Arctic Social Sciences: Prospects for the International Polar Year: 2007-2008 Era and Beyond: Keynote Presentations and Other Highlights from the Sixth International Congress of Arctic Social Sciences

Alternate Title
International Congress of Arctic Social Sciences
Topics in Arctic Social Sciences ; vol. 6, 2011
E-Books
Author/Creator
Aqqaluk Lynge
Description
Relevant presentation is entitled Participation, Communication and Indigenous Peoples: Scientists Need to Do More.
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Arctic Solitude: Mitiarjuk's Sanaaq and the Politics of Translation in Inuit Literature

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Keavy Martin
Studies in Canadian Literature / Études en littérature canadienne, vol. 35, no. 2, Special Section: Indigeneity in Dialogue: Indigenous Library Expression Across Linguistic Divides, 2010, pp. [13]-29
Description
Comments on the novel and the exclusionary and semi-colonial biases of processes to include Aboriginal literary works on academic reading lists.
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Arctic-The North

Documents & Presentations
Description
File contains a report on arctic gas and its importance to northern Indigenous persons, a grant incentive program for prospectors and developers to assist Indigenous persons, a speech relating the shocking conditions of Indigenous peoples in the North, and a letter entitled "Northern Armed Force, asserting that an arctic force should be established with Inuit recruits.
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Arctic Wilderness--and Other Mythologies

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Shelagh D. Grant
Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. 33, no. 2, Summer, 1998, pp. 27-42
Description
Investigates the myth of the Arctic as an unspoiled wilderness, a view not shared by Inuit people.
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Are the Circumpolar Inuit Becoming Obese?

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
T. K. Young
American Journal of Human Biology, vol. 19, no. 2, 2007, pp. 181-189
Description
Discussion of the higher risk for obesity, the need for ethnospecific obesity criteria and health interventions.
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Arsenne Manilak

Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
R.J. Billyard (photographer)
Description
Image of six-year-old Arsenne Manilak posing beside skidoos, with Henry Kablalik in background. Buildings and skidoos in background; winter scene.
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Art and Technique of Inuit Clothing

Web Sites » Virtual Exhibits
Author/Creator
McCord Museum
Betty Kobayashi Issenman
Description
Virtual exhibition contains images of 32 items, each accompanied by a brief explanation.
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The Art of Being Aboriginal: Films and Aboriginal Cultures in Canada

Theses
Author/Creator
Neide Garcia Pinheiro
Description
English Literature Thesis (Ph.D.)--Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, 2011. Examines four films: Waban-aki: People from Where the Sun Rises by Alanis Obomsawin, Reel Injun by Neil Diamond, Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner and The Journals of Knud Rasmussen both by Isuma Corporation.
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The Art of Being an Inuit Woman

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Barbara Sibbald
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 162, no. 5, March 7, 2000, p. 679
Description
Review of an art exhibit entitled, Inuit Women: Life and Legend in Art.
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The Art That Came In from the Cold

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
John Ayre
The Beaver, vol. 79, no. 1, February/March 1999, pp. 8-[?]
Description
Describes John Houston's instrumental role in developing and promoting print artists from Cape Dorset, Nunavut.
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The Artist and the Vision

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
John Ayre
The Beaver, vol. 73, no. 1, February 1993, pp. 47-?
Description
Book review of: Sculpture of the Inuit by George Swinton.
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Assessing the Language of Aboriginal Canadian Children: Towards a More Culturally Valid Approach

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Alice Eriks-Brophy
Canadian Journal of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, vol. 38, no. 2, Service Delivery to First Nations, Inuit and Métis in Canada: Part 2, Summer, 2014, pp. 152-173
Description
"This article discusses questions and issues to be considered when conducting language assessments with Canadian Aboriginal children."
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Assessment of the Factual Basis of Certain Allegations Made Before the Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs Concerning the Relocation of Inukjuak Inuit Families in the 1950s: Report

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Hickling Corporation
Description
Response to assertions by the Inuit that the ill-considered policy, which resulted in 92 Inuit being moved to two locations on uninhabited and inhospitable High Arctic islands, was solely motivated by the government's goal of protecting and reinforcing Canadian sovereignty in the region.
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Les Assistants de Recherche Amérindiens en Tant que Médiateurs Culturels: Expériences en Milieux Innu et Atikamekw du Québec

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Paul Charest
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 29, no. 1-2, Préserver la Langue et les Savoirs / Preserving Language and Knowledge, 2005, pp. 115-129
Description
Examines projects which involved collaborations between non-Aboriginal researchers and local Aboriginal research assistants. .
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Asymmetrical Spondylolysis

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Charles F. Merbs
American Journal of Physical Anthropology, vol. 119, no. 2, October 2002, pp. 156-174
Description
Study examined skeletons to learn more about the process of bone separation that produces this condition.
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At the Autumn River Camp, Part 2

Alternate Title
At the Autumn River Camp, Part Two
Netsilik Series
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Quentin Brown
Description
Shows traditional way of life for nomadic Netsilik Inuit as they move again. The men construct an igloo and build a sleigh of skins, frozen fish and caribou antlers. Duration: 33:06.
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At the Caribou Crossing Place: Part 1

Alternate Title
At the Caribou Crossing Place: Part One
Netsilik Series
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Quentin Brown
Description
Shows the traditional way of life for nomadic Netsilik Inuit at camp in early autumn. A woman works on caribou hides, men return from hunting caribou and a boy is picking berries. Duration 30:17
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At the Caribou Crossing Place: Part 2

Alternate Title
At the Caribou Crossing Place: Part Two
Netsilik Series
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Quentin Brown
Description
Shows traditional nomadic way of life of the Netsilik Inuit at camp. In anticipation of the caribou hunt, they build a row of inukshuits, to aid in the hunt. Duration: 29:26
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At the Spring Sea Ice Camp: Part 1

Alternate Title
At the Spring Sea Ice Camp: Part One
Netsilik Series
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Quentin Brown
Description
Shows traditional nomadic way of life of the Netsilik Inuit as as they travel across the sea ice by dog sled and build igloos. Boy practices throwing his spear and a woman makes sealskin boots. Duration: 26:40.
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At the Spring Sea Ice Camp: Part 2

Alternate Title
At the Spring Sea Ice Camp: Part Two
Netsilik Series
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Quentin Brown
Description
Shows traditional nomadic way of life of the Netsilik Inuit. Men hunt seal to skin, polar bear dries and people eat raw fish. Duration: 36:35.
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