Inuusinni Aqqusaaqtara – My Journey: Meeting the Information Needs of Inuit Living with Cancer
Engaged Scholar Journal, 2020 The Inuit Cancer Project aims to help Inuit better understand cancer and improve communication between Inuit with cancer and non-Inuit healthcare providers and support services. The project has created resources that are culturally relevant, appropriate,
Savanah Ashton, Tracy Torchetti
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Families navigating community resources: understanding and supporting Nunavimmiut families
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, 2021 In a project aiming to develop community-led resources for families in northern Quebec, Canada, members (Inuit and non-Inuit) of the project decided to meet with Inuit parents to hear their experiences and needs, and to better understand how family ...
Sarah L. Fraser +3 more
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A framework for co-production of knowledge in the context of Arctic research
Ecology and Society, 2022 The Arctic has been home to Indigenous Peoples from time immemorial. Distinct Indigenous worldviews and complex knowledge systems have been passed on from generation to generation, evolving over time in a living process that continues to this day ...
Ellam Yua +3 more
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Transfer of Inuit qaujimajatuqangit in modern Inuit society [PDF]
Études/Inuit/Studies, 2010 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 thatInuit qaujimajatuqangitcan be viewed as a corpus of knowledge that can be integrated into academic programs is necessarily flawed.
Laugrand, Frédéric, Oosten, Jarich
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Arctic Science, 2020 Researchers wishing to conduct studies in Nunavut are asked by potential funders and licensing agencies to incorporate Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit (IQ) and meaningfully engage Inuit communities, but they must usually interpret for themselves what this means ...
C. Pedersen +16 more
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Mitigating the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Inuit living in Manitoba: community responses
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, 2023 We document community responses to the COVID-19 pandemic among Inuit living in the province of Manitoba, Canada. This study was conducted by the Manitoba Inuit Association and a Council of Inuit Elders, in partnership with researchers from the University
Josée G. Lavoie +16 more
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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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Inuit youth and environmental research: exploring engagement barriers, strategies, and impacts
FACETS, 2022 Community leadership in Arctic environmental research is increasingly recognized as one of many pathways to Indigenous self-determination in Nunavut, Canada.
Hilary Sadowsky +5 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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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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