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The Little Program That Could: Nunavut Sivuniksavut's Unique & Effective Approach to Post-Secondary Education for Inuit Youth

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Murray Angus
Becky Mearns
Northern Public Affairs, vol. 2, Special Issue 2014: Revitalizing Education in Nunangat, 2014, pp. 66-69
Overview of program that has Inuit-specific course content and academic cultural skill development. Entire issue on one pdf. Scroll down to page 66 to read article.
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Little Voices of Nunavut: A Study of Women's Homelessness North of 60: Territorial Report

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Shylah Elliott
Rian van Bruggen
Judie Bopp]
Data was gathered from women experiencing or at risk for homelessness, service providers, policy makers and program managers. Highlights findings with respect to determinants and impact of homelessness, policy and bureaucratic practice environment, and gaps in service provision. Concludes with 14 recommendations.
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The Littlest Sled Dog

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Angela J. Reynolds
School Library Journal, vol. 55, no. 1, January 2009, p. 78
Book review of: The Littlest Sled Dog by Michael Kusugak and illustrated by Vladyana Krykorka.
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Living at a High Arctic Polynya: Inughuit Settlement and Subsistence around the North Water During the Thule Station Period, 1910-53

Alternate Title
Human Landscapes in the North: Papers in Honour of Dr. Priscilla Renouf
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Bjarne Grønnow
Arctic, vol. 69, no. 5, Suppl. 1, 2016, p. article no. 4573
Uses ethnographic sources for information about geographical location and character of winter settlements, communication and transportation networks, mobility of families, hunting grounds, seasonal hunting and trading, and hunting strategies.
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Living on the Edge: Inughuit Women and Geography of Contact

Alternate Title
Human Landscapes in the North: Papers in Honour of Dr. Priscilla Renouf
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Genevieve M. LeMoine
Susan A. Kaplan
Christyann M. Darwent
Arctic, vol. 69, no. 5, Suppl. 1, 2016, p. article no. 4624
Through examination of archaeological record and unpublished historical documents, looks at women's responses to contact with Euro-American men in the early 20th century at Iita, northwestern Greenland and Floeberg Beach on Ellesmere Island, Nunavut.
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Living with Diabetes on Baffin Island: Inuit Storytellers Share Their Experiences

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Susan M. Bird
Janine L. Wiles
Looee Okalik
Jonah Kilabuk
Grace M. Egeland
Canadian Journal of Public Health, vol. 99, no. 1, January/February 2008, pp. 17-21
Discusses the experiences of four adults on Baffin Island living with diabetes and investigates factors that influenced their food choices and perceptions of diabetes and health management.
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Loaded Sled

Images » Photographs
Photograph of preparing to feed the sled dogs [Devon Island, NU].
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Long-term Trends of Persistent Organochlorine Pollutants, Occupancy and Reproductive Success in Peregrine Falcons (Falco peregrinus tundrius) Breeding Near Rankin Inlet, Nunavut, Canada

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Alastair Franke
Mike Setterington
Gordon Court
Detlef Birkholz
Arctic, vol. 63, no. 4, December 2010, pp. 442-450
Studies the decline in peregrine falcons and associates this decline with climate change rather than persistent organochlorine pollutants such as DDT.
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Looking for Solutions in the Canadian North: Modern Treaties as a New Strategy

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
James C. Saku
Robert M. Bone
The Canadian Geographer, vol. 44, no. 3, 2000, pp. 259-270
Compares economic development in three different areas: the Western Arctic, Central Arctic and Northern Quebec, over a ten year period and argues that those who signed agreements earlier have experienced more rapid and persistent development.
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Lost in Translation? Exploring Outcomes of Nunavut’s Resource Development Training and Employment Policies for Inuit of Northern Baffin Island

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Andrew Hodgkins
Northern Review, no. 47, Dealing with Resource Development in Canada's North, August 03, 2018, pp. 31-57
Examines the Mary River Inuit Impact and Benefit Agreement (MRIIBA) and discusses causes for the disparity between the intent and results of the Agreement with a focus on the communication gap between community members and other stakeholders. Uses Mittimatilik (Pond Inlet) as a case study.
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Lypa

Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Shelagh Mackenzie
Sharon Van Raalte
Profiles Inuit hunter and artist Lypa Pitsiulak. Duration: 29:25.
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Makimautiksat Youth Camp: Program Evaluation 2010-2015

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ceporah Mearns
Gwen Healey
Overview of program developed to support positive mental health development. Includes discussion of the camp structure and the Eight Ujarait / Rocks Model used in the curriculum, and reports results of surveys conducted with campers, parents, facilitators and youth mentors.
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Making Sense of Contaminants: A Case Study of Arviat, Nunavut

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Martina Tyrrell
Arctic, vol. 59, no. 4, December 2006, pp. 370-380
Studies the presence of contaminants in the Arctic food web and discusses how the contaminants pose a threat to human and environmental health and well-being.
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[Male Inuk Child]

Images » Photographs
Colour photograph of child dressed in parka, pulling toque down over eyes. Caption by Dommasch: "Cornwallis Island, Resolute Native Settlement".
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The Management of Fisheries and Oceans in Canada's Western Arctic: Report of the Standing Senate Committee on Fisheries and Oceans

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Bill Rompkey
Dennis Glen Patterson
Ethel M. Cochrane
Roméo Dallaire
Elizabeth Hubley ... [et al.]
Discusses the Department of Fisheries and Oceans role in the ongoing stewardship of northern aquatic resources; the emerging development opportunities; and the consequences of climate change and economic development for wildlife in the North, including fish and their habitat.
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Manitoba Inuit Association’s Rapid Response to Include an Inuit Identifier within Manitoba COVID-19 Diagnostic Tests

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Wayne Clark
Josée Gabrielle Lavoie
Nathan Nickel
Rachel Dutton
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 44, no. 3, COVID-19 and Indigenous Peoples: Tools to Promote Equity and Best Practices, 2020, pp. 5-14
Discusses key issues related to data, inequities, and monitoring, and research opportunities that will occur as a result of the system-wide mobilization in response to the pandemic.
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Maps of Inuit Nunangat (Inuit Regions of Canada)

Alternate Title
Maps of Inuit Nunaat (Inuit Regions of Canada) in Communities Inuvialuit Nunatsiavut Nunavik Nunavut Inuit Nunaat
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami
Includes Inuvialuit, Nunatsiavut, Nunavik, Nunavut Inuit, and Nunaat communities.
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Mars Project Brings Space Program to Nunavut Youth

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Cheryl Petten
Windspeaker, vol. 20, no. 5, September 2002, pp. 30-31

Reports on the Flashline Mars Arctic Research Station (FMARS), which simulates a mission to Mars on Devon Island.

Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.16.

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Mary Simon & the Hon. Paul Quassa

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Mary Simon
Paul Quassa
Northern Public Affairs, vol. 2, Special Issue 2014: Revitalizing Education in Inuit Nunangat, 2014, pp. 23-29
Edited transcript of conversation between Mary Simon, Chair of the National Community on Inuit Education and Paul Quassa, Minister of Education for the Government of Nunavut.
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Maternal and Umbilical Cord Blood Levels of Mercury, Lead, Cadmium, and Essential Trace Elements in Arctic Canada

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jody Butler Walker
Jan Houseman
Laura Seddon
Ed McMullen
Karen Tofflemire
Carole Mills
André Corriveau
Jean-Philippe Weber ... [et al.]
Environmental Research, vol. 100, no. 3, March 2006, pp. 295-318
Argues for vigilance for monitoring populations as 3% of Inuit women participants’ methylmercury (MeHg) exposure was in Health Canada's level of concern (20–99 μg/L), and 56% of Inuit cord samples exceeded the revised United States Environmental Protection Agency guidelines.
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Maternal and Umbilical Cord Blood Levels of Mercury, Lead, Cadmium, and Essential Trace Elements in Arctic Canada

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jody Butler Walker
Jan Housemen
Laura Seddon
Ed McMullen
Karen Tofflemire
Carole Mills
André Corriveau
Jean-Philippe Weber
Alain LeBlanc
Mike Walker
Shawn G. Donaldson
Jay Van Oostdam
Environmental Research, vol. 100, no. 3, March 2006, pp. 295-318
Presents the first human tissue monitoring program encompassing the entire Northwest Territories and Nunavut for multiple contaminants.
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Measles at the 64th Parallel

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Gus A. Mertens
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 161, no. 12, December 14, 1999, pp. 1551-1553
Describes a measles outbreak in the 1950s in what is now Nunavut.
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Medevac and Beyond: The Impact of Medical Travel on Nunavut Residents

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Cameron McKenzie
International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 9, no. 2, Inuit Health and Well-Being, 2012, pp. 80-88

Study shows that current medical transfer system does not fully meet psychosocial needs of Inuit patients and their families. 

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

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