Greenland

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

Discusses what gender roles look like through Inuit eyes and presents the three models of couplehood in the region: traditional, detached, and reversed.

Looks at the possibility of regional and ethnic differences in mental health and the link between substance use, suicide rate and mental health of youth in the Arctic.

Study found that diabetes or impaired glucose tolerance was not found in Inuit on a traditional or a western diet probably due to the positive influence of high levels of physical activity.

Mining and Mineral Process Engineering Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of British Columbia, 1993.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Nijmegen, 2000.

Discusses concepts of self-government and self-determination, looks at developments in specific countries, and gives overview of international organizations which address problems in common across the circumpolar North. Developed for class delivered by the University of the Arctic.

Overview of the importance of kinship relations, attitudes about child-rearing, education systems, and leisure activities in Greenland, the North Atlantic, and northern Scandinavia. Developed for class delivered by the University of the Arctic.

Looks at emergence of political activism and different approaches and forms of accommodation which have developed in Circumpolar North. Developed for class delivered by the University of the Arctic.

Overview of traditional livelihoods of the Aleut and Iñupiat of Northern Alaska; the Yupiit and Chukchi of the Russian Far East; the Inuit of Nunavut; the Isertormeeq, Kalaallit and Kujataamiut of Greenland; and the coastal Sami people of the European Far North. Developed for class delivered by the University of the Arctic.

Looks at how peoples of Greenland and Northern Europe have used media, literary works, and education to express their Indigenous identities. Developed for class delivered by the University of the Arctic.

Describes the peoples of the North, making distinctions between settlement patterns, migration, and assimilation of different ethnic groups. Developed for class delivered by the University of the Arctic.

Overview of the impact European explorers, traders and settlers had on traditional livelihoods of Indigenous peoples of the circumpolar North. Developed for class delivered by the University of the Arctic.

Discusses past and emerging practices, giving examples of projects taking place throughout the circumpolar region. Developed for class delivered by the University of the Arctic.

Discusses the spectrum of governance models in the circumpolar North and uses cases studies from Russian Federation, Greenland and Canada to illustrate different regimes. Developed for class delivered by the University of the Arctic.

Looks at ways in which governments and social agencies disrupted traditional settlement patterns of northern peoples and effects of industrialization using examples from Canada, Russia, Norway, and Alaska. Developed for class delivered by the University of the Arctic.

Overview of emergence and characteristics of the Russian, Canadian, Norwegian, Swedish, and Finnish states and how the different regimes impacted the peoples of the circumpolar North. Developed for class delivered by the University of the Arctic.

Looks at role played by tourism and potential benefits and problems associated with it. Includes case studies from Greenland and Nunavut. Developed for class delivered by University of the Arctic.

Discusses social construction of language with emphasis on the influence of living conditions, lifestyle, population changes and national policy. Developed for class delivered by the University of the Arctic.

Discusses northern movements for regional and Indigenous autonomy and cultural self-determination. Includes three examples: Greenland, Nunavut, and the Sami people of Northern Europe. Developed for class delivered by the University of the Arctic.

History of Indigenous settlement patterns in the Arctic and the government interventions that have disrupted them. Developed for class delivered by the University of the Arctic.

Examined spatial data, objects, oral tradition, and written sources from sites at Uummannaq, Akunnaat (Lichtenfels), and Kangillermiut. Found that cultural exchange resulted in objects and practices that were composites of European and Inuit ideas and traditions.

Comments on the debate initiated by Adam Kuper's article The Return of the Native and includes the authors' reply.

Discusses results from project to re-analyze the kayak found in 1921 at Morris Bay in Washington Land in order to understand the history of the Inughuit and their cultural transition.

Comments on the commitments made by the ministers as a result of the Nuuk meeting in September 1993.

Study determined a high prevalence rate of sexually transmitted infections (STI) at 19%. More research is recommended in order to formulate an appropriate policy response.

Book review of: Narrating the Arctic edited by Michael Bravo and Sverker Sorlin.

History Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of California, Los Angeles, 2000.

Sums up the different functions narratives provide including acting as social 'glue'. 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.

Looks at the relationship between Denmark and Greenland, colonial history and the decolonization process.

Study suggests almost one quarter of children in Greenland are overweight or obese upon school entry.

Looks at Greenlander's psychology and survival of superstitions and legends.

Investigation revealed that nursing in rural and remote areas of Greenland places greater demands on skill sets with more responsibility being assumed by the nurse.

Discussion of the Arctic small tool tradition, which in Greenland is called the Saqqaq culture.

Evidence from collection of material culture suggests more extensive contact between Inuit of northeastern Canada and southwest Greenland than previously thought

Gives a outlilne history of the Inuit writing system and the establishment and recommendations of the Inuit Language Commission. There is also a syllabarium for Inuttitut syllabic writing.

Individuals from across Inuit Nunangat Greenland, and Alaska discuss the changes to their environment due to global warming and the resulting impacts on their traditional way of life. Duration: 22:53.

Essays by authors from across Inuit Nunangat and Greenland discuss the possible impacts of the opening of the Passage due to climate change.

Examines the linkage between local knowledge and the photographs.

Looks at the effectiveness of environmental assessments in the north and addresses research gaps.

Examines the attitudes and relationships of Indigenous groups with the nuclear energy industry.

Comparative Literature Thesis (M.A.)--The University of British Columbia, 2004.

Compares historical writings about the Inuit and the effect of the long periods of darkness and the actual Inuit attitudes and perceptions. Text in French.

Comments on the increase of Greenlandic speaking nurses that and have their home and family in Greeenland.

Book review of: Nuussuarmiut - Hunting Families on the Big Headland by Keld Hansen.

Presents an editorial that introduces a serious problem increasing among indigenous peoples in the Arctic region.

Results indicate that Inuit men and women had significantly higher rates of obesity than their Danish counterparts.

Purpose of study was to examine extent of research, representation of populations and geographic areas, methodologies used and associated health outcomes.