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Unsettling Ground: Arctic Urbanism on Fluid Geology

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jason McMillan
Lola Sheppard
Etudes Inuit Studies, vol. 44, no. 1/2, Builiding and Dwelling in Inuit Nunangat, 2020, pp. 183-205
Description

Examines architectural practices and its effects on the Inuit communities land engagement. 

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Uqalurait: An Oral History of Nunavut

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Andrew Wiget
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 34, no. 3, 2010, pp. 174-177
Description

Book review of: Uqalurait: An Oral History of Nunavut compiled and edited by John Bennet (sic) and Susan Rowley.

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Urban Inuit in Canada: A Case From Montreal

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Nobuhiro Kishigami
Indigenous Affairs, no. 3-4, Indigenous People in Urban Areas, 2002, pp. 54-59
Description
Article focuses on aspects of Inuit urban life in Canada, particularly those in Montreal, Quebec. To access this article scroll down to page 54.
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Urgent Need for More Inuktitut Instruction in Nunavut Schools

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
Paul Berger
Description
Comments on the findings from interviews with 74 Inuit adults regarding what they like about schooling and what they would like to see change. 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.
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Vanishing Point

Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Stephen A. Smith
Julia Szucs
Marina Endicott
Description
Documentary looks at two Inuit communities on Baffin Island and Northwest Greenland and how they are connected and adapting to social and environmental changes. Includes English sub-titles. Duration: 82:23.
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The Vending Machine

Alternate Title
Stories From Our Land ; vol. 2
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Beth Kotierk
Jessica Kotierk
Moshi Kotierk
Description
Entrepreneur, Moshi Kotierk talks about operating a vending machine business in Igloolik. Duration: 7:10.
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Views of Traditional Ecological Knowledge [TEK] in Co-Management Bodies in Nunavik, Quebec

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Evelyn J. Peters
Polar Record, vol. 39, no. 1, January 2003, pp. 49-60
Description
Results of a survey of members of committees formed pursuant to the James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement; three elements emerged: complex views of traditional knowledge, role of Inuit in attempting to shape the role of TEK in decision-making and need for financial support to collect TEK.
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Vulnerability of Subsistence Systems Due to Social and Environmental Change: A Case Study in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, Alaska

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nicole M. Herman-Mercer
Melinda Laituri
Maggie Massey
Elli Matkin
Ryan Toohey ... [et al.]
Arctic, vol. 72, no. 3, September 10, 2019 , pp. 258-272
Description
Researchers explore the vulnerability of the subsistence existence in the Cup’ik village of Chevak and Yup’ik village of Kotlik; findings indicate that a high level of adaptability and ingenuity exists in these communities, but raise concerns of new barriers and vulnerabilities arising from accelerating climate change and socio-cultural changes.
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Walrus on Peterhead

Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
Institute for Northern Studies
Description
A walrus carcass on the deck of a Peterhead boat. Coral Harbour, N.W.T. [NU].
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Waste Management in Labrador and Northern Communities: Opportunities and Challenges

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Catherine M.H. Keske
Morgan Mills
Laura Tanguay
Jason Dicker
Northern Review, no. 47, Dealing with Resource Development in Canada's North, August 03, 2018, pp. 79-112
Description
Mixed methods study that examines the challenges and opportunities of waste management—including household waste and accumulations generated by military installations and extractive industries—in Nain and Happy Valley-Goose Bay.
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“We don’t kiss like that”: Inuit Women Respond to Music Video Representation

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Cassidy Glennie
AlterNative, vol. 14, no. 2, June 2018, pp. 104-112
Description
Study collects and analyses responses to mainstream representations of Inuit culture from Inuit women. Discusses Western beauty standards projected onto Indigenous women, normalization of media tropes including silencing, victimization, violence, missing and murdered Indigenous women (MMIW). Stresses a need positive role models and self-representation.
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Wedding Party

Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
Institute for Northern Studies
Description
At a wedding reception. Part of the "Innuit of Keewatin" series (#32).
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The Well-Being of Communities With Significant Métis Population in Canada

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Russell LaPointe
Sacha Senécal
Eric Guimond
Canadian Issues, Journeys of a Generation: Broadening the Aboriginal Well-Being Policy Research Agenda, Winter, 2009, pp. 85-92
Description
Compares the educational levels, labour levels, and the income and housing quality and quantity levels in Métis communities to other aboriginal communities. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 85.
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What is CACAR-II?

Articles » General
Inuktitut, no. 94, 2004, p. Insert
Description
Outline explains the role of the Canadian Arctic Contaminants Assessment Report II (CACAR-II) to Inuit residents.
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Where We Have Been

Alternate Title
Research in Profile: Where We Have Been
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Anna Paletta
Kimberly Burnett
Just Research, no. 15, 2008, pp. 5-10
Description
Research conducted to help the Nunavut Government Department of Justice monitor and assess justice programs and help communities develop local programs suited to Inuit people. On one pdf. Scroll down to page 5 to read article.
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Wildlife Management in Nunavik: Structures, Operations, and Perceptions Following the James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nicole Gombay
Arctic, vol. 72, no. 2, June 19, 2019 , pp. 181-196
Description
Article extends Lorraine Brooke’s 1995 study of the James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement (JBNQA) and its effectiveness in creating a wildlife co-management regime; concludes that little progress has been made since 1995, and the power relationships between Inuit and non-Inuit Government agencies remains problematic.
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