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Circumpolar Inuit health systems [PDF]

International Journal of Circumpolar Health, 2013
Background . The Inuit are an indigenous people totalling about 160,000 and living in 4 countries across the Arctic – Canada, Greenland, USA (Alaska) and Russia (Chukotka). In essence, they are one people living in 4 countries. Although there have
Leanna Ellsworth, Annmaree O'Keeffe   +1 more
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Homeless Inuit in Montreal [PDF]

Études/Inuit/Studies, 2009
Migration of the Inuit into southern Canadian cities from the Arctic increased substantially during the 1980s. Approximately 10,000 out of a total of 50,000 Inuit lived outside the Canadian Arctic regions in 2006. As the number of urban Inuit is increasing, so too is that of homeless Inuit in large southern cities.
Kishigami, Nobuhiro
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Gut Microbiome of the Canadian Arctic Inuit

mSphere, 2017
Diet is a major determinant of community composition in the human gut microbiome, and “traditional” diets have been associated with distinct and highly diverse communities, compared to Western diets.
Catherine Girard, Nicolas Tromas, Marc Amyot, B. Jesse Shapiro   +3 more
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Residency training programs to support residents working in First Nations, Inuit, and Métis communities [PDF]

BMC Medical Education
Background To gain culturally appropriate awareness of First Nations, Inuit and/or Métis Health, research suggests that programs focus on sending more trainees to First Nations, Inuit and/or Métis communities Working within this context provides ...
Marghalara Rashid, Julie Nguyen, Wayne Clark, Jessica L. Foulds, Ida John, Ming-Ka Chan, Molly Whalen-Browne, Pamela Roach, Melanie Morris, Sarah Forgie   +9 more
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Inuit youth health and wellbeing programming in Canada [PDF]

International Journal of Circumpolar Health
Inuit youth face challenges in maintaining their wellbeing, stemming from continued impacts of colonisation. Recent work documented that urban centres, such as Winnipeg Canada, have large Inuit populations comprised of a high proportion of youth. However,
Jeevan S K Toor, Josée G Lavoie, Adriana Mudryj   +2 more
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Uncovering SARS-COV-2 vaccine uptake and COVID-19 impacts among First Nations, Inuit and Métis Peoples living in Toronto and London, Ontario

Canadian Medical Association Journal, 2022
Background: First Nations, Inuit and Métis Peoples across geographies are at higher risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection and COVID-19 because of high rates of chronic disease, inadequate housing and barriers to accessing health services.
J. Smylie, S. McConkey, B. Rachlis, Lisa Avery, Graham C. Mecredy, Raman Brar, Cheryllee Bourgeois, Brian Dokis, Stephanie Vandevenne, M. Rotondi   +9 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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Engaging Inuit youth in environmental research: Braiding Western science and Indigenous knowledge through school workshops

The Journal of Environmental Education, 2022
Since the 1990s, scientists and Indigenous peoples have worked together across Inuit Nunangat (Inuit homeland in Canada) to conduct research on contaminants in ringed seals (Pusa hispida; natsiq, natchiq or ᓇᑦᓯᖅ in Inuktut), a species of high cultural ...
D. Henri, L. M. Martinez-Levasseur, J. Provencher, C. Debets, M. Appaqaq, M. Houde   +5 more
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Better understanding of food and human microbiomes through collaborative research on Inuit fermented foods

Microbiome Research Reports, 2022
Reports on fermented, animal-sourced foods made by Inuit around the circumpolar North have lacked consideration for their unique microbiota and the geo-socio-cultural contexts in which they are made, often resulting in reinforced negative stereotypes ...
Robyn E Campbell, A. Hauptmann, Kristina Campbell, Shari Fox, M. Marco   +4 more
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Understanding Manitoba Inuit’s Social Programs Utilization and Needs: Methodological Innovations

International Indigenous Policy Journal, 2022
Manitoba is home to approximately 1,500 Inuit, and sees 16,000 consults yearly from the Kivalliq region of Nunavut to access services. The purpose of our study was to develop detailed profiles of Inuit accessing services in Manitoba, by using ...
J. Lavoie, L. Mcdonnell, Nathan C. Nickel, Wayne Clark, Caroline Anawak, Jack Anawak, Levinia Brown, Grace Clark, Maata Evaluardjuk-Palmer, Frederick Ford, Rachel Dutton, Alan Katz, S. Wong   +12 more
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