Discussion paper on language of instruction options in schools in Nunavut. Focuses on 20-year effort to develop a strong bilingual, Inuktitut / Inuinnaqtun and English, educational system.
Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 15, no. 3, Fall, 2000, pp. 4-15
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Looks at the work of two photographers who deal with the same topic and geographical region but with radically different results.
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Journal of Nutrition, vol. 125, no. 10, October 1995, pp. 2501-2510
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Examines the exposure of Arctic Indigenous women, living in two communities of the Canadian Arctic, to polychlorinated biphenyls and organochlorine pesticides via their diet.
Environmental Health Perspectives, vol. 103, no. 7/8, July-August 1995, pp. 740-746
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Reports the levels of cadmium, lead, and mercury in traditional foods from Qikiqtarjuaq, Baffin Island and the related health risks and benefits of eating these foods.
Plain language version of Breaking Ice: Renewable Resource and Ocean Management in the Canadian North edited by Fikret Berkes, Rob Huebert, Helen Fast, Micheline Manseau, and Alan Diduck.
Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 15, no. 4, Winter, 2000, pp. 43-45
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Curatorial notes for an exhibition of the same name mounted at the Head Museum of Native Culture and Art, Arizona, 2000.
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Two different angles of carvings. On information card: Carvings executed by Pierre Karliig for the Acquatare Oil Co. in Calgary Alta. Picture taken at the Craft Shop in Rankin Inlet.
Four main themes are covered: profile of mixed economy in the community; historical, political and cultural context; local views on barriers to economic success, and recommended strategies.
Lists title, location of research, principal researcher, etc. for over ninety projects. Divided by topic area: social sciences, traditional knowledge, medical and health, and physical and natural sciences.
Identifies the goals and objectives of managing the mineral resources in Nunavut including: capacity development, environmental stewardship and sustainability, community participation, infrastructure development, business development, and development of an effective approval process.
"A Comparative cross-jurisdictional analysis of the literature on services, program models, and best practices in mental health, with a focus on interdisciplinary, intersectoral approaches emphasizing Inuit youth."