Articles » General
Author/Creator
Eleanor Stephenson
George Wenzel
Northern Public Affairs, vol. 5, no. 1, Food (In)security in Northern Canada, April 2017, pp. 49-51
Description
Comments on the Government of Canada's review of the Nutrition North Canada program.
Food Security and Mining in Nunatsiavut
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Suzanne Mills
Johanna Tuglavina
Deborah Simmons
Russell Claus
Northern Public Affairs, vol. 5, no. 1, Food (In)security in Northern Canada, April 2017, pp. 39-41
Description
Comments on Statistics Canada data reporting 42% of adult Inuit in Nunatsiavut had experienced food insecurity in the previous 12 months.
[[The Future of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Broadcasting: Conversation & Convergence Series: Iqualuit Gathering, April 12, 2017]
Media » Sound Recordings
Author/Creator
Jack Anawak
Claude Grenier
Salome Avva
Geneviève Bonin-Labelle
Anne Crawford
Madeleine D'Argencourt … [et al.]
Description
Includes links to program, summary, speeches, and audio of two panel discussions.
Part 1: Community Radio speech by Jack Anawak.
Part 2: Panel discussion: Regional Radio: Taqramiut Nipingat Inc.(TNI) and CBC North featuring Claude Grenier, Salome Avva and Patrick Nagle.
Part 3: Speech by George Hickes, Nunavut Minister responsible for Health and Suicide Prevention.
Part 4: Panel discussion: Inuit Broadcasting Corporation, CFRT-FM, and TV Nunavut featuring Fanny He, Madeleine d'Agencourt, and Charlotte DeWolff.
How Has Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit Been Considered? A Student Reflects on the 2018 ArcticNet Annual Scientific Meeting
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Andrea N. Hanke
Arctic, vol. 72, no. 1, March 31, 2019, pp. 98-100
Description
A brief op-ed piece that discusses the author’s observations and analysis of the shifting perspectives in Arctic research, and the inclusion and engagement of Indigenous Inuit knowledge in the research process and in policy making.
How Nivi Got Her Names: Book Study
Alternate Title
Inuktut Titiqqiriniq
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Inhabit Media
Description
Language arts activities in Inuktitut and English for students in Grades 2 and 3.
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.
Identifying and Achieving Consensus on Health-Related Indicators of Climate Change in Nunavut
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Gwen Healey Akearok
Sara Holzman
Judy Kunnuk
Nina Kuppaq
Zoe Martos ... [et al.]
Arctic, vol. 72, no. 3, September 10, 2019 , pp. 289-299
Description
Study works to identify human health indicators of climate change, focusing on factors relevant to the Canadian arctic. 20 indicators were identified using the The Piliriqatigiinniq Community Health Research Model; indicators focused on four key themes: 1) environmental health; 2) morbidity and mortality; 3) population vulnerability; and 4) mitigation, adaptation, and policy.
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 Data Portal
Web Sites » Governmental
Author/Creator
Aboriginal Statistics Program
Statistics Canada
Description
Statistics Canada website includes links to products about First Nations, Métis, and Inuit including topics such as children, work, heath and well-being, crime and victimization, and demographics. In addition, it contains links to individual community profiles and information on recent releases from results of the 2016 Census.
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.
Indigenous Self-Determination in Northern Canada and Norway
Alternate Title
IRPP Study ; no. 69
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Gary N. Wilson
Per Selle
Description
Looks at development of two complementary governance structures: self-rule and shared rule. The Inuit approach has involved negotiating land claims agreements and in some cases, establishing amalgamated regional governments to administer programs; the Sámi approach has involved establishment of Sámediggi national parliament.
Intersections between Violence and Health Promotion Among Indigenous Women Living in Canada
Theses
Author/Creator
Julie Williams
Description
Nursing Thesis (M.N.)--University of Ottawa, 2019.
Introduction
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kate Britton
Charlotta Hillerdal
Rick Knecht
Etudes Inuit Studies, vol. 43, no. 1/2, The Past in the Yup’ik Present: Archaeologies of Climate Change in Western Alaska, 2019, pp. 1-14; 15-24
Description
An introduction to a special issue on climate change and its effects on arctic communities. For English scroll down to page 15.
Inuit and Polar Bears: Cultural Observations From a Hunt Near Resolute Bay, N. W. T.
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
George Wenzel
Arctic, vol. 36, no. 1, March 1983, pp. 90-94
Description
Compares polar bear hunting in Clyde River area of Baffin Island with Resolute Bay.
Inuit Culture and Linguistics Evaluation Study Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Nortext Information Design
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 Girls Make Media: Resisting Stereotypes through Participatory Research
Theses
Author/Creator
Cassidy Glennie
Description
Sociology Thesis (M.A.)--Dalhousie University, 2019.
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 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 Nunangat Region Community Well-Being Scores by Census Year [1981-2016]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indigenous Services Canada
Description
Ratings determined by income, educational attainment, housing conditions and labour force participation.
Inuit Participation in the Wage and Land-based Economies of Inuit Nunangat
Alternate Title
2017 Aboriginal Peoples Survey
E-Books
Author/Creator
Paula Arriagada
Amanda Bleakney
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 Stories of Being and Rebirth: Gender, Shamanism, and the Third Sex
Alternate Title
Contemporary studies on the north; 6
E-Books
Author/Creator
Bernard Saladin d'Anglure
Investigating the Utility of Birds in Precontact Yup'ik Subsistence: A Preliminary Analysis of the Avian Remains from Nunalleq
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Edouard Masson-MacLean
Claire Houmard
Rick Knecht
Madonna L. Moss
Etudes Inuit Studies, vol. 43, no. 1/2, The Past in the Yup’ik Present: Archaeologies of Climate Change in Western Alaska, 2019, pp. 169-196
Description
Highlights the important role of birds for precontact Yup'ik as a soruce of food and material culture.
The Labor Market of First Nations and Inuit of Quebec: Current Situation and Trends 2019
Alternate Title
The Labour Market of First Nations and Inuit of Quebec: Current Situation and Trends 2019
E-Books
Author/Creator
Normand Roy
Description
Primary source is 2016 Canadian Census, with supplemental information from the Labour Force Survey.
Land, Language, and Learning: Inuit Share Experiences and Expectations of Schooling
Theses
Author/Creator
Alesha D. Moffat
Description
Education Dissertation (PhD) -- York University, 2017.
Language and Identity in an Indigenous Teacher Education Program
Alternate Title
Proceedings of the 2017 Northern, Rural, and Remote Health conference
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sylvia Moore
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 78, no. 2, Collaborative approaches to wellness and health equity in the Circumpolar North..., 2019
Description
Exploratory case study examines the personal experiences of five Inuit education students and discusses their perspective on how studying Inuktitut has impacted their cultural identities.
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.
A Long Wait for Change: Independent Review of Child Protection Services to Inuit Children in Newfoundland and Labrador
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jacqueline Lake Kavanagh
Description
Study consisted of community engagement involving 575 individuals, comprehensive review of 213 files of children under the care of the Department of Children, Seniors and Social Development on December 31, 2017, and a literature review of provincial, national and international content. Includes 33 recommendations.
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.
"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 Need for Community-led, Integrated and Innovative Monitoring Programmes when responding to the Health Impacts of Climate Change
Alternate Title
The Need for Community-led, Integrated and Innovative Monitoring Programs when responding to the Health Impacts of Climate Change
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Amy Kipp
Ashlee Cunsolo
Daniel Gillis
Alexandra Sawatzky
Sherilee L. Harper
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 78, no. 2, Collaborative approaches to wellness and health equity in the Circumpolar North..., 2019
Description
Article considers possible effects of climate change on human health; stresses the need for attending to the mental and physical health effects of climate change, and for integrating local Indigenous knowledges into monitoring programmes in a meaningful way.
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.
New Isotope Evidence for Diachronic and Site-Spatial Variation in Precontact Diet during the Little Ice Age at Nunalleq, Southwest Alaska
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kate Britton
Etudes Inuit Studies, vol. 43, no. 1/2, The Past in the Yup’ik Present: Archaeologies of Climate Change in Western Alaska, 2019, pp. 223-242
Description
Using archeological data to examine the changes of the Yup'ik diet during different time periods and what those changes can tell about Yup'ik history.
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.
Non-clinical Determinants of Medevacs in Nunavut: Perspectives from Northern Health Service Providers and Decision-makers
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Leah McDonnell
Josée G. Lavoie
Gwen Healey
Sabrina Wong
Sara Goulet
Wayne Clark
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 78, no. 1, 2019
Description
Study uses 90 in-depth interviews to explore the determinants of medevac decision-making from the perspective of frontline care providers; finds that possible factors that influence the decision include: the care provider’s experience, staffing levels, access to diagnostic/treatment related equipment.
Northern Nomadic Hunter-Gatherers: A Humanistic Approach
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
David Damas
Arctic, vol. 36, no. 1, March 1983, p. 112
Description
Book review of: Northern Nomadic Hunter-Gatherersby David Riches.
Nunavut, A Creation Story: The Inuit Movement in Canada's Newest Territory
Theses
Author/Creator
Holly Ann Dobbins
Description
Social Sciences Dissertation (Ph.D)--Syracuse University, 2019.
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 and Canada Live Births by Birth Weight, 2001 to 2018
Data » Tables
Author/Creator
Nunavut Bureau of Statistics
Description
Statistical table.
Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM (Canadian Socio-economic Information Management System) table #13-10-0422-01. Data for 2018 is 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 Charitable Donors, 1999 to 2017
Data » Tables
Author/Creator
Nunavut Bureau of Statistics
Description
Statistics.
Source: Statistics Canada, Finance Data and Charitable Donations, CANSIM (Canadian Socio-Economic Information Management System) Table 111-0001.
Nunavut Deaths by Month, 1999 to 2017
Data » Tables
Author/Creator
Nunavut Bureau of Statistics
Description
Data from 1999 to 2012 are final and 2013 to 2016 have been updated.
Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Vital Statistics, Death Database, Special Tabulation.
Nunavut Deaths Subject to Autopsy, 1999 to 2017
Data » Tables
Author/Creator
Nunavut Bureau of Statistics
Description
Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Vital Statistics, Death Database, CANSIM (Canadian Socio-economic Information Management System) table #13-10-0716-01.