International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 66, no. 3, 2007, pp. 264-275
Description
Presents a set of recommendations which are related to research opportunities to help give the development of future health research in circumpolar neuroscience and behaviour.
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 29, no. 2, Indigenous Peoples Bridging the Digital Divide, Summer, 2005
Description
Discussion on the conference attended by 500 delegates from 20 indigenous reindeer-herding cultures from northern regions of North America, Europe and Asia.
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 66, no. 1, 2007, pp. 77-79
Description
Concludes that seal meat may contain Trichinella, and indicates that risk factors found to be associated with seropositivity include: people over 40, a high intake of traditional food, living in hunting areas, and having an occupation as a fisherman or hunter.
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 64, no. 1, 2005, pp. 86-98
Description
Concludes that being overweight did not correlate with either traditional or western food, and that obesity had adverse health effects on several health indicators.
Indigenous Affairs, no. 3, Migration, 2007, pp. 26-31
Description
Looks at urbanization as a strategy to create a more self-determined Greenland with fewer ties to Denmark.
To access this article, scroll down to page 26.
Module One: Self-Determination as a Contemporary Characteristic
[Bachelor of Circumpolar Studies (BCS) 322: Peoples and Cultures of the Circumpolar World II]
[Section One: Introduction to Peoples and Cultures II]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Tamara Andreyeva
Greg Poelzer
Heather Exner
Description
Discusses concepts of self-government and self-determination, looks at developments in specific countries, and gives overview of international organizations which address problems in common across the circumpolar North.
Developed for class delivered by the University of the Arctic.
[Bachelor of Circumpolar Studies (BCS) 322: Peoples and Cultures of the Circumpolar World II]
[Section Four: Expressions of Self-Determination in Greenland, the North Atlantic, and Northern Scandinavia]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Hans-Jørgen Wallin Weihe
Description
Overview of the importance of kinship relations, attitudes about child-rearing, education systems, and leisure activities in Greenland, the North Atlantic, and northern Scandinavia.
Developed for class delivered by the University of the Arctic.
Module Ten: Indigenous Rights and Self-Determination
University of the Arctic – BCS 100
[Bachelor of Circumpolar Studies (BCS) 100: Introduction to the Circumpolar World]
[Section Two: Contemporary Issues]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Greg Poelzer
Description
Looks at emergence of political activism and different approaches and forms of accommodation which have developed in Circumpolar North.
Developed for class delivered by the University of the Arctic.
Module Seven: Modern State–Building and Indigenous Peoples
[Bachelor of Circumpolar Studies (BCS) 321: Peoples and Cultures of the Circumpolar World I]
[Section Three: Secondary Societies]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Greg Poelzer
Heather Exner
Description
Overview of emergence and characteristics of the Russian, Canadian, Norwegian, Swedish, and Finnish states and how the different regimes impacted the peoples of the circumpolar North.
Developed for class delivered by the University of the Arctic.
[Bachelor of Circumpolar Studies (BCS) 331: Contemporary Issues of the Circumpolar World I]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Margaret Johnston
Dave Twynam
Description
Looks at role played by tourism and potential benefits and problems associated with it. Includes case studies from Greenland and Nunavut.
Developed for class delivered by University of the Arctic.
[Bachelor of Circumpolar Studies (BCS) 322: Peoples and Cultures of the Circumpolar World II]
[Section Four: Expressions of Self-Determination in Greenland, the North Atlantic, and Northern Scandinavia]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Hans-Jørgen Wallin Weihe
Description
Discusses social construction of language with emphasis on the influence of living conditions, lifestyle, population changes and national policy.
Developed for class delivered by the University of the Arctic.
Bachelor of Circumpolar Studies (BCS) 321: Peoples and Cultures of the Circumpolar World I
Module Nine: Secondary Societies: Centralization, Collectivization, and Relocation
[Section Three: Secondary Societies]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Yvon Csonka
L. I. Vinokourova
Description
History of Indigenous settlement patterns in the Arctic and the government interventions that have disrupted them.
Developed for class delivered by the University of the Arctic.
Journal of Environmental Radioactivity, vol. 93, no. 1, January 2007, pp. 1-25
Description
Summarizes the trends and areas of fallout in Canada, Alaska and Greenland. Tracks concentrations in the Caniapiscau herd of central Québec and discusses the potential impact on health.
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 31, no. 1-2, Tchoukotka / Chukotka, 2007, pp. 393-394
Description
Review of The Southernmost People of Greenland: Dialects and Memories = Qavaat – Oqalunneri Eqqaamassaallu by Maliâraq Vebæk ; edited by Birgitte Sonne and with a contribution on phonology by Birte H. Christensen.
Review in French.
Looks at challenges, successes, total size and production of the market, and examines socio-economic trade-offs between subsistence and commercial markets.
Northern Review, no. 25/26, Governance in the Provincial Norths, Summer, 2005, pp. 172-196
Description
Looks at the early history of skiing from the beginning in the Stone Age to a time only a few centuries ago with a focus on the role of Sami contributions.
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 29, no. 1-2, Préserver la Langue et les Savoirs / Preserving Language and Knowledge, 2005, pp. 47-66
Description
Discusses Inuit interpretations of time and history and attributes contemporary differences between Canada and Greenland to different experiences since contact.
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 66, no. 3, 2007, pp. 257-263
Description
Reports a high rate of sexual assults where there is often a close relationship between victims and offenders, and, excessive alcohol abuse or binge drinking.
Indigenous Affairs, no. 4, Social Suffering, 2007, pp. 30-37
Description
Looks at statistical data to determine suicide rates are higher among young Inuit men than women, of the same age, and of their peers in Denmark, southern Canada and United States.
To access this article, scroll down to page 30.
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 27, no. 2, 2007, pp. 479-501
Description
Studies found that suicide is multi-determined and that there are no simple answers to the youth epidemic experienced worldwide. However, colonialism, and the residual effects of it, are cited as a common factor in all worldwide studies of suicide rates among Indigenous Peoples.
Provides a summary of suicide by Greenland and Alaska Indigenous youth and how social determinants can effect those numbers.
Chapter in Children and Youth in Greenland - An Anthology edited by W Kahlig & N Banerjee