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Ethnic differences in CT derived abdominal body composition measures: a comparative retrospect pilot study between European and Inuit study population

open access: yesInternational Journal of Circumpolar Health
Understanding ethnic variations in body composition is crucial for assessing health risks. Universal models may not suit all ethnicities, and there is limited data on the Inuit population.
Mia Solholt Godthaab Brath   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Archaeoentomological Research in the North Atlantic : Past, Present, and Future [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Peer reviewedPublisher ...
Bain, Allison   +2 more
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Traditional Indigenous foodways and retail subsidies: Evidence from the Northwest Territories Community Survey and Nutrition North Canada

open access: yesCanadian Journal of Economics/Revue canadienne d'économique, EarlyView.
Abstract Traditional foods (often referred to as “country foods”) play a critical role in Indigenous culture, nutrition, food sovereignty and food security. Policies that prioritize store‐bought food are often viewed as undermining these foods. We provide evidence that two recent policy reforms that subsidize store‐bought food in the Northwest ...
Bela Georgiev, Nicholas Li
wiley   +1 more source

Traditional vs. Tagaq: Exploring the First Nations Relations in Canada Through Punk Inuk Throat Singer, Tanya Tagaq [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
This research essay will be situated within the throat singing traditions of the Inuit First Nations people of Canada. As both Paula Conlon’s entry in the Grove Music Refernce and Elaine Keillor’s book describe, Inuit throat singing began as a tradition ...
Haines, Bridget S.
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Eurocentric roadblocks to school change in Nunavut [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Sixty years after its inception, schooling in the eastern Arctic remains predominantly based on Euro-Canadian values, curricula and pedagogy, and privileging English over Inuit languages.
Berger, Paul
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Exercise “Musk Ox”: Asserting Sovereignty “North of 60” [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
The Second World War was over and the Canadian armed forces were being reduced rapidly. The first chilly blasts of the Cold War had not yet penetrated to the consciousness of most Canadians. What role could the forces play in the postwar world?
Halliday, Hugh A.
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Intersections of Class and Colonisation: Access to Dental Care for Indigenous Peoples in Canada

open access: yesCommunity Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objectives Inequitable access to healthcare is a central driver of the disproportionate burden of disease in Indigenous peoples. The aim of this study is to investigate inequities in access to dental care, accounting for supra‐additive effects at the intersections of educational attainment, household income, and Indigeneity.
Nasir Z. Bashir, Gustavo G. Nascimento
wiley   +1 more source

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples' Experiences With Culturally Safe Dental Research: A Qualitative Exploration

open access: yesCommunity Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objectives The engagement and retention of Indigenous participants are critical factors in the success of oral health research, particularly in longitudinal studies. However, participant experiences and perceptions of Indigenous research involvement remain underexplored.
Sonia Nath   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Public knowledge about polar regions increases while concerns remain unchanged [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
The authors of this brief conduct the first comparative analysis of the polar questions that were part of the National Opinion Research Center\u27s 2006 and 2010 General Social Survey.
Cutler, Matthew J.   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Meta Ingognita: Canadian Museum of Civilization Announces Project to Investigate Frobisher’s Voyages to Canadian Arctic [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
In a July 26, 1991 communique, the Canadian Museum of Civilization announced a Canadian-led international project to investigate archaeological sites in the Baffin Island area, once known as Meta Incognita, or the Unknown Shore.

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