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National Inuit Youth Suicide Prevention Framework

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Lisa Stevenson
Qajaaq Ellsworth
Description
Describes activities undertaken by the Qikiqtani Inuit Association, provides background information on the development and functioning of the National Inuit Youth Suicide Prevention Project, and makes recommendations for future actions.
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[Northern Exposure: Peoples, Powers and Prospects in Canada's North]

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
André Légaré
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 35, no. 1-2, Propiété Intellectuelle et Éthique / Intellectual Property and Ethics, 2011, pp. 287-289
Description
Book review of: Northern Exposure edited by Frances Abele, Thomas J Couchesne, F. Leslie Seidle, France St-Hilaire.
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Novel Prevention Program for Trichinellosis in Inuit Communities

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jean-Francois Proulx
J. Dick MacLean
Theresa W. Gyorkos
Daniel Leclair
Anne-Katrin Richter
Bouchra Serhir ... et al.
Clinical Infectious Diseases, vol. 34, no. 11, June 1, 2002, pp. 1508-1514
Description
Describes events before, during and after an outbreak of the disease and records how an innovative prevention program contributed to a successful resolution.
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Nunatsiaq Online

Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Nunatisiaq News
Description
English-Inuktitut weekly newspaper serving the people of Nunavut and Nunavik region of Arctic Quebec. Features Northern news, editorials and advertising.
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Nunavik Employment Profile and Trends at a Glance

Alternate Title
Nunivaat Analytics ; 2022 (1)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Sébastien Lévesque
Gérard Duhaime
Description
Statistics for share of workers by activity sector, indicators broken down by gender and identity, workers by economic sector and identity, workers by economic sector and gender, highest educational attainment, mining site workforce, and employment and unemployment rate. Sources: Canadian census, the Kativik Regional Government and Quebec’s Ministry of Education. Summarizes information found in the larger report Employment in Nunavik: Profile and Trends.
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Nunivaat: Nunavik Statistics Program

Alternate Title
Nunivaat - The Nunavik Socio-economic Database
Web Sites » Governmental
Author/Creator
Canada Research Chair on Comparative Aboriginal Condition
Description
Website gives access to tables using data on region/villages, indicators and years, as well as links to maps, publications and metadata explaining characteristics on program data.
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Obesity Risks: Towards an Emerging Inuit Pattern

Alternate Title
Obesity Risks Among Inuit
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Marie-Ludivine Château-Degat
Eric Dewailly
Guylaine Charbonneau
Elhadji A. Laouan-Sidi
Angelo Tremblay
Grace M. Egeland
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 70, no. 2, 2011, pp. 166-177
Description
Study's goal was to provide overviews of anthropometric data and the relationship between the data and risk factors for diabetes and cardiovascular disease.
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Our Living Ecosystem: What Are the Interconnections among the Elements Surrounding Us? A Classroom-Based Activity in Nunavik

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mélanie Lemire
Mylène Riva
Maria Ruiz-Castell
International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 9, no. 2, Inuit Health and Well-Being, 2012, pp. 25-37
Description

Comments on an environmental education activity designed to promote an ecosystem approach to health. 

NOTE: Also published as Journal of Aboriginal Health, Summer, 2015.

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The Outcome of Perinatal Care in Inukjuak, Nunavik, Canada 1998-2002

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
S. Houd
J. Qinuajuak
B. Epoo
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 63, Supplement 2, 2004, pp. 239-241
Description
Studies the transfer of pregnant women outside of the community for delivery to delivery performed in the home community.
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The Path to Healing: Report of the National Round Table on Aboriginal Health and Social Issues

Alternate Title
A Model for Delivery of Health and Social Services to the Atikamekw People: Theory, Practice and Necessity
Aboriginal Health Policy for the Next Century
Aboriginal People Living in Remote and Northern Areas
Anishnawbe Health
Beyond the Caregivers: Health and Social Services Policy for the 1990s
Challenging the Way We Think about Health
Community Development, Sobriety and After-Care at Alkali Lake Band
Deficits, Foundation and Aspirations Signal Need for Restructuring
Funding Policy for Indigenous Human Services
Global Nutrition and the Holistic Environment of Indigenous Peoples
Health and Social Issues of Aboriginal People with Disabilities: An Alberta Perspective
Illness Care, Health, and the Economic Base
Integrating Science and Traditional Culture
Pathways to a Dream: Professional Education in the Health Sciences
Suicide in Canadian Aboriginal Peoples: Causes and Prevention
The Inuulitsivik Health Centre and its Maternity Project
The Kahnawake Mohawk Experience: Responsibility for Controlling Our Own Health Care Services
The Nuu-Chah-Nulth Experience: A Descriptive Review of West Coast People‟s Struggle to Rebuild Healthy
Treaty Right to Health
Violence in Aboriginal Communities
E-Books
Author/Creator
[Louis T. Montour
John D. O'Neil
Rosemary Proctor
Clare Clifton Brant
Emma D. LaRocque
K. A. (Kim) Scott
W.J. (Bill) Mussell
Alma Favel-King ... [et al.]]
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Patterns of Psychoactive Substance Use Among Youths in Nunavik

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Natacha Brunelle
Chantal Plourde
Michel Landry
Annie Gendron
Louise Guyon ... [et al.]
INDITERRA, no. 2, [Trajectoires plurielles des Premiers], 2010, pp. 15-27
Description
Looks at drug use patterns of 405 Inuit students aged 11 to 21.
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La perception du carcajou/glouton par les Inuit du Nord canadien: Du passé au present

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Frédéric Laugrand
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 41, no. 1-2, Bestiaire inuit = Inuit Bestiary, 2017, pp. 243-263
Description
Author describes the different perceptions of the wolverine in Dené and Gwich’in culture both as a presence that people must be wary of in the bush and status as a powerful tuurngaq (totem or spirit guide). Text in French.
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Police-reported Crime in Inuit Nunangat

Alternate Title
Catalogue No. 85-561-M, no. 20
Crime and Justice Research Paper Series
Research Paper (Statistics Canada); no.20
E-Books
Author/Creator
Mathieu Charron
Christopher Penney
Sacha Senécal
Research Paper (Statistics Canada)
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Police Services and Inuit in Nunavik (Arctic Québec): Knowing Each Other Better to Help Each Other Better

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Marie-Ève Marchand
Pascale Laneuville
Caroline Hervé
Francis Lévesque
Description
Discusses the history of policing in the area, main characteristics and challenges of the Kativik Regional Police Force, and Nunavimmiut perceptions and experiences of law enforcement. Concludes with specific action priorities to improve relations.
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Position Paper on Tourism

Alternate Title
Kativik Regional Government Position Paper on Tourism
KRG Position Paper on Tourism
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Kativik Regional Government
Description
Looks at tourism sector In the Nunavik region in terms of past and current developments, future opportunities and challenges, and policy-making and coordination.
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The Potential Impacts of COVID-19 on Inuit Nunangat

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami
Description
Discusses factors which could make the Inuit more susceptible to the disease such as overcrowded housing, access to healthcare, and Tuberculosis, as well as how the disease may affect education, livelihoods, and increase family violence.
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