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Midwifery in the North: A Research Paper Submitted to the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples

Documents & Presentations

Author/Creator

Lesley Paulette

Discusses traditional practices, medicalization of childbirth, including evacuation of women, and current and future status of midwifery. Includes results of literature search and key informant interviews.

Mining and Communities in Northern Canada: History, Politics and Memory

Alternate Title

Canadian History and Environment Series ; 3

E-Books

Author/Creator

Arn Keeling

John Sandlos

Patrica Boulter

Sarah M. Gordon

Alexandra Winton ... [et al.]

Mining, Inuit Traditional Activities and Sustainable Development: A Study of the Effects of Winter Shipping at the Voisey's Bay Nickel Mine

Theses

Author/Creator

Jamie Reschny

Geography Thesis (M.A.)--Memorial University of Newfoundland, 2007.

Mining Threatens Innu, Inuit

Articles » General

Author/Creator

Carolyn Fast

Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 20, no. 3, Whos Local Here?: Politics of Participation in Development, Fall, 1996

Reflects on the impact of the mining industry on the way of life of the Innu and Innuit peoples.The article also discusses the ecotourism industry the indigenous people are building in order to preserve their culture and environment.

Missionaries, Merchants, and Inuit Entrepreneurs: An Examination of Trade Relations Along the Labrador Coast

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed

Author/Creator

Amelia Fay

Études Inuit Studies, vol. 39, no. 1, Les Inuit au Labrador méridional / Inuit in Southern Labrador, 2015, pp. 141-164

Paper provides documentation in support of Inuit entrepreneurs as catalysts for the abundance of trade goods rather than the missionaries or the merchants.

Montagnais-Naskapi Bands and Early Eskimo Distribution in the Labrador Peninsula

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed

Author/Creator

Frank G. Speck

American Anthropologist, vol. 33, no. 4, New Series, October-December 1931, pp. 557-600

Discussion of the archaeology and historical First Nation and Inuit population estimates of Labrador.

Moving toward Safety: Responding to Family Violence in Aboriginal and Northern Communities of Labrador

Documents & Presentations

Author/Creator

Kimberly Dreaddy

Objectives of report were to describe current practices, identify existing models of service delivery and alternatives, and make recommendations concerning more effective preventative measures.

Music and Change in Nain, Nunatsiavut: More White Does Not Always Mean Less Inuit

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed

Author/Creator

Tom Artiss

Études Inuit Studies, vol. 38, no. 1-2, Cultures Inuit, Gouvernance et Cosmopolitiques / Inuit Cultures, Governance and Cosmopolitics, 2014, pp. 33-52

Comments on the type of music Inuit identify with including Moravian hymns, folk songs, and contemporary popular music.

Nain's Silenced Majority: An Anthropological Examination of Schooling in Northern Labrador

Theses

Author/Creator

Dianne S. Grant

Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--Memorial University of Newfoundland, 2003.

Napâttuit: Wood Use by Labrador Inuit and Its Impact on the Forest Landscape

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed

Author/Creator

Isabel Lemus-Lauzon

Najat Bhiry

James Woollett

Études/Inuit/Studies, vol. 36, no. 1, Les Peuples de l Arctique et le Bois / Arctic Peoples and Wood, 2012, pp. 113-139

Reports on forest exploitation patterns over the past 200 years.

Naskapi Dictionary

Web Sites » Organizations

Author/Creator

[Maguerite MacKenzie

Bill Jancewicz]

Web version created in 2015 of Naskapi Lexicon published in 1994.

National Aboriginal Youth Suicide Prevention Strategy: Multiple Case Study of Community Initiatives

Documents & Presentations

Author/Creator

J. Bradley Cousins

Danielle Descent

Michelle Kinney

Meredith Moore

José Pruden ... [et al.]

Focuses on four programs: 'Journey into Wellness' (J2W) project of the Battlefords Tribal Council Indian Health Services; 'Projet Pairs-aidants' in Uashat mak Mani-utenam (Québec); 'Kayaking and Youth Support' in Hope and Nain, Labrador; and the Hobbema Community Cadet Corps Program in Alberta.

"National Memory" and Its Remainders: Labrador Inuit Counterhistories of Residential Schooling

Alternate Title

Power through Testimony: Reframing Residential Schools in the Age of Reconciliation

E-Books » Chapters

Author/Creator

Arie Molema

Draws on 12 months of ethnographic fieldwork, including participant observation at Truth and Reconciliation Commission national events and 50 interviews with former students who have been denied recognition and compensation under the Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement. Chapter from Power through Testimony: Reframing Residential Schools in the Age of Reconciliation edited by Brieg Capitaine and Karine Vanthuyne.

[National Museum of the American Indian: Frederick Johnson Photographs]

Web Sites » Virtual Exhibits

Displays 183 negatives of Mi'kmaq, Innu, Algonquin, Potawatomi, Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg and Anishinaabe of Canada and the Rappahannock and Nanticoke of the United States along with accompanying information.

Negotiating Cultural Identities: Conflict Transformation in Labrador

Theses

Author/Creator

Lawrence Albert Dunn

Social Sciences Thesis (Ph.D.)--Syracuse University, 2002. Discussion of the Innu, Inuit and Métis peoples of Labrador.

Negotiating Health and Illness: An Inuit Example

Theses

Author/Creator

Elizabeth Anarye Blake

Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Alberta, 1978.

Negotiating Research Relationships with Inuit Communities: A Guide for Researchers

Documents & Presentations

Author/Creator

Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami

Nunavut Research Institute

Document discusses Inuit expectations of researchers in terms of consultation, involvement and ultimately benefits from research.

Negotiating the Deal: Comprehensive Land Claims Agreements in Canada

E-Books

Author/Creator

Christopher Alcantara

Neo-Eskimo Occupations of the Northern Labrador Coast

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed

Author/Creator

Susan A. Kaplan

Arctic, vol. 33, no. 3, September 1980, pp. 646-658

Results from the Torngat Archaeological Project that looks at changing subsistence and settlement practices.

North Labrador and the Torngat Co-op: an Exploration of Checkland's Soft Systems Methodology Through its Application to Fisheries Development

Theses

Author/Creator

Hamish Gordon Rennie

Geography Thesis (M.A.)--Memorial University of Newfoundland, 1989.

Northern Education and Training Systems for Inuit: A Strategic Analysis Prepared for the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples

Documents & Presentations

Author/Creator

Atii Training Inc.

Assessment based on how well the population had been prepared for the outcomes of land claims and self-government negotiations. Four strategic issues were identified: early childhood programs, high school completion rates, participation in post-secondary and adult education, and access to adult basic education.

Northern Reclamation in Canada: Contemporary Policy and Practice for New and Legacy Mines

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed

Author/Creator

Anne Dance

The Northern Review, no. 41, Resources and Sustainable Development in the Arctic, 2015, pp. 41-80

Looks at how policy-making has addressed mine and mineral exploration reclamation problems in the Yukon, the Northwest Territories, Nunavut, northern Labrador, and Nunavik.

A Note on the Derivation of the Word "Eskimo" (Inuit)

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed

Author/Creator

William Thalbitzer

American Anthropologist, vol. 52, no. 4, New Series, October-December 1950, p. 564

Letter argues that the word derives from Excomminqui or "excommunicated ones", and is a name given by 17th century Jesuits who assessed the people of the Labrador coast as "hostile and pagan.".

Notes on Indian Remains Found on the Coast of Labrador

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed

Author/Creator

T. G. B. Lloyd

Journal of the Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland, vol. 4, 1875, pp. 39-44

Describes remains of stone buildings, arrowheads, graves and quartzite.

"Now We Got Lots to Eat and They're Telling Us Not to Eat it": Understanding Changes to South-East Labrador Inuit Relationships to Food

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed

Author/Creator

Debbie H. Martin

International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 70, no. 4, 2011, pp. 384-395

Discusses nutrition programs aimed at improving health and the importance of understanding cultural perceptions of food.

Nunatsiavummi Sananguagusigisimajangit / Nunatsiavut Art History: Continuity, Resilience, and Transformation in Inuit Art

Theses

Author/Creator

Heather Igloliorte

Cultural Mediations Thesis (Ph.D.)--Carlton University, 2013.

Nunatsiavut Land Use Planning: Structural and Political Issues

Alternate Title

Inuit Studies Conference ; 17th, 2010

[Inuit People and the Aboriginal World]

Documents & Presentations

Author/Creator

Andrea Procter

Keith Chaulk

Looks at the development of a land use plan between the Nunatsiavut government and the Newfoundland and Labrador governments.

[Nutrition Toolkit for Early Childhood Programs]

Documents & Presentations

Author/Creator

First Nations of Quebec and Labrador Health and Social Services Commission (FNQLHSSC)

Includes practical guide, recipe book, and four weeks of menus for each of the seasons in different regions: East, West, North and South.

On the Land: Confronting the Challenges to Aboriginal Self-Determination in Northern Quebec and Labrador

E-Books

Author/Creator

Matthew Coon Come

Zebedee Nungak

Daniel Ashini

Mary Ellen Turpel

Alan Penn ... [et al.]

The Origin of William Richardson's 1771 Description of a Labrador Inuit Snow House

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed

Author/Creator

Marianne P. Stopp

Études Inuit Studies, vol. 37, no. 1, Reconstructions du passé inuit / Reconstructions of the Inuit Past, 2013, pp. 95-102

Concludes that Richardson's information appears to have been obtained from George Cartwright's text on the same subject.

"Our Amazing Visitors": Catherine Cartwright's Account of Labrador Inuit in England

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed

Author/Creator

M. Stopp

G. Mitchell

Arctic, vol. 63, no. 4, December 2010, pp. 399-413

Comments on four letters containing new information regarding a group of five Inuit who travelled to England from Labrador in the 18th century. The four letters discussed are included.

Out of the Rhetoric and Into the Reality of Local Women's Lives

Documents & Presentations

Author/Creator

Vicki Hallett

Gail Baikie

Submission presented on the development of the Muskrat Falls Hydro-Electric Development project voices concerns about the socio-economic impacts, inferior Environmental Impact Assessment by NALCOR, and provides suggestions for preventing negative social impacts on women and communities in the Upper Lake Melville region.

Palaeoeskimo Structures in the Okak Region of Labrador

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed

Author/Creator

Steven L. Cox

Études Inuit Studies, vol. 27, no. 1-2, Architecture paléoesquimaude / Palaeoeskimo Architecture, 2003, pp. 417-433

Examines that habitation structures with axial features and questions its function.

The Persistence and Creativity of Canadian Aboriginal Newspapers

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed

Author/Creator

Joel Demay

Canadian Journal of Communication, vol. 18, no. 1, [Muted Voices: Canadian Communications Disputes], Winter, 1993, pp. [89-100]

Looks at the state of Aboriginal newspapers after the cancellation of the Native Communications Program and discusses the survival strategies used by the Aboriginal Press.

The Pitjantjatjara Land Rights Act, 1981: The Settlement of Aboriginal Claims in the State of South Australia

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed

Author/Creator

N. D. Bankes

Resources (Canadian Institute of Resources Law), vol. 1, May 1982, p. [?]

Provides a brief outline of some of the more important features of the Act. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll down.

Portrait of Accidental and Intentional Physical Injuries Occurring in First Nations Communities in Quebec from 2004 to Today: Final Report

E-Books

Author/Creator

First Nations of Quebec and Labrador Health and Social Services Commission

Post-secondary Education in Inuit Nunangat: Learning From Past Experiences & Listening to Students' Voices

Articles » General

Author/Creator

Thierry Rodon

Fiona Walton

Frances Abele

Sheena Kennedy Dalseg

Darlene O'Leary ... [et al.]

Northern Public Affairs, vol. 2, Special Issue 2014: Revitalizing Education in Nunangat, 2014, pp. 70-75

Looks at the history of adult and post-secondary education in Inuit Nunangat, survey information collected from post-secondary students, and the University of Prince Edward Island's Master of Education program. Entire issue on one pdf. Scroll down to page 70 to read article.

Prehistoric Eskimo Art in Labrador

Articles » General

Author/Creator

Jane Sproull Thomson

J. Callum Thomson

Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 6, no. 4, Fall, 1991, pp. 13-18

Comments on the array of artifacts found at excavation sites in Northern Labrador. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 12.

Prehistoric Sources of Chert in Northern Labrador: Field Work and Preliminary Analyses

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed

Author/Creator

M. E. Colleen Lazenby

Arctic, vol. 33, no. 3, September 1980, pp. 628-645

Identifies material used in manufacturing lithics by different cultural groups and where the material came from.

Preliminary Report on the Torngat Archaeological Project

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed

Author/Creator

William Fitzhugh

Arctic, vol. 33, no. 3, 1980, pp. 585-606

Looks at project studying the Pre-Dorset, Dorset, Thule and Labrador Inuit, and Northern Aboriginal cultures in northern Labrador.

Preliminary Results From Archaeological Investigations on Avayalik Island, Extreme Northern Labrador

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed

Author/Creator

Richard H. Jordan

Arctic, vol. 33, no. 3, September 1980, pp. 607-627

Discusses results of subsistence-settlement examination.

Princes and Princesses of Ragged Fame: Innu Archaeology and Ethnohistory in Labrador

Theses

Author/Creator

Stephen G. Loring

Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Massachusetts, 1992.

Profiling the eNuk Program

Articles » General

Author/Creator

Alexandra Sawatzky

Ashlee Cunsolo

Oliver Cook

Dan Gillis

Inez Shiwak ... [et al.]

Northern Public Affairs, vol. 5, no. 2, Innovations in Community Health and Wellness, July 2017, pp. 18-22

Looks at Inuit strategy for monitoring and responding to the impacts of environmental change on health and wellbeing in Rigolet, Nunatsiavut.

Pronouns and Pronominals in Eastern Labrador Eskimo

Theses

Author/Creator

Leila Mirjam Clase

Linguistics Thesis (M.A.)--Memorial University of Newfoundland, 1974.

Public Opinion and Mutual Assistance among the Montagnais-Naskapi

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed

Author/Creator

Julius E. Lips

American Anthropologist, vol. 39, no. 2, New Series, April-June 1937, pp. 222-228

Investigates how peace and order were maintained in the 1930s and earlier in an Indigenous community.

Quebec First Nations Information Governance Framework

E-Books

Author/Creator

Emilie Grantham

Quebec First Nations Regional Health Survey - 2008: Highlights

Documents & Presentations

Author/Creator

First Nations of Quebec and Labrador Health and Social Services Commission

Data collected between September 2008 and February 2010 in 32 communities. Most responses divided by age group; some by geographic zone. "Update: February 7, 2013."

Re-inventing an Old Tradition

Articles » General

Author/Creator

Sydney Sackett

Heather Campbell

Inuktitut, no. 89, 2001, pp. 16-21

Describes history of drum dancing and efforts to revive the art that died in Labrador 500 years ago.

[Recensions/Book Reviews]

Book Reviews

Author/Creator

Jean Rousseau

Études Inuit Studies, vol. 27, no. 1-2, Architecture Paléoesquimaude / Palaeoeskimo Architecture, 2003, pp. [546]-549

Book review of Aboriginal Autonomy and Development in Northern Quebec and Labrador edited by Colin H. Scott. Review in French.

Reconstructing Historic Labrador Inuit Plant Use: An Exploratory Phytolith Analysis of Soapstone-Vessel Residues

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed

Author/Creator

Ashlee-Ann E. Pigford

Cynthia Zutter

Arctic Anthropology, vol. 51, no. 2, 2014, pp. 81-96

Study on Dog Island-Oakes Bay shows remains found were identified as imported cereals, local berries, and medicinal and tea plants.

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