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Canadian journal of public health, 2018 ObjectiveHealth determinants and outcomes are not well described for the growing population of Inuit living in southern urban areas of Canada despite known and striking health disparities for Inuit living in the north.
J. Smylie, M. Firestone, Mike Spiller
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Journal of Fish Biology, EarlyView.Abstract Identifying and characterizing spawning locations are paramount for the protection of critical fish habitats but can be challenging, particularly in remote locations. Using the underexplored oviduct‐tagging technique, we aimed to identify the timing and location of spawning for wild Arctic char (Salvelinus alpinus) and lake trout (Salvelinus ...
Véronique Dubos +6 more
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International Journal of Circumpolar HealthUnderstanding 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
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An analysis of language provisions in the Nunavut Act and the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement [PDF]
, 2003 The Nunavut Act and Nunavut Land Claims Agreement were negotiated in response to a plethora of needs and desires, as expressed by the Government of Canada, the Government of the Northwest Territories and the Nunavut Tungavik Inc., an organization ...
Hust, Victoria, Tulloch, Shelley
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The Inuit gut microbiome is dynamic over time and shaped by traditional foods
Microbiome, 2017 BackgroundThe human gut microbiome represents a diverse microbial community that varies across individuals and populations, and is influenced by factors such as host genetics and lifestyle.
Geneviève Dubois +3 more
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“Are you Navajo or Inuit?” Identity, television dialogue, and Indigenizing semiotics
Journal of Linguistic Anthropology, EarlyView.Abstract This study analyzes Indigenizing semiotic tactics in television narratives from the United States, combining corpus linguistic methodology with a theoretical framing inspired by linguistic anthropology. Given recent changes in the US television landscape, we analyze two landmark series with First Nations showrunners: Reservation Dogs and ...
Monika Bednarek, Barbra A. Meek
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“And that main artery's name is life”: Ecosocial injury and resurgent care in Deanuleahki, Sápmi
Medical Anthropology Quarterly, EarlyView.Abstract Based on 28 months of ethnographic research in Deanuleahki—a river valley in Sápmi, the transborder Indigenous Sámi homeland—this article traces my interlocutors’ striving to reclaim and repair ecological and kin relations through the everyday praxis of care.
Annikki Herranen‐Tabibi
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Cancer-related health behaviors and health service use among Inuit and other residents of Canada’s north [PDF]
Objective – To identify the extent to which differences between Inuit and other residents of Canada’s North in a set of health behaviors and health service use related to cancer incidence and diagnosis can be accounted for by demographic, socio-economic ...
James Ted McDonald, Ryan Trenholm
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Why Ross Survived When Franklin Died: Arctic Explorers and the Inuit, 1829–1848 [PDF]
, 2020 The Franklin expedition disappeared in the High Arctic in the 1840s, looking for the North-West Passage. After a long search, contacts with local Inuit revealed they had all perished. Could the Inuit have saved Franklin’s crews? The experience of John
Bayne, N
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International Journal of Circumpolar Health, 2018 Engaging community partners to work as co-researchers and research assistants for research involving Inuit communities or regions helps to ensure the equitable recognition of community and researcher priorities, mutual trust and respect, participation by
P. Ferrazzi +4 more
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