Arctic, vol. 72, no. 3, September 10, 2019 , pp. 273-288
Description
Authors explore the emergence of new salmon fisheries in the Arctic by examining data collected in interviews with 41 active fishermen and Elders between 2010 and 2013. Findings show discrepancies regarding the abundance, but clear evidence of new fisheries.
The Northwest Passage and the Construction of Inuit Pan-Arctic Identities
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Claudio Aporta
Michael Bravo
Fraser Taylor
Description
Atlas focuses on Eastern and Central Canadian Arctic and provides synoptic view of "Inuit mobility and occupancy of Arctic waters, coasts and lands, including its icescapes, as documented in written historical records (maps of trails and place names)".
Arctic Anthropology, vol. 56, no. 1, 2019, pp. 52-76
Description
The author examines evidence from archaeological sites and the artifacts from these sites in order to investigate in further detail the nature of the Inuit occupation of the Lower North Shore in what is now Quebec.
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: 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.
Provides statistics for the territory and individual communities.
Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM (Canadian Socio-economic Information and Management System) table 051-0001.
Northern Public Affairs, vol. 2, Special Issue 2014: Revitalizing Education in Nunangat, 2014, pp. 70-75
Description
Looks at the history of adult and post-secondary education in Inuit Nunangat, survey information collected from post-secondary students, and the University of Prince Edward Island's Master of Education program.
Entire issue on one pdf. Scroll down to page 70 to read article.
Study consisted of point-in-time homeless count, survey of those experiencing homelessness, consultations with key stakeholders, and information-gathering in gateway communities outside the territory.
Reports results of environmental scan which involved a literature review of both grey and academic publications, a series of key informant interviews with 20 individuals working in the field. Six topic areas are covered: links between childhood adversity and suicide and promising practices for addressing child sexual abuse, social emotional development, safe shelters focusing on children and youth, current supports in the justice system, and parenting and family support programs.
Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 27, no. 2, Spring/Summer, 2014, pp. 24-29
Description
Discusses the roots of the performing arts group and the two main projects being concentrated on.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 24.
First Nations Human Resources Development Commission of Québec (FNHRDCQ)
Description
Collection of best practices used by companies. Provides information on context, workforce awareness, advantages to workforce diversity, employment challenges, and the elements of a successful integration strategy.
Survey asked indeterminate, term and casual employees with at least six months of continuous service to rate 55 statements. Twenty-one were benchmark questions common to federal, provincial and territorial government public service Engagement Surveys across Canada. Total of 1,692 respondents participated.
Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 1, no. 2, Summer, 1986, p. 4
Description
Explains the context of the Cape Dorset co-operative's "assembly line" approach to printmaking. Refers to article found in vol.1, no.1, 1986.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll down to appropriate page.
The Northern Review, no. 38, Political and Economic Change in Canada’s Provincial North, 2014, pp. 65-92
Description
Looks at development of new economic standards based on the seven sacred teachings and then applied by Aboriginal communities for asset-building strategies.
Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. 53, no. 1, Winter, 2019, pp. 123-151
Description
Discusses the failure of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (JCPC) in 1927 to consider the perspectives of the Inuit, Innut, and Algonquian peoples when resolving the question of the border between Newfoundland and Quebec in the Labrador region. Highlights this practice as a reflection of Canada’s colonial past and how the inclusion of Indigenous knowledge would have changed the process.
Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 27, no. 4, Winter, 2014, pp. 22-23
Description
Looks at the government's use of a touring exhibition of Inuit art as part of its effort to promote Western values in communist Europe during the Cold War. Part two of a three part series.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 22.
Looks at photographs appearing in the magazine from 1990 to 2010 using the coding factors of look, appearance, activities, surroundings and use of technology.
Bachelor thesis towards an undergraduate degree in International Migration and Ethnic Relations--Malmö University, 2019.
Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. 51, no. 3, Fall, 2017, pp. 547-570
Description
Author examines Igloolik Isuma's film as a formal and deliberate illustration of Inuit legal culture, legal practitioners, and legal principles; argues that Isuma places these elements of the Inuit legal system in conversation with the systems of contemporary justice in Canada.
Documents on Canadian Arctic Sovereignty and Security ; no. 13
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Eskimo Affairs Committee
Description
Committee was formed in an effort to deal with public policy issues in the Northwest Territories with a particular focus on economic problems created by altering the Inuit's traditional lifestyle and the subsequent dependency on social transfer payments.