. 3, pt.1, New Series, July-September 1940, pp. 490-499
Presents results of excavations at Abverdjar and an explanation of what the artifacts reveal about the Dorset way of life.
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Dorset Tip Fluting: A Second "American" Invention

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Patrick Plumet
Serge Lebel
Arctic Anthropology, vol. 34, no. 2, 1997, pp. 132-162
Describes and analyzes the characteristic style of tip fluting points in the Early and Middle Dorset.
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Ethical and Equitable Engagement Synthesis Report: A Collection of Inuit Rules, Guidelines, Protocols, and Values for the Engagement of Inuit Communities and Indigenous Knowledge from across Inuit Nunaat

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Victoria Qutuuq Buschman
Material included falls into several categories: protocols and guidelines; health, land-use and conservation plans; permitting processes; position papers; research projects and reports; and organizational documents.
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An Exploratory Study Examining the Associations between Sunlight Exposure, Sleep Behaviours and Sleep Outcomes during an Arctic Summer

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Margaret M. Lubas
Ralitsa S. Maduro
Mariana Szklo-Coxe
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 78, no. 1, 2019
Research found that participants with better sleep hygiene reported feeling less sleepy; but that sleep outcomes did not differ significantly by evening sunlight exposure length.
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The Gwich'in Traditional Caribou Skin Clothing Project: Repatriating Traditional Knowledge and Skills

Alternate Title
The Gwichin Traditional Caribou Skin Clothing Project: Repatriating Traditional Knowledge and Skills
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ingrid Kritsch
Karen Wright-Fraser
Arctic, vol. 55, no. 2, June 2002, pp. 205-210
Regaining ways and understandings by a group of northern Athapaskans through creating replica 19th century hide clothing.
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A Healing Narrative

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robert Sam
Arctic Anthropology, vol. 40, no. 2, 2003, pp. 70-75
Discusses a Tlingit storyteller's own story and how it helped in recovery and healing.
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Historical Atlas of the Arctic

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Robert McGhee
Canadian Historical Review, vol. 85, no. 3, September 2004, pp. 597-600
Book review of: Historical Atlas of the Arctic by Derek Hayes.
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Hope and Resilience: Suicide Prevention in the Arctic

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Organizing Committee
Peter Bjerregaard
Gert Mulvad
Flemming Stenz
Stina W. Berthelsen ... [et al.]
Looks at the recommendations that were generated by youth, researchers, practitioners and policy makers in four workshops during the seminar. "November 7-8, 2009. Conference Report"
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