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A review of health and wellness studies involving Inuit of Manitoba and Nunavut [PDF]

International Journal of Circumpolar Health, 2020
The purpose of this review is to summarise past Inuit health and wellness studies in Manitoba and the Kivalliq region of Nunavut to provide a snapshot of the types of studies available and identify the gaps in knowledge. Research to date has largely been
Ashley Hayward, Jaime Cidro, Rachel Dutton, Kara Passey   +3 more
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Transfer of Inuit qaujimajatuqangit in modern Inuit society [PDF]

Études/Inuit/Studies, 2009
This paper explores the nature and transfer of Inuit knowledge. Using our experiences in setting up workshops with elders and youths in the past 10 years, we argue that the notion that Inuit qaujimajatuqangit can be viewed as a corpus of knowledge that ...
Laugrand, Frédéric, Oosten, Jarich
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A field-test of Not Deciding Alone to support Inuit with health decision making: co-production of a mixed methods study guided by aajiiqatigiingniq [PDF]

International Journal of Circumpolar Health
Shared decision-making supports person-centred care. Our team of Inuit-led and/or -focused organizations and researchers field-tested a strategy called Not Deciding Alone to support health decision-making.
Janet Jull, Kimberly Fairman, Aimo Akulukjuk, Felicia Adelaja, Parniga Akeeagok, Tina Akpalialuk, Ida Davidee, Mackenzie Daybutch, Treena Greene, Brittany Hesmer, Louisa Kipsigak, Theresa Koonoo, Kelly Morrisey, Rachel Nungnik, Carolyn Roberts, Jemimah Thomas, Meeka Uniuqsaraq, Malaya Zehr   +17 more
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Inuit mental health service utilisation in Manitoba: results from the qanuinngitsiarutiksait study [PDF]

International Journal of Circumpolar Health
Despite decades of Inuit accessing services in Manitoba, Inuit-centric services remain scant and have only begun to emerge. This article reports on Inuit utilisation of mental health services in Manitoba.
Josée G. Lavoie, Wayne Clark, Leah McDonnell, Jeevan Toor, Nathan Nickel, Polina Anang, Michael Arvaarluk Kusugak, Tagaak Evaluardjuk-Palmer, Nuqaalaq Brown, Grace Voisey Clark, Sabrina Wong, Julianne Sanguins   +11 more
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Community-Anchored Assessment of Indigenous Second Language Learning in K-12 Schools

Frontiers in Education, 2022
Indigenous second language programs in K-12 schools contribute to culturally nourishing education and to the revitalization of Indigenous languages. Assessing Indigenous second language learning presents particular opportunities and challenges based on ...
Shelley Tulloch, Sylvia Moore, Jodie Lane, Sarah Townley, Joan Dicker, Doris Boase, Ellen Adams   +6 more
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Understanding culturally safe cancer survivorship care with inuit in an urban community

International Journal of Circumpolar Health, 2021
Cancer is a leading cause of death among Inuit. A legacy of colonialism, residential schools, and systemic racism has eroded trust among Inuit and many do not receive culturally safe care. This study aimed to explore the meaning of culturally safe cancer
Sipporah Enuaraq, Wendy Gifford, Savanah Ashton, Zeina Al Awar, Catherine Larocque, Danielle Rolfe   +5 more
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Are sport and traditional Inuit games identified as tools in current Inuit suicide prevention strategies?: A content analysis

International Journal of Circumpolar Health, 2023
Eekeeluak Avalak, an 18-year-old Inuk wrestler who won the first-ever gold medal for Nunavut at the Canada Summer Games in 2022, dedicated his win to his late brother who died by suicide in 2015.
Hannah Frazer, Audrey R. Giles
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Head circumference values among Inuit children in Nunavut, Canada: a retrospective cohort study. [PDF]

CMAJ
Joyal KM, Collins S, Miners A, Barrowman N, Sucha E, Allen J, Edmunds S, Caughey A, Doucette M, Khatun S, Akearok GH, Arbour L, Venkateswaran S.   +12 more
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A Blockchain based PKI Validation System based on Rare Events Management

Future Internet, 2020
Public key infrastructures (PKIs) are the cornerstone for the security of the communication layer of online services relying on certificate-based authentication, such as e-commerce, e-government, online banking, cloud services, and many others.
Maurizio Talamo, Franco Arcieri, Andrea Dimitri, Christian H. Schunck   +3 more
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How to account for Inuit ancestry in lung function prediction

International Journal of Circumpolar Health, 2023
Rigorous lung function prediction equations for the Inuit are lacking. We used spirometry from 351 Inuit and 29 people of other ancestry obtained during an occupational survey in Greenland to determine how to obtain valid lung function predictions for ...
Birgitte H Laustsen, Jakob H Bønløkke, Martin R Miller   +2 more
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