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Food Policy in the Canadian North: Is There a Role for Country Food Markets?

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
James D. Ford
Joanna Petrasek Macdonald
Catherine Huet
Sara Statham
Allison MacRury
Social Science and Medicine, vol. 152, March 2016, pp. 35-40
Description
Examines food insecurity in Nunavut and the viability of programs which follow the Greenland model. As part of study, semi-structured interviews were conducted with key informants from Denmark, Greenland, Nunavut and southern Canada.
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[Food Price Survey Report August 2013 (3 Tables)]

Alternate Title
Pilot Nunavut Food Price Survey [Territory Only] April 2013
Pilot Nunavut Food Price Survey: Comparable to Canada April 2013
Pilot Nunavut Food Price Survey: Sample Food Basket April 2013
Data » Tables
Author/Creator
Nunavut Bureau of Statistics
Description
Used basket comprised of 34 items. Statistical table. Sources: Pilot Nunavut Food Survey and Statistics Canada CANSIM (Canadian Socio-economic Information Management System) table #326-0012.
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Food Security and Mining in Nunatsiavut

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Suzanne Mills
Johanna Tuglavina
Deborah Simmons
Russell Claus
Northern Public Affairs, vol. 5, no. 1, Food (In)security in Northern Canada, April 2017, pp. 39-41
Description
Comments on Statistics Canada data reporting 42% of adult Inuit in Nunatsiavut had experienced food insecurity in the previous 12 months.
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Food Security in a Northern First Nations Community: An Exploratory Study on Food Availability and Accessibility

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Teresa Socha
Mehdi Zahaf
Lori Chambers
Rawnda Abraham
Teri Fiddler
Journal of Aboriginal Health, vol. 8, no. 2, Connecting Place, People, and Health, March 2012, pp. 5-14
Description
Looks at solutions to the crises of food insecurity and ill health including a food subsidy program and increased access to traditional foods.
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Food Security in Northern and Isolated Communities: Ensuring Equitable Access to Adequate and Healthy Food for All: Report of the Standing Committee on Indigenous and Northern Affairs

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Bob Bratina
Jamie Schmale
Sylvie Bérubé
Gary Anandasangaree
Jaime Battiste ... [et al.]
Description
Based on information gathered through 38 witness testimonies, eight meetings and 10 written briefs, report discusses causes of food insecurity, effects of climate change and food degradation, the Nutrition North Canada program, and the need for government support of community-based solutions. "June 2021, 43rd Parliament, 2nd Session".
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Food Security in Nunavut, Canada: Barriers and Recommendations

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Hing Man Chan
Karen Fediuk
Sue Hamilton
Laura Rostas
Amy Caughey
et al.
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 65, no. 5, 2006, pp. 416-431
Description
Looks at an assessment about the availability and accessibility of traditional and market foods in Nunavut.
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Food Security of Northern Indigenous Peoples in a Time of Uncertainty

Alternate Title
Proceedings of the Third Northern Research Forum ; 2004
The Resilient North: Human Responses to Global Change
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
C. D. James Paci
C. Dickson
S. Nickels
L. Chan
C. Furgal
Description
Comments on the links between climate change and security of traditional/country food. Presentation from: Proceedings of the Third Northern Research Forum: The Resilient North: Human Responses to Global Change, Yellowknife, NWT, 2004.
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Food Sovereignty Assessment Tool

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Alicia Bell-Sheeter
Description
Comments on ways to make communities food secure by increasing knowledge about food-related needs and resources and by building collaboration and capacity.
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A for Indigenous, by Indigenous National Housing Strategy: Addressing the Housing Needs of Indigenous Families and Individuals in the Urban, Rural and Northern Parts of Canada

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indigenous Housing Caucus Working Group
Canadian Housing and Renewal Association
Description
Argues that the Government of Canada's Indigenous Housing Strategy creates a large service gap for the 87 per cent of the population that does not reside on reserve and is disproportionately represented among the homeless and those in need of core housing. Proposes a Fourth Strategy to address needs not covered in the existing framework.
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Fort Good Hope

Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Ron Orieux
William Weintraub
Description
Looks at the Berger Inquiry and the perspectives of First Nations communities on building the Mackenzie Valley pipeline. Duration: 47:12.
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Fort Pelly: An Historical Sketch

Articles » General
Author/Creator
J. F. Klaus
Saskatchewan History, vol. 14, no. 3, Autumn, 1961, pp. 81-97
Description
Using the archival journals from the years 1832-36, 1857-58, and 1863-64 the article describes some of the history and operations of the fur trade post, which was built by the Hudson’s Bay Company (HBC) following its merger with the North West Company (NWC) in 1821. Entire issue on one pdf file, scroll to page 81.
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Fostering Indigeneity: The Role of Aboriginal Mothers and Aboriginal Early Child Care in Responses to Colonial Foster-Care Interventions

Alternate Title
Until Our Hearts Are on the Ground: Aboriginal Mothering, Oppression, Resistance, and Rebirth
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Margo Greenwood
Sarah De Leeuw
Description
Suggests that educating Aboriginal families in Indigenous ways of knowing and being would reduce child welfare interventions by territorial, provincial and federal governments. Chapter from Until Our Hearts Are on the Ground: Aboriginal Mothering, Oppression, Resistance, and Rebirth edited by Jeanette Corbiere Lavell and Dawn Memee Lavell-Harvard. Scroll down to read chapter.
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Foxes and Humans at the Late Holocene Uyak Site, Kodiak, Alaska

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Catherine F. West
Reuven Yeshurun
Arctic Anthropology, vol. 56, no. 1, 2019, pp. 39-51
Description
Authors examine zooarchaeological, taphonomic, and stable isotope analyses data in order to describe the relationship between humans and red foxes on Kodiak Island during the late Holocene era.
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Framing Sustainable Options for Housing in Canada’s North

Alternate Title
Report (Conference Board of Canada) ; December 2012
[Conference Board of Canada Publication ; 13-134]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Siomonn Pulla
Description
Outlines difficulties involved in housing construction such as expense of materials, transportation and availability of skilled labour coupled with effects of severe climate. Also presents four case studies and gives recommendations based on findings.
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Frequency and Intensity of Physical Activity are Associated With Insulin Resistance in First Nations Children and Adolescents in 2 Remote Villages in Northern British Columbia, Canada

Alternate Title
Frequency and Intensity of Physical Activity are Associated With Insulin Resistance in First Nations Children and Adolescents in Two Remote Villages in Northern British Columbia, Canada
Theses
Author/Creator
Marc Mitchell
Description
Physical Education Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of Victoria, 2008.
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From Food Mail to Nutrition North Canada: Report of the Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development

Alternate Title
Parliament of Canada ; 3rd Session, 40th Parliament
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Bruce Stanton
Todd Norman Russell
Jean Crowder
Larry Bagnell
Rob Clarke ... [et al.]
Description
Report summarizes the testimonies from hearings held to introduce the new Nutrition North Canada program and presents the Committee's observations and recommendations.
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From Health Worker to Health Worker...Across Australia

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Stephanie Yikaniwuy
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 21, no. 3, May/June 1997, p. 3
Description
Brief description of the health centre located on Elcho Island, located off the coast of Northern Territory.
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From Health Worker to Health Worker across Australia

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Susan Abbott Napanmga
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 17, no. 1, January/February 1993, p. 5
Description
Health workers use painting stories in a traditional way to educate Aboriginal people about health issues.
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From the Klondike to Berlin: The Yukon in the First World War

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Michael Gates
Northern Review, no. 43, The North and the First World War, April 2017, pp. 9-30
Description
Discusses the participation of the Yukon in the war including those who enlisted, those committed to efforts at home, women volunteers who fund raised and personal stories of participation by such folks as Joe Boyle, Robert Service, George Black, Martha Black and others.
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[[The Future of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Broadcasting: Conversation & Convergence Series: Iqualuit Gathering, April 12, 2017]

Media » Sound Recordings
Author/Creator
Jack Anawak
Claude Grenier
Salome Avva
Geneviève Bonin-Labelle
Anne Crawford
Madeleine D'Argencourt … [et al.]
Description
Includes links to program, summary, speeches, and audio of two panel discussions. Part 1: Community Radio speech by Jack Anawak. Part 2: Panel discussion: Regional Radio: Taqramiut Nipingat Inc.(TNI) and CBC North featuring Claude Grenier, Salome Avva and Patrick Nagle. Part 3: Speech by George Hickes, Nunavut Minister responsible for Health and Suicide Prevention. Part 4: Panel discussion: Inuit Broadcasting Corporation, CFRT-FM, and TV Nunavut featuring Fanny He, Madeleine d'Agencourt, and Charlotte DeWolff.
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The Future of Hydrocarbon Development in Greenland: Perspectives from Residents of the North Slope of Alaska

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Anne Merrild Hansen
Ross A. Virginia
Arctic, vol. 71, no. 4, December 19, 2018, pp. 365-374
Description
Authors examine the hydrocarbon extraction industry on Alaska’s North Slope; use the observed and documented effects on people and communities to suggest local-to-local strategies for sustainable oil-industry development in Greenland
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The Gapuwiyak Men's Clinic

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Terence Guyula
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 22, no. 2, March/April 1998, p. 2
Description
Reports that after the Men's Clinic was opened in this Northern Australian community, clinic visits by men went from 35 per month to over 200.
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Garden Hill Comprehensive Community Planning Project: Process Report, December 2011

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jill Collinson
Johnathan Hildebrand
Laura Remple
Description
Discusses the University of Manitoba City Planning Department and four Manitoba First Nations' partnership to work on community development and issues. Themes identified were: housing development, commercial activity, natural and traditional preservation areas, recreation, water and waste management transportation, community services and culture.
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