Newfoundland and Labrador

Unikkausivut: Sharing Our Stories

Alternate Title
AtuKatigennik Unikkausittinuk: Transmettre nos Histories
An Interdisciplinary Educational Resource to Accompany the Uniikausivut: Sharing Our Stories Initiative
AtuKatigennik Unikkausittinuk
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
National Film Board (NFB)
Description

Selection of 83 films from the National Film Board's collection that represent the regions of Nunatsiavut, Nunavik, Nunavut and Inuvialuit.

Related Material: Interdisciplinary Educational Resource.

 

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Unintentional Injuries Among Children and Adolescents in Aboriginal and Non-aboriginal communities, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Reza Alaghehbandan
Khokan C. Sikdar
Don MacDonald
Kayla D. Collins
Annette M. Rossignol
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 69, no. 1, 2010, pp. 61-71
Description
Contends that a higher rate of hospitalization and mortality occurs in Aboriginal communities compared to non-Aboriginal communities in Newfoundland and Labrador.
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Vulnerability to Freshwater Changes in the Inuit Settlement Region of Nunatsiavut, Labrador: A Case Study from Rigolet

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Christina Goldhar
Trevor Bell
Johanna Wolf
Arctic, vol. 67, no. 1, March 2014, pp. 71-83
Description
Researchers conducted 89 household interviews about changes in the watershed and how this had affected residents' food and water security. Findings indicated that while adaptation was taking place, it was not without difficulties.
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Waste Management in Labrador and Northern Communities: Opportunities and Challenges

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Catherine M.H. Keske
Morgan Mills
Laura Tanguay
Jason Dicker
Northern Review, no. 47, Dealing with Resource Development in Canada's North, August 03, 2018, pp. 79-112
Description
Mixed methods study that examines the challenges and opportunities of waste management—including household waste and accumulations generated by military installations and extractive industries—in Nain and Happy Valley-Goose Bay.
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Water Rights and Wrongs

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Maura Hanrahan
Alternatives Journal, vol. 29, no. 1, Winter, 2003, pp. 31-34
Description
Examines unsafe water and related health problems in Black Tickle, Labrador.
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We Can Do Better: Housing in Inuit Nunangat

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Lillian Eva Dyck
Dennis Glen Patterson
Lynn Beyak
Gwen Boniface
Dan Christmas
Tobias Enverga ... [et al.]
Description
Discusses current conditions, consequences, contributing factors, and ways to alleviate the situation.
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Whose Agenda is it? Regulating Health Research Ethics in Labrador.

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Fern Brunger
Julie Bull
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 35, no. 1-2, Propiété Intellectuelle et Éthique / Intellectual Property and Ethics, 2011, pp. 127-142
Description
Promotes the implementation and employment of community research review committees which are distinct from research ethics boards.
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