Socioeconomic and Psychosocial Adversity in Inuit Mothers from Nunavik During the First Postpartum Year
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Stéphanie Fortin
Sandra W. Jacobson
Jocelyne Gagnon
Nadine Forget-Dubois
Ginette Dionne .... [et al.]
International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 9, no. 2, Inuit Health and Well-Being, 2012
Description
Study results support the need for preventive and public health programs to improve maternal and infant well-being.
NOTE: Also published as Journal of Aboriginal Health, Summer, 2015.
Speaking Out: Housing Issues of Youth in Nunavik
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Olivia Ikey
Etudes Inuit Studies, vol. 44, no. 1/2, Builiding and Dwelling in Inuit Nunangat, 2020, pp. 261-267
Description
A discussion about the Inuit housing point system and the relationship between housing and employment for Inuit youth.
A Survey of the Administration of Justice Respecting the Inuit of Northern Quebec
Alternate Title
Aboriginal Peoples Collection ; APC 5 CA (1992)
E-Books
Author/Creator
Corinne Jetté
Aboriginal Peoples Collection
Description
Document relies extensively on interviews with workers and professionals in two northern communities, and finds the administration of justice to be cumbersome and inadequate. Recommendations are appropriate systems relative to culture, education and socio-economic reality.
Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security in the Circumpolar North: Proceedings of the 8th Circumpolar Agricultural Conference & University of the Arctic Inaugural Food Summit
Alternate Title
Circumpolar Agricultural Conference ; 8th, 2013
Miscellaneous Publication (Alaska Agricultural & Forestry Experimental Station) ; MP 2014-16
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[M.P. Shipka
J.E. Rowell
S.C. Gerlach
J. Greenberg
T. Paragi ... Tom Allen ... [et al.]]
Description
Abstracts and selected papers. Topics were grouped in four areas: global food policy and food safety issues; food production and economic development; food production and sustainable practices; and global perspectives in advancing food security in the Circumpolar world.
Table 577-0010: Aboriginal Peoples Survey, Food Security, by Age Group, Sex and Number of Persons in Household, Inuit Population Aged 6 Years and Over, Canada and Inuit Nunangat: Occasional
Alternate Title
Aboriginal Peoples Survey 2012
Data » Tables
Author/Creator
Statistics Canada
Description
From Statistics Canada's Canadian Socio-economic Information and Management System (CANSIM). Data can be added / removed and manipulated to customize table.
Table 578-0002: Aboriginal Peoples Survey, Educational Attainment and Labour Force Status, by Age Group and Sex, Inuit Population Aged 15 Years and Over, Canada and Inuit Nunangat
Alternate Title
Aboriginal Peoples Survey 2012
Data » Tables
Author/Creator
Statistics Canada
Description
From Statistics Canada's Canadian Socio-economic Information and Management System (CANSIM).
Data can be added / removed and manipulated to customize table.
Territorialities and Urbanities Transform: A Scenario-Based Approach to Local Planning and Decision Making in Inukjuak and Salluit, Nunavik
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Geneviève Vachon
Mathieu Avarello
Julien Landry
Laurence St-Jean
Etudes Inuit Studies, vol. 44, no. 1/2, Builiding and Dwelling in Inuit Nunangat, 2020, pp. 207-236
Description
Looks at the development of Inuit villages that maintain continuity and adapt to challenges facing modern Inuit communities.
Toward More Effective, Evidence-Based Suicide Prevention in Nunavut
Alternate Title
Northern Exposure: Peoples, Powers and Prospects in Canada's North
[Art of the state (Montréal, Québec) ; v. 4]
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Jack Hicks
Description
Looks at statistical trends in number of suicides, age, sex, region and community. Discusses past and current research, areas for future study, and seven working hypotheses.
Excerpt from Northern Exposure: Peoples, Powers and Prospects in Canada's North edited by Frances Abele, Thomas J. Courchene, F. Leslie Seidle and Frances St-Hilaire.
Understanding Inuit and Work: An Examination of Cultural Factors to Develop Tailored Employment Services: Final Report Phase 1
E-Books
Author/Creator
Gabrielle St.-Cyr
Understanding the Social and Economic Impacts of Mining Development in Inuit Communities: Experiences With Past and Present Mines in Inuit Nunangat
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Thierry Rodon
Francis Lévesque
The Northern Review, no. 41, Resources and Sustainable Development in the Arctic , 2015, pp. 13-39
Description
Looks at how the Salluit and Kangiqsujuaq (Nanavik) and Raglan nickel mine and Qamani'tuaq (Baker Lake, Nunavut) and Meadowbank gold mine have impacted Inuit communities.
The Unique Contribution of a Local Response Group in the Field Investigation and Management of a Trichinellosis Outbreak in Nunavik (Québec, Canada)
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Julie Ducrocq
Jean-François Proulx
Manon Simard
Benoit Lévesque
Martha Iqaluk ... [et al.]
Canadian Journal of Public Health, vol. 111, no. 1, February 2020, pp. 31-39
Description
Article describes the ways that the appointment and support of a response team made up of local community members allowed for the use of local knowledge to better understand contemporary food systems; authors advocate for the integration of multiple ways of knowing in food safety policy making.
An Update on Nutrition Surveys in Isolated Northern Communities: Revised 24-hour Diet Recall Data from the Food Mail Nutrition Surveys (1992 and 1993) and the Santé Québec Health Survey among the Inuit of Nunavik, 1992, and Original Data From the 1997 Food Mail Nutrition Surveys
E-Books
Author/Creator
Judith Lawn
ᐅᑎᕈᒪᔪᖓ Utirumajunga (I Want to Return): A Look at Situations of Homelessness Among Inuit Women in Montreal
Alternate Title
Utirumajunga (I Want to Return): A Look at Situations of Homelessness Among Inuit Women in Montreal
Theses
Author/Creator
Lydia Nicole Fanelli
Description
Sociology Thesis (MA) -- Concordia University, 2021.
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.
We Can Do Better: Housing in Inuit Nunangat: Report of the Standing Senate Committee on Aboriginal Peoples
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Standing Senate Committee on Aboriginal Peoples
Northern Public Affairs, vol. 5, no. 1, Food (In)security in Northern Canada, April 2017, pp. 10-12
Description
Excerpt from a report that makes 13 recommendations to address the far-reaching effects of poor housing conditions.