A national plan for closing the gap in health outcomes for the First Nation, Inuit and Métis people of Canada. Discussed at the meeting of the First Ministers and Leaders of National Aboriginal organizations, Strengthening Relationships and Closing the Gap, held November 24-25, 2005 in Kelowna, British Columbia.
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 64, no. 2, 2005, pp. 163-169
Description
Contends that using standing height alone to calculate the body mass index may overestimate those who are at risk for type 2 diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular disease among the Inuit.
Two different angles of carvings. On information card: Carvings executed by Pierre Karliig for the Acquatare Oil Co. in Calgary Alta. Picture taken at the Craft Shop in Rankin Inlet.
Lists title, location of research, principal researcher, etc. for over ninety projects. Divided by topic area: social sciences, traditional knowledge, medical and health, and physical and natural sciences.
Describes Inuit Tapiriit Kanatmai (ITK) president Jose Kusugak's national speaking campaign between May 2004 and early 2005 to raise Canadian public awareness about Inuit issues.
Arctic Anthropology, vol. 42, no. 1, 2005, pp. 33-47
Description
Argues that unique dance clothing and shamanistic garments existed in this culture, but had disappeared by the 1930s. Due to collaborative fieldwork, the style has since been resurrected.