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Introduction

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Greg Poelzer
Colleen Cameron
Northern Review, no. 33, Canadas Role in the Circumpolar World, Spring, 2011, pp. 4-6
Description
Introduction to the articles which were presented at a symposium in Saskatoon at the University of Saskatchewan in March 2009. The articles all explore the Government of Canada's historic Arctic positions and policies.
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Introduction: Beyond Invisibility and Disaster

Alternate Title
Beyond Invisibility and Disaster
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Andrew Jolivette
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 32, no. 2, Special Issue: Indigenous Locations Post-Katrina: Beyond Invisibility and Disaster, 2008, pp. 3-9
Description
Looks at the aftermath of the August 29, 2005 hurricane, named Katrina, and the devastation to Indigenous communities located in Louisiana and beyond.
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Introduction: Indigenous Peoples and the Politics of Water

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Melanie Yazzie
Cutcha Risling Baldy
Decolonization, vol. 7, no. 1, Indigenous Peoples and the Politics of Water, 2018, pp. 1-18
Description
Introduction to the special issue “Indigenous Peoples and the Politics of Water,” discusses water as a fundamental piece in decolonization and as central to autonomy, sovereignty, resistance, and to the survival of Indigenous nations.
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Introduction: Thinking Places: Indigenous Humanities and Education

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Marie Battiste
Cathryn McConaghy
Australian Journal of Indigenous Education, vol. 34, 2005, pp. 1-6
Description
Introduction to an issue of the Australian Journal of Indigenous Education that looks at the development of Indigenous humanities, within the field of education, and outlines papers, within the issue, that make links between education and place.
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Introductory Essay: Traditional Knowledge, Spirituality and Lands

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Marc Fonda
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 2, no. 4, Traditional Knowledge, Spirituality and Lands, 2011, pp. 1-5
Description
Summarizes articles which examine importance of culture and spirituality to society and how it affects on well-being.
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Inuit Arctic Policy

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Inuit Circumpolar Council
Description
Discusses updated version of Inuit Arctic Policy looking at goals and objectives, Inuit rights, peace and security, environmental, social and economic issues.
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Inuit Attitudes towards Co-Managing Wildlife in Three Communities in the Kivalliq Region of Nunavut, Canada

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nils A.A. Lokken
Douglas A. Clark
Else G. Broderstad
Vera H. Hausner
Arctic, vol. 72, no. 1, March 31, 2019, pp. 58-70
Description
Study uses mixed-methods interview to collect feedback from members of the communities of Igluligaarjuk (Chesterfield Inlet), Tikirarjuaq (Whale Cove), and Qamani’tuaq (Baker Lake) on wildlife co-management programs. Found that while most programs are working well and supported by local communities, there is significant conflict in regard to polar bear management.
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The Inuit Circumpolar Council in an Era of Global and Local Change

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Gary N. Wilson
Heather A. Smith
International Journal, vol. 66, no. 4, The Arctic is Hot, Part II, Autumn, 2011, pp. 909-921
Description
Comments on the success of the organization that has promoted the interests of Inuit peoples across the circumpolar north.
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Inuit Environmental Health Guides

Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami
Description
Website links to six Inuit health publications and activity books for children and teens.
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Inuit Exposure to Organochlorines Through The Aquatic Food Chain in Arctic Québec

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Éric Dewailly
Pierre Ayotte
Suzanne Bruneau
Claire Laliberté
Derek C. G. Muir
Ross J. Norstrom
Environmental Health Perspectives, vol. 101, no. 7, December 1993, pp. 618-620
Description
Contends that Québec Inuit women have the greatest body burden known to develop from exposure to organochlorine contaminants, due to their location at the top of the arctic food chain.
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Inuit Governance in a Changing Environment: A Scientific or a Political Project

Alternate Title
What Holds the Arctic Together?
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Cécile Pelaudeix
Description
"Focuses on Inuit governance at the national and international level in terms of policy in order to discuss the developing involvement of Inuit in policy-making, and the role environmental knowledge might have had in this process". Chapter from What Holds the Arctic Together? edited by Cécile Pelaudeix, Alain Faure, Robert Griffiths.
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Inuit Health Survey 2007-2008: Contaminant Assessment in Nunavut

Alternate Title
International Polar Year Inuit Health Survey: Health in Transition and Resiliency
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Laurie Chan
Nunavut Steering Committee of the International Polar Year Inuit Health Survey
Description
Summarizes results from supplemental survey to Inuit Health Survey which assessed environmental exposure to chemical contaminants. Revised edition, originally published August 2011.
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Inuit Myth in the Film "Brother Bear"

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Tali M. Schroeder
Oglethrope Journal of Undergraduate Research, vol. 1, no. 1, 2012, pp. 1-7
Description
Contends that while the film represented many true to life parts of Inuit culture, a few aspects were not accurate.
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Inuit-organised Polar Bear Sport Hunting in Nunavut Territory, Canada

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Martha Dowsley
Journal of Ecotourism, vol. 8, no. 2, June 2009, p. 161–175
Description
Looks at the economically important form of Aboriginal ecotourism and how Inuit communities are working to accommodate the non-Inuit culture and the market economy.
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Inuit Position on the Management of Municipal Wastewater

Alternate Title
Inuvialuit Regional Impact Assessment
National Inuit Position Paper regarding the CCME Canada-Wide Strategy for the Management of Municipal Wastewater Effluent and Environment Canada’s Proposed Regulatory Framework for Wastewater
Nunatsiavut Regional Impact Assessment
Nunavik Regioinal Impact Assessment
Nunavut Regional Impact Assessment
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami
Description
Contains links to the National Inuit Position Paper regarding the CCME Canada-Wide Strategy for the Management of Municipal Wastewater Effluent and Environment Canada’s Proposed Regulatory Framework for Wastewater and regional appendices.
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The Inuit's Struggle with Dioxins and Other Organic Pollutants

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Bruce E. Johansen
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 26, no. 3, 2002, pp. 479-490
Description
Article examines the phenomenon in which toxins are concentrated in the fat of mammals and how this especially affects Inuit people because marine mammals make up such a large percentage of their diet.
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Inuit Siku (Sea Ice) Atlas

Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Inuit Sea Ice Use and Occupancy Project (ISIUOP)
Description
Interactive website provides Inuit knowledge of arctic sea ice around Baffin Island, Nunavut. Intended as a resource for northern schools, youth and scientists.
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The Inuit Sky

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Virtualmuseum
Description
Discusses the short period of time each year that the Inuit have to study the sky and presents several legends in which the moon plays a central role.
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Inuit Statistical Profile [2006]

Alternate Title
Inuit in Canada: A Statistical Profile
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Heather Tait
Melissa Nepton-Riverin
Craig Clark]
Description
Information on language, housing conditions, health indicators, perceptions of water quality, harvesting and country food, education, employment, and use of communication technology.
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Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami 2012-2013 [Annual Report]

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami
Description
Reports on the the Amaujaq National Centre for Inuit education, health and social development, environment and wildlife, and the Inuit Knowledge Centre.
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[Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami Aboriginal Roundtable Documents]

Alternate Title
Backgrounder on Economic Opportunities
Backgrounder on Inuit and Education
Backgrounder on Inuit and Housing
Backgrounder on Inuit Health
Backgrounder on the Environment
Canada-Aboriginal Peoples Roundtable, 2004
Inuit Specific Sessions, Canada-Aboriginal Peoples Roundtable
Roundtable on Aboriginal Issues
Sectoral Sessions, Canada-Aboriginal Peoples Roundtable
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami
Jose A. Dusugak
Description
Includes speaking notes for president of the Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, text of partnership agreement between the Canadian government and the Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, paper on Inuit-specific needs in the area federal government programming, and background papers on health, education, housing, economic development, etc.
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Inuit Traditional Knowledge is a Real Science

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Jose Kusugak
Inuktitut, no. 94, 2004, pp. 2-[?]
Description
Argues that being born Inuit does not automatically confer one with all the life skills needed to survive in the North.
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Inuit Views of Nature

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Kelly Skinner
Laura Brill
Description
Comments on people having a physical and spiritual relationship with the environment.
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