Nunatsiavut

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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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Aboriginal Identity (8), Housing Suitability (6), Condition of Dwelling (4), Number of Persons per Room (5), Registered or Treaty Indian Status (3), Area of Residence (10) and Age Groups (10) for the Population in Private Households of Canada, Provinces and Territories, 2011 National Household Survey

Alternate Title
2011 National Household Survey: Data Tables: Aboriginal Peoples
Data » Tables
Author/Creator
Statistics Canada
Description
Statistical table. Each variable can be searched.
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The Arctic: Gender Issues

Alternate Title
Info Series (Parliamentary Information and Research Service) ; PRB 08-09E
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Clara Morgan]
Description
Looks at relationship between gender issues and the environment, economic conditions, domestic violence, health, housing, homelessness and politics.
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The Arctic: Northern Aboriginal Peoples

Alternate Title
InfoSeries (Library of Parliament)
Publication (Parliamentary Information and Research Service) ; PRB 08-10E
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Tonina Simeone]
Description
Comments on some of the key challenges for northerners and their governments.
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The Beat Goes On: Taking the Pulse of the Northern Arts Scene

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Leslie Boyd
Christine Lalonde
Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 27, no. 2, Spring/Summer, 2014, pp. 8-14
Description
Comments on what it is like to be an Inuit artist working in the North today including the challenges and opportunities. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 8.
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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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Birth Outcomes in the Inuit-Inhabited Areas of Canada

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Zhong-Cheng Luo
Sacha Senécal
Fabienne Simonet
Éric Guimond
Christopher Penney
Russell Wilkins
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 182, no. 3, February 23, 2010, pp. 235-242
Description
Discusses the high rates of preterm birth, stillbirth and infant death in Inuit-inhabited areas of Canada compared with the rest of the country and the interventions necessary to improve maternal and infant health.
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Climate Change Policy Response for Canada's Inuit Population: The Importance of and Opportunities for Adaptation

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
James D. Ford
Tristan Pearce
Frank Duerden
Chris Furgal
Barry Smit
Global Environmental Change, vol. 20, no. 1, February 2010, pp. 177-191
Description
Argues that policy intervention should focus on: transmission of environmental knowledge, emergency management capability, flexibility of resource management regimes, economic support to facilitate adaptation, increase research effort to identify risk factors and response options, protection of infrastructure, and promote awareness of climate change impacts
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Community-Derived Research Dissemination Strategies in an Inuit Community

Alternate Title
Research Dissemination Strategies in Nunatsiavut
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Erica L. Pufall
Andria Q. Jones
S. A. McEwen
Charlene Lyall
Andrew S. Peregrine
Virginia L. Edge
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 70, no. 5, 2011, pp. 532-541
Description
Discusses how and by whom research information should be purveyed to the community.
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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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Exploring Elders' and Seniors' Perceptions of How Climate Change is Impacting Health and Well-Being in Rigolet, Nunatsiavut

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Joshua Ostapchuk
Sherilee Harper
Ashlee Cunsolo Willox
Victoria L. Edge
Rigolet Inuit Community Government
International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 9, no. 2, Inuit Health and Well-Being, 2012, pp. 6-24
Description
Interviews revealed recurring themes including climate change observations and impacts on physical, mental and emotional health including feelings of isolation and depression. NOTE: Also published as Journal of Aboriginal Health, Summer, 2015.
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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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Food Security and Mining in Nunatsiavut

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Suzanne Mills
Johanna Tuglavina
Deborah Simmons
Russell Claus
Northern Public Affairs, vol. 5, no. 1, Food (In)security in Northern Canada, April 2017, pp. 39-41
Description
Comments on Statistics Canada data reporting 42% of adult Inuit in Nunatsiavut had experienced food insecurity in the previous 12 months.
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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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Gendered Environmental Assessments in the Canadian North: Marginalization of Indigenous Women and Traditional Economies

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sheena Kennedy Dalseg
Rauna Kuokkanen
Suzanne Mills
Deborah Simmons
Northern Review, no. 47, Dealing with Resource Development in Canada's North, August 03, 2018, pp. 135-166
Description
Compares three environmental assessment (EA) cases: Voisey's Bay Mine and Mill in Nunatsiavut; Meadowbank Mine in Nunavut; and the Mackenzie Gas Project in the Northwest Territories. Discusses gendered nature of the resource decision-making processes and argues that EA process privileges resource extraction, re-inscribes gender hierarchies, and undermines Indigenous mixed economies.
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Going Off, Growing Strong: A Program to Enhance Individual Youth and Community Resilience in the Face of Change in Nain, Nunatsiavut

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Rachel Hirsch
Chris Furgal
Christina Hackett
Tom Sheldon
Trevor Bell ... [et al.]
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 40, no. 1, Inuit Health, 2016, pp. 63-84
Description
Concerns over suicide in youth and the lack of access to outings on the land to learn traditional skills led to the pilot outreach program for youths 14 to 21.
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