Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Nakuset
Rachael Deutsch
Véronique Picard
Description
Argues that several bylaws should be removed because they represent social and racial profiling, and are overly and wrongfully used, affecting the well-being of a venerable population..
Lifetime Devoted to Women's Work
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Cheryl Petten
Windspeaker, vol. 21, no. 12, March 2004, p. 38
Description
Recounts the life and works of Monik Sioui, founder of the Quebec Native Women's Association and advocate for rights of Aboriginal people.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.38.
Limited Impact of Pneumococcal Vaccines on Invasive Pneumococcal disease in Nunavik (Quebec)
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jean-Baptiste LeMeurBrigitte LefebvreJean-François ProulxPhilippe De Wals
Canadian Journal of Public Health, vol. 110, no. 1, 02 2019, pp. 36-43
Description
Objective of this study was to describe the epidemiology of invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) in relation to pneumococcal vaccine use. The 2002 immunization campaign may have contributed to controlling serotype 1 outbreaks in Nunavik, but effected were short-lived as IPDs caused by serotypes included in this vaccine continued to occur after 2005.
The Many Worlds of Louis Riel: A Political Odyssey from Red River to Montreal and Back 1840-1875
Theses
Author/Creator
M. Max Hamon
Description
History and Classical Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--McGill University, 2017.
Mapping Geographies of Canadian Colonial Occupation: Pathway Analysis of Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Annita Hetoevėhotohke'e Lucchesi
Gender, Place & Culture, vol. 26, no. 6, 2019, pp. 868-887
Description
Uses life course analysis of four women to explore linkages between relationships to the land, colonialism and intergenerational violence, and argues that rather than putting themselves at risk as is popularly perceived, they find themselves subjected to circumstances created and maintained by the Canadian state which make them vulnerable to perpetrators of violence.
Men's Perceptions of Gender Roles: Qanuilirpitaa? 2017: Nunavik Inuit Health Survey
Alternate Title
Men’s Health – Part 1 – Gender Roles. Nunavik Inuit Health Survey
Nunavik Inuit Health Survey 2017: Qanuilirpitaa? = How are we now?
E-Books
Author/Creator
Gilles Tremblay
Jacques Roy
Pierre Ayotte
Richard E. Bélanger
Description
Mental Health and Wellness: Qanuilirpitaa? 2017: Nunavik Inuit Health Survey
Alternate Title
Nunavik Inuit Health Survey 2017: Qanuilirpitaa? = How are we now?
E-Books
Author/Creator
Gina Muckle
Sarah Fraser
Mireille Desrochers-Couture
Camille Pepin
Richard E. Bélanger … [et al.]
Description
Middle Ear Abnormalities at Age Five in Relation with Early Onset Otitis Media and Number of Episodes, in the Inuit Population of Nunavik, Quebec, Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
P De Wals
JB Lemeur
H Ayukawa
JF Proulx
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 78, no. 1, 2019
Description
Medical records of 610 children born between 1994 and 2010 in 3 communities were reviewed and analyzed to determine if (i) early onset Otitis Media (OM) leads to repeated OM; (ii) repeated OM episodes leads to middle ear abnormalities (MEA) at age 5 years, (iii) pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCVs) may reduce multiple OM and MEA.
Montreal and its Environs: Imagining a National Landscape, c. 1867-1885
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Gillian Poulter
Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. 38, no. 3, Fall, 2004, pp. 69-100
Description
Describes how urban anglophone residents explored national identity, some by journeying to the "wilderness" to participate in indigenous activities such as snowshoeing and tobogganing.
Moving Toward Indigenous-Centred Perinatal Care in Urban Quebec
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Natasha Blanchet-Cohen
Édith Cloutier
Stéphane Laroche
Carole Lévesque
Maxime-August Wawanoloath
International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 16, no. 2, Wisdom of the Elders: Honouring Spiritual Laws in Indigenous Knowledge, 2021, pp. 54-69
Description
Examines the use of Abinodjic as a wholistic approach to childcare that aligns with Indigenous cultural practices.
Muskekowuck Athinuwick: Original People of the Great Swampy Land
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Robert Coutts
Canadian Historical Review, vol. 85, no. 3, September 2004, pp. 574-576
Description
Book review of: Muskekowuck Athinuwick by Victor P. Lytwyn.
The Mystery Village
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Darren Bonaparte
Canada's History, vol. 97, no. 2, April/May 2017, pp. 52-53
Description
Delves into the history and disappearance of the village know as Hochelaga, located at the site of present day Montreal, QC.
Nation: Independent Aboriginal Publication Serving Eeyou Istchee Since 1993
Web Sites » Organizations
Description
Website serving the James Bay Cree in Northern Quebec and Ontario with a mix of local news and cultural articles in English and Cree.
National Inuit Youth Suicide Prevention Framework
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Lisa Stevenson
Qajaaq Ellsworth
Description
Describes activities undertaken by the Qikiqtani Inuit Association, provides background information on the development and functioning of the National Inuit Youth Suicide Prevention Project, and makes recommendations for future actions.
Needs Assessment of Indigenous People in Gatineau
E-Books
Author/Creator
Regroupement des centres d’amitié autochtones du Québec (RCAAQ)
Needs Assessment of Indigenous People in Québec City, 2017
E-Books
Author/Creator
Regroupement des centres d’amitié autochtones du Québec (RCAAQ)
A New Shared Arctic Leadership Model
E-Books
Author/Creator
Mary Simon
Northern Québec James Bay Cree Regional Health Governance in Support of Community Participation: Honouring the "Butterfly"
Alternate Title
Northern Quebec James Bay Cree Regional Health Governance in Support of Community Participation: Honouring the "Butterfly"
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Martine C. Lévesque
Susan Law
Jill Torrie
Robert Carlin
Lucy Trapper ... [et al.]
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 10, no. 4, October 21, 2019
Description
Discusses the revelations of studies conducted by the Quebec regional health and social services agency on community engagement in healthcare planning. Highlights the nuanced differences between Cree perspectives and non-Indigenous perspectives and the need for models based in the recognition and elevation of community knowledges and viewpoints.
Notre Langue est un Teuehikan
Theses
Author/Creator
Marco Bacon
Description
Linguistics Thesis (M.A.)--Université du Québec à Chicoutimi, 2004.
Nunavik Country Foods...They're Our Way of Life
Articles » General
Inuktitut, no. 94, 2004
Description
Briefly describes some of the organizations that study issues related to food, contaminants, the environment and health.
Nunavik in Figures 2020
Alternate Title
Nunavik Statistics Program
E-Books
Author/Creator
Gérard Duhaime
Andrée Caron
Karen Everett
Description
Related material: Nunavik in Figures 2020 -- Sources.
Nunavik: Inuit-Controlled Education in Arctic Quebec
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Geraldine Balzer
Alberta Journal of Educational Research, vol. 50, no. 2, Summer, 2004, pp. 209-211
Description
Book review of: Nunavik by Ann Vick-Westgate.
Nutrition and Food Security in Kangiqsujuaq, Nunavik: Baseline Survey for the Food Mail Pilot Project
E-Books
Author/Creator
Judith Lawn
Dan Harvey
On Being Two-Spirited in Eeyou Istchee
Theses
Author/Creator
Patrice Larivée
Description
Nursing Thesis (MScN)--Memorial University of Newfoundland, 2019.
Ondinnok
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Yves Sioui Durand
Catherine Joncas
Description
Presents the only Native theatre company in Québec founded in 1985.
Opinion on First Nations and Inuit Language Difficulties in the Workplace
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
First Nations and Inuit Labor Market Advisory Committee, [Government of Quebec]
Description
Discusses language as a socio-economic characteristic, a determining factor with respect to the labour market, and barriers created by reduced fluency in English and/or French. Concludes with recommendations and courses of action.
Otitis Media and Hearing Loss Among 12-16 Year Old Inuit of Inukjuak, Quebec, Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Hannaah Ayukawa
Suzanne Bruneau
Jean-François Proulx
Judy Macarthur
James Baxter
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 63, Supplement 2, 2004, pp. 312-314
Description
Study determined that hearing loss is significant problem which affects academic performance.
The Outcome of Perinatal Care in Inukjuak, Nunavik, Canada 1998-2002
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
S. Houd
J. Qinuajuak
B. Epoo
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 63, Supplement 2, 2004, pp. 239-241
Description
Studies the transfer of pregnant women outside of the community for delivery to delivery performed in the home community.
Paradise Gained, Lost, and Regained: Pulse Migration and the Inuit Archaeology of the Quebec Lower North Shore
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
William W. Fitzhugh
Arctic Anthropology, vol. 56, no. 1, 2019, pp. 52-76
Description
The author examines evidence from archaeological sites and the artifacts from these sites in order to investigate in further detail the nature of the Inuit occupation of the Lower North Shore in what is now Quebec.
La perception du carcajou/glouton par les Inuit du Nord canadien: Du passé au present
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Frédéric Laugrand
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 41, no. 1-2, Bestiaire inuit = Inuit Bestiary, 2017, pp. 243-263
Description
Author describes the different perceptions of the wolverine in Dené and Gwich’in culture both as a presence that people must be wary of in the bush and status as a powerful tuurngaq (totem or spirit guide).
Text in French.
Portrait of Palliative Care Provided in First Nations Communities in Quebec
E-Books
Author/Creator
Véronique Rankin
Linda Simon
Portrait of the Criminalization of the First Nations in Quebec: Providing Impetus for Change
E-Books
Author/Creator
Marie-Ève Sylvestre
Céline Bello
Élaine Lesage-Mann
Prairie and Québec Métis Territoriality: Interstices Territoriales and the Cartography of In-Between Identity
Theses
Author/Creator
Étienne Rivard
Description
Geography Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of British Columbia, 2004.
Presencing Settler Colonialism: White Settler Girls’ Engagement with Colonial Violence
Theses
Author/Creator
Stephanie-Danielle Claude
Description
Social Studies Thesis (PhD) -- University of Ottawa, 2021.
Price Trends in Nunavik 2011-2016 -- Consolidating Sets of Comparative Price Date
Alternate Title
Nunivaat Analytics ; 2021 (2)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Sébastien Lévesque
Gérard Duhaime
Description
Statistics for the changes in the price gap between Nunavik and Quebec, and changes in the price index for household products, personal care products and the entire basket.
Sources: Consumer Prices Monitoring in Nunavik 2011-2013 and The Cost of Living Survey in Nunavik 2016.
Producing North and South: A Political Geography of Hydro Development in Québec
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Caroline Desbiens
Canadian Geographer, vol. 48, no. 2, Summer, 2004, pp. 101-118
Description
Describes how the Cree have managed to achieve co-management of local resources through the James Bay Agreement.
Project of Diabetes Surveillance among the Cree of Eeyou Istchee
E-Books
Author/Creator
Gilles Légaré
Promising Practices in Suicide Prevention across Inuit Nunangat
Alternate Title
NISPS Research and Data Collection Project
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Firelight Research
Description
Study includes results of literature review, working group and key informant interviews, and an environmental scan of actions and interventions. Focus is on Inuit youth and report is organized around six topic areas: links between childhood adversity and suicide, and promising practices with respect to addressing child sexual abuse, social emotional development, safe shelters, current supports within the justice system, and parenting and family support programs.
Promising Practices in Suicide Prevention across Inuit Nunangat: NIPSPS Research and Data Collection Project
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami
Description
Reports results of environmental scan which involved a literature review of both grey and academic publications, a series of key informant interviews with 20 individuals working in the field. Six topic areas are covered: links between childhood adversity and suicide and promising practices for addressing child sexual abuse, social emotional development, safe shelters focusing on children and youth, current supports in the justice system, and parenting and family support programs.
Promising Practices in Timiskaming First Nation
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Canadian Aboriginal AIDS Network Production
Ken Clement
Merv Thomas
Jason Lawrence
Description
Focuses on the community's efforts to deal with Hepatitis C through education, outreach, and healing.
Duration: 27:33.
Public Inquiry Commission on Relations between Indigenous Peoples and Certain Public Services in Québec: Listening, Reconciliation and Progress: Final Report
Alternate Title
Commission d'enquête sur les relations entre les Autochtones et certains services publics
Viens Commission
E-Books
Author/Creator
Jacques Viens
Description
Public Inquiry Commission on Relations between Indigenous Peoples and Certain Public Services in Québec: Listening, Reconciliation and Progress: Summary Report
Alternate Title
Commission d'enquête sur les relations entre les Autochtones et certains services publics
Viens Commission
E-Books
Author/Creator
Jacques Viens
Description
Quebec First Nations' Health and Social Services Governance Process: Effective Governance for the Wellness of First Nations
E-Books
Author/Creator
Georges A. Legault
Quebec First Nations Information Governance Framework
E-Books
Author/Creator
Emilie Grantham
Quebec Native Women: Countering Violence
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Michèle Rouleau
Indigenous Affairs, no. 1-2, Indigenous Women, 2004, pp. 36-38
Description
Looks at the Quebec Native Women (QNW) Association's mandate to help improve Indigenous women's rights and living conditions of their families.
To access this article, scroll down to page 36.
[Recensions/Book Reviews]
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Marcelle Chabot
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 28, no. 2, Espaces-Lieux-Noms / Spaces-Places-Names, 2004, pp. 240-245
Description
Book review of: De la Banquise au Congélateur: Mondialisation et Culture au Nunavik by Thibault Martin.
Review in French.
[Recensions/Book Reviews]
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Cécile Pachocinski
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 28, no. 2, Espaces-Lieux-Noms / Spaces-Places-Names, 2004, pp. 245-247
Description
Book review of: Sanaaq by Mitiarjuk Nappaaluk, transliterated and translated novel of Inuktitut in French by Bernard Saladin d'Anglure, preface and afterword by Bernard Saladin d'Anglure.
Review in French.
Les récits de notre terre: Les Algonquins
Alternate Title
Tradition orale
E-Books
Reclaiming Power and Place Volume 2: A Supplementary Report of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls; Kepek--Quebec
E-Books
Author/Creator
National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
Recommendations on Northern Sustainable Food Systems
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
National Indigenous Economic Development Board
Description
Makes recommendations under four themes: traditional foods, local food production, Federal subsidy and support programs, and project funding coordination and promotion.