Communities
The Kuujjuaq Greenhouse Project: Developing a New Type of Northern Food System
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ellen Avard
INDITERRA, no. 5, [Nouvelles géographiques des pratiques], 2013, pp. [38]-51
Description
Discussion of attempts to create system based on ecological design which would create greater food security and contribute to community capacity.
[Labour Force by Occupation and Industry for 15 Years and Over for Nunavut, Regions and Communities, 2011 NHS (National Household Survey)]
Alternate Title
Labour Force by Industry (NAICS) for 15 Years and Over, for Nunavut, Regions and Communities, 2011 National Household Survey
Labour Force by Occupation (NOC) for 15 Years and Over, for Nunavut, Regions and Communities, 2011 National Household Survey
Data » Tables
Author/Creator
Nunavut Bureau of Statistics
Description
Statistics. Source: 2011 National Household Survey.
Labrador Inuit on the Hunt: Seasonal Patterns, Techniques, and Animals as They Appear in the Early Moravian Diaries
Alternate Title
Les Inuit du Labrador à la chasse : Modèles saisonniers, techniques et animaux tels qu’ils apparaissent dans les carnets anciens des frères Moraves
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Thea Olsthoorn
Études Inuit Studies , vol. 41, no. 1-2, Bestiaire inuit = Inuit Bestiary, 2017, pp. 125-149
Description
Author gathers and studies accounts from the journals of Moravian settlers in Labrador; written between 1771 and 1778 these accounts contain depictions of seal and caribou as prey animals, information on when the Inuit hunted these animals and the techniques they used, and clues that suggest transformation between human and nonhuman beings.
Land Claims and Resistance to the Management of Harvester Activities in Nunavut
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Thomas K. Suluk
Sherrie L. Blakney
Arctic, vol. 61, no. 5, Supplement 1, 2008, pp. 62-70
Description
Discusses Inuit harvesters’ expectations of their land claims that influence their current resistance to ocean co-management within the Kivalliq (formerly Keewatin) region of Nunavut.
“The land is a healer”: Perspectives on Land-Based Healing from Indigenous Practitioners in Northern Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jennifer MétisseRedvers
International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 15, no. 1, 2020, pp. 90-107
Description
Looks at the experiences of Indigenous practitioners from the three territories to discuss how a strong land relationship can lead to better mental health for Indigenous communities.
Land of the Long Day
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Douglas Wilkinson
Description
Film shows daily activities of an Inuit community during an Arctic summer on Alukseevee Island in 1953. Duration: 37: 57.
Related material: Documentary Lens Lesson Plan.
Language and Identity: An Inuit Perspective
Alternate Title
PAMAPLA 23: Papers From the Twenty-Third Annual Meeting of the Atlantic Provinces Linguistic Association ; 1999
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Shelley Tulloch
Description
Comments, from interviews with representatives, show that Inuktitut is an important part of Inuit identity and culture.
Chapter from PAMAPLA 23: Papers From the Twenty-Third Annual Meeting of the Atlantic Provinces Linguistic Association edited by Wendy Burnett and Robert Adlam.
Chapter located by scrolling to page 106.
Language and Identity in an Indigenous Teacher Education Program
Alternate Title
Proceedings of the 2017 Northern, Rural, and Remote Health conference
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sylvia Moore
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 78, no. 2, Collaborative approaches to wellness and health equity in the Circumpolar North..., 2019
Description
Exploratory case study examines the personal experiences of five Inuit education students and discusses their perspective on how studying Inuktitut has impacted their cultural identities.
Language Attitudes in a Multilingual Northern Community
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Donald M. Taylor and Stephen C. Wright
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 9, no. 1, 1989, pp. 85-119
Description
Survey of multilingual community in Nouveau, Quebec to determine attitudes and threats to Inuit language and culture.
Language, Culture and Community Among Urban Inuit in Ottawa
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Donna Patrick
Julie-Ann Tomiak
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 32, no. 1, Inuit Urbains / Urban Inuit, 2008, pp. 55-72
Description
Investigates the needs and social experiences of an Inuit urban community in Ottawa, Ontario through interview findings.
Language, Culture and Identity: Some Inuit Examples
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Louis-Jacques Dorais
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 15, no. 2, 1995, pp. 293-308
Description
Cultural and ethnic differences among the Canadian Inuit are outlined, with an assessment of the importance of language.
[Language, Politics and Social Interaction in an Inuit Community]
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Shelley Tulloch
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 29, no. 1-2, Préserver la langue et les savoirs / Preserving Language and Knowledge, 2005, pp. 365-368
Description
Book review of: Language, Politics and Social Interaction in an Inuit Community by Donna Patrick.
Language, Power, and Pedagogy: Whose School Is It?
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jerry Lipka
Peabody Journal of Education, vol. 69, no. 2, Negotiating the Culture of Indigenous Schools, Winter, 1994, pp. 71-93
Description
Examines collaborative research and school improvement project between the village of Manokotak, school district and University of Alaska Fairbanks about instruction in English or Yup'ik.
Language Rights and Language Choices: The Potential of Inuktitut Literacy
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Aurélie Hot
Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. 43, no. 2, Spring, 2009, pp. 181-197, 263
Description
Discusses new linguistic policies, the dominance of the English language, and the need for bilingualism in Nunavut institutions to stop the erosion of the Inuit language.
Lessons for Social Science in the Study of New Polities: Nunavut at 10
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ailsa Henderson
Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. 43, no. 2, Spring, 2009, pp. 5-22, 263
Description
Discusses the economic and social realities of Nunavut by evaluating the territory and its attempts to improve socio-economic conditions.
Letter from the Editors: Pathways to Prosperity
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Stephanie Irlbacher-Fox
Hayden King
Northern Public Affairs, vol. 1, Special Issue: Pathways to Prosperity: Voices from the Northern Governance and Economy Conference, 2013, pp. 5-6
Description
Introduction to special issue which focuses on government involvement and transformation of the northern economy and communities effected by the changes.
Scroll to page 5 to access article.
Life Stories of Inuit Leaders: Inuit Voices in the Making of Nunavut
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
Thierry Rodon
Louis McComber
Description
Five narrators comment on the transformation to the way of life of Inuit people due to the arrival of government services.
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.
Lived Experience of Acute Gastrointestinal Illness in Rigolet, Nunatsiavut: "Just Suffer Through it"
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sherilee L Harper
Victoria L. Edge
James Ford
M. Kate Thomas
IHACC Research Group ... [et al.]
Social Science & Medicine, vol. 126, February 2015, pp. 86-98
Description
Looks at the symptoms and severity, perceived causes and healthcare seeking behaviors of AGI in a small Inuit community.
Living at a High Arctic Polynya: Inughuit Settlement and Subsistence around the North Water During the Thule Station Period, 1910-53
Alternate Title
Human Landscapes in the North: Papers in Honour of Dr. Priscilla Renouf
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Bjarne Grønnow
Arctic, vol. 69, no. 5, Suppl. 1, 2016, p. article no. 4573
Description
Uses ethnographic sources for information about geographical location and character of winter settlements, communication and transportation networks, mobility of families, hunting grounds, seasonal hunting and trading, and hunting strategies.
Living in the Narrows: Subsistence Economy and Culture Change in Labrador Inuit Society During the Contact Period
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
James M. Woollett
World Archaeology, vol. 30, no. 3, February 1, 1999, pp. 370-387
Description
Zooarchaeological analysis of winter settlement sites yields information on the economic importance of environmental changes during this era.
Living with Diabetes on Baffin Island: Inuit Storytellers Share Their Experiences
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Susan M. Bird
Janine L. Wiles
Looee Okalik
Jonah Kilabuk
Grace M. Egeland
Canadian Journal of Public Health, vol. 99, no. 1, January/February 2008, pp. 17-21
Description
Discusses the experiences of four adults on Baffin Island living with diabetes and investigates factors that influenced their food choices and perceptions of diabetes and health management.
Local Know-How and Self-Construction in the Tundra: A Reading of the Salluit Fjord Cabins
Alternate Title
Savoir-faire locaux et auto-construction dans la toundra. Une lecture des cabanes du fjord de Salluit (Note de recherche)
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Pierre-Olivier Demeule
Etudes Inuit Studies, vol. 44, no. 1/2, Builiding and Dwelling in Inuit Nunangat, 2020, pp. 109-159
Description
Examines the cultural and architectural significance of Nunavik's cabins and how they could be used to address the Inuit communities housing issues.
Lost in Translation? Exploring Outcomes of Nunavut’s Resource Development Training and Employment Policies for Inuit of Northern Baffin Island
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Andrew Hodgkins
Northern Review, no. 47, Dealing with Resource Development in Canada's North, August 03, 2018, pp. 31-57
Description
Examines the Mary River Inuit Impact and Benefit Agreement (MRIIBA) and discusses causes for the disparity between the intent and results of the Agreement with a focus on the communication gap between community members and other stakeholders. Uses Mittimatilik (Pond Inlet) as a case study.