Greenland

Looks at global movement to reverse autocratic policies.

Study findings suggest that Greenlandic worker allergies are as common as they are in Canadian fishery workers.

Looks at statistical data to determine suicide rates are higher among young Inuit men than women, of the same age, and of their peers in Denmark, southern Canada and United States. To access this article, scroll down to page 30.

Looks at formal and informal economic impacts, subsistence and cultural values, human mobility and Indigenous adaptations, and future scenarios.

Looks at ways of offering screening programs at a lower cost than other countries.

Based on data obtained through interviews with Dutch companies and representatives of local communities.

Explains the role that the items played in the Inuit culture of the region. Entire issues on one pdf. To access article, scroll to p. 28.

Looks at the use of story-telling as a health-promoting tool and comments on the analysis of interviews and dialogues with mothers, fathers and Culture Bearers.

Geography Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of Western Ontario, 1978

Brief, introductory article chronicles the history of the Congress dating back to the first conference in Fairbanks, Alaska in 1967.

Discusses the change in the rate of blindness in Greenland after the adoption and subsequent modification of an outreach treatment program.

Describes the five institutions involved, their specific areas of research, and why study done here has global significance.

Discusses the increase in youth suicides since the 1950s when modernization began.

Introduction to a special issue that focuses on the high risk of Indigenous youth suicide.

Studies found that suicide is multi-determined and that there are no simple answers to the youth epidemic experienced worldwide. However, colonialism, and the residual effects of it, are cited as a common factor in all worldwide studies of suicide rates among Indigenous Peoples.

Investigates the suicide mortality between subgroups according to age, gender, cultural context, and traditional Sami core management.

Provides a summary of suicide by Greenland and Alaska Indigenous youth and how social determinants can effect those numbers. Chapter in Children and Youth in Greenland - An Anthology edited by W Kahlig & N Banerjee

Editorial introducing the special section on suicide and resilience in circumpolar regions which focuses on the extent and magnitude of the problem of suicidal behaviours. Special section: Suicide and Resilience in Circumpolar Populations

Describes a project comparing the living conditions of people in 13 Arctic regions within seven countries.

Summarizes responses from interviews conducted with 7,000 Indigenous residents of Alaska, Canada, Greenland and the Chukotka region of Russia.

Book review of: Sustainable Development in the North edited by Gérard Duhaime, Rasmus Ole Rasmussen and Robert Comtois.

Article offers a historical perspective on the cataloguing and description of various undocumented Arctic artifacts in French Museums.

Looks at probable determinants and impacts in Canada, Alaska and Greenland.

Study shows a drop in disease incidence after interventions.

Book review of: Thule på Tidens Rand / Thule at the Edge of Time by Kirsten B. Hastrup, Photos by Carsten Egevang.

Introductory editorial to themed issue on the arctic environment.

Results of study show suicide rates were higher for men than women while the prevalence of suicidal thoughts was higher among women.

Looks at a pioneering figure in Nordic art history. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 36.

Discusses the three most significant aspects of the SGA: the right to mineral resources, the recognition of Greenlanders as people in international law, and the prospect of independence.

Study finds education and community based efforts are necessary for educating the youth of Greenland in STI risk-prevention behaviours.

Linguistics Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of California at Berkeley, 1997.

Overview of development and planning of tourism in Greenland and three cases of communities developing tourism as an additional way of making money. Chapter from Arctic Yearbook 2014 edited by Lassi Heininen, Heather Exner-Pirot, and Joël Plouffe.

Author interviewed residents of Ukkusissat, Itilleq, Qaanaaq, and Ittoqqortoormiit, Greenland about the impact of cruise ship tourism.

Argues a code of ethics is needed for the development of a science policy.

Looks at statistical trends in number of suicides, age, sex, region and community. Discusses past and current research, areas for future study, and seven working hypotheses. Excerpt from Northern Exposure: Peoples, Powers and Prospects in Canada's North edited by Frances Abele, Thomas J. Courchene, F. Leslie Seidle and Frances St-Hilaire.

Examines contemporary social work practice in relation to homeless Greelanders and suggests an Indigenous social work model as a culturally relevant alternative that roots interventions in cultural competency, recognition, and participatory action.

Web publication describes and references published literature. Presents data for 527 species, drawing from over 490 ethnographic sources, and additional 91 unique sources reporting nutritional information, and 357 sources containing basic biological information.

Book review of: Traditional Inuit Songs From the Thule Area by Michael Hauser.

Book review of: Traditional Inuit Songs from the Thule Area, Volumes I and II by Michael Hauser.

Traces trends in Nunavut, Nunavik, Alaska, Greenland and the Circumpolar region, and discusses possible explanations for increases in the suicide rate.

Chapter three from Moving Forward, Making a Difference, vol. 2, which is also vol. 4 in the Aboriginal Policy Research series.

Originally presented at the second annual Aboriginal Policy Research Conference, 2006.

Found that only 30% of all children (aged 11, 13 and 15 years) were moderately physically active for 60 minutes a day

Findings revealed that while positive trends were evident, most subjects considered themselves obese which could have negative psychological impacts.

Examines the criticisms of theories advanced in his 1963 book Early Voyages and Northern Approaches, originally published in 1963; includes some illustrations.

Findings recommend taking steps to eliminate factors prolonging epidemics such as improved housing conditions.

Book review of: Tukiliit by Norman Hallendy.

Anthropology and Sociology Thesis (M.A.)--The University of British Columbia, 1985.