Inuit

Tobacco Use

Alternate Title
Qanuippitaa? How are We?
[Nunavik Inuit Health Survey 2004]
E-Books
Author/Creator
Catherine Plaziac
Denis Hamel
Louis Rochette
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"Today is Today and Tomorrow is Tomorrow": Reflections on Inuit Understanding of Time and Place

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
Nicole Gombay
Description
Explores origins and implications of Inuit sense of time. 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.
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"Today we are not Good at Talking About These Things": A Mixed Methods Study of Inuit Parent/Guardian-Youth Sexual Health Communication in Greenland

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Elizabeth Rink
Ruth Montgomery-Anderson
Mike Anastario
International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 10, no. 1, Sharing Knowledge Across Nations, 2014, pp. 83-98
Description
Study finds education and community based efforts are necessary for educating the youth of Greenland in STI risk-prevention behaviours.
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Tony Anguhalluq: Drawings

Articles » General
Author/Creator
David Gordon Duke
Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 23, no. 2, Summer, 2008, pp. 34-36
Description
Review of exhibition held at the Marion Scott Gallery, Vancouver, B.C. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to p. 34.
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Toponymies of Lesser-Used Languages in the North: Issues of Socio-Linguistic Conditions Among Inuit and Sámi

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ludger Müller-Wille
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 28, no. 2, Espaces-Lieux-Noms / Spaces-Places-Names, 2004, pp. 73-88
Description
Discusses the socio-linguistic conditions of aboriginal languages in Canada and Europe with an emphasis on recent efforts to develop programs that enhance and protect them.
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Toward More Effective, Evidence-Based Suicide Prevention in Nunavut

Alternate Title
Northern Exposure: Peoples, Powers and Prospects in Canada's North
[Art of the state (Montréal, Québec) ; v. 4]
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Jack Hicks
Description
Looks at statistical trends in number of suicides, age, sex, region and community. Discusses past and current research, areas for future study, and seven working hypotheses. Excerpt from Northern Exposure: Peoples, Powers and Prospects in Canada's North edited by Frances Abele, Thomas J. Courchene, F. Leslie Seidle and Frances St-Hilaire.
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Toward Thriving Northern Communities

Alternate Title
Report (Conference Board of Canada) ; December 2010
[Conference Board of Canada Publication ; 11-128]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ashley Sisco
Carole Stonebridge
Description
Insights into how sustainable prosperity can be achieved in the North.
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Towards a Genealogy of Reconciliation in Canada

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Hannah Wyile
Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. 51, no. 3, Autumn, 2017, pp. 601-6035
Description
Article draws on royal commission reports and Supreme Court decisions to articulate and examine the perceptions, motivations and discourses surrounding reconciliation in Canada. Discusses the disparity between Indigenous and state understandings of the concept and the considers the political and constitutional implications of reconciliation based relationships with Indigenous communities and with Quebec.
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Towards an Indigenist Data Management Program: Reflections on Experiences Developing an Atlas of Sea Ice Knowledge and Use

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Peter L. Pulsifer
Gita J. Laidler
D. R. Fraser Taylor
Amos Hayes
Canadian Geographer, vol. 55, no. 1, Geographies of Inuit Sea Ice Use, Spring, 2011, p. 108–124
Description
Discussion on lessons learned from integrating Western scientific methods and Indigenous knowledge systems, regarding monitoring and forecasting services for sea ice conditions.
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Towards Community Action on Aboriginal Injuries

Alternate Title
First National Aboriginal Injury Prevention Conference, June 9 - 12, 2004, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
National Indian & Inuit Community Health Representatives Organization (NIICHRO)
Description
A reference guide for Aboriginal health workers on strategies and available contacts, resource centres and organizations for networking in communities.
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Traditional Ecological Knowledge of Polar Bears in the Northern Eeyou Marine Region, Québec, Canada

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Brandon J. Laforest
Julie S. Hébert
Martyn E. Obbard
Gregory W. Thiemann
Arctic, vol. 71, no. 1, March 2018, pp. 40-58
Description
A summary of 15 semi-directed interviews with Cree and Inuit Elders, conducted in June of 2012 regarding climate change and the health of polar bears. Participants unanimously agreed on the reality of a warming climate and a prolonged ice-free season, but differed by community in their perception of the health of the polar bears
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Traditional Food and Monetary Access to Market-Food: Correlates of Food Insecurity Among Inuit Preschoolers

Alternate Title
Food Insecurity in Nunavut
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Grace M. Egeland
Laakkuluk Williamson-Bathory
Louise Johnson-Down
Isaac Sobol
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 70, no. 4, 2011, pp. 373-383
Description
Uses data from the Nunanvut Child Health Survey to assess household and nutritional characteristics, as well as reliance on traditional foods.
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Traditional Food Consumption is Associated With Higher Nutrient Intakes in Inuit Children Attending Childcare Centres in Nunavik

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Doris Gagné
Rosanne Blanchet
Julie Lauziére
Émilie Vaissiére
Carole Vézina
Pierre Ayotte
Serge Déry
Huguette Turgeon O'Brien
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 71, 2012, p. article no. 18401
Description
Results indicate that traditional food (TF) intake has a disproportionate positive impact on the overall nutritional total.
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[Traditional Games of Labrador Inuit]: Draft Report

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Corey Hutchings
Description

Author reviewed previously published research, archival material, and museum collections, however the majority of information was gathered by interviewing people in Nunatsiavut. Discusses games, toys and pastimes.

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Traditional Indian Dancers

Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
Glen Berger
Description
58 images (14 scanned here) of Inuit and First Nations singers and dancers performing in Saskatoon on August 18, 1980.
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[Traditional Inuit Songs From the Thule Area]

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Beverley Diamond
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 35, no. 1-2, Propiété Intellectuelle et Éthique / Intellectual Property and Ethics, 2011, pp. 297-302
Description
Book review of: Traditional Inuit Songs From the Thule Area by Michael Hauser.
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Traditional Medicine

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Sadie Hill
Inuktitut, no. 83, 1998, pp. 45-49
Description
Compilation of information gathered from three Inuk elders outlining methods for treating common ailments.
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Traditional Use

Alternate Title
People and Caribou in the Northwest Territories
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Chuck Arnold
Description

Focuses on the central role caribou have played in the lives of the  Dene and Inuit people.

Chapter from People and Caribou in the Northwest Territories edited by Ed Hall.

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Tragedy in the Zoo

Articles » General
Author/Creator
France Rivet
Canada's History, vol. 96, no. 1, February/March 2016, pp. 36-42
Description
Recalls the efforts of Johan Adrian Jacobsen, who transported eight Inuit from Labrador to Europe for display at zoos and exhibitions during which they all died from smallpox.
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The Trail as Home: Inuit and Their Pan-Arctic Network of Routes

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Claudio Aporta
Human Ecology, vol. 37, no. 2, April 2009, pp. 131-146
Description
Author use oral histories, traditional knowledge and place names as well as tools such as GPS to map the well-established trade routes connecting two Inuit settlements and important places across into contemporary geographical systems. Highlights the need to consider Inuit culture in terms of moving as a way of living.
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Transcending the Particular: Feminist Vision in the Sculpture of Oviloo Tunnillie

Alternate Title
Oviloo Tunnillie: Meditations on Womanhood
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Robert Kardosh
Judy Kardosh
Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 24, no. 3, Fall, 2009, pp. [24]-33
Description
Discusses the evolution of the artist's practice and her focus on female figures. Followed by excerpt from the exhibition catalogue Oviloo Tunnillie: Mediations on Womanhood. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to p. 24.
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Transferring of Health Programs to First Nations and Inuit Communities: Handbook 3 - After the Transfer - The New Environment

Alternate Title
Transfer of Health Programs to First Nations and Inuit Communities
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Business Planning and Management Directorate First Nations and Inuit Health Branch
Health Canada
Description
Looks at the post transfer environment, accountability, roles and responsibilities and policy summaries. Handbook 1 - An Introduction to Three Approaches Handbook 2 - The Health Services Transfer
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The Transition from the Historical Inuit Suicide Pattern to the Present Inuit Suicide Pattern

Alternate Title
Moving Forward, Making a Difference ; vol. 2
Aboriginal Policy Research ; vol. 4
Aboriginal Policy Research Conference ; 2nd, 2006
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Jack Hicks
Peter Bjerregaard
Matt Berman
vol. 4
Description

Traces trends in Nunavut, Nunavik, Alaska, Greenland and the Circumpolar region, and discusses possible explanations for increases in the suicide rate.

Chapter three from Moving Forward, Making a Difference, vol. 2, which is also vol. 4 in the Aboriginal Policy Research series.

Originally presented at the second annual Aboriginal Policy Research Conference, 2006.

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Transitions: Contemporary Canadian Indian and Inuit Art

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Barry Ace
Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 13, no. 1, Spring, 1998, pp. 32-34
Description
Curatorial notes for exhibition of the same name at the Canadian Cultural Centre, France, 1997 and The Waikato Museum of Art and History, New Zealand, 1997. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 32.
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