2010 Nunavut Economic Outlook: Nunavut's Second Chance
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Impact Economics
Description
Discusses the progress of Nunavut’s socio-economic and environmental performance based on its investments in wealth-generating capital by looking at demographic trends and developments in the areas of education, health, social well-being and income.
A section of this survey is an analysis of responses broken down into First Nations, Inuit and Métis. Questions centered around knowledge, sexual behaviour, stigma/discrimination, typology, etc.
Access the 2 page summary here.
Provides census data by age, gender and heritage group and assesses economic development outcomes for First Nations on and off reserve, Inuit and Métis and implementation of the Federal Framework for Aboriginal Economic Development.
Portal "brings together inter-disciplinary sources and information relating to Indigenous Studies and Native-newcomer relations at the University of Saskatchewan".
Contains links to library & archive holdings, other collections, scholarly output, etc.
Provides a thematic guide to data; sources include the 1996, 2001 and 2006 censuses of population, the 2006 Aboriginal Peoples Survey, the 2005 Canadian Community Health Survey, and the 2007/2008 Adult Correctional Services Survey.
Looks at the emergence of the Canadian comic industry and the superhero genre. Discusses examples like Nelvana of the Northern Lights, Canada Jack, and Johnny Canuck.
The Journal of Nutrition, vol. 140, no. 7, July 2010, pp. 1311-1316
Description
Based on survey data gathered from 388 children living in 16 communities. Concludes risks factors are weight, obesity, and tooth decay and recommends emphasis on traditional diet and quality food.
Conversation with a Master's student on the history of Inuit art, the concepts of folk art, and the effect art has on the economies of Northern communities.
Duration: 36:14.
Journal of Transnational American Studies, vol. 4, no. 1, 2012, pp. 1-25
Description
Analysis of film directed by Zacharias Kunuk and performance piece by artist Rebecca Belmore in terms of representations of local concerns, as opposed to global concerns.
Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 25, no. 3, Fall, 2010, pp. 22-26
Description
Curatorial notes for exhibition of same name mounted at the Winnipeg Art Gallery from April 29 to August 1, 2010.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p. 22.
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 1, no. 1, 2010, pp. 1-28
Description
Assesses impact of study on a self-managed education program which attempted to balance traditional culture and language retention with contemporary education models.
Studies in Canadian Literature / Études en littérature canadienne, vol. 35, no. 2, Special Section: Indigeneity in Dialogue: Indigenous Library Expression Across Linguistic Divides, 2010, pp. [13]-29
Description
Comments on the novel and the exclusionary and semi-colonial biases of processes to include Aboriginal literary works on academic reading lists.
Chronic Diseases in Canada, vol. 31, no. 1, December 2010, pp. 22-26
Description
Discusses the need for program planning and identification of new priorities to aid in arthritis care in Aboriginal populations, due to high prevalence.