Inuit

Translational Research to Reduce Trans-Fat Intakes in Northern Québec (Nunavik) Inuit Communities: A Success Story?

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Émilie Counil
Marie-Josée Gauthier
Valérie Blouin
Minnie Grey
Eli Angiyou
Takralik Kauki
Éric Dewailly
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 71, 2012, p. article no. 18833
Description
Study suggests that solutions are complex and involve a wide range of factors including socio-economic, environmental and even political.
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Transportation

Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
Institute for Northern Studies
Description
An assortment of sleds and Skidoos [at Rankin Inlet, NU]. Part of the "Inuit of Keewatin" series (#20).
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Trapped in a Human Zoo: Based on Abraham's Diary

Alternate Title
The Nature of Things with David Suzuki
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Guilhem Rondot
Roch Brunette
Liam O'Rinn
France Rivet
Description
Documentary about Abraham Ulrikab and seven other Inuit who were transported from Labrador to Europe to act as living ethnological exhibits. Failure to inoculate them for smallpox resulted in their deaths and remains of the five who died in Paris were housed in French National Museum of Natural History. Duration: 44:15.
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"The Trauma Experienced by Generations Past Having an Effect in Their Descendants": Narrative and Historical Trauma Among Inuit in Nunavut, Canada

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Allison Crawford
Transcultural Psychiatry, vol. 51, no. 3, Historical Trauma, June 2014, pp. 339-369
Description
Looks at narratives outside of the official Truth and Reconciliation Commission, such as oral histories and Inuit art and film, for aspects of the colonial trauma and the impacts of history.
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Travelling by Dog Sled

Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
Institute for Northern Studies
Description
Photo taken near Rankin Inlet, [NU].
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True North: Inuit Art and the Canadian Imagination

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Leanne S. Pupchek
The American Review of Canadian Studies, vol. 31, no. 1-2, [Aboriginal Peoples: Special Issue], Spring/Summer, 2001, pp. 191-208
Description
Traces the history of how Inuit art came to represent the connection between Canadians and the north, especially after World War II.
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True to Their Visions: An Account of 10 Successful Aboriginal Businesses

Alternate Title
Report (Conference Board of Canada) ; November 2009
[Conference Board of Canada Publication ; 10-131]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ashley Sisco
Nicole Stewart
Description
Highlights advantages to partnering with Aboriginal businesses, and provides business guide and other resources to assist entrepreneurs.
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Trying to Present the Inuit World to the Non-Inuit World

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Leah Inutiq
Marybelle Mitchell
Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 5, no. 4, Special Issue: Inuit Art World, Fall/Winter, 1990/1991, pp. 90-93
Description
Interview with the former curator of Iqaluit's Nunatta Sunaqutangit Museum. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll down to appropriate page.
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Tuberculosis in the Inuit Community of Quebec, Canada

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Dao Nguyen
Jean-François Proulx
Jennifer Westley
Louise Thibert
Serge Dery
Marcel A. Behr
American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, vol. 168, no. 11, December 1, 2003, pp. 1353-1357
Description
Findings indicated a relatively high transmission rate in a geographically isolated, sparsely populated region, made control and eliminating TB more challenging.
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Tuberculosis Prevention and Care in First Nations, Inuit and Métis Peoples

Alternate Title
Canadian Tuberculosis Standards
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Gonzalo G. Alvarez
Pamela Orr
Wendy L. Wobeser
Victoria Cook
Richard Long
Description
Looks at the incidence rate, determinants of tuberculosis infection and social determinants of health. Chapter 14 from Canadian Tuberculosis Standards, 7th edition.
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[Tuberculosis: TB Treatment in South Takes Inuit From Their Families]

Alternate Title
Focus North
Midday ; January 30, 1989
[Seeking Treatment, Losing Family]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Raj Ahluwalia
Sitooki Jowami
Martha Michaels
Richard Nooksoyuk
Peter Patikloolook
Description
Discusses how many adults died and were buried without their family's knowledge. Duration: 8:00.
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Tuktu and His Eskimo Dogs

Alternate Title
The Stories of Tuktu
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Laurence Hyde
Description
Tuktu, a fictional elder, recalls the traditional ways that the Inuit depended on their dogs. Duration: 14:10.
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Tuktu and the Ten Thousand Fishes

Alternate Title
The Stories of Tuktu
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Laurence Hyde
Description
Tuktu, a fictional elder, recalls a fishing trip to the ancient stone weir. Duration: 14:13.
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Tulugak: Inuit Raven Stories

Alternate Title
[National Arts Centre English Theatre Programme for Student Audiences; 2013]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Pamela Levac
Description
Study guide includes synopsis of play, characters, themes, curriculum connections, exercises and discussion questions.
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Tumivut: Traces of Our Footsteps

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Louis Gagnon
Charlotte Giguére
Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 17, no. 1, Spring, 2002, pp. 38-39
Description
Curatorial notes from exhibition of the same name. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 38.
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Tungasuvvingat Inuit

Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Tungasuvvingat Inuit
Description
"Tungasuvvingat Inuit provides Inuit specific programs, services, and support to empower and enhance the lives of Inuit. in Ontario." Includes newsletter, links to Ottawa Inuit organizations and information about non-insured health benefits.
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Turtle Island Blues: Climate Change and Failed Indigenous Securitization in the Canadian Arctic

Alternate Title
The Emerging Arctic Security Environment
Working Papers on Arctic Security ; no. 2
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Wilfrid Greaves
Working Papers on Arctic Security
Description
Looks at attempts by Arctic Athabaskan Council, Gwich’in Council International, Inuit Circumpolar Council, and the Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK) to frame Arctic climate change as a security issue.
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Tusarniqtut

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Ammaluq Uttaq
Bessie Ashevak
Neeveeovak Marniq
Inuktitut, no. 87, 2000, pp. 59-[?]
Description
Selection of stories involving animals.
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Les Tuurngait dans le Nunavik Occidental Contemporain

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nathalie Ouellette
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 26, no. 2, Populations et Migrations / Populations and Migrations, 2002, pp. 107-131
Description
Discusses how despite the influence of Christianity and although no longer associated with the Inuit shaman, the concept of the Tuurngait still permeates the worldview of contemporary Inuit.
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Twenty “Must-Read” Research Articles for Primary Care Providers in Nunavik: Scoping Study and Development of an Information Tool

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Vincent Paquin
Glenda Sandy
Gentiane Perrault-Sullivan
Gabriel Fortin
Michel Cauchon ... [et al.]
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 78, no. 1, 2019
Description
Project evaluated and selected 20 research articles which were then summarized and presented to 190 health workers and regional stakeholders in Nunavik in 6 thematic emails: Child Development, Infectious Diseases, Traditional and Modern Medicine, Metabolism, Nutrition and Contaminants, and Inuit Perspectives. Article lists were also published online.
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[Two Inuit Children Playing]

Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
Hans Dommasch
Description
Colour photograph of children playing in snow on edge of road with houses in background. Caption by Dommasch: "Tuktoyaktuk April 1989".
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