The Great Shimmering
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Norman Hallendy
Canada's History, vol. 97, no. 2, April/May 2017, pp. 64-66
Description
Reports on a large concentration of inuksuit at Cape Dorset and also includes an excerpt from, An Intimate Wilderness: Arctic Voices In A Land Of Vast Horizons.
The History of CBC Northern Service Broadcast Recordings
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Perry Linttell
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 8, no. 2, 1988, pp. 291-293
Description
Notes on talent discovery, recording techniques and the broadcasting of Inuit and other Aboriginal performers.
How Raven Marked the Land When the Earth Was New
Alternate Title
Comment Corbeau a marqué le territoire alors que la Terre était nouvelle
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ann Fienup-Riordan
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 41, no. 1-2, Bestiaire inuit = Inuit Bestiary, 2017, pp. 215-241
Description
Examines the role and actions of Raven in Yup’ik creation narratives and traditional stories; and how those stories are recorded in the place names and understandings of the land.
Illiniavugut Nunami : Learning from the Land : Envisioning an Inuit-Centered Educational Future
Theses
Author/Creator
Diane Obed
Description
Atlantic Canada Studies Thesis (MA) -- Saint Mary's University, 2017.
Indigenous Peoples of Manitoba: A Guide for Newcomers
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Anika Reynar
Zoe Matties
Description
Introduction to different cultural groups, their history, relationship with the Federal government and current situations.
The Inuit Food System: Ecological, Economic and the Environmental Dimensions of the Nutrition Transition
Theses
Author/Creator
Tiffannie Kenny
Description
Biology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Ottawa, 2017.
Inuit Interpreters Engaged in End-of-Life Care in Nunavik, Northern Quebec
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Shawn Renee Hordyk
Mary Ellen Macdonald
Paul Brassard
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 76, 2017, p. article no. 1291868
Description
Studies the linguistic and cultural differences among medical institutions that challenge interpreters who know many of their clients at a personal level.
Inuit Investment Strategies in Northern Development: The Case of the Makivik Corporation in Northern Quebec
Theses
Author/Creator
Kenneth De La Barre
Description
Geography Thesis (M.A.)--McGill University, 1988.
Inuit Language Loss in Nunavut: Analysis, Forecast, and Recommendations
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ian Martin
Description
Report intended to review some of the history and key data, and assess the prospects for preservation of Inuktut.
Inuit Perceptions of Learning and Formal Education in the Canadian Arctic
Theses
Author/Creator
Geneviève L. Lalonde
Description
Geography Thesis (M.A.)--University of Guelph, 2017.
Inuit Symbolism of the Bearded Seal
Alternate Title
Symbolisme inuit du phoque barbu
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Birgitte Sonne
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 41, no. 1-2, Bestiaire inuit = Inuit Bestiary, 2017, pp. 29-50
Description
Examines traditional Inuit and Yupiit stories, rituals, and colloquial sayings to reveal different meanings associated with the bearded seal in these Indigenous cultures. Finds that bearded seals can impart multiple meanings ranging from monstrous to protection to renewal and reproduction.
Inuit Youth: Growth and Change in the Canadian Arctic
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
J. D. Grierson
Arctic, vol. 41, no. 1, March 1988, pp. 75-76
Description
Book review of: Inuit Youth by Richard G. Condon.
Inuit Youth in a Changing World
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Richard G. Condon
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 12, no. 2, Hydroelectric Dams and Indigenous Peoples, Summer, 1988
Description
Looks at the different roles and responsibilities expected of Inuit youth entering adulthood today compared with Inuit youth in the past.
Kalvak (1901-1984)
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Leo Bushman
Arctic, vol. 41, no. 1, March 1988, pp. 72-84
Description
Biography of the artist Kalvak and discusses the inspirations for her drawings.
Labrador Inuit on the Hunt: Seasonal Patterns, Techniques, and Animals as They Appear in the Early Moravian Diaries
Alternate Title
Les Inuit du Labrador à la chasse : Modèles saisonniers, techniques et animaux tels qu’ils apparaissent dans les carnets anciens des frères Moraves
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Thea Olsthoorn
Études Inuit Studies , vol. 41, no. 1-2, Bestiaire inuit = Inuit Bestiary, 2017, pp. 125-149
Description
Author gathers and studies accounts from the journals of Moravian settlers in Labrador; written between 1771 and 1778 these accounts contain depictions of seal and caribou as prey animals, information on when the Inuit hunted these animals and the techniques they used, and clues that suggest transformation between human and nonhuman beings.
Land, Language, and Learning: Inuit Share Experiences and Expectations of Schooling
Theses
Author/Creator
Alesha D. Moffat
Description
Education Dissertation (PhD) -- York University, 2017.
Lines in the Ice: Exploring the Roof of the World
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Jesse Devost
Northern Review, no. 45, Innovation in the Circumpolar North, June 2017, pp. 161-163
Description
Book review of: Lines in the Ice by Phillip J. Hatfield.
Living Arctic: Hunters of the Canadian North
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Robert MacDonald
Arctic, vol. 41, no. 4, December 1988, pp. 322-323
Description
Book review of: Living Arctic by Hugh Brody.
Lost Generations
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Mary Carpenter
Canada's History, vol. 97, no. 2, April/May 2017, pp. 38-43
Description
A female Inuit survivor of the Canadian residential school systems recalls her experiences of the 1940s and 1950s.
Lypa
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Shelagh Mackenzie
Sharon Van Raalte
Description
Profiles Inuit hunter and artist Lypa Pitsiulak.
Duration: 29:25.
More Than Just Flesh: The Arts as Resistance and Sexual Empowerment
Theses
Author/Creator
Camille Usher
Description
Art History Thesis (M.A.)--Concordia University, 2017.
Nadlok and Its Unusual Antler Dwellings
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Bryan C. Gordon
Arctic, vol. 41, no. 2, June 1988, pp. 160-161
Description
Looks at stone and antler winter dwellings as well as artifacts found that were used by the Copper Inuit located 100 miles south of Bathurst Inlet in the Northwest Territories.
"National Memory" and Its Remainders: Labrador Inuit Counterhistories of Residential Schooling
Alternate Title
Power through Testimony: Reframing Residential Schools in the Age of Reconciliation
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Arie Molema
Description
Draws on 12 months of ethnographic fieldwork, including participant observation at Truth and Reconciliation Commission national events and 50 interviews with former students who have been denied recognition and compensation under the Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement.
Chapter from Power through Testimony: Reframing Residential Schools in the Age of Reconciliation edited by Brieg Capitaine and Karine Vanthuyne.
The Natural Language of Inuit children: A Key to Inuktitut Literacy
Theses
Author/Creator
David Wilman
Description
Curriculum and Instruction Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of New Mexico, 1988.
Nauyalik Fish Camp: An Ethnoarchaeological Study in Activity-Area Formation
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Claudia Chang
American Antiquity, vol. 53, no. 1, January 1988, pp. 145-157
Description
Time-motion study of an Inupiat fish camp during the summer of 1982.
Never Alone: (Re)Coding the Comic Holotrope of Survivance
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Michelle Lee Brown
Transmotion, vol. 3, no. 1, Indigenous Gaming, July 31, 2017, pp. 22-44
Description
Article examines the use of gaming and other communication technologies as strategies for resistance, survivance and cultural resurgence; discusses practices of re/mapping, kinship-making and relationality.
Never Alone: The Art and the People of the Story
Alternate Title
Game Development Conference ; 2015
Media » Sound Recordings
Author/Creator
Dima Veryovka
Description
A Discussion on the visual style, cultural infusion and impact of the 2014 video game Never Alone. The game is based off the Iñupiat legend of Kanuk Sayuka and was created in cooperation with elders, storytellers, and artists from the Cook Inlet Tribal Council.
Duration: 50:01.
Nilliajut 2: Inuit Perspectives on the Northwest Passage Shipping and Marine Issues
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Aqqaluk Lynge
Robert Comeau
Mary Simon
Nancy Karetak-Lindell
Alfred E. R. Jakobsen
Zebedee Nungak
Silas Elytuk Arngna’naaq
Peter F. K. Ittinuar
Kuupik Vandersee Kleist
Okalik Eegeesiak]
Description
Essays by authors from across Inuit Nunangat and Greenland discuss the possible impacts of the opening of the Passage due to climate change.
Nobody Here Will Harm You: Mass Medical Evacuation from the Eastern Arctic, 1950-1965
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Joanne DeCosse
Canada's History, vol. 97, no. 4, August-September 2017
Description
Book review of Nobody Here Will Harm You by Shawn Selway.
Northern Communities: The Prospects for Empowerment
Alternate Title
Occasional Publication (Boreal Institute for Northern Studies) ; no. 25
E-Books
Author/Creator
Ken Coates
Lynda Lange
John D. O'Neil
Harald W. Finkler
William E. Rees ... [et al.]
Occasional Publication (Boreal Institute for Northern Studies)
Nunavut and Canada Live Births by Birth Weight, 2000 to 2014
Data » Tables
Author/Creator
Nunavut Bureau of Statistics
Description
Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM (Canadian Socio-economic Information Management System) table #102-4509. Data for 2014 are preliminary.
Nunavut, Canada & Territories Registered Apprentices and Completions, 2001 to 2015
Data » Tables
Author/Creator
Nunavut Bureau of Statistics
Description
Source: Statistics Canada.
Nunavut Census Language by Region and Community, 2016 (6 tables)
Alternate Title
Nunavut Total Population by Knowledge of Official Languages, Region and Community, 2016 Census [numbers]
Nunavut Total Population by Knowledge of Official Languages, Region and Community, 2016 Census [percentage]
Nunavut Total Population by Language Spoken Most Often at Home, Region and Community, 2016 Census [numbers]
Nunavut Total Population by Language Spoken Most Often at Home, Region and Community, 2016 Census [percentage]
Nunavut Total Population by Mother Tongue, Region and Community, 2016 Census
Nunavut Total Population by Mother Tongue, Region and Community, 2016 Census [percentage]
Data » Tables
Author/Creator
Nunavut Bureau of Statistics
Description
Statistics for Inuktitut, Inuinnaqtun, English, and French.
Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population, Catalogue #98-400-X2016070.
Nunavut Census Occupied Dwelling Counts, 2011 and 2016 (Revised)
Alternate Title
Nunavut Total Private Dwellings and Occupied Private Dwellings by Usual Residents, Region and Community, 2001 and 2016 Censuses
Data » Tables
Author/Creator
Nunavut Bureau of Statistics
Description
Source: Statistics Canada, 2011 and 2016 Censuses of Population, Catalogue 98-402-X2016001.
Nunavut Census Population by Age, Sex, Region and Community, 2006, 2011 and 2016 Censuses
Alternate Title
Nunavut Census Female Population by Age Group, Region and Community, 2006, 2011 and 2016 Censuses
Nunavut Census Male Population by Age Group, Region and Community, 2006, 2011 and 2016 Censuses
Nunavut Total Population by Age Group, Region and Community, 2006, 2011 and 2016 Censuses
Data » Tables
Author/Creator
Nunavut Bureau of Statistics
Description
Sources: Statistics Canada, 2006, 2011, and 2016 Censuses of Population, Catalogue nos. 94-575-XCB200601, 98-311-XCB2011026 and 98-400-X2016003.
Nunavut Census Populations by Region, Community and Inuit and Non-Inuit Identity, 1996 to 2016 (4 tables)
Alternate Title
Nunavut Population by Region, Community and Inuit Identity Size and Growth, 2006 to 2011 [percentage change]
Nunavut Population by Region, Community and Inuit Identity Size and Growth, 2011 to 2016 [percentage change]
Nunavut Population by Region, Community and Inuit Identity, 1996, 2001, 2006 Censuses, 2011 National Household Survey and 2016 Census
Nunavut Population by Region, Community and Inuit Identity, 1996, 2001, 2006 Censuses, 2011 National Household Survey and 2016 Census [percentages]
Data » Tables
Author/Creator
Nunavut Bureau of Statistics
Description
Statistical tables.
Source: Statistics Canada, Censuses of Population and national household surveys.
Nunavut Investment in Non-residential Building Construction, 1999 to 2016 (Revised)
Data » Tables
Author/Creator
Nunavut Bureau of Statistics
Description
Source: Statistics Canada, Investment in Non-residential Building Construction, CANSIM (Canadian Socio-Economic Information Management System) Table 026-0016.
Nunavut Labour Force, Highest Certificate, Diploma and Degree by Region and Community, 2016 Census [3 tables]
Alternate Title
Labour Force Activity fro the Total Population 15 Years and Over, by Nunavut, Region and Community, 2016 Census
Population 25 to 64 Years with Highest Certificate, Diploma or Degree, by Nunavut, Region and Community, 2016 Census
Proportion of the Population 25 to 64 Years by Highest Certificate, Diploma or Degree, by Nunavut, Region and Community, 2016 Census
Data » Tables
Author/Creator
Nunavut Bureau of Statistics
Description
Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population, Catalogue #98-401-X2016055.
Nunavut Population 15 Years and Over by Marital Status, Community and Region, 2016 Census
Data » Tables
Author/Creator
Nunavut Bureau of Statistics
Description
One table for totals, the other for percentages.
Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population, Catalogue #98-401-XCB2016054.
Nunavut Population Estimates 15 Years and Over by Marital Status and Age Groups, 2001 to 2017, as of July 1
Alternate Title
[Nunavut Estimates by Marital Status and Age Group, 2001 to 2017]
Data » Tables
Author/Creator
Nunavut Bureau of Statistics
Description
Based on 2011 Census counts adjusted for net census undercoverage.
Source: Statistics Canada, Demography Division, CANSIM (Canadian Socio-economic Information Management System) table #051-0042.
Nunavut Population Estimates by Sex and Marital Status, 2001 to 2017 (3 tables)
Alternate Title
Nunavut Female Population Estimates by Marital Status, 2001 to 2017, as of July 1
Nunavut Male Population Estimates by Marital Status, 2001 to 2017, as of July 1
Nunavut Total Population Estimates by Marital Status, 2001 to 2017, as of July 1
Data » Tables
Author/Creator
Nunavut Bureau of Statistics
Description
Based on 2011 Census counts adjusted for net census undercoverage.
Source: Statistics Canada, Demography Division, CANSIM (Canadian Socio-economic Information Management System) table #051-0042.
Nunavut Population Estimates by Sex and Single Years of Age, 1996 to 2017 (3 tables)
Alternate Title
Nunavut Female Population Estimates by Single Years of Age, 1996 to 2017, as of July 1
Nunavut Male Population Estimates by Single Years of Age, 1996 to 2017, as of July 1
Nunavut Total Population Estimates by Single Years of Age, 1996 to 2017, as of July 1
Data » Tables
Author/Creator
Nunavut Bureau of Statistics
Description
Based on 2011 Census counts adjusted for census net undercoverage.
Source: Statistics Canada, Demography Division, CANSIM ( Canadian Socio-economic Information Management System) table #051-0001.
Nunavut Residential Construction Investment, 1999 to 2016
Alternate Title
Nunavut Investment in Residential Construction, 1999 to 2016
Data » Tables
Author/Creator
Nunavut Bureau of Statistics
Description
Source: Statistics Canada, Residential Construction Investment, CANSIM (Canadian Socio-Economic Information Management System) Table 026-0013.
Nunavut Secondary School Graduates, 1999 to 2016 (2 tables)
Alternate Title
Nunavut Secondary School Graduates, 1998/99 to 2015/16
Nunavut Secondary School Gross Graduation by Region, 1998/99 to 2015/16
Data » Tables
Author/Creator
Nunavut Bureau of Statistics
Description
Source: Department of Education, Government of Nunavut and Statistics Canada, Demography Division, CANSIM (Canadian Socio-Economic Information Management System) table #051-0001.
Nunavut Taxfilers with Low Income by Region and Community, 2004 to 2015
Alternate Title
Nunavut Taxfilers with Low Income
Data » Tables
Author/Creator
Nunavut Bureau of Statistics
Description
One table for each year.
Source: Statistics Canada, Income Statistics Division, Annual Income Estimates for Census Families and Individuals.
Nunavut Total Migration by Age Group, 1999 to 2017
Alternate Title
Nunavut Total Migration by Age Group, Annual, July 1 to June 30, 1999 to 2017
Data » Tables
Author/Creator
Nunavut Bureau of Statistics
Description
Source: Statistics Canada, Demography Division.
Our Health Counts: Urban Indigenous Health Database Project: Community Report: Inuit Adults, City of Ottawa
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Janet Smylie
Michelle Firestone
Description
Project gathered information on health, well-being and access to health services that would inform policy planning, delivery of programs, and measurement of outcomes.
A Palaeopathological Analysis of an Historic Inuit Population From Southern Baffin Island, N.W.T.
Theses
Author/Creator
Anne Keenleyside
Description
Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--The University of Alberta, 1998.
"People Try and Label Me as Someone I'm Not": The Social Ecology of Indigenous People Living with HIV, Stigma, and Discrimination in Manitoba, Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Roberta L. Woodgate
Melanie Zurba
Pauline Tennent
Carla Cochrane
Mike Payne
Javier Mignone
Social Science & Medicine, vol. 194, December 2017, pp. 17-24
Description
Based on study that looked at barriers such as access to supports and long and short-term health services.