Nunavut

Discusses the IQ work at the Department of Sustainable Development and the framework which guides their work.

Geography Thesis (M.E.S.)--Wilfred Laurier University, 1999.

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.

Teacher's lesson plan. Includes links to articles on the high cost of food in Nunavut and Statistics Canada figures.

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.

Looks at the similarities and differences between the Inuit in Nunavut and the Torres Strait Islanders in Queensland.

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.

Looks at characteristics of traditional legal order in Eastern Canada and Nunavut.

Examines Roque Roldán Ortiga’s six criteria for judging the quality of a particular land and resources rights regime with regards to Indigenous governments; and looks at how those criteria can be used to measure the degree to which Aboriginal peoples in Canada have been successful with their struggle to have of their land, resource and other rights recognized.

Links to videos, which present highlights from indigenous communities in nine countries, aimed at contributing to the evidence base used to make global policies to protect Indigenous Peoples' food resources and promote good health.

Argues that government policies are actually speeding the move away from traditional foods and contributing to the subsequent increase in chronic disease.

Looks at development of two complementary governance structures: self-rule and shared rule. The Inuit approach has involved negotiating land claims agreements and in some cases, establishing amalgamated regional governments to administer programs; the Sámi approach has involved establishment of Sámediggi national parliament.

Summarizes successes and gaps within the education systems of each Inuit region.

Discusses features of chipped stone tools made by different people found at different sites.

Submitted to the Canadian Federal Government to ensure that the Inuit are involved in any Arctic strategies that would affect their destinies. Seven themes are explored, as well as key pressures and key risks.

Themed double issue divided into four parts. French and English introduction on one pdf. To access English, scroll to page 15.

Introduction to special issue on exploring northern inequalities in social, spatial and economic areas.

"This compendium includes ten reports outlining baccalaureate level nursing programs, delivered in all corners of the Circumpolar North, that have unique but often analogous challenges and contexts".

Dictionary for local dialect.

Describes his expeditions to the Arctic in the 1570's and impact on the Inuit. Site provides related links to supplementary information and publications.

Compares polar bear hunting in Clyde River area of Baffin Island with Resolute Bay.

Presents an overview of the articles in this issue of Études/Inuit/Studies which focuses on the co-operation between Inuit and Qallunaaq who work together to gain a greater understanding of Inuit culture and society. Article is available in French and English. Scroll down for English.

Focuses on Inuit and Western scientific approaches to negotiating the future in the Arctic.

Comments on the economic, social and environmental changes in the circumpolar Arctic.

Book review of: Inuit and Whalers on Baffin Island Through German Eyes by Ludger Müller-Wille and Bernd Gieseking; translated by William Barr.

Book review of: Inuit and Whalers on Baffin Island Through German Eyes edited by Ludger Müller-Wille, Bernd Gieseking ; translated by William Barr.

Study suggests that increasing rates of obesity among Inuit will have health consequences, and that anthropometry is a useful tool to indirectly assess insulin resistance.

Researchers work with Inuit Elders and hunters in Uqsuqtuuq (Gjoa Haven) on Qikiqtaq (King William Island) in order to document and share Uqsuqtuurmiut (people of Uqsuqtuuq) knowledge of caribou movements, hunting, and habitat, as well as the importance of caribou for community diets, livelihoods, and cultural practices.

Highlights the contributions of a Inuk man whose geographic abilities changed the lives and employment of Inuit in his homeland.

Study uses mixed-methods interview to collect feedback from members of the communities of Igluligaarjuk (Chesterfield Inlet), Tikirarjuaq (Whale Cove), and Qamani’tuaq (Baker Lake) on wildlife co-management programs. Found that while most programs are working well and supported by local communities, there is significant conflict in regard to polar bear management.

Examines the high cancer rates in Inuit populations and highlights challenges to receiving care, from diagnosis through to survivorship or palliative care.

Opens a dialogue on the unique needs and issues relating to cancer among the Inuit.

Raises awareness, with the intent of informing decision makers, advisors and nongovernment organizations, (NGOs) regarding Inuit’s unique cancer concerns and realities.

Focuses on two companies that used quality assurance, aboriginal branding and international trade shows to overcome geographical barriers due to isolation.

Case studies of Kivalliq Arctic Foods and Coral Harbour Development Corporation located in Nunavut. Discusses how the companies used quality assurance, Aboriginal branding, e-commerce, and international trade shows to overcome marketing barriers resulting from their remote location.

Website contains instruction modules developed for grades 7-9.

Education Thesis (M.A.)--McGill University, 1986.

Clothing and Textiles Thesis (M.A.)--University of Alberta, 1993.

Looks at how new media technologies such as the Nanisiniq Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit (IQ) Adventure Website can be used as a resource in the preservation and promotion of Inuit traditional knowledge.

Looks at the project goal of supporting Inuit Tapirisat of Canada in working on children and family issues by consulting with six Inuit regions about policy and programs. Shares results from interviews with Elders.