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The Creation of Nunavut

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Peter Kulchyski
The Beaver, vol. 79, no. 2, April/May 1999, pp. 6-[?]
Brief description of the history and people of the area which became Nunavut on April 1, 1999.
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Criminal Victimization in the Territories, 2014

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Samuel Perreault
Laura Simpson
Juristat, vol. [36], no. [1], April 27, 2016, pp. [1]-45

Primarily statistics from the 2014 General Social Survey (GSS), combined with some from the 2009 General Social Survey (GSS).

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Cultural Continuity from Pre-Dorset to Dorset in the Eastern Canadian Arctic Highlighted by Bone Technology and Typology

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Claire Houmard
Arctic Anthropology, vol. 55, no. 1, 2018, pp. 24-47
Discusses a revised timeline proposed for human-cultural development in the Western Canadian Arctic; revisions are based on new technological and typographic analyses of bone artifacts from sites in the area.
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Cultural, Socioeconomic, and Health Indicators Among Inuit Preschoolers: Nunavut Inuit Child Health Survey, 2007-2008

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
G. M. Egeland
N. Faraj
G. Osborne
Rural and Remote Health, vol. 10, no. 2, Circumpolar Special Issue: Human Health at the Ends of the Earth, 2010, pp. 1-13
Health survey of children, aged 3-5 years looks at factors associated with indigeneity, the physical and socio-economic environment, health behaviours and health histories.
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Culture and Community in Canada's Isolated Schools

Alternate Title
Annual Meeting of the Canadian Association for the Study of Educational Administration
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
John Davis
Kirk Anderson
Samina Jamal
Presents survey highlights regarding the success of schools in northern Labrador, Nunavut, northern Saskatchewan, and northern and interior British Columbia.
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David Itulu: Following a Graphic Impulse

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Maria von Finckenstein
Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 13, no. 2, Summer, 1998, pp. 26-29
Profile of a prominent ivory engraver and carver. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to page 26.
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"The Dayspring From on High Hath Visited Us"

Alternate Title
"The Dayspring From on High Hath Visited Us": An Examination of the Missionary Endeavours of the Moravians and the Anglican Church Missionary Society Among the Inuit in the Arctic Regions of Canada and Labrador, 1880s-1920s
Theses
Author/Creator
Davena Davis
Religious Studies Thesis (M.A.)--McGill University, 1987.
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Developing an Education Research Agenda in Nunavut: A Northerner's Point of View

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Heather E. McGregor
Northern Public Affairs, vol. 2, Special Issue 2014: Revitalizing Education in Nunangat, 2014, pp. 77-79
Shows how getting a university on Inuit Nunangat lands is linked with improving education research scope and access to post-secondary education. Entire issues on one pdf. Scroll down to page 77 to read article.
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Development and Planning: After Land Claims

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Samuel Corrigan
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 3, no. 2, 1983, pp. 243-244
Introduction to a special Issue which examines land claims settlements in Canada with an emphasis on long range planning and economic development.
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The Development of a Comprehensive Maternal-Child Health Information System for Nunavut-Nutaqqavut (Our Children)

Alternate Title
A Comprehensive Maternal-Child Health Information System for Nunavut
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Samantha Lauson
Sarah McIntosh
Natan Obed
Gwen Healey
Sirisha Asuri
Geraldine Osbourne
Laura Arbour
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 70, no. 4, 2011, pp. 363-372
Looks at the high rate of infant mortality in Nunavut and discusses the development of a database designed to track and reduce adverse outcomes.
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The Development of an Inuktitut and English Language Screening Tool in Nunavut

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Catherine Dench
Patricia L. Cleave
Jane Tagak
Janice Beddard
Canadian Journal of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, vol. 35, no. 2, Service Delivery to First Nations, Inuit and Métis in Canada: Part 1, Summer, 2011, pp. 168-176
Describes the process used in the development of the Inuktitut and English Language Screening Tool intended for use in the Qikiqtani region of Nunavut.
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Dialectics of "Us" and "Other": Anglican Missionary Photographs of the Inuit

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Christopher G. Trott
American Review of Canadian Studies, vol. 31, no. 1-2, [Aboriginal Peoples: Special Issue], Spring/Summer, 2001, pp. 171-190
Examines the formation of particular symbolic associations documented and publicized by missionaries which led to misperceptions and misrepresentations.
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Dietary Adequacy of Inuit in the Canadian Arctic

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
B.N. Hopping
E. Mead
E. Erber
C. Sheehy
C. Roache
S. Sharma
Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, vol. 23, no. Supplement 1, 2010, pp. 27-34
Study found inadequate intakes of several essential nutrients, as well as reliance on non-traditional food and concluded that nutrition intervention was needed prevent diet-related chronic disease.
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Discours et Identité à Iqaluit Après l'Avènement du Nunavut

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Louis-Jacques Dorais
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 30, no. 2, L’Influence de Marcel Mauss / The Influence of Marcel Mauss, 2006, pp. 163-189
Survey conducted in 2003 asked individuals whether the utility of Inuktitut and choices between English and Inuktitut had changed since the creation of Nunavut. Sample was 35.
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Discourse Practices and Inuit Contemporary Political Scene: The Individual and the Collective. A Focus on Terminology Development

Alternate Title
INALCO 2009, Proceedings of the 15th Inuit Studies Conference, Orality (Paris, 2006)
Orality in the 21st Century: Inuit Discourse and Practices. Proceedings of the 15th Inuit Studies Conference
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Carole Cancel
Looks at the development of new terminology. 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.
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