Discusses the progress of Nunavut’s socio-economic goals and the challenges in advancing their economic and social objectives while coping with economic, social and environmental changes.
International Journal of Entrepreneurship And Innovation, vol. 9, no. 2, 2008, pp. 1-10
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Discusses the enterprise sector in the community that relies on traditional local resources for food and materials to produce carvings, crafts and garments.
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Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 17, no. 1, Spring, 2002, pp. 48-49
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Commentary about change over the years regarding hunting patterns, migration patterns, and lifestyle choices.
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American Indian Quarterly, vol. 26, no. 3, 2002, pp. 479-490
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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.
Arctic, vol. 61, no. 5, Supplement 1, 2008, pp. 62-70
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Discusses Inuit harvesters’ expectations of their land claims that influence their current resistance to ocean co-management within the Kivalliq (formerly Keewatin) region of Nunavut.
Canadian Journal of Public Health, vol. 99, no. 1, January/February 2008, pp. 17-21
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Discusses the experiences of four adults on Baffin Island living with diabetes and investigates factors that influenced their food choices and perceptions of diabetes and health management.
Interviews community residents about impacts and changes of mining experience: changes to skills and experience; changes to family wages and household economy; new opportunities; employment; alcohol; traditional economy, and infrastructure and services.
Arctic, vol. 61, no. 3, September 2008, pp. 233-242
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Looks at the experiences of Ava C. Baker with the community aquatics program in Nunavut and shows how a dialogical approach to northern research can improve the quality of aquatic programs.
Research conducted to help the Nunavut Government Department of Justice monitor and assess justice programs and help communities develop local programs suited to Inuit people.
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