Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 25, no. 1-2, Spring/Summer, 2010, pp. 4-11
Description
Discusses artists' responses to the impact of residential schools and cultural assimilation.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to p. 4.
Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 23, no. 4, Winter, 2008, pp. 11-16
Description
Discusses the artistic production which was initiated as a form of occupational therapy and later became a source of income.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to p. 11.
Paper identifies and documents examples of initiatives which have contributed to Inuit school success, identifies gaps in programming, and recommends a list of policy considerations related to Inuit early childhood education and care.
Paper focuses on child care and implementing a new national system which will be guided by four principles: quality, universally inclusive, accessible, and child care with a developmental focus (QUAD).
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 182, no. 1, January 12, 2010, p. E46
Description
Discusses the need for programs to promote wellness and community development; and looks at young people returning to traditions, such as acknowledging their spirit names.
La Restitution du Patrimoine Matériel et Immatériel: Regards Croisés Canada / Mélanésie
Les Cahiers du CIÉRA, no. 2, Octobre 2008
E-Books
Author/Creator
Peter Irniq
Description
Brief article describes the process involved in the return of skeletal remains from Denmark to Nunavut.
Entire volume on one pdf. To access article scroll down to appropriate page.
National Inuit Position Paper regarding the CCME Canada-Wide Strategy for the Management of Municipal Wastewater Effluent and Environment Canada’s Proposed Regulatory Framework for Wastewater
Nunatsiavut Regional Impact Assessment
Nunavik Regioinal Impact Assessment
Nunavut Regional Impact Assessment
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami
Description
Contains links to the National Inuit Position Paper regarding the CCME Canada-Wide Strategy for the Management of Municipal Wastewater Effluent and Environment Canada’s Proposed Regulatory Framework for Wastewater and regional appendices.
Arctic, vol. 61, no. 5, Supplement 1, December 2008, pp. 48-61
Description
Looks at how the governments commitment to Inuit traditional knowledge and values guides decisions, policies and laws that reflect the key philosophies, attitudes and practices of Nunavut’s Inuit majority.
Includes speaking notes for president of the Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, text of partnership agreement between the Canadian government and the Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, paper on Inuit-specific needs in the area federal government programming, and background papers on health, education, housing, economic development, etc.
Supplement commemorates the Partnership Accord signed between the Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami and the government of Canada (Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada) in 1995.
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 32, no. 1, Inuit Urbains / Urban Inuit, 2008, pp. 5-11
Description
Introduction to themed issue reports on urbanization trend of Inuit into larger centres in northern regions and into larger cities in the South such as Ottawa, Edmonton and Montreal.
Canadian Woman Studies, vol. 26, no. 3/4, Indigenous Women in Canada: The Voices of First Nations, Inuit and Metis Women, Winter/Spring, 2008, pp. 232-233
Description
Book review of: Inuit Women by Janet Mancini Billson and Kyra Mancini.