“A Few Things in the Way of Curios": Historic Ivories at the Canadian Museum of Civilization
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Maria Von Finckenstein
Description
Describes Inuit ivory carvings from between roughly 1750 and 1948 that were collected by the Museum. Revision of essay first published in Inuit Art Quarterly, 14(4), 1999. Includes brief bibliography.
Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 16, no. 2, Summer, 2001, pp. 42-45
Description
Curatorial notes from exhibition of the same name mounted at the Winnipeg Art Gallery, Manitoba, 2001.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 42.
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 69, no. 4, September 2010, pp. 361-372
Description
Comments on the increase of hypertension as a growing health challenge in Nunavik due to a population believed to have a predisposition for cerebrovascular disease.
Research Highlight (Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation)
Research Highlight. Technical Series ; 10-102
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)
Description
Project looked for correlations between poor indoor air quality and frequency of respiratory infections in children. This phase looked at whether installation of heat recovery ventilators, by providing more fresh air, would result in better health.
"National publication for the Indians of Canada". Focus on Indigenous issues, events at residential schools and legal decisions. Previously published as Indian Missionary Record.
Articles reflect the attitudes and polices of the time.
"National publication for the Indians of Canada". Focus on Indigenous issues, events at residential schools and legal decisions. Previously published as Indian Missionary Record.
Articles reflect the attitudes and polices of the time.
"National publication for the Indians of Canada". Focus on Indigenous issues, events at residential schools and legal decisions. Previously published as Indian Missionary Record.
Articles reflect the attitudes and polices of the time.
"National publication for the Indians of Canada". Focus on Indigenous issues, events at residential schools and legal decisions. Previously published as Indian Missionary Record.
Articles reflect the attitudes and polices of the time.
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 30, no. 1, 2010, pp. 21-43
Description
Explores the main factors involved in the contentious collective action by the Labrador Innu during the 1980s and 1990s and questions the possible application of these factors to other cases.
Indigenous Affairs, no. 4, Sustainable Development, 2001, pp. 26-33
Description
Discusses the challenges and changes associated with climate change will have in Arctic regions on it's inhabitants.
To access this article scroll down to page 26.
Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 16, no. 1, Spring, 2001, pp. 40-42
Description
Curatorial notes from exhibition of same name mounted at the Singapore Art Museum, Singapore, April 20 to June 25, 2000.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 40.
Canadian Studies in Population, vol. 37, no. 1-2, 2010, pp. 151-174
Description
Study shows that when children and parents belong to the same ethnic group, children will take their parents identity and in Aboriginal/non-Aboriginal unions, children will favor Aboriginal identities.
Post Script, vol. 29, no. 3, Indian Cinema, Summer, 2010, pp. 3-[?]
Description
Introduction to special issue celebrating Indigenous film in North America with examples of key films and filmmakers, approaches to studying and writing and interviews with filmmakers in Canada, Mexico and the United States.
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.
American Review of Canadian Studies, vol. 31, no. 1-2, [Aboriginal Peoples: Special Issue], Spring/Summer, 2001, pp. 283-299
Description
Comments on the creation of Nunavut Territory and the benefits this presented to the Inuit people including renewed sense of pride, identity and autonomy.