Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Kerry Aiken
Description
Resource for teaching the children's book about an Inuit girl and her experiences at a residential school. Book is suitable for Grades 4-7.
Feeding the Family During Times of Stress: Experience and Determinants of Food Insecurity in an Inuit Community
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
James D. Ford
Maude Beaumier
Geographical Journal, vol. 177, no. 1, March 2011, pp. 44-61
Description
Study looked at variables such as food affordability, budgeting, declining hunting activity, food knowledge and quality, and cost of harvesting in the context of changing livelihoods and climate change.
"Finally when I started falling down": Indigenous Tuberculosis Patient Experiences of Health and Illness on the Canadian Prairies
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sylvia Abonyi
Maria Mayan
Jody Boffa
Carmen Lopez
Kathleen McMullin ... [et al.]
International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 12, no. 1, 2017, pp. 3-23
Description
Paper attempts to understand the disproportionate occurrence of tuberculosis in Indigenous populations of Canada.
First Canadians, Canadians First: National Strategy on Inuit Education 2011
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[National Committee on Inuit Education]
First Nation Elders Who Use Wheeled Mobility: An Exploration of Culture and Health
Theses
Author/Creator
Lindsay Croxall
Description
Health Sciences Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of Ottawa, 2017.
First Nations and Inuit Health: Health Status of First Nations On-Reserve in Atlantic Canada 2016
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
First Nations and Inuit Health Branch - Atlantic Region
Health Canada
Description
Data sources: 2011 to 2016 First Nations and Inuit Health Branch program reports and the Non-Insured Health Benefits (NIHB) Pharmacy Claims database. Data from the First Nations Information Governance Centre, Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC), Statistics Canada and the Public Health Agency are also included.
First Nations, First Thoughts Conference: Abstracts and Papers
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Centre of Canadian Studies
University of Edinburgh
Description
Website contains links, some with access to the full text of presentations, from a conference which explores intellectual thought and cultural development of Aboriginal peoples in Canada. Many of the presenters were Canadian.
First Nations, Inuit and Métis Action Plan on Cancer Control
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Canadian Partnership Against Cancer
Description
Provides information about the Aboriginal cancer control strategy to identify key gaps and help set future directions for collaborative action.
First Nations, Inuit and Métis: Respiratory Health Initiatives Environmental Scan
E-Books
Author/Creator
Sonia Wesche
Robert Ryan
Catherine Carry
First Nations, Métis and Inuit Growth Chart Literacy Prompts: K-8
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario
Description
Includes book summaries, literacy prompt questions, and enrichment activities for books appropriate to each grade. Revised Version.
[First Person Plural: Aboriginal Storytelling and the Ethics of Collaborative Authorship]
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Elizabeth Yeoman
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 31, no. 2, 2011, pp. 198-200
Description
Book review of: First Person Plural by Sophie McCall.
Food (In)Security: Food Policy and Vulnerability in Kugaaruk, Nunavut
Theses
Author/Creator
Merissa Daborn
Description
Native Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Alberta, 2017.
Food Insecurity among Inuit Living in Inuit Nunangat
Alternate Title
Aboriginal Peoples Survey, 2012
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Paula Arriagada
Insights on Canadian Society, February 1, 2017, pp. 1-12
Description
Statistics for adults aged 25 and over from the 2012 Aboriginal Peoples Survey.
Food Insecurity and Food Consumption by Season in Households with Children in an Arctic City: A Cross-sectional study
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Catherine Huet
James D. Ford
Victoria L. Edge
Jamal Shirley
Nia King ... [et al.]
BMC Public Health, vol. 17, 2017, p. article no. 578
Description
Study conducted in Iqaluit, Nunavut concluded that food insecurity is a critical issue, with one-third of households with children experiencing food insecurity.
Food Politics: Finding a Place for Country Food in Canada's Northern Food Policy
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Eleanor Stephenson
George Wenzel
Northern Public Affairs, vol. 5, no. 1, Food (In)security in Northern Canada, April 2017, pp. 49-51
Description
Comments on the Government of Canada's review of the Nutrition North Canada program.
Food Security and Mining in Nunatsiavut
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Suzanne Mills
Johanna Tuglavina
Deborah Simmons
Russell Claus
Northern Public Affairs, vol. 5, no. 1, Food (In)security in Northern Canada, April 2017, pp. 39-41
Description
Comments on Statistics Canada data reporting 42% of adult Inuit in Nunatsiavut had experienced food insecurity in the previous 12 months.
For Taima, Success Has Just Begun
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Mosha Folger
Marion Soubliére
Inuktitut, no. 95, Winter, 2005, pp. 12-14
Description
Chronicles the success of the band Taima as their first release contains songs in English, French and Inuktitut.
Forty Years of Struggle and Still No Right to Inuit Education in Nunavut
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Derek Rasmussen
Interchange, vol. 42, no. 2, Circumpolar Indigenous Issues, Knowledge, Relations to Education, Science and Mathematics, May 2011, pp. 137-155
Description
Focuses on the battle for Inuit education, language issues, and minority rights and offers solutions to the problems.
Fourth World Film: Politics of Indigenous Representation in Mainstream and Indigenous Cinema
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Laura Herrington
Description
Examines effects of both mainstream and Indigenous cinema on Indigenous peoples, stereotyping, and concepts of geography, land, history and language.
Anthropology and Humanities Honors Paper (B.A.)--University of Colorado, 2011.
From Map to Horizon; From Trail to Journey: Documenting Inuit Geographic Knowledge
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Claudio Aporta
Études/Inuit/Studies, vol. 29, no. 1-2, Preserving Language and Knowledge, 2005, pp. 221-231
Description
Describes how new technological mapping methods are incorporating Inuit geographical and environmental knowledge.
Furs New Appeal
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Isabelle Dubois
Inuktitut, no. 96, Spring, 2005, pp. 30-42
Description
Profiles three Inuit clothing designers who prefer working primarily with sealskin.
[[The Future of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Broadcasting: Conversation & Convergence Series: Iqualuit Gathering, April 12, 2017]
Media » Sound Recordings
Author/Creator
Jack Anawak
Claude Grenier
Salome Avva
Geneviève Bonin-Labelle
Anne Crawford
Madeleine D'Argencourt … [et al.]
Description
Includes links to program, summary, speeches, and audio of two panel discussions.
Part 1: Community Radio speech by Jack Anawak.
Part 2: Panel discussion: Regional Radio: Taqramiut Nipingat Inc.(TNI) and CBC North featuring Claude Grenier, Salome Avva and Patrick Nagle.
Part 3: Speech by George Hickes, Nunavut Minister responsible for Health and Suicide Prevention.
Part 4: Panel discussion: Inuit Broadcasting Corporation, CFRT-FM, and TV Nunavut featuring Fanny He, Madeleine d'Agencourt, and Charlotte DeWolff.
Gender, Nationalism, Citizenship, and Nunavut's Territorial "House": A Case Study of the Gender Parity Proposal Debate
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Elana Wilson
Arctic Anthropology, vol. 42, no. 2, 2005, pp. 82-94
Description
Analyzes the gender parity proposal debate in Nunavut.
Gender Relations in Inuit Drum Dances
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mary E. Piercey
Canadian Folk Music, vol. 39, no. 3, 2005, pp. 1-6
Description
Looks at the drum dance by the Netsilik and Caribou Inuit on Baffin Island in the community of Arviat.
A Genetic and Epidemiologic Study of Cardiovascular Disease in Alaska Natives (GOCADAN): Design and Methods
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Barbara V. Howard
Richard B. Devereux
Shelly A. Cole
Michael Davidson
Bennett Dyke
Sven O. E. Ebbesson
Stephen E. Epstein
et al
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 64, no. 3, 2005, pp. 206-221
Description
Comments on the Genetics of Coronary Artery Disease in Alaska Natives (GOCADAN) Study.
Geographies of Inuit Sea Ice Use: Introduction
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Claudio Aporta
D. R. Fraser Taylor
Gita J. Laidler
Canadian Geographer, vol. 55, no. 1, Geographies of Inuit Sea Ice Use, Spring, 2011, p. 1–5
Description
Overview of a special journal issue which focuses on articles about Inuit knowledge of sea ice use and the research being conducted regarding preservation and transmission of this knowledge.
Glycogen Storage Disease Type III in Inuit Children
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Paul James A. Zimakas
Celia J. Rodd
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 172, no. 3, February 1, 2005, pp. 355-358
Description
Reports on 4 cases of the rare autosomal recessive disease which may suggest an increased incidence among the Inuit population.
Gods, Goods and Big Game: The Archaeology of Labrador Inuit Choices in an Eighteenth- and Nineteenth-Century Mission Context
Theses
Author/Creator
Beatrix Joy Yvonne Michelle Arendt
Description
Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Virginia, 2011.
Grade 12 Current Topics in First Nations, Métis and Inuit Studies: A Foundation for Implementation
Alternate Title
Grade Twelve Current Topics in First Nations, Métis and Inuit Studies
E-Books
Author/Creator
Manitoba Education
The Great Shimmering
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Norman Hallendy
Canada's History, vol. 97, no. 2, April/May 2017, pp. 64-66
Description
Reports on a large concentration of inuksuit at Cape Dorset and also includes an excerpt from, An Intimate Wilderness: Arctic Voices In A Land Of Vast Horizons.
Growing Up North: Exploring the Archaeology of Childhood in the Thule and Dorset Cultures of Arctic Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robert W. Park
Archeological Papers of the American Anthropological Association, vol. 15, no. 1, January 2005, pp. 53-64
Description
By looking at artifacts belonging to children, author compares childhood in the two cultures.
Health Care Renewal in Canada: Accelerating Change
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Health Council of Canada
Description
Report on renewal priorities identified in the 2003 First Ministers' Accord. Provides recommendations.
Health, Education, Language, Dialect, and Culture in First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Communities in Canada: An Overview
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Elizabeth Kay-Raining Bird
Canadian Journal of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, vol. 35, no. 2, Service Delivery to First Nations, Inuit and Métis in Canada: Part 1, Summer, 2011, pp. 110-124
Description
Provides a broad overview of relevant information intended to stimulate further exploration by the reader about the distinctive features, needs and goals of First Nations, Inuit and Métis clients and families.
The Health Status of Canada's First Nations, Metis, and Inuit People: A Background Paper to Accompany
Health Care Renewal in Canada: Accelerating Change
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Health Council of Canada
Hide and Sneak
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Brenda Boreham
Description
Lesson plan for use with picture book by Michael Arvaarluk Kusugak and Vladyana Krykorka which is the story of a little Inuit girl who is lured into a cave by an Ijiraq who refuses to take her home. She outwits him and finds her way back using an inuksugaq as a landmark. Recommended for Grades Kindergarten to 2.
High-Sugar Drinks, Acculturation and Obesity in the Canadian High Arctic: International Polar Year Inuit Health Survey, 2007-2008
Theses
Author/Creator
Natalia Zienczuk
Description
Dietetics and Human Nutrition Thesis (M.Sc.)--McGill University, 2011.
Highly Unsaturated n-3 Fatty Acids Status of Canadian Inuit: International Polar Year Inuit Health Survey, 2007-2008
Alternate Title
HUFA n-3 Status and Canadian Inuit
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Yuan E. Zhou
Stan Kubow
Grace M. Egeland
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 70, no. 5, 2011, pp. 498-510
Description
Data indicated that fatty acid profiles differ between communities in the Eastern and Western Arctics.
Hilaup Aalannguqtirninganut Taiguuhiliqiniq=Terminology on Climate Change
E-Books
Author/Creator
Nunavut Department of Culture
Language
Elders and Youth
Nunavut
Nunavut Tunngavik
Historical Antecedents of /h/, /s/, /j/ and /ř/ in Utkuhiksalik (Inuktitut)
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Carrie J. Dyck
Jean L. Briggs
Études/Inuit/Studies, vol. 29, no. 1-2, Preserving Language and Knowledge, 2005, pp. 307-340
Description
Describes how differences arose between two different dialects of the Inuit language.
Housing Policy, Aging, and Life Course Construction in a Canadian Inuit Community
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Peter Collings
Arctic Anthropology, vol. 42, no. 2, 2005, pp. 50-65
Description
Discusses Inuit housing in the Canadian North including history, policy and ongoing problems.
‘How Many Eskimo Words for Ice?’: Collecting Inuit Sea Ice Terminologies in the International Polar Year, 2007–2008
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Igor Krupnik
Canadian Geographer, vol. 55, no. 1, Geographies of Inuit Sea Ice Use, Spring, Spring 2011, p. 56–68
Description
Overview of the material collected on Inuit terminology and Indigenous ice vocabularies used to describe the sea ice nomenclatures.
How Nivi Got Her Names by Laura Deal, Illustrated by Charlene Chua: Educator's Resource
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Brenda Boreham
Description
Geared toward Kindergarten to Grade 3. Story is about a Inuit girl who learns about traditional naming practices.
How Raven Marked the Land When the Earth Was New
Alternate Title
Comment Corbeau a marqué le territoire alors que la Terre était nouvelle
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ann Fienup-Riordan
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 41, no. 1-2, Bestiaire inuit = Inuit Bestiary, 2017, pp. 215-241
Description
Examines the role and actions of Raven in Yup’ik creation narratives and traditional stories; and how those stories are recorded in the place names and understandings of the land.
Humanizing Security in the Arctic
Alternate Title
Occasional Publication Series (Canadian Circumpolar Institute) ; no. 68
E-Books
Author/Creator
Michelle Daveluy
Milton M. R. Freeman
Edna Elias
Katrin Annemarie Simon
Ron Elliott ... [et al.]
Hydro-Quebec Buys Inuit Art
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Rosa Harris-Adler
Inuktitut, no. 98, Fall, 2005, pp. 10-11
Description
Pledge of $5 million to acquire over 2,500 pieces of Inuit art including sculpture, painting and other works.
Hypertriglyceridemic-Waist Phenotype and Glucose Intolerance Among Canadian Inuit: the International Polar Year Inuit Health Survey for Adults 2007-2008
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Grace M. Egeland
Zhirong Cao
T. Kue Young
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 183, no. 9, June 14, 2011, pp. E553-E558
Description
Research conducted to determine whether Inuit ethnicity protects the obese from type 2 diabetes mellitus.
I Can Make Art ... Like Andrew Qappik
Alternate Title
Unikkausivut: Sharing Our Stories
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Jane Churchill
Description
Artist demonstrates the process of creating a soapstone relief print. Students then produce their own self-portrait. Accompanying material: Study Guide.
Duration: 11:24.
I Can Make Art ... Like Andrew Qappik: [Study Guide]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
National Film Board (NFB)
Description
Guide to accompany film, I Can Make Art ... Like Andrew Qappik. Target ages 9-12. Contains previewing and post viewing activities, follow up discussion and activity ideas.
If Not Now … Then When? Addressing the Ongoing Inuit Housing Crisis in Canada
Alternate Title
Health and Housing Realities for Inuit
E-Books
Author/Creator
Cathleen Knotsch
Dianne Kinnon
Description
Related material: Key Findings.