Nunavut

Looks at the Aboriginal concept of respect by comparing the epistemological meaning of respect, storytelling, terminology, reciprocity and ritual.

Medical Sciences - Public Health Sciences Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of Alberta, 2003.

Explores the link between environmental indoor air quality and infection.

Focus on hunting livelihoods, key drivers of vulnerability, and identification of key policy points.

Chapter six from Moving Forward, Making a Difference, vol. 1, which is also vol. 3 in the Aboriginal Policy Research series.

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

Comments on the increased international attention to the Canadian territorial north as global markets for resources continues to grow.

Looks at the potential of fledgling governance directives aimed at Northern empowerment.

Focuses on patterns and trends of cancer incidence.

Report commissioned by the Department of Justice. Volume contains annotated bibliographies, including documents, reports and position papers.

Report commissioned by the Department of Justice to provide a review of pertinent literature, which the author found lacking and therefore supplemented with knowledge of individuals who were contacted directly. This volume focuses on academic and scholarly materials.

Report identifies weaknesses in the program and makes recommendations for improvements.

Describes ways in which IQ has been integrated into the operations, structures and policies of Nunavut.

Looks at grassroots community mobilization which is propelled by the Feeding My Family Facebook initiative.

Graduation photograph identifying the members of the June 2005, Arctic College Akitsiraq Law School class.

Educational Research Thesis (Ed.D.)--University of Calgary, 2008.

Analysis of interview transcripts from 10 Nunavut teachers regarding the role of Inuit languages in Nunavut schooling.

Examines the transitions in governance in the territories and Northern provincial regions; and discusses the accomplishments, challenges and opportunities facing organizations in Northern communities.

Relates the history of educational programs in Northern Canada, the government policies of 1960s to 1970s, and the implementation of a bilingual educational policy in Nunavik.

Analyzes the features of the land and sea routes used by generations of Inuit.

RCAP 168 contains a transcript of a telephone consultation between Counsel for the Royal Commission on Aboriginal People, Nick Schultz and retired RCMP officer Ross Gibson who had been a witness to the relocation of Inuit to the High Arctic. The conversation focuses on the Gibson's recollection of events and their portrayal currently.

RCAP 171 contains a transcript of a telephone consultation between Counsel for the Royal Commission on Aboriginal People, Nick Schultz and journalist Wilfred Doucette who had been a witness to the relocation of Inuit/Eskimos to the High Artic. The conversation focuses on the portrayal, in the current media, of the events that took place during the relocation. Highlighted are articles from the newspapers; Globe and Mail, Toronto Star and The Boston Globe, among others. Also an area of concern was that of a CBC show "Quirk and Quarks" featuring lawyer Andrew Orkin.

RCAP 172 contains a transcript of the sitting of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples at the Citadel Inn, Ottawa, Ontario, Monday, June 28, 1993. Participants present on the High Arctic Relocation followed by a panel discussion on Canadian Sovereingty issues.

RCAP 173 contains a transcript of the sitting of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples at the Citadel Inn, Ottawa, Ontario, Monday, June 29, 1993. Participants present on the High Arctic Relocation, related Inuit, and Canadian Soveriengty issues.

RCAP 174 contains a transcript of the sitting of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples at the Citadel Inn, Ottawa, Ontario, Wednesday, June 30, 1993. Participants present on the High Arctic Relocation, related Inuit, and Canadian sovereignty issues.

RCAP 175 contains a transcript of the sitting of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples at Boardroom, Fifth Floor, Monday July 5, 1993. Participants Andrew Orkin Nancy Carpenter present on the High Arctic Relocation, related Inuit, and Canadian Sovereignty issues.

File contains a presentation by Alan Maksagak touching on a number of subjects, such as land claims, the future government of Nunavut, economic development and the difficulty in securing loans for businesses in the Cambridge Bay area. A question-and-answer session with the Commissioners follows the presentation.

The file contains a presentation by Andrew Orkin. Orkin, presenting as a concerned citizen from the perspective of a legal professional, discusses his views on the events of the High Arctic Relocation program of the 1950s. Following Orkin's presentation the assembled Commissioners discuss some of the issues raised with him.

File contains a presentation by Chief Jim Antoine, Member of the Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly for Nahende. He gives a brief introduction to Treaty 11 relating to his constituency and to the future formation of Nunavut. Antoine discusses what land claims and self-government would mean to the Northwest Territories, focusing on the extinguishment clause. Following the presentation is a discussion with the Commissioners.

File contains a presentation by Kelvin Ng whose organization deal with political, economic and social issues at the regional level. Their goal is to lobby for changes which will benefit all residents of the region. Subjects discussed are education, economic development, the establishment of a financial institution that would serve area residents, a housing shortage and high rates of employment. A question-and-answer session with the Commissioners follows the presentation.

File contains a presentation by Kevin McCormick, representative, Inuik Fisheries, and a resident of Pangnirtung. He feels that the Canadian government should be dealing with important economic and social issues in the Baffin region and that negotiations relating to the formation of Nunavut should not take precedent over these issues. He calls for the Canadian government to subsidize airfares and hotel costs in the Eastern Arctic to create growth in the tourist industry.

The file contains a presentation by Professor Magnus Gunther. Gunther, a Professor of Political Studies at Trent University, discusses the findings of a report he was hired to do by the Department of Indian Affairs to "review all of the allegations which had been made about how the government had handled the relocation in order to see whether these could be confirmed by documentary corroboration." Gunther identifies and describes five areas where he disagrees with "the prevailing wisdom on these matters" with reference to the High Arctic Relocation program.

The file contains a presentation by Mary Carpenter. Carpenter, a member of the Inuvialuit Tribe, claims to be at the sitting to "represent the voice of the Inuit who have been silenced by our Inuit leaders." Carpenter gives her view of the High Arctic Relocation program, and makes allegations that members of the Inuit community threatened to have her murdered if she spoke out about any issues to the Commission.

This file consists of a presentation by Monte Hummel relating to conservation objectives in Canada. The World Wildlife Fund of Canada (WWF) believes that government policies regarding parks and protected areas must recognize the moral legitimacy and the legal reality of Aboriginal title, self-government, treaty rights and outstanding land claims. Following the presentation are brief remarks by Rene Dussault, Co-Chair.

The file contains a presentation by Robert Williamson, a Professor of Anthropology at the University of Saskatchewan. Williamson discusses Inuit culture, history, displacement of people for tuberculosis treatment, and the High Arctic Relocation both as an event and as what he feels it signifies to Inuit leaders today. Following the presentation the assembled Commissioners discuss some of Williamson's ideas with him.

File contains a presentation by Saqiasi Sauluapik, Education Council, Pangnirtung. He provides a history of education in Pangnirtung and notes that only until the 1980s that the emphasis was on Inuit language and culture. In 1986, the hamlet was the first Inuit community outside Northern city centres with a high school program. He cites the Baffin Division Board of Education study that set a goal of more Inuit teachers, principals and school administrators by the year 2000. He calls for the Commission to ensure funding to achieve that goal.

The file contains a presentation by Shelagh Grant. Grant discusses the issue of Canadian sovereignty with relation to the High Arctic Relocation program of the 1950s. Following Grant's presentation the assembled Commissioners discuss some of the issues raised with her, after which Commissioner Dussault delivers closing remarks and concludes the day's sitting of the Commission.

The file contains a presentation by Shelagh Grant. Grant, a part-time teacher of History and Canadian Studies at Trent University, discusses sovereignty concerns with relation to the High Arctic Relocation program. Following Grant's presentation the assembled Commissioners discuss some of the issues raised with her.

This file contains a transcript of a sitting of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples at The Citadel Inn, Ottawa, Ontario. This is a presentation on model of an Aboriginal Education Initiative: Arctic College by Don Couch, Director of the Nunatta Campus, Arctic College.

This file contains questions and a discussion with workshop participants from the previous day (7 June 1993). Participants include Joe Karetak, Sappujjijit, NWT Friendship Centre; Topsy Cockney, Cheryl Ann Carr, Admie Sullualuk, Margaret Lavallee, Rheena Diabo, and James Donahue, Representative, Metis National Council. Topics discussed are crisis centre funding, female involvement in politics and leadership roles; holistic and healing centres, and youth suicide. Maggie Hodgson, Chairperson, offers comments throughout the discussion.

File contains opening remarks by Peter Katuk(via a translator) regarding the situation for Inuit people in the Northwest Territories: the struggle for survival, his own birth in an igloo in 1921, how life is a learning experience, how the Inuit people have been left out of Canada, how the Cree and the Hudson Bay Company were condescending and bossy to the Inuit, an incident between his father and the RCMP who made his father relocate his home from Repulse Bay, the need to amend what Katuk describes as the defeat of Aboriginal people in Canada, how his people assisted southerners who came to th

This file contains a transcript of a sitting of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples at The Citadel Inn, Ottawa, Ontario. This is a Round Table Session on issues surrounding education reforms in northern and remote communities. Participants in the session are Elder Noel Knockwood, Don Couch, Dan Daniels, Simeonie Nalukturuk, Tim McNeil, Denise Kurszewski, Jose Kusugak, Jean-Paul Oliver, Ernie Lawton, Lena Metuq and Simona Arnatiaq-Barnes. Comments from the floor were made by Rose-Alma McDonald-Jacobs, Bob Turner and Gilbert Whiteduck.

Archaeology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Toronto, 1986.

Law Thesis (L.L.M.)--York University, 2000.

Book review of: Sacred Ecology, Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Resource Management by Fikret Berkes.

Physical Education and Recreation Thesis (M.A.)--University of Alberta, 1997.

Landscape Architecture Thesis (MLA)--University of Manitoba, 2009.

Looks at the framework for the work that is needed in the next five to seven years to ensure the arts in Nunavut thrive and continue to contribute to the economics of the territory.

Identifies and examines primary variables essential to the successful continuation of the Northern Co-operation Accord.