Shifting Perspectives on Shifting Ice: Documenting and Representing Inuit Use of the Sea Ice

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Claudio Aporta
Canadian Geographer, vol. 55, no. 1, Geographies of Inuit Sea Ice Use, Spring, 2011, p. 6–19
Description
Overview of an initiative to document and map Inuit sea ice use in Nunavut and Nunavik communities, with a discussion of how Inuit knowledge of sea ice is important to the climatic changes and the cultural and social changes in the Arctic regions.
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Should We Turn the Tent? Inuit Women and Climate Change

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Martha Dowsley
Shari Gearheard
Noor Johnson
Jocelyn Inksetter
études/Inuit/Studies, vol. 34, no. 1, Les Inuit et le Changement Climatique / The Inuit and Climate Change, 2010, pp. 151-165
Description
Explores Inuit women's perspectives on climate change in Nunavut
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Situating Educational Issues in Nunavut: Perceptions of School Leaders and Teachers

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jane P. Preston
The Northern Review, no. 42, Northern Inequalities - Global Processes, Local Legacies, 2016, pp. 109-129
Description
Identifies schools issues including: student attendance, the legacy of residential schools, lack of resources to promote the Inuktitut/Inuinnaqtun language and transient teachers.
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Situating Nunavut Education With Indigenous Education Canada

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Heather Elizabeth McGregor
Canadian Journal of Education, vol. 36, no. 2, Indigenous Education: Pathways to (Re)membering, 2013, pp. 87-118
Description
Looks at important differences in First Nations education in the Arctic and barriers faced nationally living between two worlds.
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Skraelings: Book Study

Alternate Title
Skraelings: Senior Book Study
Uqalimaarummaq Reader
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Nunavut Arctic College
Description
Teacher's resource for unit which strengthens senior students' literacy and communication skills while they learn about the history of the Inuit people and the Arctic.
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Smoking Correlates among Inuit Men and Women in Inuit Nunangat

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Evelyne Bougie
Dafna E. Kohen
Health Reports, vol. 29, no. 3, March 2018, pp. 3-10
Description
Statistics from the 2012 Aboriginal Peoples Survey. Some correlates appear to be sex-specific, and findings identify some of the protective and risk factors.
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The Social Economy of Canada's Aboriginal North

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
David C. Natcher
Description
Looks at the the social, economic, and political interplay that takes place between subsistence and wage economies, sharing and reciprocity, and regulatory regimes that mediate harvesting and distribution of wildlife resources.
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“Some Account of an Extraordinary Traveller”: Using Virtual Tours to Access Remote Heritage Sites of Inuit Cultural Knowledge

Alternate Title
Quelques recits d’un voyageur extraordinaire : Recourir aux tours virtuels pour acceder a des sites patrimoniaux eloignes des savoirs culturels inuit
« Quelques récits d’un voyageur extraordinaire » : Recourir aux tours virtuels pour accéder à des sites patrimoniaux éloignés des savoirs culturels inuit
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Peter C. Dawson
Cecilia Porter
Denis Gadbois
Darren Keith
Colleen Hughes
Luke Suluk
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 42, no. 1, Arctic Collections and Museology: Presentations, Disseminations, and Interpretations, 2018, pp. 243-268
Description
Discusses the possibility of using contemporary GPS technology and satellite imaging as a means of connecting people to global heritage sites that might otherwise be inaccessible; uses the Arvia’juaq National Historic site near Arviat as an example.
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Some Thoughts on Qallunaat Teacher Caring in Nunavut

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Paul Berger
Journal of Teaching and Learning, vol. 4, no. 2, 2007, pp. [1]-12
Description
Discusses issues non-Inuit teachers should consider when trying to support educational success.
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Space Syntax Analysis of Central Inuit Snow Houses

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Peter C. Dawson
Journal of Anthropological Archaeology , vol. 21, no. 4, December 2002, pp. 464-480
Description
Analysis of how the layout of buildings influences social and environmental interaction.
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The Spatial and Historical Evolution of Iqaluit

Web Sites » Governmental
Author/Creator
Natural Resources Canada
Description
Showcases the results of developing "interactive Web maps of Iqaluit based on aerial photographs from" 1948, 1958, 1969, 1995, and 2000. The maps and orthomosaics of Iqaluit are accompanied by photographs and text about the area and its history.
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Speaking Truth to Power III: Self-Government: Options and Opportunities, March 14 - 15, 2002

E-Books
Author/Creator
Stephen Cornell
Claire Marshall
Sophie Pierre
Edmond Wright
Jim Abram
Kent McNeil
Greg Poelzer
Jim Aldridge
Graham Allen
Tim Raybould
Allan Edzerza
Tom Molloy
Hamar Foster
Murray Rankin
Indian and Northern Affairs Canada
Description
Papers presented at a forum held under the auspices of the BC Treaty Commission and the Law Commission of Canada.
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Speech Language Pathology Services in Kivalliq Region of Nunavut, Canada

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
S. Loughery
A. Macaulay
M. Fricke
A. Durcan
J. Cooper
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 63, Supplement 2, 2004, pp. 120-123
Description
Review process revealed that speech language pathology services are being utilized more effectively as the referral sources become more familiar with the program.
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Stalking Seal on the Spring Ice: Part 1

Alternate Title
Netsilik Series
Stalking Seal on the Spring Ice: Part One
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Quentin Brown
Description
Documents the activities of a Netsilik family unit hunting seal on the spring ice floes. Shows techniques of stalking, killing, skinning, butchering and preparing the hide and internal organs for use. Also depicts the division of labour between the men and women. Duration: 24:31.
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Stalking Seal on the Spring Ice: Part 2

Alternate Title
Netsilik Series
Stalking Seal on the Spring Ice: Part Two
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Quentin Brown
Description
Documents the activities of a Netsilik family unit hunting seal on the spring ice floes. Shows techniques of stalking, killing, skinning, butchering and preparing the hide and internal organs for use. Also depicts the division of labour between the men and women. Duration: 33:45.
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State, Company and Community Relations at the Polaris Mine (Nunavut)

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Heather Green
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 37, no. 2, Développement industriel et impacts miniers / Industrial Development and Mining Impacts, 2013, pp. 37-57
Description
Article focuses on the Canadian government's shift away from support programs for mining developments and lack of local hiring requirements.
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StatsUpdate: Aboriginal Peoples in Canada: Focus on Inuit in Nunavut, 2006 Census of Population

Alternate Title
Inuit Identity Population With Knowledge of Inuktitut and With Inuktitut as Mother Tongue, by Age Group, Nunavut, 2001 and 2006
Nunavut Population by Inuit Identity and Age Group, 2001 and 2006
Nunavut Population in Private Households by Inuit Identity, Condition of Dwelling and Number of Persons Per Room, 2006
Selected Characteristics for Inuit Population by Inuit Nunaat, Canada, 2006
Data » Tables
Author/Creator
Nunavut Bureau of Statistics
Description
Statistical data. 4 tables. Source: 2006 Census of Population.
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