Analysis of the impact on resource developments for Indigenous communities in the Canadian Arctic.
Chapter two in Resources and Sustainable Development in the Arctic edited by Chris Southcott, Frances Abele, David Natcher, and Brenda Parlee.
Researchers work with Inuit Elders and hunters in Uqsuqtuuq (Gjoa Haven) on Qikiqtaq (King William Island) in order to document and share Uqsuqtuurmiut (people of Uqsuqtuuq) knowledge of caribou movements, hunting, and habitat, as well as the importance of caribou for community diets, livelihoods, and cultural practices.
As part of development of community-based participatory muskox health surveillance system, interviews were conducted with local muskox experts about the human-wildlife context.
Northern Review, no. 47, Dealing with Resource Development in Canada's North, August 03, 2018, pp. 31-57
Description
Examines the Mary River Inuit Impact and Benefit Agreement (MRIIBA) and discusses causes for the disparity between the intent and results of the Agreement with a focus on the communication gap between community members and other stakeholders. Uses Mittimatilik (Pond Inlet) as a case study.
AlterNative, vol. 14, no. 2, June 2018, pp. 104-112
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Study collects and analyses responses to mainstream representations of Inuit culture from Inuit women. Discusses Western beauty standards projected onto Indigenous women, normalization of media tropes including silencing, victimization, violence, missing and murdered Indigenous women (MMIW). Stresses a need positive role models and self-representation.