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From Dog Sled to Dial Phone: A Cultural

Gap?

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Dennis Dicks
Journal of Communication, vol. 27, no. 4, December 1977, pp. 120-129
Study assessed the impact of technology (specifically telephone service), both positive and negative, on the daily life and traditional ways of the Inuit.
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From Identity to Language: Interrupted Change and Remaining Uses

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
Daria Morgounova
Comments on the question of language shift in relation to the question of ethnic identity. 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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From the Centre: The Drawings of Luke Anguhadluq

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Mame Jackson
Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 9, no. 2, Summer, 1994, pp. 26-29
Exhibition review from the National Gallery of Canada, November 26, 1993. Entire issue on one pdf. To access review, scroll to page 26.
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The Fur Trade Today, 1935

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Richard H. G. Bonnycastle
Transactions of the Historical and Scientific Society of Manitoba, no. 10, Series 3, 1953-1954, p. [?]
Former employee of Hudson's Bay Company presented the paper in 1935 describing conditions in trading and outposts of the North.
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The Future of the Eskimo

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
J. Lotz
Futures, vol. 1, no. 1, 1969, pp. 54-65
Contends that the study of different cultures should be regarded as complimentary and not peripheral to the modern world.
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Genuine Community Ownership of Northern Education: From Theory to Practice

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Donald J. Taylor
Roxane de la Sablonnière
Laura French Bourgeos
Northern Public Affairs, vol. 2, Special Report 2014: Revitalizing Education in Inuit Nunangat, 2014, pp. 55-59
Discusses issues of poor school attendance through a cultural identity lens that encompasses the impacts of colonization on all aspects of Inuit life.
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Giving Birth the "White Man's Way"

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Sheila Jennings Linehan
Healthsharing, vol. 13, no. 2, Summer/Fall, 1992, pp. 11-15
Talks about the Inuit philosophy of child birth and compares it to the southern obstetrical practices. Journal on one pdf. Scroll down to page 11 to read article.
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Going Off, Growing Strong: A Program to Enhance Individual Youth and Community Resilience in the Face of Change in Nain, Nunatsiavut

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Rachel Hirsch
Chris Furgal
Christina Hackett
Tom Sheldon
Trevor Bell ... [et al.]
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 40, no. 1, Inuit Health, 2016, pp. 63-84
Concerns over suicide in youth and the lack of access to outings on the land to learn traditional skills led to the pilot outreach program for youths 14 to 21.
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Governance in Nunavut: Capacity vs. Culture?

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Graham White
Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. 43, no. 2, Spring, 2009, p. 57
Discusses the basic structure, operation, and initiatives of the Government of Nunavut.
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Graves

Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
Institute for Northern Studies
Grave sites at Coral Harbour, N.W.T. [NU].
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Gwich'in Place Names Atlas

Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Gwich'in Social and Cultural Institute
Interactive online atlas of history, culture and traditional knowledge of the Gwich'in.
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Healing Through Photography: A Reflection on the Brightening Our Home Fires Project in the Remote Hamlet of Ulukhaktok, Northwest Territories

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Annie Goose
Dorothy Badry
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 8, no. 1, Special Issue: Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD), 2013, pp. [161]-170
Project related to prevention of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) by giving a voice to unheard voices on areas of health.
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Healing Words

Articles » General
Healing Words, vol. 4, no. 3, Fall, 2004
Publication of the Aboriginal Healing Foundation aimed at residential school survivors contains letters, photographs, poems, and various articles.
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High Prevalence of Markers of Coronary Heart Disease among Greenland Inuit

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Marit Eika Jørgensen
Peter Bjerregaard
Jens Jørgen Kjærgaard
Knut Borch-Johnsen
Atherosclerosis, vol. 196, no. 2, February 2008, pp. 772-778
Study of the prevalence of angina pectoris, self-reported myocardial infarction, and ECG defined myocardial infarction.
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High Rate of Simkania Negevensis Among Canadian Inuit Infants Hospitalized With Lower Respiratory Tract Infections

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David Greenberg
Anna Banerji
Maureen G. Friedman
Cheng-Hsun Chiu
Simona Kahane
Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases, vol. 35, no. 8, August 2003, pp. 506-508
Mixed infections with other viruses were found, the high negevensis rate was felt to be opportunistic rather than a true pathogen.
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History of Education in the Baffin Region, 1950-75

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David King
The Quint, vol. 4, no. 4, 2012, pp. 5-24
Comments on teaching the same curriculum to students in northern Canada as southern Canada and the arising difficulties. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 5.
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The History of my Forefathers

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Armand Tagoona
Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 17, no. 1, Spring, 2002, pp. 48-49
Commentary about change over the years regarding hunting patterns, migration patterns, and lifestyle choices. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 48.
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The History of My Forefathers

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Armand Tagoona
Inuktitut, no. 94, 2004, pp. 28-[?]
Excerpt from the book The Voices of the Natives: The Canadian North and Alaska discusses changing lifestyles and habits among the Inuit.
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