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Discourse Practices in Nuuk, Greenland: Language Usage and Language Attitudes of Students at the Gymnasium, a Pilot Project

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Karen Langgård
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 21, no. 2, 2001, pp. 235-274
Reports on language use after Grade 10 and prior to university and warns of possible future problems resulting from conflicts between the Danish and Greenlandic languages. Some comparisons are drawn with Nunavut.
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Discourses of Cultural Relevance in Nunavut Schooling

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
M. Lynn Aylward
Journal of Research in Rural Education, vol. 22, no. 7, 2007, pp. 1-9
Provides critique on the beliefs connected to culturally appropriate schooling within the context of indigenous schools.
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Do Traditional Medicines Work?

Articles » General
Author/Creator
George Simeon
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 2, no. 4, December 1978, pp. 15-18
Reports on the effectiveness of traditional medical practices and how modern and traditional methods can often compliment each other.
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Does Nunavut Need a Performing Arts Centre?

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Laakkuluk Williamson Bathory
Northern Public Affairs, vol. 1, no. 1, Policy Research in Dangerous Times, Spring, 2012, pp. 46-[47]
Looks at the need for a performing arts centre in Iqaluit.
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Doing the Right Thing! A Model for Building a Successful Hospital-Based Ethics Committee in Nunavut

Alternate Title
Proceedings of the 15th International Congress on Circumpolar Health
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Madeleine Cole
Gwen Healey
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 72, Supplement 1, 2013, p. article no. 21326
Reports that multi-level perspectives are considered critical to ensuring a successful outcome.
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The Dorset Culture Longhouse at Brooman Point, Nunavut

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robert W. Park
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 27, no. 1-2, Architecture Paléoesquimaude / Palaeoeskimo Architecture, 2003, pp. 239-253
Presents a brief description of a longhouse structure and its associated hearth rows including the significance of the architectural and artifactual patterning.
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"Double Culturedness": The "Capital" of Inuit Nurses

Alternate Title
Proceedings of the 15th International Congress on Circumpolar Health
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Helle Møller
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 72, Supplement 1, 2013, p. article no. 21266
Due to the strong non-Inuit nature of nursing instruction, Inuit nurses are well versed in both languages and cultures.
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(Draft) Resource Revenue Regimes Around the Circumpolar North: A Gap Analysis

Alternate Title
ReSDA Gap Analysis Report ; no.4
Resources and Sustainable Development n the Arctic (ReSDA) Gap Analysis Report ; no.4
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Lee Huskey
Chris Southcott
Looks at the intuitive belief that resource development results in wealth and well-being for region when in fact it often leads to a decrease and other problems (resource curse).
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Dream Narration Among Eastern Arctic Canadian Inuit

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
Guy Bordin
Examines relationship between dreams and collective oral discourse and the attempts to re-invigorate the practice. 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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Early Childhood Education and Care: Next Steps

Alternate Title
Parliament of Canada ; 2nd Session, 40th Parliamanet
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Art Eggleton
Wilbert Joseph Keon
Overview of early learning policies and programs in provinces and territories as well as from other countries.
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Economic Impact Study: Nunavut Arts and Crafts: Final Report

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Nordicity Group
Uqsiq Communications
Analysis of commercial arts and crafts sector includes direct and indirect economic impact, value chain profile, artists profile, market and sales channels, tools and materials, and challenges and strengths.
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Ecotourism and its Effects on Native Populations

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Kevin Belanger
Looks at the history of ecotourism, and suggests some solutions to ecotourism problems through the analysis of case studies of ecotourism, and management practices from all levels of ecotourism governance.
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Editorial: [Indigenous Affairs: Indigenous Youth]

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Kathrin Wessendorf
Alejandro Parellada
Indigenous Affairs, no. 3-4, Indigenous Youth, 2005, pp. 4-5
Introduction to journal articles raising awareness about Indigenous youth. To access this article, scroll to page 4.
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Editorial: [Indigenous Affairs: The UN Decade: Expectations and Realities]

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Lola García-Alix
Indigenous Affairs, no. 3, The UN Decade: Expectations and Realities, 2004, pp. 4-7
Introduction to journal issue featuring articles assessing the impact of the UN Decade of Indigenous Peoples on Indigenous peoples around the world. To access this article, scroll down to page 4.
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Education in Nunavut: Report of the Auditor General of Canada

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Ronnie Campbell
Northern Public Affairs, vol. 2, Special Issue 2014: Revitalizing Education in Inuit Nunangat, 2014, pp. 30-32
Interview with Assistant Auditor General presents insight and details of the report and implementation of Nunavut's Education Act.
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The Effect of Community-Level Factors on Suicide in Inuit Nunangat

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Chris Penney
Ellen Bobet
Éric Guimond
Sacha Senécal
Canadian Diversity=Diversitié canadienne, vol. 7, no. 3, One Path, Many Directions: The Complex and Diverse Nature of Contemporary Aboriginal Reality, Fall, 2009, pp. 77-84
Looks at suicide rates in Inuit Nunangat from 1989 to 2003 using socio-cultural characteristics from the Census and Aboriginal Peoples Survey to compare community elements. Scroll down to page 77 to read article.
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The Eight Ujarait (Rocks) Model: Supporting Inuit Adolescent Mental Health With an Intervention Model Based on Inuit Knowledge and Ways of Knowing

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Gwen Healey
Jennifer Noah
Ceporah Mearns
International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 11, no. 1, Wellness-Based Indigenous Health Research and Promising Practices, 2016, pp. 92-110
Comments on a youth wellness intervention model that demonstrates positive outcomes for the participants.
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An Elder on Sea Ice: An Interview with Aipilik Inuksuk of Igloolik, Nunavut

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Claudio Aporta
John MacDonald
Canadian Geographer, vol. 55, no. 1, Geographies of Inuit Sea Ice Use, Spring, 2011, p. 32–35
Overview of an interview conducted by Paul Irngaut with an experienced hunter about Inuit knowledge of sea ice and the difficulties documenting and recording this knowledge.
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Eleven Years Later: Inuit Leadership and Governance in Nunavut

Alternate Title
Inuit Studies Conference, 17th, 2010
[Inuit People and the Aboriginal World] Inuit Studies Conference : 17th]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Louis McComber
Comments on the lack of improvement in housing, education, and health since the creation of Nunavut and the signing of the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement.
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Elizabeth: An Elder Inuk Remembers Her Life

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kathleen M. Minor
Canadian Woman Studies, vol. 14, no. 4, Women of the North, Fall, 1994, pp. 55-57
Presents a story of an Inuit woman who witnessed and changed many things over the course of a lifetime.
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Emergency Management in the Arctic: The Context Explained

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Meredith Kravitz
Vanessa Gastaldo
Discussions on the emergency preparedness needs of northern Indigenous communities with highlights of key issues and obstacles for success including geography, population density, infrastructure, communications, and climate change.
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An Epidemiological Survey of Chlamydial and Gonococcal Infections in a Canadian Arctic Community

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Audrey Steenbeek
Mark Tyndall
Samuel Sheps
Richard Rothenberg
Sexually Transmitted Diseases: Journal of the American Sexually Transmitted Disease Association, vol. 36, no. 2, February 2009, pp. 79-83
Study evaluated the efficacy of universal screening, treatment and contact tracing as a means of getting an accurate count of prevalence and limit transmission.
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Eskimo Art is For Kabloona

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Elizabeth Bell
Arctic, vol. 24, no. 3, September 1971, pp. 154-156
Looks at the artist Oonark.
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