American Literature, vol. 82, no. 4, December 2010, pp. 837-839
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Book reviews of:
Mapping the Americas: The Transnational Politics of Contemporary Native Culture by Shari M. Huhndorf
Manifesting America: The Imperial Construction of U.S. National Space by Mark Rifkin
Book reviews found by scrolling to page 837.
Clinical Infectious Diseases, vol. 34, no. 11, June 1, 2002, pp. 1508-1514
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Describes events before, during and after an outbreak of the disease and records how an innovative prevention program contributed to a successful resolution.
General Assembly of Inuit gather and reflect on losses, changes, developments that have occurred during the four years since the last ICC (Inuit Circumpolar Conference).
International Dental Journal, vol. 60, no. suppl.2, June 2010, pp. [229]-234
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Discusses initiatives to prevent Early childhood caries (ECC), including culturally appropriate programs which build on traditional health practices, and highlights the national Aboriginal health and oral surveys.
American Journal of Physical Anthropology, vol. 118, no. 4, August 2002, pp. 378-384
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Comparison of 19th century Euro-Canadians and Inuit, found differences between the cultural groups as well as between men and women in relation to metalcarpal dimorphism. Less difference was found between Inuit men and women than in the Euro-Canadian sample group.
Recollections of a cameraman who chronicles his activities during a summer hunting camp near Ivujivik at Erik's Cove (also know as Kangirsukallak or Wolstenholme).
Herizons, vol. 15, no. 4, Spring, March 2002, p. 36
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Book review of: Saqiyuq: Stories From the Lives of Three Inuit Women by Nancy Wachowich, in collaboration with Apphia Agalakti Awa, Rhoda Kaukjak Katsak, and Sandra Pikujak Katsal.
Post Script, vol. 29, no. 3, Indian Cinema, Summer, 2010, pp. 58-[?]
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Studies four films to compare practices used to preserve Inuit architectural knowledge: Qallunajatut/Urban Inuk; episode 3 from Nunavut/Our Land series, Qarmaq/Stone House, and Qaggiq/Gathering Place .
Ethnohistory, vol. 57, no. 4, Fall, 2010, pp. 597-624
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Looks at how trading, cohabitation, and war-making created culturally constructed inter-community identities between Chipewyan natives and their Inuit neighbors in the eighteenth century.
Arctic Anthropology , vol. 47, no. 1, 2010, pp. 39-56
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Examines the social aspects of the mixed economy involving polar bears and how interconnected the monetary economy, subsistence economy, and cultural ideology are in Inuit society.
The Journal of Nutrition, vol. 140, no. 10, 2010, pp. 1839-1845
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Study investigated the prevalence of, and risk factors (gender, age, vitamin D intake, and socioeconomic status) for low vitamin D in 16 Arctic communities.
Arctic Anthropology, vol. 47, no. 1, 2010, pp. 22-38
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Examines the social memories of Inuvialuit elders; the historical interactions between Inuvialuit with other cultural groups; and concepts of social memory.
Conference presentation by the former President of the National Inuit Youth Council advocates the creation of a separate government department for the Inuit.