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2006 Census Housing Series: Issue 9—Inuit Households in Canada

Alternate Title
Research Highlight (Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation)
Research Highlight. Socio-economic Series ; 10-019
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)
Description
Includes general profile and information on housing characteristics and level of core housing need.
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Among the Chiglit Eskimos

Alternate Title
Les Grands Esquimaux
Occasional Publication (Boreal Institute for Northern Studies) ; no. 10
E-Books
Author/Creator
Émile Petitot
Occasional Publication (Boreal Institute for Northern Studies)
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Being Outside of the Box: Audiology in Northern Québec

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Hannah Ayukawa
Andrea Makiuk Roy
Canadian Journal of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, vol. 38, no. 2, Service Delivery to First Nations, Inuit and Métis in Canada: Part 2, Summer, 2014, pp. 218-223
Description
Comments on the high prevalence of hearing loss due to otitis media and noise exposure.
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Case 6: The Healthy Foods North Nutrition and Lifestyle Program: A Community- and Evidence-Based Intervention Program among Inuit and Inuvialuit Communities in Arctic Canada

Alternate Title
Population Health Intervention Research Casebook
Working with Communities and the Private Sector in the Canadian Arctic
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Sangita Sharma
Erin Mead
Joel Gittelsohn
Lindsay Beck
Cindy Roache
Description
Program combined store-based and community-based activities which promoted healthy eating and physical exercise. Describes project and outcomes, and discusses implications for research, policy and practice. Chapter from Population Health Intervention Research Casebook. Scroll to p. 36.
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Contemporary Aboriginal Land, Resource and Environment Regimes: Origins, Problems, and Prospects: A Report Prepared for the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples

Alternate Title
Land, Resource, and Environment Project
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Peter J. Usher
Description
Focuses on integrated resource management throughout comprehensive claim territories in the Arctic and Subarctic, with special attention on the James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement and the Inuvialuit Final Agreement.
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Culture in Schooling in the Inuvialuit Settlement Region

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Paul Berger
Jennifer Johnston
Melissa Oskineegish
In Education, vol. 22, no. 1, Indigenous Education, Spring, 2016, pp. 61-76
Description
Study suggests that policy to move towards more culturally responsive schooling is yet to be realized.
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The Effect of Community-Level Factors on Suicide in Inuit Nunangat

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Chris Penney
Ellen Bobet
Éric Guimond
Sacha Senécal
Canadian Diversity=Diversitié canadienne, vol. 7, no. 3, One Path, Many Directions: The Complex and Diverse Nature of Contemporary Aboriginal Reality, Fall, 2009, pp. 77-84
Description
Looks at suicide rates in Inuit Nunangat from 1989 to 2003 using socio-cultural characteristics from the Census and Aboriginal Peoples Survey to compare community elements. Scroll down to page 77 to read article.
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Food Insecurity among Inuit Living in Inuit Nunangat

Alternate Title
Aboriginal Peoples Survey, 2012
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Paula Arriagada
Insights on Canadian Society, February 1, 2017, pp. 1-12
Description
Statistics for adults aged 25 and over from the 2012 Aboriginal Peoples Survey.
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Forearm Bone Density is not elevated in Inuit Women with Impaired Fasting Glucose or Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nihal A. Natour
Suzanne N. Morin
Grace M. Egeland
Hope A. Weiler
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 78, no. 1, 2019
Description
Discusses findings that while bone density of Inuit is decreased in women with Type 2 Diabetes mellitus (T2D) is reduced the risk of osteoporosis is mitigated.
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Implementing Land, Resource and Environmental Regimes under the Inuivialuit Final Agreement

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Lindsay Staples
Description
Looks at institutional arrangements created by the Agreement and how they affect harvesting rights, management of wildlife and habitat, wildlife research, and assessment of environmental impacts of development. Gives special attention to wildlife co-management mechanisms which represent interests of both government and the Inuvialuit.
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Indigenous Self-Determination in Northern Canada and Norway

Alternate Title
IRPP Study ; no. 69
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Gary N. Wilson
Per Selle
Description
Looks at development of two complementary governance structures: self-rule and shared rule. The Inuit approach has involved negotiating land claims agreements and in some cases, establishing amalgamated regional governments to administer programs; the Sámi approach has involved establishment of Sámediggi national parliament.
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Inuit Cancer Control in Canada Baseline Report

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Canadian Partnership Against Cancer
Description
Examines the high cancer rates in Inuit populations and highlights challenges to receiving care, from diagnosis through to survivorship or palliative care.
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Inuit Early Childhood Development Issues Discussion Paper

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Inuit Tapirisat of Canada
Description
Looks at the project goal of supporting Inuit Tapirisat of Canada in working on children and family issues by consulting with six Inuit regions about policy and programs. Shares results from interviews with Elders.
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Inuit: Fact sheet for Inuit Nunangat

Alternate Title
Aboriginal Peoples: Fact Sheets
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Shirley Li
Kristina Smith
Description
Data from the 2011 National Household Survey and the 2012 Aboriginal Peoples Survey.
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Inuit: Fact Sheet for Inuvialuit Region

Alternate Title
Aboriginal Peoples: Fact Sheets
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Kristina Smith
Shirley Li
Description
Data from the 2011 Household Survey and the 2012 Aboriginal Peoples Survey.
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Inuit Health Survey 2007-2008: Inuvialuit Settlement Region

Alternate Title
International Polar Year Inuit Health Survey: Health in Transition and Resiliency
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
G. M. Egeland
Description
Summary of results from the Adult Inuit Health Survey. Provides an overview of the health status and living conditions.
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Inuit Nunangat [Map]

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Geomatics Services
Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada (AANDC)
Description
Shows communities located in Nunavut, Inuvialuit, Nunatsiavut, and Nunavik.
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Inuvialuit Indicators

Web Sites » Organizations
Description
Database used for tracking people and community changes using population, education, culture, labour force, wellbeing, income, government, and housing categories. Sources include Northwest Territories Bureau of Statistics, Statistics Canada and Indian and Northern Affairs Canada.
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ITK Strategic Plan 2012-1015

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami
Description
Discusses action plan for Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, a national organization representing the Inuit.
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