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Nunavut Territory Established: Inuit Gain New Homeland April 1

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Galit Alcalay Sarfaty
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 23, no. 1, Indigenous Rights and Self-Determination in Mexico, Spring, 1999
Reports on the April 1, 1999 division of the Northwest Territories into two parts, signifying the beginning of the territory of Nunavut.
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Nunavut Urban Futures: Vernaculars, Informality and Tactics

Alternate Title
Nunavut Urban Futures: Vernaculars, Informality and Tactics (Research Note)
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lola Sheppard
Etudes Inuit Studies, vol. 44, no. 1/2, Builiding and Dwelling in Inuit Nunangat, 2020, pp. 323-347

Examines the growing urbanization of the Canadian North that clashes with the traditional Inuit lifestyle and how culturally reflective approaches may help with the transition. 

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Nursing in First Nations and Inuit Communities in Atlantic Canada

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jennifer L. Dobbelsteyn
The Canadian Nurse, vol. 102, no. 4, April 2006, pp. 32-35
Argues that addressing the health care needs in Inuit and First Nations communities requires an understanding of the cultural richness of the people and an ability to see things from another perspective.
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Nursing in Nunavut: Surprising Opportunities in a Vast and Remote Land

Alternate Title
Surprising Opportunities in a Vast and Remote Land
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sue Cavanaugh
Canadian Nurse, vol. 105, no. 5, May 2009, pp. 16-19
Describes life in Nunavut, and the challenges of recruiting nurses due to physical isolation, cost of living, and harsh weather.
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Nuuk, Greenland: Site, Situation, and “The Law of the Primate City”

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Anthony J. Dzik
Northern Review, no. 48, October 18, 2018, pp. 3-32
Defines a city’s “primacy” as having three factors: a large population in comparison to other cities in the country, economic preeminence, and symbolic of a national cultural identity and assesses how well Nuuk fulfills those criteria.
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Nuvisavik: The Place Where We Weave

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Jill Oakes
Canadian Historical Review, vol. 85, no. 3, September 2004, p. 583
Book review of: Nuvisavik edited by Maria Von Fincken-Stein.
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Nuvisavik: The Place Where We Weave

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Betty Kobayashi Issenman
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 26, no. 2, Populations et migrations / Populations and Migrations, 2002, pp. 207-210
Book review of: Nuvisavik edited by Maria von Finckenstein.
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Objets ethnographiques associés aux Inuit du Labrador exhibés en Europe en 1880

Alternate Title
Ethnographic Objects Associated with the Labrador Inuit Who Were Exhibited in Europe in 1880
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
France Rivet
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 42, no. 1, Arctic Collections and Museology: Presentations, Disseminations, and Interpretations, 2018, pp. 137-159
Article discusses the collections of Inuit artifacts and remains being held in European museums including the nature and provenance of the items.
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Occupational Values of Rural Eskimo

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
G. Williamson McDiarmid
Judith S. Kleinfeld
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 25, no. 3, May 1986, pp. [22-29]
Study compared secondary students from rural Inuit villages to a sample of Euroamericans from an urban environment to determine whether cultural differences influence work values.
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On Eskaleutian Linguistics, Archaeology, and Prehistory

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
D. E. Dumond
American Anthropologist, vol. 67, no. 5, pt. 1, New Series, October 1965, pp. 1231-1257
Reviews efforts to classify Inuit and the ethnic relationships implied by the classification and examines archaeological evidence to see if it supports these theoretical relationships.
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Our Living Ecosystem: What Are the Interconnections among the Elements Surrounding Us? A Classroom-Based Activity in Nunavik

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mélanie Lemire
Mylène Riva
Maria Ruiz-Castell
International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 9, no. 2, Inuit Health and Well-Being, 2012, pp. 25-37

Comments on an environmental education activity designed to promote an ecosystem approach to health. 

NOTE: Also published as Journal of Aboriginal Health, Summer, 2015.

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Our Words Must Come Back to Us

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Inungni Sapujjijiit Task Force on Suicide Prevention and Community Healing
Looks at recommendations to prevent suicide in Nunavut communities based on themes that emerged from community consultations.
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Pacific Salmon in the Rapidly Changing Arctic: Exploring Local Knowledge and Emerging Fisheries in Utqiaġvik and Nuiqsut, Alaska

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Courtney Carothers
Todd L. Sformo
Shelley Cotton
John C. George
Peter A.H. Westley
Arctic, vol. 72, no. 3, September 10, 2019 , pp. 273-288
Authors explore the emergence of new salmon fisheries in the Arctic by examining data collected in interviews with 41 active fishermen and Elders between 2010 and 2013. Findings show discrepancies regarding the abundance, but clear evidence of new fisheries.
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Paleoeskimo Demography and Sea-Level History, Kent Peninsula and King William Island, Central Northwest Passage, Arctic Canada

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Arthur S. Dyke
James M. Savelle
Arctic, vol. 62, no. 4, December 2009, p. 371–392
Discusses surveys of the Paleoeskimo sites including, common and uncommon dwelling features, the changes with elevation, environment, fauna resources, and social dynamics based on dwelling size.
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Paningaaq and Tulugaq: Voyages on the Nascopie

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Frederica Knight
Ralph Knight
Inuktitut, no. 91, 2002, pp. 42-[?]
Recollections of the Hudson's Bay Company's supply ship's Captain Mack about the R.M.S. Nascopie (1911-1947).
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Paradise Gained, Lost, and Regained: Pulse Migration and the Inuit Archaeology of the Quebec Lower North Shore

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
William W. Fitzhugh
Arctic Anthropology, vol. 56, no. 1, 2019, pp. 52-76
The author examines evidence from archaeological sites and the artifacts from these sites in order to investigate in further detail the nature of the Inuit occupation of the Lower North Shore in what is now Quebec.
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Parish Fetes Nunavut Territory

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Art Babych
Anglican Journal, vol. 125, no. 4, March 1999, p. n/a
Celebration of Qaggiqan an Inuit festival and the new territory Nunavut at Christ Church Cathedral in Ottawa.
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Patterns of Protective Factors in an Intervention For the Prevention of Suicide and Alcohol Abuse with Yup'ik Alaska Native Youth

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David Henry
James Allen
Carlotta Ching Ting Fok
Stacy Rasmus
Bill Charles ... [et al.]
The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse, vol. 38, no. 5, September 2012, pp. 476-482
Aim of study to develop a means to quantify exposure to interventions in community based participatory research that differs between communities.
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Patterns of Psychoactive Substance Use Among Youths in Nunavik

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Natacha Brunelle
Chantal Plourde
Michel Landry
Annie Gendron
Louise Guyon ... [et al.]
INDITERRA, no. 2, [Trajectoires plurielles des Premiers], 2010, pp. 15-27
Looks at drug use patterns of 405 Inuit students aged 11 to 21.
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