Qaujimajatuqangit and Social Problems in Modern Inuit Society. An Elders Workshop on Angakkuuniq
Alternate Title
Qaujimajatuqangit et Problèmes Sociaux dans la Société Inuit Contemporaine. Un Atelier avec des Aînés Concernant l'Angakkuuniq
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Jarich Oosten
Frédéric Laugrand
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 26, no. 1, Inuit and Qallunaaq perspectives: Interacting points of view, 2002, pp. 17-44
Description
Discussion of a workshop held to record the views of Inuit elders on social control and shamanism.
Qaujimanira: Inuit Art as Autoethnography
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Krista Ulujuk Zawadski
ab-Original, vol. 2, no. 2, The Entangled Gaze, 2018, pp. 151-156
Description
In this conference extract the author examines the history of Inuit art noting the ongoing self-representation in the work and argues that this allows for a high level of agency in Inuit art.
Qilalukisiijut 1985
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Putulik Ilisituk
Inuktitut, no. 91, 2002, pp. 28-41
Description
Recollections of a cameraman who chronicles his activities during a summer hunting camp near Ivujivik at Erik's Cove (also know as Kangirsukallak or Wolstenholme).
Raising-up Hunters & Protectors Once Again: The Unaaq Men's Association
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Stephanie Irlbacher-Fox
Tommy Palliser
Northern Public Affairs, vol. 1, Special Issue: Pathways to Prosperity: The Northern Governance and Economy Conference, 2013, pp. 56-[62]
Description
Discusses organization's activities which help build skills and knowledge to foster economic benefits in the community.
Scroll down to page 56 to read article.
The Rankin Inlet Birthing Centre: Community Midwifery in the Inuit Context
Alternate Title
Community Midwifery in the Inuit Context
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Vasiliki Kravariotis Douglas
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 70, no. 2, 2011, pp. 178-185
Description
Comments on the success and limitations of the Centre.
(Re)Invigorating Family and Community Leadership in Inuit Bilingual Education
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nunia Qanatsiaq Anoee
Shelley Tulloch
Jeannie Arreak-Kullualik
Kerri Wheatley
Sandy McAuley
AlterNative, vol. 13, no. 1, March 2017, pp. 2-10
Description
Looks at factors which have led to the success of the curriculum in Arviat, Nunavut.
Recent Archaeological Investigations Near the Native Village of Shaktoolik, Norton Sound, Alaska
Alternate Title
Human Landscapes in the North: Papers in Hon. of Dr. Priscilla Renouf
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
John Darwent
Christyann M. Darwent
Kelly A. Eldridge
Jason I. Miszaniec
Arctic, vol. 69, no. 5, Suppl. 1, 2016, p. article no. 4677
Description
Discusses site excavation which led to identification of 134 house features, dating from AD 1100 to the early 1900s.
Recent Geographical Research on Indians and Inuit in the United States and Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robert Rundstrom
Douglas Deur
Kate Berry
Dick Winchell
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 24, no. 2, 2000, pp. 85-110
Description
Comments on complexity of issues related to geographical studies concerning Indigenous communities in Canada and the United States, and the constant need to revise understandings of the environment.
Reciprocal Inuit and Western Research Training: Facilitating Research Capacity and Community Agency in Arctic Research Partnerships
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Priscilla Ferrazzi
Peter Christie
Djenana Jalovcic
Shirley Tagalik
Alanna Grogan
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 77, 2018, p. article no. 1425581
Description
Discusses two three-day cross-cultural research training workshops held in the Nunavut communities of Arviat and Iqaluit.
Reclaiming Birth, Health, and Community: Midwifery in the Inuit Villages of Nunavik, Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Vicki Van Wagner
Brenda Epoo
Julie Nastapoka
Evelyn Harney
Journal of Midwifery & Women's Health, vol. 52, no. 4, July-August 2007, pp. 384-391
Description
Describes how the community-based midwifery service is providing the option, for women, to give birth within their remote community rather than have to be evacuated out.
Reconciliation in Child Welfare: Relations Between Non-Aboriginal Child Welfare Agencies and the First Nations, Inuit and Métis
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Tracy Engelking
OACAS Journal, vol. 54, no. 4, Fall, 2009, pp. 15-22
Description
Discussion on the over representation of Aboriginal children in the care of child welfare.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p. 15.
Reconciling Inuit Elders' Long-Term Care Needs
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
C Mark Macneill
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 40, no. 1, 2020, pp. 63-74
Description
Looks at the lack of adequate health care for the Inuit elderly within their own communities and Canada's Inuit aging policies.
Recontextualizing Schooling Within an Inuit Community
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Anne S. Douglas
Canadian Journal of Education, vol. 19, no. 2, Culture and Education: Aboriginal Settings, Concerns, and Insights, 1994, pp. 154-164
Description
Examines the relationship between the community and school in Arctic Bay and the need to bridge the cultural divide by incorporating the Inuit way of life into the education system.
Red Blood Cell Folate Levels in Canadian Inuit Women of Childbearing Years: Influence of Food Security, Body Mass Index, Smoking, Education, and Vitamin Use
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kait Duncan
Anders C. Erickson
Grace M. Egeland
Hope Weiler
Laura T. Arbour
Canadian Journal of Public Health, vol. 109, no. 5-6, December 2018, pp. 684-691
Description
Used red blood cell folate (RBCF) levels in sample of 249 non-pregnant women from the Inuit Health Survey, 2007-2008; results suggest a need for initiatives which will improve food security, culturally relevant education on folate-rich traditional foods, access to vitamin supplements, and smoking cessation.
Reducing Vulnerability to Climate Change in the Arctic: The Case of Nunavut, Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
James Ford
Tristan Pearce
Barry Smit
Johanna Wandel
Mishak Allurut
Kik Shappa
Harry Ittusujurat
Kevin Qrunnut
Arctic, vol. 60, no. 2, June 2007, pp. 150-166
Description
Discusses how policy development can help Inuit reduce their vulnerability to climate change by focusing on the renewable resource harvesting sector.
Reflections on the Intercultural Politics of Food, Diet, and Nutrition Research in Canadian Inuit Communities
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Christopher Fletcher
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 40, no. 1, Inuit Health, 2016, pp. 171-188
Description
Looks at how food related research is viewed and health disparities linked to diet in the Inuit Nunangat region.
Reforming Education From the Inside-Out: A Study of Community Engagement and Educational Reform in Rural Alaska
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
James W. Kushman
Ray Barnhardt
Journal of Research in Rural Education, vol. 17, no. 1, Spring, 2001, pp. 12-26
Description
Studies a sampling of schools involved in the Alaska Onward to Excellence program to see how partnerships between the school and community are formed and maintained.
Reinterpreting the First Human Occupations of Ivujivik (Nunavik, Canada)
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Murielle Nagy
Arctic Anthropology, vol. 55, no. 2, 2018, pp. 17-43
Description
Article examines 36 new carbon dates used to reassess the Pita (KcFr-5) and Ohituk (KcFr-3A) sites and the timeline of their occupation.
The Relevance of Culturally Based Curriculum and Instruction: The Case of Nancy Sharp
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jeffy Lipka
Nancy Sharp
Betsy Brenner
Evelyn Yanez
Ferdinand Sharp.
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 44, no. 3, 2005, pp. 31-54
Description
Case study of a successful teaching approach that combined the mathematical content with the indigenous culture.
Relocating to a New or Pre-existing Social Housing Unit: Significant Health Improvements for Inuit Adults in Nunavik and Nunavut
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mylène Riva
Christopher Fletcher
Philippe Dufresne
Karine Perreault
Gina Muckle ... [et al.]
Canadian Journal of Public Health, vol. 111, no. 1, February 2020, pp. 21-30
Description
Study collected baseline data and follow-up data on 102 participants 1-6 months before and 15–18 months after rehousing. Results: majority of participants reported lowered levels of psychological distress, lowered levels of daily stress, and lowered levels of asthmatic symptoms.
Report on Family Law Research in Nunavut: Background Paper
E-Books
Author/Creator
Kelly Gallagher-Mackay
Description
Presents research about adoptions, divorces, and separation, including the use of services and how Inuit families deal with family matters, and looks at increasing the knowledge and access to family rights and available services.
ReSDA 2013 Conference Iqaluit, Nunavut
Alternate Title
ReSDA (Resources and Sustainable Development in the Arctic) Annual Conference ; 3rd, 2013
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Chris Southcott
Description
Introduces workshops on how to best share knowledge with communities about resource development. Discusses ways to engage communities through film and video, print and new multi-media.
Duration: 5:33.
Resettlement, Resistance, and Coastal Niches on the Chukchi Peninsula
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Caroline Damiens
Etudes Inuit Studies, vol. 45, no. 1/2, Chukotka: Understanding the Past, Contemporary Practices, and Perceptions of the Present, 2021, pp. 93-120
Description
Looks at the relocation of the Siberian Indigenous populations and how they reestablished their communities in their new coastal environments.
Resource Development and Well-Being in Northern Canada
Alternate Title
ReSDA Gap Analysis Report ; no.7
Resource Development and Well-Being in Northern Canada: Myth or Opportunity
Resources and Sustainable Development in the Arctic Workshop Report ; no.7
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Brenda Parlee
Description
Discusses if resource development will improve the well-being of people in the northern communities or add to the growing gap between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people.
Resource Structure, Scalar Stress, and the Development of Inuit Social Organization
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
T. Max Friesen
World Archaeology, vol. 31, no. 1, June 1, 1999, pp. 21-37
Description
Compares and contrasts the socio-economic organization of Inuit from coastal north Alaska and the Mackenzie Delta, Northwest Territories.
Rethinking the Community of the Provincial North: Building Communities From the Inside Out
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robert Robson
The Northern Review, no. 38, Political and Economic Change in Canada’s Provincial North, 2014, pp. 65-92
Description
Looks at development of new economic standards based on the seven sacred teachings and then applied by Aboriginal communities for asset-building strategies.
Reversing the Academic Trend for Rural Students: The Case of Michelle Opbroek
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Barbara L. Adams
A. Shehenaz Adam
Michelle Opbroek
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 44, no. 3, 2005, pp. 55-79
Description
Case study exemplifies a learning environment, based on embedded cultural knowledge, in which rural students thrive.
Review of Justice System Issues Relevant to Nunavut, Part 2
Alternate Title
Technical Report (Atlantic Institute of Criminology) ;TR1999-4e
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Don Clairmont
Description
Report commissioned by the Department of Justice. Volume contains annotated bibliographies, including documents, reports and position papers.
Review of Justice System Issues Relevant to Nunavut, Part One
Alternate Title
Technical Report (Atlantic Institute of Criminology) ; TR1999-4e
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Don Clairmont
Description
Report commissioned by the Department of Justice to provide a review of pertinent literature, which the author found lacking and therefore supplemented with knowledge of individuals who were contacted directly.
This volume focuses on academic and scholarly materials.
Reviews
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Alfonso E. Hernandez
Ruth Spack
Robert Keith Collins
Stacey A. Heiser
Marie Julienne
Barbara A. Mann
Jim Rosenthal
Derek Milne
Margaret Jacobs
et al.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 24, no. 2, 2000, pp. 159-207
Description
Book reviews of:
American Indians in World War I: At War and At Home by Thomas A. Britten.
Boarding School Seasons: American Indian Families, 1900-1940 by Brenda J. Child.
Choctaw Genesis, 1500-1700 by Patricia Galloway.
Daily Life on the Nineteenth-Century American Frontier by Mary Ellen Jones.
Dancing the Dream: The Seven Sacred Paths of Human Transformation by Jamie Sams.
The Great Peace: The Gathering of Good Minds (CD-ROM) by Raymond Skye et.