Improving Access to Lung Cancer Treatment in Northern Canada: The Role of Oral Molecularly Targeted Agents
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Johanna N. Spaans
Timothy R. Asmis
G. Alvarez Gonzalo
D. Goss Glenwood
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 186, no. 7, April 15, 2014, pp. 485-486
Description
Authors advocate for molecularly targeted therapies as a tool toward better cancer care for northern residents.
Improving the Reach of Early Childhood Education for First Nations, Inuit and Métis Children
E-Books
Author/Creator
Jessica Ball
In the Kitchen with the Laughing Chef
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Margo Pfeiff
Up Here , January/February 2010, pp. 28-31
Description
Short article about Rebecca Veevee, a cooking-show guru, who teaches Inuit to cook and eat better.
Incidence, Persistence, and Determinants of Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Infection in a Population of Inuit Women in Nunavik, Quebec
Theses
Author/Creator
Rachel Bennett
Description
Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health Thesis (M.Sc.)--McGill University, 2010.
Incorporating Culture in the Curriculum: The Concept of Probability in Nunavik Inuit Culture
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Annie Savard
Dominic Manuel
Terry Wan Jung Lin
In Education, vol. 19, no. 3, [Indigenous Education] in Education, Pt. 2, Spring, 2014, pp. 152-171
Description
Looks at learning situations that support students' mathematical understanding and cultural identity.
Increasing Nunavut Housing Ventilation Rates with HRVs
Alternate Title
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.
Indigenous Contentious Collective Action in Canada: The Labrador Innu and Their Occupation of the Goose Bay Military Air Base
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Christopher Alcantara
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 (Re)Memory and Resistance: Video Works By Dana Claxton
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Carla Taunton
Post Script, vol. 29, no. 3, Indian Cinema, Summer, 2010, pp. 44-[?]
Description
Explores how filmmaker indigenizes social memory through archival photographs and film, personal interviews, contemporary music and iconic images.
Indigenous Women and Feminism: Politics, Activism, Culture
Alternate Title
Women and Indigenous Studies Series
E-Books
Author/Creator
Shari M. Huhndorf
Cheryl Suzack
Minnie Grey
Rebecca Tsosie
Laura E. Donaldson ...
Leece M. Lee
Kim Anderson ... [et al.]
Individual Saturated Fatty Acids are Associated With Different Components of Insulin Resistance and Glucose Metabolism: the GOCADAN study
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sven O. E. Ebbesson
M. Elizabeth Tejero
Juan Carlos López-Alvarenga
William S. Harris
Lars O. E. Ebbesson
et al.
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 69, no. 4, September 2010, pp. 344-351
Description
Investigates the correlation between consumption of saturated fatty acids and the increase in type 2 diabetes among Alaska Natives.
The Inestimable Inuit: An Intercultural Dialogue in Art Education Curriculum Design
Theses
Author/Creator
Pamela A. Sturgess
Description
Art Education Thesis (Ed.D.)--The Pennsylvania State University, 1981
Informal Learning Among Yup'ik Eskimos: An Ethnographic Study of One Alaska Village
Theses
Author/Creator
Barbara Gill Harrison
Description
Educational Policy and Management Thesis (Ph.D)--University of Oregon, 1981.
Injury Prevention Indicators for Inuit Children and Youth
E-Books
Author/Creator
First Nations and Inuit Children and Youth Injury Indicators Working Group
Ian Pike
Innu Language Project Activities in Labrador
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Marguerite MacKenzie
Laurel Anne Hasler
Regional Language Studies - Newfoundland, no. 25, 2014, pp. 50-54
Description
Comments on the many projects that have been brought to fruition including an Innu dictionary, websites, and mobile apps.
An Interdisciplinary Approach to Documenting Knowledge: Plants and Their Uses in Southern Greenland
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Simone S. Whitecloud
Lenore A. Grenoble
Arctic, vol. 67, no. 1, March 2014, pp. 57-70
Description
Investigated whether contact with Danish culture had resulted in loss of knowledge about traditional plants and their uses.
Intergenerational Ethnic Mobility Among Canadian Aboriginal Populations in 2001
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Norbert Robitaille
Éric Guimond
Alexandre Boucher
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.
Introduction: Inuit Cultures, Governance and Cosmopolitics
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 38, no. 1-2, Cultures Inuit, Gouvernance et Cosmopolitiques / Inuit Cultures, Governance and Cosmopolitics, 2014, pp. 7-21
Description
Themed double issue divided into four parts.
French and English introduction on one pdf. To access English, scroll to page 15.
Introduction: Political and Economic Change in Canada's Provincial North
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Greg Poelzer
Ken Coates
Northern Review, no. 38, Political and Economic Change in Canada’s Provincial North, 2014, pp. 3-5
Description
Introduction to special issue containing essays presented at the International Centre for Northern Governance and Development Conference held in Saskatoon in 2012.
Introduction to Native American/Indigenous Film
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
M. Elise Marubbio
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 as Cultural Diplomacy Between Canada and India: Sanaugavut: Inuit Art from the Canadian Arctic
Theses
Author/Creator
Mandeep Roshi Chadha
Description
Art History Thesis (M.A.)--Concordia University, 2014.
Inuit Art: Markers of Cultural Resilience
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Heather Igloliorte
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.
Inuit Behaviour and Seasonal Change: A Study of Behavioral Ecology in the Central Canadian Arctic
Theses
Author/Creator
Richard G. Condon
Description
Arts and Sciences Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Pittsburgh, 1981.
Inuit Cancer Control in Canada Baseline Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Canadian Partnership Against Cancer
Description
Examines the high cancer rates in Inuit populations and highlights challenges to receiving care, from diagnosis through to survivorship or palliative care.
Les Inuit et le Changement Climatque / The Inuit and Climate Change
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
A. Nicole Stuckenberger
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 34, no. 1, Les Inuit et le changement climatique / The Inuit and Climate Change, 2010, pp. 5-19
Description
Chronicles the impact climate change has on the Inuit and the Arctic environment they inhabit.
Scroll down to page 12 for English version.
Inuit Family Understandings of Sexual Health and Relationships in Nunavut
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Gwen K. Healey
Canadian Journal of Public Health, vol. 105, no. 2, March/April 2014, pp. e133-137
Description
Study conclusions point to the need for public health strategies that encompass Inuit family values on sexual health.
Inuit Five-Year Strategic Plan For Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder 2010- 2015
E-Books
Author/Creator
Pauktuutit Inuit Women of Canada
Inuit Health: Selected Findings From the 2012 Aboriginal Peoples Survey.
E-Books
Author/Creator
Susan Wallace
Inuit Health Survey 2007-2008: Inuvialuit Settlement Region
Alternate Title
International Polar Year Inuit Health Survey: Health in Transition and Resiliency
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
G. M. Egeland
Description
Summary of results from the Adult Inuit Health Survey. Provides an overview of the health status and living conditions.
Inuit Health Survey 2007-2008: Nunatsiavut
Alternate Title
International Polar Year Inuit Health Survey: Health in Transition and Resiliency
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
G. M. Egeland
Description
Summary of results from the Adult Inuit Health Survey. Provides an overview of the health status and living conditions.
Inuit Health Survey 2007-2008: Nunavut
Alternate Title
International Polar Year Inuit Health Survey: Health in Transition and Resiliency
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
G. M. Egeland
Description
Summarizes results for adults.
Inuit Health System Must Move Past Suicide Prevention to "Unlock a Better Reality," Conference Told
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ann Silversides
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 182, no. 1, January 12, 2010, p. E46
Description
Discusses the need for programs to promote wellness and community development; and looks at young people returning to traditions, such as acknowledging their spirit names.
Inuit Identity and Technology: An Exploration of the Use of Facebook by Inuit Youth
Theses
Author/Creator
Alexander Castleton
Description
Sociology Thesis (M.A.)--Carleton University, 2014.
Inuit Knowledge of Mammal Distribution in Nunavut: Applications in Wildlife Management and Risk Assessment
Theses
Author/Creator
Karen Kowalchuk
Description
Thesis (M.A.)--The University of Guelph, 2010.
Inuit Language Indicators for Inuit Children Under the Age of Six in Canada
E-Books
Author/Creator
Heather Tait
Elisabeth Cloutier
Evelyne Bougie
Inuit Literature: The Odyssey, Pilgrim's Progress, Inuktitut, Inuit Today, Igalaaq
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Robin Gedalof McGrath
Description
Highlights both fiction and non-fiction, by and about the Inuit.
Inuit Nunangat Relocation Route
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Geomatics Services
[Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC)]
Description
Shows route taken during the forced relocation of members of the Inukjuak community moved to Resolute Bay and Grise Fiord during the 1950s.
Inuit Parent Perspectives on Sexual Health Communication with Adolescent Children in Nunavut: "It's kinda hard for me to try to find the words"
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Gwen Healey
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 73, 2014, p. article no. 25070
Description
Comments on perceived barriers for communicating with youth and the support elders can provide to young people.
Inuit Perceptions of Climate Change in East Greenland
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Cunera Buijs
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 34, no. 1, Les Inuit et le Changement Climatique / The Inuit and Climate Change, 2010, pp. 39-54
Description
Examines how the Inuit perceptions have been shaped by the political discussion, global warming and other associated issues.
The Inuit Presence at the First Canadian Truth and Reconciliation Commission National Event
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Marie-Pierre Gadoua
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 34, no. 2, Technologies Créatives / Creative Technologies, 2010, pp. 167-184
Description
Compares mainstream First Nations and Inuit modes of healing in response to colonial history.
Inuit Shamanism and Christianity: Transitions and Transformations in the Twentieth Century
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Nelson Graburn
Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 25, no. 3, Fall, 2010, pp. 29-31
Description
Book review of Inuit Shamanism and Christianity by Frédéric B. Laugrand and Jarich G. Oosten.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access review scroll to p. 29.
Inuit Shamanism and Christianity: Transitions and Transformations in the Twentieth Century
Alternate Title
McGill-Queen's Native and Northern Series ; 59
E-Books
Author/Creator
Frédéric Laugrand
Jarich G. Oosten
Inuit Tuttarvingat of the National Aboriginal Health Organization: Strategic Plan 2010-15
Documents & Presentations
Description
Discusses the strategic plan, goals and priorities to promote health and wellness for Inuit individuals.
Inuktitut Asks-- Kenojuak About Her Life as an Artist and Mother
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Kenojuak Ashevak
Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 27, no. 1, Kenojuak Ashevak, 1927-2013, Winter, 2014, pp. 16-21
Description
Interview with artist who received an Appointed Companion to the Order of Canada medal in 1982.
Entire pdf on one issue. To access article, scroll to page 16.
Inuvialuit Indicators
Web Sites » Organizations
Description
Database used for tracking people and community changes using population, education, culture, labour force, wellbeing, income, government, and housing categories. Sources include Northwest Territories Bureau of Statistics, Statistics Canada and Indian and Northern Affairs Canada.
Investigating the Effects of Environmental Change on Arctic Char (Salvelinus alpinus) Growth Using Scientific and Inuit Traditional Knowledge
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jennie A. Knopp
Arctic, vol. 63, no. 4, December 2010, pp. 493-497
Description
Research conducted to anticipate and demonstrate the secondary effects of climate variability on Arctic char and relay these effects to the local users.
Investigating the Inuit-Canadian Government Relationship. Claiming about the Fate of Inuit Dogs and Inuit Leadership
Alternate Title
Inuit Studies Conference ; 17th, 2010
[Inuit People and the Aboriginal World]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Francis Lévesque
Description
In-depth look at the process and strategy of claims made against the Federal government by the Qikiqtani Inuit Association (QIA) and the Makivik Corporation for the killing of Inuit sled dogs between 1950 and 1970.
Is an Inuit Literary History Possible?
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Keavy Martin
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 34, no. 2, 2010, pp. 67-80
Description
Comments on the importance, necessity and viability of an Inuit literary history and the discusses the role the Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC) can play in its sucess.
Isuma: Inuit Video Art
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Willow Scobie
Native Studies Review, vol. 19, no. 2, 2010, pp. 139-140
Description
Book review of: Isuma: Inuit Video Art by Michael Robert Evans.
Itee Pootoogook "... A Comfort Level in the Medium"
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Jessica Newton
Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 25, no. 3, Fall, 2010, pp. 7-15
Description
Profile of the artist.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p. 7.