Book review of: Inherit My Heaven by Karla Jessen Williamson.

Looks at the Pibloktoq Syndrome in the Thule district of Greenland.

Reports on the progress of the International Circumpolar Surveillance (ICS) system of invasive bacterial diseases since its founding in 1998.

Authors compare the different points of view offered by different knowledge systems and ways of knowing.

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

"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".

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.

Discusses updated version of Inuit Arctic Policy looking at goals and objectives, Inuit rights, peace and security, environmental, social and economic issues.

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

Data collected served as an umbrella for numerous other studies each specializing in its own detailed area of study.

Book review of: Inuit in Cyberspace by Neil Blair Christensen.

Chair of the Inuit Circumpolar Council comments on the history and the future of the Arctic. Duration: 1:21:59.

Examines how the Inuit perceptions have been shaped by the political discussion, global warming and other associated issues.

Explores the unique nature of Inuit political engagement in the Arctic using spatial and policy analysis. Chapter from Arctic Yearbook 2012 edited by Lassi Heininen, Heather Exner-Pirot, Joël Plouffe.

Looks at the fertility and survival tendencies in the Inuit population of Thule, North Greenland from 1850-1972.

Discusses economic, social and geopolitical motivations for policy, officials' descriptions of projects, and participants' reactions to the moves.

Higher Education Thesis (Ph.D.)--Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto, 2013.

Introduction to themed issue reports on urbanization trend of Inuit into larger centres in northern regions and into larger cities in the South such as Ottawa, Edmonton and Montreal.

Comments on people having a physical and spiritual relationship with the environment.

Looks at preserving the second most common Aboriginal language next to Cree.

In Canada and Alaska, there was a much higher rate among Inuit, with the greatest prevalence among young and middle aged adults.

Results based on retrospective data from 1996-2002, showed that rates of pneumococcal diseases, particularly meningitis are elevated.

Comments on the importance, necessity and viability of an Inuit literary history and the discusses the role the Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC) can play in its sucess.

Examines permanent settlements in Nunavut and Greenland and how the concepts of urbanization and urbanism have different meanings in the Arctic.

Addresses the impacts on colonial relations on suicide rates and advocates for narrative research, intergenerational communication, and community action for solutions.

Aim of the study was to collect information about pregnant women and their newborn children to study effects of selected exposures to contaminants.

Research aims to support the creation of Indigenous law materials for communities, academic institutions, and practitioners with a focus on Inuit perspectives.

Book review of: The Language of the Inuit by Louis-Jacques Dorais.

Book review of: Les Langues Eskaléoutes, Sibérie, Alaska, Canada, Groënland by Nicole Tersis and Michèle Therrien.

Authors highlight the accelerating deterioration of a significant archaeological site in Greenland as a result of climate change. Article details the artifacts retrieved which demonstrate more than 1000-year stretch of human occupation and evaluate the deposits that remain at the site.

Describes site where harpoon heads were found near Cape Storm, northeastern Greenland and a site on Cape Matthew Smith.

Study findings conducted with 284 subjects suggest that sources other than seafood intake may contribute to elevated perfluoroalkyl acids (PFAAs) in Nuuk Inuit than non-Nuuk Inuit.

"With the results of a long intercourse with the Innuits, and full description of their mode of life, the discovery of actual relics of the expedition of Martin Frobisher of three centuries ago, and deductions in favour of yet discovering some of the survivors of Sir John Franklin's expedition".

Study found link between high body mass index level and high smoking frequency in women.

Analyzes the work of the noted Sámi poet, the relationship of the self to place is of critical importance.

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.

Investigation revealed that compared to other locations, HIV transmission is by heterosexual contact and is diagnosed at middle aged.

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.

Argues that low birthweight is a valuable indicator of child health in Greenland as it is in other developed countries.

Looks at the evidence that suggests a low mortality from ischemic heart disease and a high mortality from stroke.

Book review of The Magnetic North by Sara Wheeler.

Reports on the interaction that took place between the Frisian, Dutch whalers and Greenlanders in the 17th and 18th centuries.

Recommends the implementation of a national strategy and guidelines to manage type 2 diabetes in Greenland.

Study reviews document records and archaeological site evidence of medieval Norse marine-resource use in Greenland on local to regional scales; results imply the existence of at least four types of seasonally occupied, specialized satellite sites related to marine-resource use.

Reviews frameworks, systems of indicators, and details of key studies with a focus on methodologies that are part of socio-economic impact assessment procedures.

Reflects on global warming, the melting of ice caps, and the need for the people of the world to use their knowledge to begin repairing the damage.

Focuses on the risk factors: socio-demographic, upbringing, social relations, lifestyle, school/leisure time, traumatic experiences, and physical and mental health.