International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition, vol. 63, no. 7, 2012, pp. 782-789
Description
Study shows nutritional intervention strategies are needed to promote frequent consumption of nutrient-rich foods and less frequent consumption of non-nutrient dense foods.
Designed to improve literacy and communication skills while looking at differences between modern life and Inuit traditions. Topics include hunting and survival, courage and Arctic animals.
Teacher's resource for use with primary students in Grades 4, 5, and 6. Goal is to improve students' literacy and communication skills while teaching about Arctic animals and hunting.
Discusses the context and origins of the public engagement process, it's implementation and the creation of the Poverty Reduction Plan, and challenges to be considered while moving forward.
Lists questions asked under the themes of identification, household composition, mobility, education, language, labour market activities, traditional activities, income, health and housing.
Comments on teaching the same curriculum to students in northern Canada as southern Canada and the arising difficulties.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 5.
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.
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.
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.