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Sustainability, 2020 Community led planning is necessary for Inuit to self-determine on their lands and to ensure the preservation of cultural landscapes and the sustainability of social-ecological systems that they are a part of.
A. Hudson, K. Vodden
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Liver biochemistry and associations with alcohol intake, hepatitis B virus infection and Inuit ethnicity: a population-based comparative epidemiological survey in Greenland and Denmark [PDF]
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, 2016 Background: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is common in Arctic populations and high alcohol intake has been associated with an increased risk of a number of diseases.
Karsten Fleischer Rex +3 more
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Greenlandic Inuit show genetic signatures of diet and climate adaptation
Science, 2015 Greenlanders' genomes signal a fatty diet The evolutionary consequences of inhabiting a challenging environment can be seen within the genomes of Greenland Inuit. Fumagalli et al.
Matteo Fumagalli +18 more
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Reconciliation, resilience and resistance in Inuit teacher's professional development and practices
Education in the North, 2018 In February 2017, 26 Inuit educators gathered in Nain, Nunatsiavut for the Inuit Education Forum. Teachers from each of the four Inuit regions in Canada were invited to share their experiences on education in Inuit Nunangat with the goal of identifying ...
Kathy Snow +3 more
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The Australian Journal of Indigenous Education, 2007 What were the influences on the Inuit of Northern Labrador preceding the creation of the self-governing territory of Nunatsiavut? What are the preterritorial influences of the Inuit on the territory’s five schools?
Kirk David Anderson
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Preterm birth in the Inuit and First Nations populations of Québec, Canada, 1981–2008 [PDF]
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, 2012 Objectives: To evaluate preterm birth (PTB) for Inuit and First Nations vs. non-Indigenous populations in the province of Québec, Canada. Study design: Retrospective cohort study.
Nathalie Auger +5 more
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International Journal of Circumpolar Health, 2023 Objectives: Within the Qikiqtaaluk Region (Eastern Nunavut), pregnant women are required to travel outside their home communities for birthing care. This model differs from the prior norm of place-based, midwife-attended birth and impacts Inuit wellness.
Laura Jane Brubacher
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Canada and Beyond, 2022 The impact of climate change on Inuit communities in the Canadian Arctic has been widely documented in a myriad of scientific publications. However, the cultural and identity shifts attached to these changes have often been overlooked in mainstream ...
Claudia Miller
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A Way Home: Understanding the impact of human trafficking on Inuit women in Manitoba
International Journal of Population Data ScienceObjectives A WAY HOME will work with the Inuit community to develop a culturally relevant and community-informed algorithm, which will determine prevalence rates of sexual exploitation and risk levels of exploitation for Inuit women in Manitoba, Canada.
Leah McDonnell
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Opening Spaces for Indigenous Teaching and Learning through Community-Based Teacher Education
Education in the North, 2018 Following Nunatsiavut land claims on the Northeast Atlantic coast in Canada, Memorial University and the Nunatsiavut Government partnered to offer a community-based, Inuit-specific Bachelor of Education (IBED).
Shelley Tulloch, Sylvia Moore
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