Identifying and Achieving Consensus on Health-Related Indicators of Climate Change in Nunavut

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Gwen Healey Akearok
Sara Holzman
Judy Kunnuk
Nina Kuppaq
Zoe Martos ... [et al.]
Arctic, vol. 72, no. 3, September 10, 2019 , pp. 289-299
Description
Study works to identify human health indicators of climate change, focusing on factors relevant to the Canadian arctic. 20 indicators were identified using the The Piliriqatigiinniq Community Health Research Model; indicators focused on four key themes: 1) environmental health; 2) morbidity and mortality; 3) population vulnerability; and 4) mitigation, adaptation, and policy.
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Identity and Needs in the Modern World: Roles of Orality and Literacy

Alternate Title
INALCO 2009, Proceedings of the 15th Inuit Studies Conference, Orality (Paris, 2006)
Orality in the 21st Century: Inuit Discourse and Practices. Proceedings of the 15th Inuit Studies Conference
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Marja Korhonen
Description
Looks at the importance of orality in the 21st century and throughout human history. Paper from Orality in the 21st Century: Inuit Discourse and Practices. Proceedings of the 15th Inuit Studies Conference edited by B. Collingnon and M. Therrien.
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The Igliniit Project: Inuit Hunters Document Life on the Trail to Map and Monitor Arctic Change

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Shari Gearheard
Claudio Aporta
Gary Aipellee and Kyle O’Keefe

Shari Gearheard
Claudio Aporta
Gary Aipellee
Kyle O’Keefe
Canadian Geographer, vol. 55, no. 1, Geographies of Inuit Sea Ice Use, Spring, 2011, p. 42–55
Description
Discusses the research undertaken over several years, to track movement of Inuit hunters and to monitor the environment with the use and development of a GPS based tracking and weather recording system.
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Ikajarutit: Delivering Legislative Library Services in

Aboriginal Language Environment (Nunavut, Canada)

Alternate Title
Libraries without Borders: Navigating towards Global Understanding
World Library and Information Congress ; 74th, 2008
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Yvonne Earle
Description
Shows how the creation of Nunavut on April 1, 1999, was a means to preserve Inuit language, culture and traditions through a governance structure that incorporates guiding principles reflecting Inuit societal values. Also discusses issues concerning the delivery of culturally sensitive library services to the people of Nunavut.
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Impact and Benefit Agreements: Are They Working?

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jason Prno
Ben Bradshaw
Dianne Lapierre
Description
Discussion on the effectiveness of a number of agreements negotiated directly between mineral resource developers and Aboriginal communities in support of three northern Canadian diamond mines.
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Impacts of Decline Harvest of Country Food on Nutrient Intake among Inuit in Arctic Canada: Impact of Climate Change and Possible Adaptation Plan

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Renata Rosol
Stephanie Powell-Hellyer
Hing Man Chan
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 75, 2016, p. article no. 31127
Description
Looks at the public health challenge creates by food insecurity and the diet transition away from local, nutrient-rich country foods.
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Implementation of a Community Greenhouse in a Remote, Sub-Arctic First Nations Community in Ontario, Canada: A Descriptive Case Study

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
K. Skinner
R.M. Hanning
J. Metatawabin
L.J. Tsuji
Rural and Remote Health, vol. 14, no. 2, June 2014, p. article 2545
Description
Discusses context and process from the perspective of Fort Albany First Nation community participants. Information was gathered through interviews, direct observation, and written and photo-documentation.
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Implementing the 1993 Nunavut Land Claims Agreement

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Alastair Campbell
Terry Fenge and Udloriak Hanson
Arctic Review on Law and Politics, vol. 2, no. 1, 2011, pp. 25-51
Description
Looks at the partnership between the Inuit of Nunavut, governments of Canada and Nunavut, and the necessary policies and processes for the effective implementation of the agreement.
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Improving Access to Specialists in Remote Communities: A Cross-sectional Study and Cost Analysis of the Use of eConsult in Nunavut

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Clare Liddy
Fanny McKellips
Catherine Deri Armstrong
Amir Afkham
Leigh Fraser-Roberts ... [et al.]
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 76, 2017, p. article no. 1323493
Description
Discusses the benefits of Chaplain BASE (Building Access to Specialists through eConsultation) service. eConsult provides advice instantly from specialists which otherwise patients would have to wait for.
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In an Arctic library: Cleaning Out those Dusty Shelves Told Me a Lot About Northern Education -- and Race

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Michelle Mulder
Maclean's, vol. 116, no. 3, January 20, 2003, p. 43
Description
Author hired to teach six week writing course for Adult Literacy Project of Kugluktuk, Nunavut found that while government is pushing towards instruction in Inuit languages, there are few literary resources and most teachers are not Inuit.
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In Conversation With Fred Montpetit

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Canadian Nurse, vol. 105, no. 6, June 2009, pp. 21-22
Description
Introduction to Fred Montpetit, Nunavut's first chief nursing officer.
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In the Kitchen with the Laughing Chef

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Margo Pfeiff
Up Here , January/February 2010, pp. 28-31
Description
Short article about Rebecca Veevee, a cooking-show guru, who teaches Inuit to cook and eat better.
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[Income Earnings Tables by Nunavut, Region and Community, 2011 NHS (4 tables)]

Alternate Title
Median and Average Earnings of Population 15 Years and Over With Employment Income by Sex, Nunavut, Region and Community, 2011 NHS
Median and Average Income of Economic Families by Economic Family Structure by Nunavut, Region and Community, 2011 NHS
Median Total Household Income of Private Households by Household Size for Nunavut, Regions and Communities, 2005, NHS
Total Income and Median Total Income for the Population 15 Years and Over by Nunavut, Region and Community, 2001 NHS
Data » Tables
Author/Creator
Nunavut Bureau of Statistics
Description
2 statistical tables. Source: 2011 National Household Survey.
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Increasing Nunavut Housing Ventilation Rates with HRVs

Alternate Title
Research Highlight (Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation)
Research Highlight. Technical Series ; 10-102
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)
Description
Project looked for correlations between poor indoor air quality and frequency of respiratory infections in children. This phase looked at whether installation of heat recovery ventilators, by providing more fresh air, would result in better health.
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Indian Notes [Vol. 5, no. 1, January, 1928]

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Frank G. Speck
D. S. Davidson
Melvin R. Gilmore
Arthur Woodward
Bruno Oetteking ... [et al.]
Description
Quarterly magazine published by the Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation. Articles on various topics including family hunting territories of the Waswanipi of Quebec and archeological work with the Putnam Baffin Island expedition.
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Indigenous Food Safety and Security: Community Adaptations in the Wake of Climate Pressures

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Leela Steiner
Casey Neathway
Description
Examines six safety issues based on measures taken or planned to be taken by communities in their efforts to ensure food security: smokehouse construction, gardening using tires planters, greywater for irrigation purposes, traditional preservation techniques, treated timber planter boxes, and hydroponic growing systems.
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