American Indian Quarterly, vol. 26, no. 3, 2002, pp. 479-490
Description
Article examines the phenomenon in which toxins are concentrated in the fat of mammals and how this especially affects Inuit people because marine mammals make up such a large percentage of their diet.
Presents statistics, identifies data gaps, discusses reasons for suicidal behaviour and protective factors, looks at approaches taken in Quebec, Nunavut and by the White Mountain Apache tribe, summarizes 75 Action Items organized around nine commitments and reports results from community engagement sessions.
Arctic Anthropology, vol. 39, no. 1-2, 2002, pp. 10-27
Description
Discusses two ideas that influenced Subarctic prehistory; that the Subarctic was not a center for social change and that the environment was excessively austere.