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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 +2 more
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Public Health Nutrition, 2020 Objective: The current study undertook a systematic scoping review on the drivers and implications of dietary changes among Inuit in the Canadian Arctic.
M. Little +8 more
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Level and temporal trend of perfluoroalkyl acids in Greenlandic Inuit [PDF]
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, 2012 Objectives: Perfluoroalkyl acids (PFAAs) have been detected in human blood, breast milk and umbilical cord blood across the globe. PFAAs do accumulate in the marine food chain in Arctic regions.
Manhai Long +2 more
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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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The Dynamics of Intra-jurisdictional Relations in the Inuit Regions of the Canadian Arctic: An Institutionalist Perspective [PDF]
, 2013 One of the most exciting developments in Canadian federalism has been the emergence of Aboriginal self-governing regions. This paper constructs a theoretical framework for exploring the evolution of intra-jurisdictional relations in the self-governing ...
Alcantara, Christopher, Wilson, Gary N.
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Sustainability, 2020 Across Inuit Nunangat, Inuit rely on wildlife for food security, cultural continuity, intergenerational learning, and livelihoods. Caribou has been an essential species for Inuit for millennia, providing food, clothing, significant cultural practices ...
J. Snook +7 more
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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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BMJ Open, 2020 Objectives Abdominal fat has been identified as a risk marker of cardiometabolic disease independent of overall adiposity. However, it is not clear whether there are ethnic disparities in this risk.
P. F. Rønn +7 more
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Arctic Science, 2020 Efforts to date have not advanced Indigenous participation, capacity building and knowledge in Arctic environmental science in Canada because Arctic environmental science has yet to acknowledge, or truly practice decolonizing research.
K.J. Wilson +5 more
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