Statistical data compares percentage of population increase from 2006 to 2011 in Nunavut, Canada as a whole, as well as each of the provinces and other territories.
Legend about a man who didn't want to brag about his strength. Reprinted from GEIST (The Canadian Magazine of Ideas and Culture, Spring 1996, Vol. 5, 21)
Information from the Canadian Socio-economic Information and Management System (CANSIM). Data can be added / removed and manipulated to customize table.
London Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. 16, Continuities and Changing Realities: Meanings and Identities Among Canadas Aboriginal People, 2000/2001, pp. 89-108
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Looks the history of education in the communities of Sheshatshiu and Utshimassits (Davis Inlet).
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 71, 2012, p. article no. 18791
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A gap in mortality outcomes between predominately Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal communities suggests a need for improvements in perinatal and neonatal health for Aboriginal populations.
American Antiquity, vol. 62, no. 2, April 1997, pp. 273-284
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Discusses lack of consensus on settlement patterns based on wide variation in number of dwellings. Study of a site at Porden Point, N.W.T. found structures were not all constructed or occupied at the same time.
Looks at attempts by Arctic Athabaskan Council, Gwich’in Council International, Inuit Circumpolar Council, and the Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK) to frame Arctic climate change as a security issue.
Looks at selected socio-economic trends and examines the multiple dimensions of poverty including lack of financial resources, absence of skills, knowledge, and capabilities to lead a fulfilled life, and social exclusion.
Arctic Anthropology, vol. 34, no. 1, 1997, pp. 18-29
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Discusses the negative opinions about the use of scientific research conducted in Nunavut and how this research may be in conflict with the needs of the Inuit.
Arctic, vol. 65, no. 3, September 2012, pp. 257-272
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Uses synthesis of field data, remote sensing, and Inuvialuit knowledge to explore the timing, causes, and implications of weather event that took place in September 1999.
Documentary looks at two Inuit communities on Baffin Island and Northwest Greenland and how they are connected and adapting to social and environmental changes. Includes English sub-titles.
Duration: 82:23.
London Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. 16, Continuities and Changing Realities: Meanings and Identities Among Canadas Aboriginal People, 2000/2001, pp. 109-124
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Discusses the legal, social and cultural differences between Indigenous groups in Canada.
Teacher's resource for unit which strengthens students' literacy and communication skills while they learn about local plants, the environment, and their community.
Teacher's resource for use with Grades 3, 4, and 5 primary students. Unit designed to strengthen students' literacy and communication skills while learning about local plants, the environment, and their community.