Nasivvik Centre for Inuit Health and Changing Environments
Ajunnginiq Centre
Description
Reports on discussions which took place in a series of workshops focusing on environmental change and how it effects the four Inuit regions of the Canadian Arctic.
Pre-release English only version.
Arctic Anthropology, vol. 34, no. 1, 1997, pp. 18-29
Description
Discusses the negative opinions about the use of scientific research conducted in Nunavut and how this research may be in conflict with the needs of the Inuit.
INALCO 2009, Proceedings of the 15th Inuit Studies Conference, Orality (Paris, 2006)
Orality in the 21st Century: Inuit Discourse and Practices. Proceedings of the 15th Inuit Studies Conference
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Vladimir Randa
Description
Examines the connection between human speech and animals among the Inuit.
Paper from Orality in the 21st Century: Inuit Discourse and Practices. Proceedings of the 15th Inuit Studies Conference edited by B. Collingnon and M. Therrien.
Arctic Anthropology , vol. 47, no. 1, 2010, pp. 39-56
Description
Examines the social aspects of the mixed economy involving polar bears and how interconnected the monetary economy, subsistence economy, and cultural ideology are in Inuit society.
Documentary looks at two Inuit communities on Baffin Island and Northwest Greenland and how they are connected and adapting to social and environmental changes. Includes English sub-titles.
Duration: 82:23.
Social Science & Medicine, vol. 169, November 2016, pp. 18-26
Description
"In this paper, we develop a framework for assessing vulnerability to injury and use it to identify and characterize the determinants of injuries on the land in Nunavut".
Teacher's resource for unit which strengthens students' literacy and communication skills while they learn about local plants, the environment, and their community.
Teacher's resource for use with Grades 3, 4, and 5 primary students. Unit designed to strengthen students' literacy and communication skills while learning about local plants, the environment, and their community.