Submitted to the Canadian Federal Government to ensure that the Inuit are involved in any Arctic strategies that would affect their destinies. Seven themes are explored, as well as key pressures and key risks.
CS 321: Peoples and Cultures of the Circumpolar World I
Module Eight: Self-Determination throughout History
University of the Arctic – CS 321
[Bachelor of Circumpolar Studies (BCS) 321]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Michel Bouchard
Greg Poelzer
Heather Exner
Ludmilla Zhukova
Jeremei Gabyshev
Ken Coates ... [et al.]]
Description
Discusses northern movements for regional and Indigenous autonomy and cultural self-determination. Includes three examples: Greenland, Nunavut, and the Sami people of Northern Europe.
Developed for class delivered by the University of the Arctic.
Northern Review, no. 37, Special Collection: The Arctic Council, the EU and Polar Politics: Canada, France, Germany, Russia &, Fall, 2013, pp. 127-142
Description
Discusses how global warming has resulted in move from concept of "global north" to focus on nation states' control of resources and economic development. Examines how this change may impact non-state actors involved in Arctic governance.
Canadian Woman Studies, vol. 26, no. 3/4, Indigenous Women in Canada: the Voices of First Nations, Inuit and Métis Women, Winter/Spring, 2008, pp. 128-134
Description
Article explores how the relationship between Indigenous peoples and nationalism as well as gender and tradition have has developed in Nunavut, Canada.