Discusses the progress of Nunavut’s socio-economic goals and the challenges in advancing their economic and social objectives while coping with economic, social and environmental changes.
Contemporary Linguistics Analysis: An Introduction
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Eung-Do Cook
Darin Flynn
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Discusses Canada's First Nations nine language families, the separate language family of the Inuit and the mixed language of the Métis.
Chapter nine from Contemporary Linguistics Analysis: An Introduction by William O'Grady, John Archibald.
IRPP Choices, vol. 14, no. 9, August 2008, pp. 1-26
Description
Reviews changes that have taken place since the signing of the James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement using various indicators such as income, education, and life expectancy.
Encyclopedia Arctica. Transportation and Communications
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Howard A. Chapelle
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Looks at umiak (open boats) and kayak (decked hunting canoe) used by Inuit in Canada, Greenland, Alaska and Asia and compares them to the Irish curraghs.
Digitized copy of typescript is part of the unpublished reference work on the Northern Arctic and subarctic regions. Project ran from 1947-1951.
A national plan for closing the gap in health outcomes for the First Nation, Inuit and Métis people of Canada. Discussed at the meeting of the First Ministers and Leaders of National Aboriginal organizations, Strengthening Relationships and Closing the Gap, held November 24-25, 2005 in Kelowna, British Columbia.
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 64, no. 2, 2005, pp. 163-169
Description
Contends that using standing height alone to calculate the body mass index may overestimate those who are at risk for type 2 diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular disease among the Inuit.