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Gray Whale Distribution and Catch by Alaskan Eskimos: A Replacement for the Bowhead Whale?
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
William M. Marquette
Howard W. Braham
Arctic, vol. 35, no. 3, September 1982, pp. 386-394
Description
Demonstrates that replacing the Gray Whale for food is only suitable for three villages on the northern Bering Sea and therefore is not a viable option.
The Great Shimmering
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Norman Hallendy
Canada's History, vol. 97, no. 2, April/May 2017, pp. 64-66
Description
Reports on a large concentration of inuksuit at Cape Dorset and also includes an excerpt from, An Intimate Wilderness: Arctic Voices In A Land Of Vast Horizons.
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.
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.
In Search of the Bowhead Whale
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Bill Mason
Description
Film chronicles a search for the bowhead whale as well as a history of commercial whaling.
Duration: 49:25.
Indian Hunting and Fishing Rights
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
D. E. Sanders
Saskatchewan Law Review, vol. 38, no. 1, 1974, pp. 45-62
Description
Looks at federal and provincial laws regarding Indian hunting rights on and off reserve, natural resources transfer Agreements, permitted methods and purpose of hunting, and Inuit and non-status Indian rights.
Indian Land Claims and Rights - L.I. Barber. - Speech. - October 1974.
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
L.I. Barber
Description
This speech, given by L.I. Barber, Indian Claims Commissioner for Canada, at a Royal Society of Canada symposium on Amerindians, outlines the history of land claims in Canada and the negotiations occurring to settle the backlog of grievances relating to land claims. He also notes that Eskimo / Inuit concerns are only being recognized as a genuine concern in the early 1970s.
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.
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 Hunting Rights in the Northwest Territories
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Peter A. Cumming
Kevin Aalto
Saskatchewan Law Review, vol. 38, no. 2, 1974, pp. 251-324
Description
Discusses government policies and the history of game legislation.
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 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 Symbolism of the Bearded Seal
Alternate Title
Symbolisme inuit du phoque barbu
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Birgitte Sonne
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 41, no. 1-2, Bestiaire inuit = Inuit Bestiary, 2017, pp. 29-50
Description
Examines traditional Inuit and Yupiit stories, rituals, and colloquial sayings to reveal different meanings associated with the bearded seal in these Indigenous cultures. Finds that bearded seals can impart multiple meanings ranging from monstrous to protection to renewal and reproduction.
Labrador Inuit on the Hunt: Seasonal Patterns, Techniques, and Animals as They Appear in the Early Moravian Diaries
Alternate Title
Les Inuit du Labrador à la chasse : Modèles saisonniers, techniques et animaux tels qu’ils apparaissent dans les carnets anciens des frères Moraves
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Thea Olsthoorn
Études Inuit Studies , vol. 41, no. 1-2, Bestiaire inuit = Inuit Bestiary, 2017, pp. 125-149
Description
Author gathers and studies accounts from the journals of Moravian settlers in Labrador; written between 1771 and 1778 these accounts contain depictions of seal and caribou as prey animals, information on when the Inuit hunted these animals and the techniques they used, and clues that suggest transformation between human and nonhuman beings.
Land, Language, and Learning: Inuit Share Experiences and Expectations of Schooling
Theses
Author/Creator
Alesha D. Moffat
Description
Education Dissertation (PhD) -- York University, 2017.
The Language of the Inuit: Historical, Phonological and Grammatical Issues
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Albert C. Heinrich
Arctic, vol. 35, no. 2, June 1982, p. 344
Description
Book review: The Language of the Inuit edited by Louis-Jacques Dorais.
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.
Lost Generations
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Mary Carpenter
Canada's History, vol. 97, no. 2, April/May 2017, pp. 38-43
Description
A female Inuit survivor of the Canadian residential school systems recalls her experiences of the 1940s and 1950s.
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.
The Mosaic Of Rankin Inlet: A Study of Communities
Theses
Author/Creator
David Lawrence Kravitz
Description
Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--The University of Manitoba, 1974.
[National Atlas of Canada]: Indian and Eskimo Population, 1961
Alternate Title
Historical Changes in the Indian and Eskimo Population, 1800-1969
The Atlas of Canada, 4th Edition
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Energy
Mines and Resources Canada]
Description
Shows the Indian and Inuit population as a percentage of the total national population by census division as of 1961.
"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.
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.
Nilliajut 2: Inuit Perspectives on the Northwest Passage Shipping and Marine Issues
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK)
[Aqqaluk Lynge
Robert Comeau
Mary Simon
Nancy Karetak-Lindell
Alfred E.R. Jakobsen … [et al.]]
Description
Essays by authors from across Inuit Nunangat and Greenland discuss the possible impacts of the opening of the Passage due to climate change.
Nobody Here Will Harm You: Mass Medical Evacuation from the Eastern Arctic, 1950-1965
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Joanne DeCosse
Canada's History, vol. 97, no. 4, August-September 2017
Description
Book review of Nobody Here Will Harm You by Shawn Selway.
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, 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 Investment in Non-residential Building Construction, 1999 to 2016 (Revised)
Data » Tables
Author/Creator
Nunavut Bureau of Statistics
Description
Source: Statistics Canada, Investment in Non-residential Building Construction, CANSIM (Canadian Socio-Economic Information Management System) Table 026-0016.
Nunavut Labour Force, Highest Certificate, Diploma and Degree by Region and Community, 2016 Census [3 tables]
Alternate Title
Labour Force Activity fro the Total Population 15 Years and Over, by Nunavut, Region and Community, 2016 Census
Population 25 to 64 Years with Highest Certificate, Diploma or Degree, by Nunavut, Region and Community, 2016 Census
Proportion of the Population 25 to 64 Years by Highest Certificate, Diploma or Degree, by Nunavut, Region and Community, 2016 Census
Data » Tables
Author/Creator
Nunavut Bureau of Statistics
Description
Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population, Catalogue #98-401-X2016055.
Nunavut Population 15 Years and Over by Marital Status, Community and Region, 2016 Census
Data » Tables
Author/Creator
Nunavut Bureau of Statistics
Description
One table for totals, the other for percentages.
Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population, Catalogue #98-401-XCB2016054.
Nunavut Population Estimates 15 Years and Over by Marital Status and Age Groups, 2001 to 2017, as of July 1
Alternate Title
[Nunavut Estimates by Marital Status and Age Group, 2001 to 2017]
Data » Tables
Author/Creator
Nunavut Bureau of Statistics
Description
Based on 2011 Census counts adjusted for net census undercoverage.
Source: Statistics Canada, Demography Division, CANSIM (Canadian Socio-economic Information Management System) table #051-0042.
Nunavut Population Estimates by Sex and Marital Status, 2001 to 2017 (3 tables)
Alternate Title
Nunavut Female Population Estimates by Marital Status, 2001 to 2017, as of July 1
Nunavut Male Population Estimates by Marital Status, 2001 to 2017, as of July 1
Nunavut Total Population Estimates by Marital Status, 2001 to 2017, as of July 1
Data » Tables
Author/Creator
Nunavut Bureau of Statistics
Description
Based on 2011 Census counts adjusted for net census undercoverage.
Source: Statistics Canada, Demography Division, CANSIM (Canadian Socio-economic Information Management System) table #051-0042.
Nunavut Population Estimates by Sex and Single Years of Age, 1996 to 2017 (3 tables)
Alternate Title
Nunavut Female Population Estimates by Single Years of Age, 1996 to 2017, as of July 1
Nunavut Male Population Estimates by Single Years of Age, 1996 to 2017, as of July 1
Nunavut Total Population Estimates by Single Years of Age, 1996 to 2017, as of July 1
Data » Tables
Author/Creator
Nunavut Bureau of Statistics
Description
Based on 2011 Census counts adjusted for census net undercoverage.
Source: Statistics Canada, Demography Division, CANSIM ( Canadian Socio-economic Information Management System) table #051-0001.
Nunavut Residential Construction Investment, 1999 to 2016
Alternate Title
Nunavut Investment in Residential Construction, 1999 to 2016
Data » Tables
Author/Creator
Nunavut Bureau of Statistics
Description
Source: Statistics Canada, Residential Construction Investment, CANSIM (Canadian Socio-Economic Information Management System) Table 026-0013.
Nunavut Secondary School Graduates, 1999 to 2016 (2 tables)
Alternate Title
Nunavut Secondary School Graduates, 1998/99 to 2015/16
Nunavut Secondary School Gross Graduation by Region, 1998/99 to 2015/16
Data » Tables
Author/Creator
Nunavut Bureau of Statistics
Description
Source: Department of Education, Government of Nunavut and Statistics Canada, Demography Division, CANSIM (Canadian Socio-Economic Information Management System) table #051-0001.
Nunavut Taxfilers with Low Income by Region and Community, 2004 to 2015
Alternate Title
Nunavut Taxfilers with Low Income
Data » Tables
Author/Creator
Nunavut Bureau of Statistics
Description
One table for each year.
Source: Statistics Canada, Income Statistics Division, Annual Income Estimates for Census Families and Individuals.
Nunavut Total Migration by Age Group, 1999 to 2017
Alternate Title
Nunavut Total Migration by Age Group, Annual, July 1 to June 30, 1999 to 2017
Data » Tables
Author/Creator
Nunavut Bureau of Statistics
Description
Source: Statistics Canada, Demography Division.
Our Health Counts: Urban Indigenous Health Database Project: Community Report: Inuit Adults, City of Ottawa
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Janet Smylie
Michelle Firestone
Description
Project gathered information on health, well-being and access to health services that would inform policy planning, delivery of programs, and measurement of outcomes.
[Our Native Land: Making the Canadian Indian]
Alternate Title
Our Native Land ; September 4, 1982
Media » Sound Recordings
Author/Creator
Brian Maracle
Keith Penner
Jack Burgard
Jane Godfriesen
Bernelda Wheeler ... [et al.]
Description
Lead story item deals with the issue of women's status under the Indian Act and is followed by various news items. Includes synopsis and "Did You Know?" section.
Duration: 45:38
Paleo-Eskimo Occupations at Diana-1, Ungava Bay (Noveau-Quebec)
Theses
Author/Creator
Pierre Desrosiers
Description
Anthropology Thesis (M.A)--McGill University, 1982.
"People Try and Label Me as Someone I'm Not": The Social Ecology of Indigenous People Living with HIV, Stigma, and Discrimination in Manitoba, Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Roberta L. Woodgate
Melanie Zurba
Pauline Tennent
Carla Cochrane
Mike Payne
Javier Mignone
Social Science & Medicine, vol. 194, December 2017, pp. 17-24
Description
Based on study that looked at barriers such as access to supports and long and short-term health services.
La perception du carcajou/glouton par les Inuit du Nord canadien: Du passé au present
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Frédéric Laugrand
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 41, no. 1-2, Bestiaire inuit = Inuit Bestiary, 2017, pp. 243-263
Description
Author describes the different perceptions of the wolverine in Dené and Gwich’in culture both as a presence that people must be wary of in the bush and status as a powerful tuurngaq (totem or spirit guide).
Text in French.
Playing in the Digital Qargi: Iñupiat Gaming and Online Competition in Kisima Inŋitchuŋa
Alternate Title
Playing in the Digital Qargi: Inupiat Gaming and Online Competition in Kisima Innitchuna
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Katherine Meloche
Transmotion, vol. 3, no. 1, Indigenous Gaming, July 31, 2017, pp. 1-21
Description
Article considers the online platform used in the game Kisima Inŋitchuŋa (Never Alone) as a “place” where people gather and examines the ways that Inuit culture, values and sovereignty are taught and engaged with in those spaces.