Gender and Place Influences on Health Risk Perspectives in Northern Canadian Aboriginal Communities
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Cynthia G. Jardine
Amanda D. Boyd
Christopher M. Furgal
Gender, Place & Culture: A Journal of Feminist Geography, vol. 16, no. 2, April 2009, pp. 201-223
Description
Presents a study that looks at health and environmental risk perspectives associated with gender and place in two sets of northern Canadian Aboriginal communities.
Gender, Culture and Northern Fisheries
Alternate Title
Occasional Publication Series (Canadian Circumpolar Institute) ; no. 62
E-Books
Author/Creator
Katherine Reedy-Maschner
Virginia Mulle
Sine Anahita
Martina Tyrrell
Anna Karlsdóttir ... [et al.]
Germaine Arnaktauyok: An Inner Sight
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Matthew Harrison
Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 25, no. 4, Winter, 2009, pp. 16-23
Description
Brief profile of the artist accompanied by several examples of her work.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to p. 16.
The Giant Bear: Book Study
Alternate Title
The Giant Bear: Senior Book Study
Uqalimaarummaq Reader ; 6
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Nunavut Arctic College
Description
Designed to improve literacy and communication skills while looking at differences between modern life and Inuit traditions. Topics include hunting and survival, courage and Arctic animals.
The Giant Bear: Junior Book Study
Alternate Title
Uqalimaarummaq Reader
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Nunavut Arctic College
Description
Teacher's resource for use with primary students in Grades 4, 5, and 6. Goal is to improve students' literacy and communication skills while teaching about Arctic animals and hunting.
Governance in Nunavut: Capacity vs. Culture?
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Graham White
Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. 43, no. 2, Spring, 2009, p. 57
Description
Discusses the basic structure, operation, and initiatives of the Government of Nunavut.
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.
A Guide to Aboriginal Self-Declaration for Saskatchewan Boards of Education
Alternate Title
Research Report (Saskatchewan School Boards Association) ; no. 09-06
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Mâwandônan Consulting
Description
Provides information on how other organizations deal with self-declaration and contains an Aboriginal self-declaration form.
Guide to the Labour Force Survey in Nunavut
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Nunavut Bureau of Statistics
Description
Reference document to aid in interpreting the data from the Labour Force Survey (LFS). Includes glossary.
Healing through Collaboration: A Case Study of The Nunavut Poverty Reduction Process
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Don Lenihan
Description
Discusses the context and origins of the public engagement process, it's implementation and the creation of the Poverty Reduction Plan, and challenges to be considered while moving forward.
Health Inequalities and Social Determinants of Aboriginal Peoples' Health
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Charlotte Loppie Reading
Fred Wien
Description
Uses data to describe variations in health experienced by diverse Aboriginal peoples in Canada.
The Health of Inuit Children Under Age 6 in Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Leanne C. Findlay
Teresa A. Janz
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 71, 2012, p. article no. 18580
Description
Results found that some socio-economic factors negatively impacted overall outcomes.
Health Profile of Nunavik 2011: Demographic and Socioeconomic Conditions
E-Books
Author/Creator
Nunavik Regional Board of Health and Social Service
Institut National de Santé Publique du Québec
Health Profile of Nunavik: Demographic and Socioeconomic Conditions 2011: Highlights
E-Books
Author/Creator
Nunavik Regional Board of Health and Social Services
Institut National de Santé Publique du Québec
Heart Rate is Associated With Markers of Fatty Acid Desaturation: The GOCADAN Study
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sven O.E. Eggesson
Juan C. Lopez-Alvarenga
Peter M. Okin
Richard B. Devereux
Maria Elizabeth Tejero ... [et al.]
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 71, 2012, p. article no. 17343
Description
Results indicated that Heart Rate (HR) is associated with fatty acid (FA) saturation.
Heather Igloliorte
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jonathan Dewar
Heather Igloliorte
West Coast Line #74, vol. 46, no. 2, Reconcile This!, Summer, 2012, pp. 56-67
Description
Interview with an Inuk artist, writer and curator from Labrador.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 56.
A High Frequent BRCA1 Founder Mutation Identified in the Greenlandic Population
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Theresa Larriba Harboe
Hans Eiberg
Peder Kern
Bent Ejlertsen
Lotte Nedergaard
el al.
Familial Cancer, vol. 8, no. 4, December 2009, pp. 413-419
Description
Study recommends that all females of Inuit origin receive genetic counselling and screening for the p.Cys39Gly mutation.
High Level Indicators: Aboriginal Peoples Survey 2012
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Statistics Canada
Description
Lists questions asked under the themes of identification, household composition, mobility, education, language, labour market activities, traditional activities, income, health and housing.
Higher Body Mass, Older Age and Higher Monounsaturated Fatty Acids Intake Reflect Better Quantitative Ultrasound Parameters in Inuit Preschoolers
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jessy El Hayek
Grace Egeland
Hope Wieler
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 71, 2012, p. article no. 18999
Description
Study findings appeared to be inconclusive with more detailed research recommended.
History of Education in the Baffin Region, 1950-75
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David King
The Quint, vol. 4, no. 4, 2012, pp. 5-24
Description
Comments on teaching the same curriculum to students in northern Canada as southern Canada and the arising difficulties.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 5.
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.
Hummocks: Journeys and Inquiries Among the Canadian Inuit
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Yves Labreche
Northern Review, no. 31, Fall, 2009, pp. 248-251
Description
Book review of: Hummocks: Journeys and Inquiries Among the Canadian Inuit by Jean Malaurie.
Identifying Clinical and Social Factors Influencing Changes in CD4+ Count in HIV Infected Adults in Saskatoon, Canada
Theses
Author/Creator
Kelsey Elizabeth Hunt
Description
Community Health and Epidemiology Thesis (M.S.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2012.
Identifying Colonial Discourses in Inupiat Young People's Narratives as a Way to Understand the No Future of Inupiat Youth Suicide.
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lisa Wexler
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 16, no. 1, 2009, pp. 1-24
Description
Discusses the disproportionate suicide rate in Alaskan Native youth and presents new ideas to understand the issue.
Identity and Needs in the Modern World: Roles of Orality and Literacy
Alternate Title
INALCO 2009, Proceedings of the 15th Inuit Studies Conference, Orality (Paris, 2006)
Orality in the 21st Century: Inuit Discourse and Practices. Proceedings of the 15th Inuit Studies Conference
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Marja Korhonen
Description
Looks at the importance of orality in the 21st century and throughout human history.
Paper from Orality in the 21st Century: Inuit Discourse and Practices. Proceedings of the 15th Inuit Studies Conference edited by B. Collingnon and M. Therrien.
The Igalirtuuq Conservation Initiative: An Exploration of Collaborative Multi-level Environmental Governance Formation
Theses
Author/Creator
John Lloyd Kearns
Description
Environment and Sustainability Thesis (M.E.S.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2012.
Iglutaasaavut (Our New Homes): Neither "New" nor "Ours": Housing Challenges of the Nunavut Territorial Government
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Frank Tester
Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. 43, no. 2, Spring, 2009, p. 137
Description
Examines problems that have confronted the Nunavut Housing Corporation, and looks at program and policy initiatives undertaken to address the situation.
Illiniavugut Nunami : Learning from the Land : Envisioning an Inuit-Centered Educational Future
Theses
Author/Creator
Diane Obed
Description
Atlantic Canada Studies Thesis (MA) -- Saint Mary's University, 2017.
Impact Benefit Agreements: A Tool For Healthy Inuit Communities?: Full Report
E-Books
Author/Creator
Cathleen Knotsch
Jacek Warda
The Impact of Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit on Formal Education in Nunavut
Theses
Author/Creator
Matthew Ayres
Description
Interdisciplinary Studies Thesis (M.A.)--Royal Roads University, 2012.
Incidence of Pancreatic Cancer in Greenland 2000-2010
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jakob Kirkegaard
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 71, 2012, p. article no. 18368
Description
Compared data finding that pancreatic cancer rate in Greenland is 138% higher than in Denmark.
Independent Study Unit #1: Content Focus: Food Security in the North
Alternate Title
[Coppermine Lesson Plans, Grades 9-12]
[Coppermine River Expedition 2012]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Stefan Superina
Description
Teacher's lesson plan. Includes links to articles on the high cost of food in Nunavut and Statistics Canada figures.
Indigenous Children's Health Report: Health Assessment in Action
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Sue Crengle
Jane Freemantle
Gilbert Gallaher
Daniel McAullay
Kelly McShane
Maile Taualii
Description
Discusses how health assessment data can be applied to improving the health disparities between Indigenous and non-Indigenous children.
Indigenous Diasporic Literature : Representations of the Shaman in the Works of Sam Watson and Alootook Ipellie
Theses
Author/Creator
Kimberley McMahon-Coleman
Description
[English Literature?] Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Wollongong, 2009.
Examines the works Arctic Dreams and Nightmares by Alootook Ipellie and he Kadaitcha Song by Sam Watson.
Indigenous Governance in the Arctic: A Report for the Arctic Governance Project
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Gail Fondahl
Stephanie Irlbacher-Fox
Description
Looks at the main forms of governance developed and practiced among the Indigenous peoples of the North American and Russian Norths.
Indigenous Inuit Law, "Western" Law and Northern Issues
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Natalia Loukacheva
Arctic Review on Law and Politics, vol. 3, no. 2, 2012, pp. 200-217
Description
Looks at characteristics of traditional legal order in Eastern Canada and Nunavut.
Indigenous Peoples of Manitoba: A Guide for Newcomers
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Anika Reynar
Zoe Matties
Description
Introduction to different cultural groups, their history, relationship with the Federal government and current situations.
Inferred Propositions and the Expression of the Evidence Relation in Natural Language: Evidentiality in Central Alaskan Yup'ik Eskimo and English
Theses
Author/Creator
Elizabeth A. Krawczyk
Description
Theoretical Linguistics Thesis (Ph.D.)--Georgetown University, 2012.
The Influence of Family History on Learning Opportunities of Inuvialuit Youth
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Raila Salokangas
Brenda Parlee
Études/Inuit/Studies, vol. 33, no. 1-2, Education and Transmission of Inuit Knowledge in Canada, 2009, pp. 191-207
Description
Discusses the variables in learning outcomes depending on factors such as individual decisions, family, kinship and outside influences.
Introduction: Les Peuples de l'Arctique et le Bois / Introduction: Arctic Peoples and Wood
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Claire Alix
Études/Inuit/Studies, vol. 36, no. 1, Les Peuples de l Arctique et le Bois / Arctic Peoples and Wood, 2012, pp. 5-22
Description
Introductory article on themed isssue.
Inuit and the Canadian Arctic: Sovereignty Begins at Home
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mary Simon
Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. 43, no. 2, Spring, 2009, pp. 250-261, 263
Description
Author discusses the challenges of Arctic sovereignty, and suggests that the development of an integrated Arctic strategy must include federal, provincial and territorial governments and Aboriginal organizations to improve the lives of the Inuit.
Inuit and Whalers on Baffin Island Through German Eyes: Wilhelm Weike's Arctic Journal and Letters (1883-84)
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Kenn Harper
Arctic, vol. 65, no. 2, June 2012, pp. 233-234
Description
Book review of: Inuit and Whalers on Baffin Island Through German Eyes by Ludger Müller-Wille and Bernd Gieseking; translated by William Barr.
Inuit and Whalers on Baffin Island Through German Eyes: Wilhelm Weike's Arctic Journal and Letters (1883-84)
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Sally Robinson
Northern Review, no. 36, Fall, 2012, pp. 134-135
Description
Book review of: Inuit and Whalers on Baffin Island Through German Eyes edited by Ludger Müller-Wille, Bernd Gieseking ; translated by William Barr.
Inuit Arctic Policy
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Inuit Circumpolar Council
Description
Discusses updated version of Inuit Arctic Policy looking at goals and objectives, Inuit rights, peace and security, environmental, social and economic issues.
Inuit Area of Residence (11), Aboriginal Identity (5), Age Groups (8), Sex (3) and Selected Demographic, Labour Force, Educational and Income Characteristics (218), for the Total Population of Canada, Provinces and Territories, 2006 Census - 20% Sample Data
Alternate Title
Statistics Canada Catalogue No. 97-564-XCB2006003
Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population
[2006 Census of Canada: Topic-based Tabulations]
Data » Tables
Author/Creator
Statistics Canada
Description
Statistical table.
Inuit Art and the Quest for Canada's Arctic Sovereignty
Alternate Title
Calgary Papers in Military and Strategic Studies. Occasional Paper; no. 5
E-Books
Author/Creator
Patrick Lennox
Inuit & Cancer: Fact Sheets
Alternate Title
Inuit and Cancer: Fact Sheets
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami
Description
Raises awareness, with the intent of informing decision makers, advisors and nongovernment organizations, (NGOs) regarding Inuit’s unique cancer concerns and realities.
Inuit Carvings: A New Story
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Zoe Litsios
Bernie Pucker
Sue Pucker]
Description
Exhibition catalogue.
Inuit Cultural Maintenance in Contemporary Nunavik
Theses
Author/Creator
Christopher Balfour James Mount
Description
Culture and Values in Education Thesis (Ph.D.)--McGill University, 2012.