Newfoundland and Labrador

Innu Nation

Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Innu Nation
Description
Rich source of information about the Innu of Labrador: history, culture, photo archives, news about land claims, women's issues, and much more.
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Introduction: Inuit Cultures, Governance and Cosmopolitics

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 38, no. 1-2, Cultures Inuit, Gouvernance et Cosmopolitiques / Inuit Cultures, Governance and Cosmopolitics, 2014, pp. 7-21
Description
Themed double issue divided into four parts. French and English introduction on one pdf. To access English, scroll to page 15.
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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: 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 Nunatsiavut

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 Health Survey 2007-2008: Nunatsiavut

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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Inuit Post-Contact History

Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
J. Garth Taylor
Description
Brief outline of the history of the Inuit people in Newfoundland and Labrador post European contact.
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Inuit Youth in Canada

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Franco Buscemi
Indigenous Affairs, no. 3-4, Indigenous Youth, 2005, pp. 60-66
Description
Looks at various activities of youth organizations across northern Canada. To access this article, scroll down to page 60.
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Is Nutrition North Canada on Shifting Ground? A Food Banks Canada Report

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Food Banks Canada
Description
Federal program is meant to reduce cost of food in remote communities by subsidizing transportation costs for northern retailers. Paper argues that the system has been built on flawed and overly ambitious policy rationale. Lists steps needed to address issues with program.
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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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Labrador Inuit on the Hunt: Seasonal Patterns, Techniques, and Animals as They Appear in the Early Moravian Diaries

Alternate Title
Les Inuit du Labrador à la chasse : Modèles saisonniers, techniques et animaux tels qu’ils apparaissent dans les carnets anciens des frères Moraves
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Thea Olsthoorn
Études Inuit Studies , vol. 41, no. 1-2, Bestiaire inuit = Inuit Bestiary, 2017, pp. 125-149
Description
Author gathers and studies accounts from the journals of Moravian settlers in Labrador; written between 1771 and 1778 these accounts contain depictions of seal and caribou as prey animals, information on when the Inuit hunted these animals and the techniques they used, and clues that suggest transformation between human and nonhuman beings.
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Labrador Inuttut Inverted Number Marking: Ongoing Questions

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lawrence R Smith
Etudes Inuit Studies, vol. 43, no. 1/2, The Past in the Yup’ik Present: Archaeologies of Climate Change in Western Alaska, 2019, pp. 313-330
Description

Examines grammatical structures in the evolution of the Inuttut language coinciding with past tool inventions. 

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Language and Identity in an Indigenous Teacher Education Program

Alternate Title
Proceedings of the 2017 Northern, Rural, and Remote Health conference
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sylvia Moore
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 78, no. 2, Collaborative approaches to wellness and health equity in the Circumpolar North..., 2019
Description
Exploratory case study examines the personal experiences of five Inuit education students and discusses their perspective on how studying Inuktitut has impacted their cultural identities.
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List of Known IBAs

Alternate Title
IBA Database
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Impact and Benefit Agreement Research Network
Description
Provides a nationwide list of Impact and Benefits Agreements.
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A Long Wait for Change: Independent Review of Child Protection Services to Inuit Children in Newfoundland and Labrador

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jacqueline Lake Kavanagh
Description
Study consisted of community engagement involving 575 individuals, comprehensive review of 213 files of children under the care of the Department of Children, Seniors and Social Development on December 31, 2017, and a literature review of provincial, national and international content. Includes 33 recommendations.
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Making Connections: Key Economic Drivers in Aboriginal Rural and Remote Communities - Aboriginal Youth, Colleges and Industries

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Sharon Taylor
David Perley
Diana Lewis
Description
Looks at barriers faced by Aboriginal students trying to acquire post-secondary education and move into the skilled labour force. Study consisted of interviews/focus groups in three case study communities located in Atlantic Canada, a literature search, and identification of promising practices.
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Managing the Forgotten North: Governance Structures and Administrative Operations of Canada's Provincial Norths

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ken Coates
Carin Holroyd
Joelena Leader
Northern Review, no. 38, Political and Economic Change in Canada’s Provincial North, 2014, pp. 6-54
Description
Review of government structures and regional operations in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Newfoundland and Labrador and Quebec.
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Micmac Migration to Western Newfoundland

Alternate Title
M'ikmaq Migration to Western Newfoundland
Mi'kmaq Migration to Western Newfoundland
Mik'maq Migration to Western Newfoundland
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Denis A. Bartels
Olaf Uwe Janzen
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 10, no. 1, 1990, pp. 71-96
Description
Reviews available evidence and concludes that the permanent occupation of Newfoundland by the Mi'kmaq occurred during the 1760's.
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Mining Economies: Inuit Business Development and Employment in the Eastern Subarctic

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Anteneh Belayneh
Thierry Rodon
Stephan Schott
Northern Review, no. 47, Dealing with Resource Development in Canada's North, August 03, 2018, pp. 59-78
Description
Article analyzes the impacts of the Raglan and Voisey’s Bay mines on business and employment rates in Nunavik and Nunatsiavut. Authors present the design, methodology, and results of a three-year study; examine trends, policy insights and possibilities for future research.
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Modern Treaties in Canada

Alternate Title
[Land Claims Agreements Coalition Free Online Courses]
Media » Sound Recordings
Author/Creator
Land Claims Agreements Coalition
Description

Links to six one-hour courses on comprehensive land claims agreements. Themes include general overview, modern treaties and land, self-government, and regional economics, modern treaty governments, and environment protection, regulation and assessment.

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Monitoring the Domestic Harvest of Migratory Birds in Nunatsiavut, Labrador

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David C. Natcher
Larry Felt
Keith Chaulk
Andrea Procter
The Nunatsiavut Government
Arctic, vol. 64, no. 3, 2011, pp. 362-366
Description
Looks at the results of a 2007 Nunatsiavut Inuit Migratory Bird Harvest Study and how it documents the contemporary uses of migratory birds by Nunatsiavut communities.
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