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Introduction to the Special Issue

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Brian Wharf
Northern Review, no. 7, Rural and Northern Social Work, Summer, 1991, pp. 13-14
Special issue investigates the argument that rural communities can take leadership role in developing and delivering social services.
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Inuit & Cancer: Discussion Paper

Alternate Title
Inuit and Cancer: Discussion Paper
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami
p. 27
Opens a dialogue on the unique needs and issues relating to cancer among the Inuit.
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Inuit & Cancer: Fact Sheets

Alternate Title
Inuit and Cancer: Fact Sheets
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami
Raises awareness, with the intent of informing decision makers, advisors and nongovernment organizations, (NGOs) regarding Inuit’s unique cancer concerns and realities.
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[Inuit Go South for Tuberculosis Treatment]

Alternate Title
Assignment ; May 15, 1959
Media » Sound Recordings
Author/Creator
Bill Cockman
Austin Peer
Interview about tuberculosis treatment aboard a Department of Transport ship, C. D. Howe. Duraton: 4:11.
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Inuit Position on the Management of Municipal Wastewater

Alternate Title
Inuvialuit Regional Impact Assessment
National Inuit Position Paper regarding the CCME Canada-Wide Strategy for the Management of Municipal Wastewater Effluent and Environment Canada’s Proposed Regulatory Framework for Wastewater
Nunatsiavut Regional Impact Assessment
Nunavik Regioinal Impact Assessment
Nunavut Regional Impact Assessment
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami
Contains links to the National Inuit Position Paper regarding the CCME Canada-Wide Strategy for the Management of Municipal Wastewater Effluent and Environment Canada’s Proposed Regulatory Framework for Wastewater and regional appendices.
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Inuit‐Specific Approaches to Healing: from Addiction and Trauma

Alternate Title
Mamisarniq Conference 2007
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Tungasuvvingat Inuit
Conference held May 2007 brought together addiction and mental health workers to share and gain knowledge in the areas of: approaches to healing, programs in place, and training and treatment options.
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Inuit Statistical Profile [2008]

Alternate Title
Inuit in Canada: A Statistical Profile
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami
Includes variables related to age, language, health, and education of Canadian Inuit people.
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Inuit Symbolism of the Bearded Seal

Alternate Title
Symbolisme inuit du phoque barbu
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Birgitte Sonne
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 41, no. 1-2, Bestiaire inuit = Inuit Bestiary, 2017, pp. 29-50
Examines traditional Inuit and Yupiit stories, rituals, and colloquial sayings to reveal different meanings associated with the bearded seal in these Indigenous cultures. Finds that bearded seals can impart multiple meanings ranging from monstrous to protection to renewal and reproduction.
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Is Nutrition North Canada on Shifting Ground? A Food Banks Canada Report

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Food Banks Canada
Federal program is meant to reduce cost of food in remote communities by subsidizing transportation costs for northern retailers. Paper argues that the system has been built on flawed and overly ambitious policy rationale. Lists steps needed to address issues with program.
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ITK Education Initiative, Education Accord and Summit Report

Alternate Title
Discussion Paper for the National Inuit Education Summit
Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami: Education ...
National Inuit Education Summit
Report on the Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami Education Initiative
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
National Inuit Education Summit
Contains links to seven reports: 1) Education Accord - in Syllabics 2) Education Accord - in English 3) Education Summit Report 4) Indigenous Standards in Education 5) Inuit Early Childhood Education and Care 6) Partnering with Parents and Communities and 7) Post-Secondary Case Studies in Inuit Education.
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The Kandik Map

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Glenn Iceton
The Northern Review, no. 34, Fall, 2011, pp. 100-102
Book review of: The Kandik Map by Linda Johnson
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Kluane First Nation, Kluane National Park and Kluane Game Sanctuary Claim, Public Edition, July 2008

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission

FILES CAN ONLY BE ACCESSED USING FIREFOX BROWSER. Consists of community session transcripts, historical documents, maps, excerpts, correspondence/letters, submissions and Final Report in English and French. Commissioners include: Phil Fontaine, Sheila Purdy, and Alan Holman. [These files were created and compiled by the ICC and provided to the Indigenous Studies Portal in 2009 to make widely available in online format.]

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Kluane National Park and Reserve of Canada

Web Sites » Governmental
Author/Creator
Parks Canada
National park located in the southwest corner of the Yukon in Traditional Territories of the Champagne and Aishihik, and Kluane First Nations; site includes ecology, geology, cultural heritage, articles, activities, and visitor information.
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Knowledge Synthesis: Aboriginal Workplace Integration in the North

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Heather Hall
Hayley Hesseln
Project had three phases: initial scan of academic and grey literature dealing with training, education and workforce development programs, jurisdictional scan of government, industry, and Aboriginal-led programs in six case-study regions, and subsequent discussions with stakeholders about findings.
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Land Claim Agreements and the North to 2030

Alternate Title
2030 North National Planning Conference
Session Paper (2030 North) ; no. 3
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
John Donihee
Discuses the integral importance of agreements and future role that they can play in addressing change in the North.
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“The land is a healer”: Perspectives on Land-Based Healing from Indigenous Practitioners in Northern Canada

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jennifer MétisseRedvers
International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 15, no. 1, 2020, pp. 90-107

Looks at the experiences of Indigenous practitioners from the three territories to discuss how a strong land relationship can lead to better mental health for Indigenous communities. 

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Learning to Talk to the Land: Online Stewardship in Taku River Tlingit Territory

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Christine Schreyer
Jon Corbett
Nicole Gordon
Colleen Larson
Decolonization, vol. 3, no. 3, Indigenous Land-Based Education, 2014, pp. 106-133
Article describes a web-based participatory mapping tool(https://trt.geolive.ca/) which combines ideologies of stewardship with place names and stories.
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