Inuit

Creators: Negotiating the Art World for Over 50 Years

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Norman Vorano
Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 19, no. 3 & 4, Arts Alive: A Special Issue, Fall/Winter, 2004, pp. 9-17
Description
Discusses the significance of the landmark exhibition mounted in 1953 by Gimpel Fils Gallery, London, England. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to p. 9.
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Criss-Crossing Canada

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Inuktitut, no. 96, Spring, 2005, pp. S1-3
Description
Describes Inuit Tapiriit Kanatmai (ITK) president Jose Kusugak's national speaking campaign between May 2004 and early 2005 to raise Canadian public awareness about Inuit issues.
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Critical Historiography in Atanarjuat the Fast Runner and Ten Canoes

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Tom Crosbie
Journal of New Zealand Literature , vol. 24, no. 2, Special Issue: Comparative Approaches to Indigenous Literary Studies, 2007, pp. 135-152
Description
Discusses commonalities around "the sharing of a cultural technology that functions very differently according to whether it is engaged esoterically or exoterically -- by members of the communities represented in the films or by others."
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Cultural Ambassador: Alex Alikashuak

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Author/Creator
Matthew Fox
Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 16, no. 3, Fall, 2001, pp. 11-13
Description
Profile of an Inuit carver who promotes his work as well as the work of others. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 11.
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Cultural Negotiation and Schooling: New Idea or New Clothing For An Old Idea?

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Gerald V. Mohatt
Peabody Journal of Education, vol. 69, no. 2, Negotiating the culture of Indigenous Schools, Winter, 1994, pp. 172-185
Description
Reviews articles in the special issue, Negotiating the Culture of Indigenous Schools, discusses barriers to careers in teaching, expanding knowledge base of Indigenous education and the relationship between school change, culture, power and control.
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Culturally Appropriate Care, A Multicultural Task: Assessing the Needs of Inuit Youth in the Care of Child Welfare Services

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sarah L. Fraser
Cécile Rousseau
Rebecca Kasudluak
Pamela Burmester
Maria José Arauz
International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 9, no. 2, Inuit Health and Well-Being, 2012, pp. 38-49
Description

Study explored needs of Inuit youth in the care of child welfare services from perspective of educators, therapists, a cultural broker, and the youths themselves. 

NOTE: Also published as Journal of Aboriginal Health, Summer, 2015.

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Culturally Based Math Education as a Way to Improve Alaska Native Students' Math Performance

Alternate Title
Working Paper Series (Appalachian Collaborative Center for Learning, Assessment, and Instruction in Mathematics) ; no. 20
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jerry Lipka
Barbara Adams
Description
Study uses the math curriculum "Building a Fish Rack: Investigations into Proof, Properties, Perimeter, and Area" to show culturally-based instruction has been successful with Yup'ik students.
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Culturally Relevant Gender Based Analysis: An Issue Paper

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Native Women's Association of Canada (NWAC)
Description
Looks at the effects of gendered discrimination against Aboriginal women, examines current gendered legislative, policy and program implementation, and provides recommendations on future work needed.
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Culture and Language as Social Determinants of First Nations, Inuit and Métis Health

Alternate Title
Social Determinants of Health
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
National Collaborating Centre For Aboriginal Health (NCCAH)
Description
Reports a good health care strategy should include: health professions communicating in the local language, combining local knowledge with modern medicine, community control and development, and use Aboriginal concepts of health in care and policy.
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A Curated Selection of Martha Tickie's Work

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Author/Creator
Maria von Finckenstein
Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 12, no. 2, Summer, 1997, pp. 30-35
Description
Showcases an artists carvings with many having the mother and child theme. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 30.
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A Curated Selection of Mary Yuusipik's Work

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Author/Creator
Maria von Finckenstein
Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 12, no. 3, Fall, 1997, pp. 4-9
Description
Highlights work of a Baker Lake tapestry artist. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 4.
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Curator's Choice: Gilbert Hay

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Author/Creator
Mireille Eagan
Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 27, no. 4, winter, 2014, pp. 18-19
Description
Comments on a sculpture that changes images depending on where the viewer is standing. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 18.
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Curator's Choice: Harpoon Counterweight

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Author/Creator
Sean Mooney
Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 29, no. 1, Climate, Spring, 2016, p. 10
Description
Highlights a carving from an exhibition featuring over 100 ancient walrus tusk ivory carvings. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 10.
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Curator's Choice: Ikpiarjuk Abstract

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Author/Creator
Brian Lunger
Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 28, no. 1, Spring, 2015, pp. 16-17
Description
Comments on an abstract piece that represents a polar bear transforming into a butterfly. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 16.
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Curator's Choice: John Kaunak

Alternate Title
John Kaunak
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Maria von Finckenstein
Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 15, no. 1, Spring, 2000, pp. 32-36
Description
Profiles an Inuit artist who carved for a twenty year period. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 32.
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Curator's Choice: Life Writing

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Author/Creator
Sandra Dyck
Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 27, no. 3, Fall, 2014, pp. 16-17
Description
Discusses the responsibility of the art collector to source out the history of the piece. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 16.
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Curator's Choice: Papiara Tukiki and Saimaiyu Akesuk

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Author/Creator
Susan Kennedy Zeller
Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 29, no. 2, Performance, Summer, 2016, pp. 12-13
Description
Comments on the partnership between Dorset Fine Arts and the Brooklyn Museum to present the Cape Dorset Legacy Project. Entire issue on one pdf. To access issue, scroll to page 12.
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Cytochrome P4502C9 (CYP2C9) Allele Frequencies in Canadian Native Indian and Inuit Populations

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Andrea Gaedigk
William L. Casley
Rachel F. Tyndale
Edward M. Sellers
Malle Jurima-Romet
J. Steven Leeder
Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology, vol. 79, no. 10, October 2001, pp. 841-847
Description
Study conclusions demonstrate that Aboriginal populations are distinct from their Asian ancestors as they do not necessarily share the same polymorphic patterns or allele frequencies.
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Daily Life of the Inuit

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Martina Tyrrell
Arctic, vol. 64, no. 2, June 2011, pp. 256-257
Description
Book review of: Daily Life of the Inuit by Pamela R. Stern.
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Dance in Inuit Art

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Author/Creator
Patrick Lacasse
Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 15, no. 4, Winter, 2000, pp. 46-47
Description
Curatorial notes for exhibition of the same name mounted at the Carleton University Art Gallery, Ottawa, 2000. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 46.
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Dance to the Drum: In Celebration

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Author/Creator
Maureen Flynn-Burhoe
Christine Lalonde
Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 13, no. 3, Making Art in Nunavik, Fall, 1998, pp. 49-51
Description
Curatorial notes for an exhibition of the same name mounted at the National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, April 10 to October 18, 1998. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 49.
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A Darwinian View of Obstructed Labor

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robert P. Roy
Obstetrics and Gynecology, vol. 101, no. 2, February 1, 2003, pp. 397-401
Description
Advances the theory that Inuit do not appear to suffer from dystocia because of their hunter-gatherer origins; the theory being that they are more adaptable to dietary change.
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Date Line: Baker Lake, NWT (July 1995)

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Author/Creator
Zoran Milich
Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 10, no. 4, Winter, 1995, pp. 14-23
Description
Photo essay of residents of Baker Lake and a short biography on each. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 14.
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David Itulu: Following a Graphic Impulse

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Author/Creator
Maria von Finckenstein
Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 13, no. 2, Summer, 1998, pp. 26-29
Description
Profile of a prominent ivory engraver and carver. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to page 26.
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David Ruben Piqtoukun: An Interview

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Author/Creator
John Ayre
David Ruben Piqtoukun
Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 9, no. 3, Fall, 1994, pp. 17-22
Description
Interview with a prominent Inuit sculptor. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 17.
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David Ruben Piqtoukun: Between Two Worlds

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Author/Creator
James Sinclair
Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 19, no. 3 & 4, Arts Alive: A Special Issue, Fall/Winter, 2004, pp. 24-30
Description
Discusses how the sculptor's works synthesize Inuit culture with outside influences. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to p. 24.
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Davis Inlet: Moving From Misery

Alternate Title
CBC-TV News in Review
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Author/Creator
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)
News in Review, March 1993, pp. 6-27
Description
Discusses the social disintegration of an Innu settlement and the possible causes. Classroom lesson plan to accompany segment on DVD News in Review. March, 1993.
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Days Gone By

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Author/Creator
Abel Atsatata
Inuktitut, no. 86, 2000, pp. 35-42
Description
Personal recollections of Abel Atsatata, an Inuk man from Labrador, who was born in 1916.
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"The Dayspring From on High Hath Visited Us"

Alternate Title
"The Dayspring From on High Hath Visited Us": An Examination of the Missionary Endeavours of the Moravians and the Anglican Church Missionary Society Among the Inuit in the Arctic Regions of Canada and Labrador, 1880s-1920s
Theses
Author/Creator
Davena Davis
Description
Religious Studies Thesis (M.A.)--McGill University, 1987.
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