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Human Implications of Climate Change in the Canadian Arctic: A Case Study of Arctic Bay, Nunavut

Alternate Title
Proceedings of the Third Northern Research Forum ; 2004
The Resilient North: Human Responses to Global Change
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
James Ford
Barry Smit
Description
Comments on the changing climatic conditions that have increased the exposure of the community to climate related risks and the resulting coping strategies used by Inuit communities. Presentation from: Proceedings of the Third Northern Research Forum: The Resilient North: Human Responses to Global Change, Yellowknife, NWT, 2004.
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HuskyDog.com

Web Sites » Organizations
Description
Educational site providing information and resources on the Arctic, the Inuit culture and Canada's newest territory - Nunavut.
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Hyperboreal

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Shari M. Huhndorf
NAIS: Journal of the Native American and Indigenous Studies Association, vol. 3, no. 1, 2016, pp. 149-150
Description
Book review of: Hyperboreal by Joan Naviyuk Kane.
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Identifying and Achieving Consensus on Health-Related Indicators of Climate Change in Nunavut

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Gwen Healey Akearok
Sara Holzman
Judy Kunnuk
Nina Kuppaq
Zoe Martos ... [et al.]
Arctic, vol. 72, no. 3, September 10, 2019 , pp. 289-299
Description
Study works to identify human health indicators of climate change, focusing on factors relevant to the Canadian arctic. 20 indicators were identified using the The Piliriqatigiinniq Community Health Research Model; indicators focused on four key themes: 1) environmental health; 2) morbidity and mortality; 3) population vulnerability; and 4) mitigation, adaptation, and policy.
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Identifying Challenges and Opportunities for Residents in Upernavik as Oil Companies are Making a First Entrance in to Baffin Bay

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Anne Merrild Hansen
Pelle Tejsner
Arctic Anthropology, vol. 53, no. 1, January 2013, pp. 84-94
Description
Interviews residents from the Upernavik district about their lives as hunters and the pressure to protect their traditional way of living and thoughts on oil exploration and residents working in the industry.
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Identity and Needs in the Modern World: Roles of Orality and Literacy

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
Marja Korhonen
Description
Looks at the importance of orality in the 21st century and throughout human history. 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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Identity Markers: Interpreting Sod-House Occupation in Sandwich Bay, Labrador

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lisa K. Rankin
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 39, no. 1, Les Inuit au Labrador méridional / Inuit in Southern Labrador, 2015, pp. 91-116
Description
Presents results from several seasons of research including data from community interviews, archaeological surveys and excavations at four Inuit settlements, one Inuit-Métis house, and one Newfoundland fishery camp.
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If the Weather Permits

Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Elisapie Isaac
Description
Looks at life in the village of Kangirsujuaq, Nunavik where tradition and modernity blend together in Inuit life. Duration: 27:55
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Impact of a Mass Immunization Campaign to Control an Outbreak of Severe Respiratory Infections in Nunavik, Northern Canada

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Abdoul Aziz Ndiaye
Philippe De Wals
Jean-François Proulx
Manale Ouakki
Louise Jetté
Serge Déry
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 65, no. 4, 2006, pp. 297-304
Description
Concludes that although 23-valent pneumococcal polysacchardie vaccine was useful in controlling an outbreak of Streptococcus pneumoniae in Nunavik, better vaccines are needed.
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The Implementation of Rifapentine and Isoniazid (3HP) in two Remote Arctic Communities with a Predominantly Inuit Population, the Taima TB 3HP Study

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
G. G. Alvarez
D. Van Dyk
R. Mallick
S. Lesperance
P. Demaio ... [et al.]
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 79, no. 1, Article: 1758501, May 7, 2020
Description
Study of 247 participants in Nunavut examines the feasibility and safety profile of 3HP for the treatment of Latent Tuberculosis Infection (LTBI).
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In A Hungry Country

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Craig Mishler
Arctic, vol. 58, no. 3, 2005, pp. 316-317
Description
Book review of: In A Hungry Country by Simon Paneak, edited by John Martin Campbell.
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In Search of an Identity Canada Looks North

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jessica Shadian
American Review of Canadian Studies, vol. 37, no. 3, Autumn, 2007, pp. 323-353
Description
Discusses how a once marginalized indigenous group grows and develops into an Arctic political authority.
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[Income Earnings Tables by Nunavut, Region and Community, 2011 NHS (4 tables)]

Alternate Title
Median and Average Earnings of Population 15 Years and Over With Employment Income by Sex, Nunavut, Region and Community, 2011 NHS
Median and Average Income of Economic Families by Economic Family Structure by Nunavut, Region and Community, 2011 NHS
Median Total Household Income of Private Households by Household Size for Nunavut, Regions and Communities, 2005, NHS
Total Income and Median Total Income for the Population 15 Years and Over by Nunavut, Region and Community, 2001 NHS
Data » Tables
Author/Creator
Nunavut Bureau of Statistics
Description
2 statistical tables. Source: 2011 National Household Survey.
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Indian Record (Vol. 33, No. 9-10, Sept.-Oct., 1970)

Documents & Presentations
Description
"National publication for the Indians of Canada." Focus on Indigenous issues, events at residential schools and legal decisions. Previously published as Indian Missionary Record. Articles reflect the attitudes and policies of the time.
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Indigenous Engagement in Health Research in Circumpolar Countries: An Analysis of Existing Ethical Guidelines

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Josée Lavoie
Jon Petter Stoor
Katie Cueva
Gwen Healey Akearok
Elizabeth Rink ... [et al.]
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 13, no. 1, 2022
Description

Looks at the arctic indigenous communities participation and perspectives on the ethical guidelines regarding research amongst their populations. 

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Influence of n-3 Fatty Acids on Cardiac Autonomic Activity Among Nunavik Inuit Adults

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Beatriz Valera
Eric Dewailly
Elhadji Anassour-Laouan-Sidi
Paul Poirier
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 70, no. 1, 2011, pp. 6-18
Description
Looks at the beneficial impact of n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids on heart rate and heart rate variability including populations with high exposure to mercury.
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[Inherit My Heaven: Kalaallit Gender Relations]

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Joanna Kafarowski
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 37, no. 2, Développement industriel et impacts miniers / Industrial Development and Mining Impacts, 2013, pp. 206-208
Description
Book review of: Inherit My Heaven by Karla Jessen Williamson.
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Injury Prevention in Inuit Communities

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Sydney Sackett
Randell Onalee
Inuktitut, no. 91, 2002, pp. 56-[?]
Description
Survey indicates people of Aboriginal descent are at higher risk for injuries than the Canadian population as a whole.
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The Innu: Another Cry for Help

Alternate Title
CBC-TV News in Review
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)
News in Review, February 2001, pp. 18-30
Description
Overview of social problems and land claim demands. Classroom lesson plan to accompany segment on DVD News in Review. February 2001.
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Innu Women and NATO: The Occupation of Nitassinan

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Winona LaDuke
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 14, no. 2, Breaking Out of the Tourist Trap Part 2, Summer, 1990
Description
Describes the struggle of the Innu women and their families against the expansion of the military base at Goose Bay.
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Inside Anglican Church at Apex

Images » Photographs
Description
The interior of the Anglican church in the community of Apex at Frobisher Bay, N.W.T. [NU]. In 1987 Frobisher Bay was renamed Iqaluit.
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Inside Anglican Church at Apex

Images » Photographs
Description
The interior of the Anglican church in the community of Apex at Frobisher Bay, N.W.T. [NU]. In 1987 Frobisher Bay was renamed Iqaluit.
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Insights into SEN Virus Prevalence, Transmission, and Treatment in Community-based Persons and Patients with Liver Disease referred to a Liver Disease Unit

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Steve G. Wong
Daniele Primi
Hiroshige Kojima
Alessandra Sottini
Antonio Giulivi
Manna Zhang
Julia Uhanova
Gerald Y. Minuk
Clinical Infectious Diseases, vol. 35, no. 7, October 1, 2002, pp. 789-795
Description
Samples were tested to document prevalence of SEN-V infection and its' association with liver disease.
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