Geography

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Identifying Barriers to Healthcare Delivery and Access in the Circumpolar North: Important Insights for Health Professionals

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
S. Huot
H. Ho
A. Ko
S. Lam
P. Tactay
J. MacLachlan
R. K. Raanaas
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 78, no. 1, 2019
A scoping literature review selected 43 articles published between 2005 and 2016; findings address 4 main themes relating to compromised access to healthcare: (1) the influence of physical geography, (2) healthcare provider-related barriers, (3) the importance of culture and language and (4) the impact of systemic factors.
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The Igliniit Project: Inuit Hunters Document Life on the Trail to Map and Monitor Arctic Change

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Shari Gearheard
Claudio Aporta
Gary Aipellee and Kyle O’Keefe

Shari Gearheard
Claudio Aporta
Gary Aipellee
Kyle O’Keefe
Canadian Geographer, vol. 55, no. 1, Geographies of Inuit Sea Ice Use, Spring, 2011, p. 42–55
Discusses the research undertaken over several years, to track movement of Inuit hunters and to monitor the environment with the use and development of a GPS based tracking and weather recording system.
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Indexing the Canadian North: Broadening the Definition

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Amanda Graham
The Northern Review, no. 6, Winter, 1990, pp. 21-37
Looks at factors to create a geographical definition of the north focusing on Canadian geographer Louis-Edmond Hamelin's methodology.
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Indian Place Names

Articles » General
Manitoba Pageant, vol. 3, no. 2, January 1958, p. [?]
Translation of nine place names.
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“Indians Don't Make Maps”: Indigenous Cartographic Traditions and Innovations

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Annita Hetoevėhotohke'e Lucchesi
American Indian Culture and Research Journal , vol. 42, no. 3, Native Narratives of Indigenous History and Culture, 2018, pp. 11-26
Engages the works and practices of Indigenous mapmakers throughout history; highlights the issues of nation, state, relationship to the land, resistance to colonial occupation, and epistemology; asserts technological and theoretical contributions of Indigenous cartographers; calls for an increase for cartographic training in Indigenous communities.
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Indigeneity: Global and Local

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Francesca Merlan
Current Anthropology, vol. 50, no. 3, June 2009, pp. 303-333
Explains that the word indigenous is used not only to distinguish between "natives" and "others" but also has evolved into a term for a geocultural category.
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Indigenous Dreaming: How Suicide in the Context of Substance Abuse Has Impacted On and Shattered the Dreams and Reality of Indigenous Communities in Northern Territory, Australia

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Leonore Hanssens
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 31, no. 6, November/December 2007, pp. 26-34
Study looks at the factors contributing to geographical clustering of suicides in Northern Territory, Australia. Data suggests indigenous suicides have a greater impact on survivors than non-indigenous suicides do.
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Indigenous Geographies: Research as Reconciliation

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Cindy Smithers Graeme
Erik Mandawe
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 8, no. 2, Reconciling Research: Perspectives on Research Involving Indigenous Peoples -Part 1, April 2017, pp. 1-19
Discusses how research in a community based Indigenous project reflected personal stories of reconciliation.
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Indigenous Language Usage

Alternate Title
2011 Census Paper Series
CAEPR Indigenous Population Project 2011 Census Papers ; no. 1
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Nicholas Biddle
Discusses geographic and demographic distribution, variation across Australia, and changes over time.
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Indigenous Naming Activities in Canada

Alternate Title
Activities Relating to the Working Group on Geographical Names as Cultural Heritage
United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names ; 29th session, 2016
Working Paper (Working Group on Geographical Names as Cultural Heritage) ; no. 70/16
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Kristina Kwiatkowsk
Outlines initiatives undertaken by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.
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Indigenous Peoples Atlas of Canada: Teacher's Guide

Alternate Title
Canadian Geographic Indigenous Peoples Atlas of Canada: Teacher's Guide
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Canadian Geographic Education

Includes discussion questions and activity ideas for each volume of the atlas.

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Indigenous Peoples Atlas of Canada: Teacher's Kit for Giant Floor Map

Web Sites
Author/Creator
Canadian Geographic Education

Topics include climate change, demographics, Indigenous governance, housing, human rights, Indigenous languages, migration, famous people, original place names, residential schools, seasonal cycles, symbols, timeline, trade routes, and treaties, land disputes, agreements and rights.

Although activities were created for the giant floor map, they can be adapted to the printable tile version.

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Indigenous Peoples - Creating New "Borderlines"?

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Lívia Šavelková
Forum for Inter-American Research, vol. 4, no. 2, Indigenous America - America Indigena, November 2011, pp. 121-140
Questions whether geographic or symbolic borders are more important for Native American identification.
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Indigenous Toponyms as Pedagogical Tools: Reflections from Research with Tl'azt'en Nation, British Columbia

Alternate Title
Reflections on the Use of Indigenous Place-Names in Curriculum From Research Conducted with Tl'azt'en Nation, British Columbia
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Karen Heikkilä
Gail Fondahl
Fennia, vol. 188, no. 1, 3rd Nordic Geographics Meeting Special Issue, 2010, pp. 105-122
Looks at the importance of Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) in education using Dakelh place-names as examples.
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Indigenous Voices Indigenous Places, 2008

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
World Indigenous Nations Higher Education Consortium Journal, Indigenous Voices, Indigenous Places, 2008
2008 Edition contains: The Marae in New Zealand - the Resource Centre of the Māori World by Turoa Royal. Our Playground: The Waitohu Stream by Rachael Selby. Guardian of the Waitohu Stream: An Interview with George Gray by Pātaka Moore. Tracing of Old Settlements and Place Names in a Sea Sámi Region by Marit B.
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Indigi-Genuis

Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Lee Francis
Anthony Rodriguez
Kevin McDonald
Vision Maker Media
New Mexico PBS

Series of 13 videos (each approximately 5 minutes long), geared toward children, explore how Indigenous knowledge and traditions have contributed to the modern world.

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Integrating Telehealth Into Aboriginal Healthcare: The Canadian Experience

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sarah Muttitt
Robert Vigneault
Liz Loewen
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 63, no. 4, Special Issue: eHealth, 2004, pp. 401-414
Discusses implementation challenges of geography, technical infrastructure, human resources and cross-jurisdictional services.
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An Integrative Approach to Teaching the Undergraduate Geography Course Aboriginal Peoples of the United States and Canada

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jeffrey J. Gordon
American Behavioral Scientist, vol. 50, no. 4, Ingenious Peoples: Canadian and U.S. Perspectives, December 2006, pp. 562-575
Discusses changes to geography course to include more Canadian content, cultural values, heritage, and contemporary challenges. The differences in cultural regions are compared.
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International Cooperation in Arctic Research

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
A. L. Washburn
Arctic, vol. 1, no. 1, Spring, 1948, pp. 4-7
Comments on international cooperation in Arctic research is needed for weather, oceanography, geology in the Arctic and Subarctic, Arctic fishes, and freshwater fauna and floras, and archeological investigates and linguistic studies.
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Introduction: [Études/Inuit/Studies, Vol. 28, 2004]

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ludger Müller-Wille
Linna Weber Müller-Wille
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 28, no. 2, Espaces-Lieux-Noms / Spaces-Places-Names, 2004, pp. 5-8
Introductory article on themed issued devoted to; Spaces-Places-Names.
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The Inuit as Geographers: The Case of Eenoolooapik

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
H.G. Jones
Études/Inuit/Studies, vol. 28, no. 2, Spaces-Places-Names, 2004, pp. 57-72
Highlights the contributions of a Inuk man whose geographic abilities changed the lives and employment of Inuit in his homeland.
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The Inuit Commercial Caribou Harvest and Related Agri-Food Industries in Nunavut

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Aldene Meis Mason
Leo-Paul Dana
Robert Anderson
International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business, vol. 4, no. 6, 2007, pp. 785-806
Focuses on two companies that used quality assurance, aboriginal branding and international trade shows to overcome geographical barriers due to isolation.
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Inuit Heritage Trust

Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Inuit Heritage Trust
Inuit organization that deals with issues of archaeology, ethnographic objects and archives. Website highlights the organization's projects, programs, and traditional place names.
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Inuit Identities, Language, and Territoriality

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Donna Patrick
Diversite Urbaine, vol. 8, Special Issue: Plurilinguisme et identites au Canada, Autumn, 2008, pp. 91-108
Discuses how the use of Inuktitut, French, and English languages affect linguistic and social-cultural identities in Nunavik and Ottawa.
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