Nunavut

Image of Inuk man using a bow drill on a bone; outdoor scene.

"Eskimo ruins, Cape Martyr, near Resolute Bay, Cornwallis Island", [NU].

"Eskimo ruins, Cape Martyr, near Resolute Bay, Cornwallis Island", [NU].

"Eskimo ruins, Cape Martyr, near Resolute Bay, Cornwallis Island", [NU].

"Eskimo ruins, Cape Martyr, near Resolute Bay, Cornwallis I", [NU].

An Inuk man partially lying on ground and looking through a telescope.

Image of group of Inuit in an umiak at Port Epivorth (spelling taken from information card). Should be [Epworth, NU].

Historical note:

An umiak is an Inuit skin boat.

This report calculates and compares the gross domestic product output in Canada’s Northern regions, including the three territories and the Northern parts of seven provinces, between 1999 and 2009.

Using figures from harvests in 2007, authors estimated revenues, costs and average value of use as well as effects of cost sharing and opportunity cost of labour on the model outputs.

Using data from the Canadian International Polar Year Inuit Health Survey 2007-2008, compiled data regarding country food consumption, population demographics, and average edible yield of species consumed.

Assesses traditional food intake in 18 communities.

Etah man in kayak on open water; ice visible on edges of image.

Historical note:

Etah, abandoned village in NW Greenland, on Smith Sound, opposite Ellesmere Island. The Eskimo tribe discovered there by John Ross in 1818 is known as the Polar Eskimo and was studied by R. E. Peary, D. B. MacMillan, and Knud Rasmussen. Etah was frequently used as a base for arctic expeditions.

Discusses a curriculum module which looks at assimilation practices and the forcible removal of Indigenous children from their families to residential schools.

Dispute Resolution Capstone Project (M.A.)--University of Calgary, 2013.

Overview of the historical changes and politics in the imagery of the Inuit.

Presents examples of conflicting cultural values which the author believes result in poor academic outcomes for Inuit students.

Public Health Thesis (MPH)--Simon Fraser University, 2009.

Looks at the value of the satellite imagery service as a monitoring and safety tool and discusses the need for developing integrated monitoring systems to help evaluate sea ice conditions.

Report shows the youth and community members perceived the Hip Hop Projects very positively and that these projects provide important opportunities for youth in Nunavut.

Discusses the Northern Aboriginal Broadcasting program, the Canada-Territorial Cooperation Agreements on Aboriginal Languages, and support for National Aboriginal Day activities.

Heath Studies and Gerontology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Waterloo, 2013

Comment on the changes to all aspects of Inuit life and how they are managing to retain their culture.

Document investigates how gender roles in fishing derbies are not necessarily divided as they are for other tasks.

Comments on the effects of unemployment.

Bases on responses gathered from key informants and literature review.

Geography Thesis (M.A.)--McGill University, 1970

Recommendations that there be a shift in the ways in which maternity care is addressed and talked about.

Comments on the eight areas of commitment set out in the Action Plan: focused and active approach to suicide prevention, strengthened continuum of mental health services, youth skills, suicide prevention training, research on suicide and suicide prevention, communication and information sharing, healthy development in early childhood and community development activities.

Comments on the personal experience of teaching human resource management in the Arctic.

Discusses how a climate of danger and uncertainty in both the physical and social world shapes behaviour.

Presents interviews with immigrants, temporary workers, and refugees in either Whitehorse or Yellowknife about their daily lives and plans for the future.

Education Thesis (M.Ed.)--Memorial University of Newfoundland, 2016.

Critical examination of the making and marketing of Nanook and issues raised by the case of Robert Flaherty's film.

Community Health Sciences (M.Sc.)--University of Calgary, 2006.

Resources grouped into Grades 4 to 6, Grades 7 to 9, and Grade 10 and above. Many lesson plans are linked to films produced by Isuma TV.

Educational Administration Thesis (Ed.D.)--Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto, 2013.

Focus is on families dealing with disabilities and Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FASD). Highlights initiatives undertaken in Manitoba, the Yukon, Nunavut, British Columbia, Alberta, Ontario, and Labrador.

Qualitative study reveals that traditional Inuit leadership is about promoting the personal leadership skills, interests and abilities of each community member. Study involved 24 semi-structured interviews with 14 educators

Northern Environments and Cultures Thesis (MES)--Lakehead University, 2016.

Explores past and present history of post-secondary education from the second world war to the 1980s and influence of southern Canadian universities.

Epidemiology and Biostatistics Thesis (M.Sc.)--McGill University, 2002.

Indian and Northern Education Program (M.Ed.)--University of Saskatchewan, 1972.

Psychology Thesis (Ph.D.)--Concordia University, 2006.

Describes the partnership formed between the Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS), and the staff at Nunavut Arctic College (NAC), to recruit and retain nurses in Nunavut.

Examines the adaptation of traditions to different lifestyles and backgrounds.