Transfer of Inuit qaujimajatuqangit in modern Inuit society [PDF]
, 2009 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 that Inuit qaujimajatuqangit can be viewed as a corpus of knowledge that ...
Laugrand, Frédéric, Oosten, Jarich
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Language, culture and community among urban Inuit in Ottawa [PDF]
, 2008 Cet article traite des expériences sociales et des besoins d’une communauté urbaine inuit à Ottawa. Notre recherche s’appuie sur les données d’entrevues recueillies lors d’un partenariat de recherche avec le Centre pour enfants inuit d’Ottawa.
Patrick, Donna, Tomiak, Julie-Ann
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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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Specialized sledge dogs accompanied Inuit dispersal across the North American Arctic
Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 2019 Domestic dogs have been central to life in the North American Arctic for millennia. The ancestors of the Inuit were the first to introduce the widespread usage of dog sledge transportation technology to the Americas, but whether the Inuit adopted local ...
C. Ameen +67 more
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American Journal of Human Biology, 2020 Human dimensions of climate change research in the Arctic often proposes ways for local communities to adapt to changes to their environment, foregrounding problems posed by climate change while treating social, political, and economic factors as ...
Elspeth Ready, P. Collings
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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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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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Transitions of social-ecological subsistence systems in the Arctic [PDF]
, 2017 Transitions of social-ecological systems (SES) expose governance systems to new challenges. This is particularly so in the Arctic where resource systems are increasingly subjected to global warming, industrial development and globalization which ...
Clark, Douglas A. +3 more
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Inuit settlement in the Clyde area during “contact-exploration” times (ca. 1820-1895) [PDF]
, 2008 Dans son classique The Central Eskimo (1888), Frank Boas laisse fortement entendre qu’au moment de son périple le plus septentrional, les Inuit utilisaient très peu le littoral de la Terre de Baffin entre la baie Home au nord et le détroit d’Éclipse, qui
Wenzel, George W.
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Sustainability, 2020 Community led planning is necessary for Inuit to self-determine on their lands and to ensure the preservation of cultural landscapes and the sustainability of social-ecological systems that they are a part of.
A. Hudson, K. Vodden
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