Greenland

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Two Perspectives on the Etiology of Pibloktoq

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Janet Lister
Lambda Alpha Journal of Man, vol. 20, 1989, pp. 111-129
Description
Looks at a disorder known as Arctic Hysteria which affects different cultural groups living in circumpolar regions.
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USA'S National Missile Defence Threatens Greenlands's Exiles

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Aqqaluk Lynge
Indigenous Affairs, no. 2, Militarization, 2001, pp. 45-47
Description
Describes the upheaval suffered by Greenlanders when they were relocated to accommodate the United States military. To access this article scroll down to page 45.
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Uumasuusivissuaq: Spirit and Indigenous Writing

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Karla Jessen Williamson
In Education, vol. 20, no. 2, Autumn, 2014, pp. 135-146
Description
Contends that work needs to be done to decolonize written academic knowledge on Indigenous peoples. Includes poem.
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Vanishing Point

Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Stephen A. Smith
Julia Szucs
Marina Endicott
Description
Documentary looks at two Inuit communities on Baffin Island and Northwest Greenland and how they are connected and adapting to social and environmental changes. Includes English sub-titles. Duration: 82:23.
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Victimisation and PTSD in a Greenlandic Youth Sample

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sidsel H. Karsberg
Mathias Lasgaard
Ask Elklit
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 71, 2012, p. article no. 18378
Description
Study attempts to calculate the lifetime occurrences of potentially traumatic events (PTDs) and post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and evaluate the relationship between them and sociodemographic factors.
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Violence, Sexual Abuse and Health in Greenland

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Tine Curtis
Finn B. Larsen
Karin Helweg-Larsen
Peter Bjerregaard
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 61, no. 2, 2002, pp. 110-122
Description
Analyses the prevalence of violence and sexual abuse among the Inuit in Greenland. The article also studies associations between health and having been a victim of abuse.
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Vitamin D Status in Greenland - Dermal and Dietary Donations

Alternate Title
Proceedings of the 15th International Congress on Circumpolar Health
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Stig Andersen
Anna Jakobsen
Hanne Lynge Rex
Folmer Lyngaard
Inge-Lise Kleist
Peder Kern
Peter Laurberg
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 72, Supplement 1, 2013, p. article no. 21225
Description
Study results indicate that vitamin D deficiency in Greenland increases with dietary transition to a non-traditional diet.
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"We are the Arctic": Identities at the Arctic Winter Games 2016

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robert C. Thomsen
Carina Ren
Renuka Mahadevan
Arctic Anthropology, vol. 55, no. 1, 2018, pp. 105-118
Description
Authors survey participants, volunteers, and sponsors of the 2016 Arctic Winter Games (AWG) and then analyze the data to examine different identities that are on display at the games: "panarctic," "contranational/regional," Indigenous, and "autocommunicating" national identity.
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Why do they do it? Proposals for a Theory of Inuit Suicide

Alternate Title
Cahiers d'études inuit ; 4
Inuit Studies Occasional Papers ; 4
Looking to the Future: Papers from the Seventh Inuit Studies Conference, 19-23 August, 1990
Regard sur l'avenir: Communications du Septième Congrès D'études Inuit, 19-23 Août, 1990
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Jørgen Thorslund
Description
Paper from Looking to the Future: Papers from the Seventh Inuit Studies Conference, 19-23 August, 1990 edited by Marie-Josée Dufour and François Thérien.
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Will the Language of Inuit Artists Survive?

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Nelson H. H. Graburn
Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 8, no. 1, Spring, 1993, pp. 19-25
Description
Comments on a conference held to assess the status of the Inuit and Eskimo languages and to study the impact of educational and other maintenance policies. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 19.
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Windspeaker Special Section: Education

Articles » General
Windspeaker, vol. 13, no. 1, May 1995, p. S1
Description

Discusses aspects of education and learning in different disciplines, programs and locations in Canada and Greenland, with an emphasis on cultural content.

Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.13.

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Women's Perspectives on Illness when Being Screened for Cervical Cancer

Alternate Title
Proceedings of the 15th International Congress on Circumpolar Health
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lise Hounsgaard
Mikaele Augustussen
Helle Møller
Stephen K. Bradley
Suzanne Møller
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 72, Supplement 1, 2013, p. article no. 21089
Description
Results revealed that women were unprepared for a cervical cancer screening result since they had no symptoms.
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Xenoestrogenic Activity in Blood of European and Inuit Populations

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Eva C Bonefeld-Jorgensen
Philip S Hjelmborg
Thayaline S Reinert
Birgitte S. Andersen
Vladimir Lesovoy
Christian H. Lindh
Lars Hagmar
Aleksander Giwercman
Mogens Erlandsen
Gian-Carlo Manicardi
Marcello Span�
Gunnar Toft
Jens Peter Bonde
Environmental Health: A Global Access Science Source, vol. 5, no. 12, 2006
Description
Comparison of xenoestrogenic activity in serum in peoples with different levels of persistent organic pollutants (POP) exposure.
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Young Greenlanders in the Urban Space of Nuuk

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Birgit Kleist Pedersen
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 32, Inuit Urbains / Urban Inuit, 2008, pp. 91-105
Description
Explores the transition of youth in an urban Greenland community from traditional rural lifestyles to a more modern urban setting.
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