Inuit

Vulnerability to Unintentional Injuries Associated With Land-Use Activities and Search and Rescue in Nunavut, Canada

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Dylan G. Clark
James D. Ford
Tristan Pearce
Lea Berrang-Ford
Social Science & Medicine, vol. 169, November 2016, pp. 18-26
Description
"In this paper, we develop a framework for assessing vulnerability to injury and use it to identify and characterize the determinants of injuries on the land in Nunavut".
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A Walk on the Tundra: Book Study

Alternate Title
A Walk on the Tundra: Senior Book Study
Uqalimaarummaq Reader
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Nunavut Arctic College
Description
Teacher's resource for unit which strengthens students' literacy and communication skills while they learn about local plants, the environment, and their community.
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A Walk on the Tundra: Junior Book Study

Alternate Title
A Walk on the Tundra Book Study
Uqalimaarummaq Reader
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Nunavut Arctic College
Description
Teacher's resource for use with Grades 3, 4, and 5 primary students. Unit designed to strengthen students' literacy and communication skills while learning about local plants, the environment, and their community.
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Walking with Aalasi: Book Study

Alternate Title
Walking with Aalasi: Senior Book Study
Uqalimaarummaq Reader ; 7
Walking with Aalasi Field Study
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Nunavut Arctic College
Description
Designed to improve students' literacy and communication skills while learning about eighteen plants commonly found across Nunavut.
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Wapos Bay: All's Fair: Study Guide

Alternate Title
Wapos Bay; episode 7
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Lyn Daniels]
Description
Study guide to accompany film, Wapos Bay: All's Fair. Oriented toward elementary school students; contains episode description, background information, previewing and post-viewing activities and questions which pertain to the key themes.
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Water Systems, Sanitation, and Public Health Risks in Remote Communities: Inuit Resident Perspectives from the Canadian Arctic

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kiley Daley
Heather Castleden
Rob Jamieson
Chris Furgal
Lorna Ell
Social Science and Medicine, vol. 135, June 2015, pp. 124-132
Description
Interviews were conducted with 28 residents and 9 key informants from Coral Harbour, Nunavut. Argues that decisions regarding water management should take into account the human dimension rather than focusing solely on the physical environment.
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The Way Forward: Addressing the Elevated Rates of Tuberculosis Infection on First Nations Reserves and in Inuit Communities

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
House of Commons Standing Committee on Health
Description
Committee looks at incidence, historical context, environment, the healthcare system and the federal government's role regarding TB. Provides recommendations for Health Canada to consider when planning a TB elimination strategy for reserves.
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Ways of Thinking about Inuit Art: Sharing Power

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Marybelle Mitchell
Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 21, no. 4, Winter, 2006, pp. 8-16
Description
Reviews collection and exhibition practices of museums in Canada. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to p. 8.
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We Can Do Better: Housing in Inuit Nunangat

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Lillian Eva Dyck
Dennis Glen Patterson
Lynn Beyak
Gwen Boniface
Dan Christmas
Tobias Enverga ... [et al.]
Description
Discusses current conditions, consequences, contributing factors, and ways to alleviate the situation.
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“We don’t kiss like that”: Inuit Women Respond to Music Video Representation

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Cassidy Glennie
AlterNative, vol. 14, no. 2, June 2018, pp. 104-112
Description
Study collects and analyses responses to mainstream representations of Inuit culture from Inuit women. Discusses Western beauty standards projected onto Indigenous women, normalization of media tropes including silencing, victimization, violence, missing and murdered Indigenous women (MMIW). Stresses a need positive role models and self-representation.
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We Don't Live in Snow Houses Now: Reflections of Arctic Bay

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Anna P. B. Monson
Arctic, vol. 30, no. 4, December 1977, p. 252
Description
Book review of: We Don't Live in Snow Houses Now. Interviews by Rhoda Innuksuk and Susan Cowan, translated by Rhoda Innuksuk, Maudie Qitsualik and Luci Marquand, edited by Susan Cowan.
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"We, the Inuit"

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Joshua Kojak
Inuktitut, no. 84, 1999, p. 41
Description
A poem about Inuit lifestyles and values.
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["We Were So Far Away ... "]

Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Marius Tungilik
Marjorie Flowers
Peter Irniq
Shirley Flowers
Abraham Ruben ... [et al.]
Description
Video of excerpts from interviews conducted as part of the exhibition "We Were So Far Away...": The Inuit Experience of Residential Schools. Duration: 26:07.
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Welcome, Nunatsiavut

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Clint Davis
Inuktitut, no. 96, Spring, 2005, pp. 59-61
Description
Commemorates the signing of the Labrador Inuit Land Claims Agreement, the fourth and final modern land claim agreement for Canada's Inuit.
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The West Baffin Studios

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Dorothy Harley Eber
Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 17, no. 3, Fall, 2002, pp. [16]-18
Description
Focuses on artistic production at the West Baffin Eskimo Cooperative. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to p. 16.
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What Inuit Middle-Years Students Say About Their Learning

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Brian Lewthwaite
Barbara McMillan
Journal of the Manitoba Educational Research Network, vol. 3, 2009, pp. 45-72
Description
Students consider having a teacher that cares about them and their success as students, greatly influences their classroom learning. Scroll down to page 45 to read article.
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What is CACAR-II?

Articles » General
Inuktitut, no. 94, 2004, p. Insert
Description
Outline explains the role of the Canadian Arctic Contaminants Assessment Report II (CACAR-II) to Inuit residents.
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What is the Land?

Articles » General
Author/Creator
John Amagoalik
Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 7, no. 2, Spring, 1992, pp. 64-65
Description
Comments on the Inuit perspective and special relationship with land. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 64.
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When Conviction Becomes Extremism

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Jose Kusugak
Inuktitut, no. 97, Summer, 2005, pp. 48-49
Description
Criticizes environmentalists for using the tragic deaths of two young Yupik Alaskans to further their cause.
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When the Skies Rained Boxes: The Air Force and the Qikiqtani Inuit, 1941-64

Alternate Title
The Emerging Arctic Security Environment
Working Papers on Arctic Security ; no. 4
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
P. Whitney Lackenbauer
Ryan Shackleton
Working Papers on Arctic Security
Description
Examines how the establishment of air force installations affected Inuit during the first two decades of the Cold War.
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White Evaluation of the Quality of Inuit Sculpture

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Nelson H. H. Graburn
Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 16, no. 3, Fall, 2001, pp. 30-39
Description
Study shows that non-Inuit evaluations of Inuit art are inconsistent as opposed to Inuit evaluations which are more consistent. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 30.
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White Lies About the Inuit

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Frank Tester
Northern Review, no. 32, Spring, 2010, pp. 207-209
Description
Book review of, White Lies About the Inuit by John L. Steckly.
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Who is Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK)?

Articles » General
Inuktitut, no. 94, 2004, p. Insert
Description
Brief description of the role of the Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, formerly Inuit Tapiriit of Canada, the national Inuit advocacy group.
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Who Is Research Serving? A Systematic Realist Review of Circumpolar Environment-Related Indigenous Health Literature

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jen Jones
Ashlee Cunsolo
Sherilee L. Harper
PLoS One, vol. 13, no. 5, May 24, 2018, p. article e0196090
Description
Search of PubMed, CAB Direct and Web of Science for peer-reviewed articles published between 2000 and 2015 produced 201 results which were then analyzed in terms of community-engagement, whether results were utilized by Indigenous communities, governments, or organizations, and whether the study results were accessible (open-access).
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