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The fossil record stays silent: Confusions and conundrums for hominin pelvis evolution

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract The evolution of the hominin pelvis is commonly modeled as a series of stages driven largely by the requirements of bipedal locomotion, reproduction, thermoregulation, and pelvic floor muscular support. These patterns are complicated by variation in canal dimensions in relationship with different changes in overall pelvic breadths. To quantify
Helen K. Kurki, Cara M. Wall‐Scheffler
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A field-test of Not Deciding Alone to support Inuit with health decision making: co-production of a mixed methods study guided by aajiiqatigiingniq

International Journal of Circumpolar Health
Shared decision-making supports person-centred care. Our team of Inuit-led and/or -focused organizations and researchers field-tested a strategy called Not Deciding Alone to support health decision-making.
Janet Jull, Kimberly Fairman, Aimo Akulukjuk, Felicia Adelaja, Parniga Akeeagok, Tina Akpalialuk, Ida Davidee, Mackenzie Daybutch, Treena Greene, Brittany Hesmer, Louisa Kipsigak, Theresa Koonoo, Kelly Morrisey, Rachel Nungnik, Carolyn Roberts, Jemimah Thomas, Meeka Uniuqsaraq, Malaya Zehr   +17 more
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Opening Spaces for Indigenous Teaching and Learning through Community-Based Teacher Education

Education in the North, 2018
Following Nunatsiavut land claims on the Northeast Atlantic coast in Canada, Memorial University and the Nunatsiavut Government partnered to offer a community-based, Inuit-specific Bachelor of Education (IBED).
Shelley Tulloch, Sylvia Moore
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Toward Comprehensive Climate Action: Assessing Mitigation Approaches Across Canadian Municipalities

Environmental Policy and Governance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Local governments are widely regarded as key leaders in the global response to climate change. Understanding if and how municipalities commit to climate mitigation is crucial for assessing their contribution to global emission‐reduction goals and identifying barriers to effective climate transitions.
Aryana Soliz, Adriane MacDonald, David Talbot, Eduardo Ordonez‐Ponce, Ying Zhou, Samantha Hall Linton, Amelia Clarke, Amr ElAlfy   +7 more
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Pattern of Failure in Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma After Radiotherapy in a Low‐Incidence Population: A DAHANCA Study

Head &Neck, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is uncommon in many populations. Most existing clinical evidence comes from endemic areas, where Epstein–Barr virus (EBV)‐associated subtypes predominate. We analyzed patterns of failure in a population‐based cohort from Denmark, a low‐incidence setting.
Anne Marie Lindegaard, Katrin Haakansson, Maria Andersen, Mogens Bernsdorf, Jesper G. Eriksen, Mohammad Farhadi, Lisa L. Hjalgrim, Kenneth Jensen, Giedrius Lelkaitis, Christian Maare, Jens Overgaard, Christina Caroline Plaschke, Erik Schiess, Ruta Zukuskaite, Jeppe Friborg   +14 more
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Arktisk Råd – et mellemfolkeligt samarbejde

Internasjonal Politikk
Forud for Arktisk Råds tilblivelse i 1996 foregik der et omfattende arbejde mellem staterne, og ikke mindst af de arktiske oprindelige folk. Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC), som repræsenterer Inuit i Kalaallit Nunaat (Grønland), Canada, Alaska og ...
Sara Olsvig
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“We don’t have the words in Inuktitut”: Pharmacy translations in Nunavut, Canada

Cogent Social Sciences, 2017
In efforts to preserve and revitalize Aboriginal languages, recently introduced language legislation in Nunavut, Canada requires the availability of all essential services in Inuit languages.
Sandra J. Romain
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Performative Blame Avoidance

Journal of Applied Philosophy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Sometimes we avoid or minimize criticism for our failings by performing a merely symbolic act aimed at addressing a real or perceived blame allegation. Consider individuals or institutions performing land acknowledgements as a means of box‐ticking inclusion without committing to any significant change. Or consider corporations forming advisory
Nicolas Nicola
wiley   +1 more source

Niqivut (our food)—dimensions of Inuit country food harvesting and significance in Arctic Canada: bountiful, seasonal, “soul food”

Arctic Science
Harvesting mammals, fishes, birds, eggs, and plants underpins Inuit culture across Inuit Nunangat (Inuit homeland in Canada). Climatic and nonclimatic drivers affect Inuit access to these items and have cascading effects on social determinants of Inuit ...
Natalie Ann Carter, Nicolien van Luijk, Jackie Dawson, Colleen Parker, Kayla Grey, Jennifer Provencher, Chantel Emiktaut, Natasha Simonee, Gloria Song, Sonia Wesche   +9 more
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Zooarchaeology of Houses and Middens: Investigating Patterns of Assemblage Composition at Early Inuit Sites Across the North American Arctic

International Journal of Osteoarchaeology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines faunal assemblages from paired semisubterranean houses and middens at 10 Early Inuit sites spanning the North American Arctic (ca. 1200–1500 ce) to evaluate whether local resource bases or other factors primarily structure zooarchaeological variability.
Lauren E. Y. Norman, T. Max Friesen, Sean P. A. Desjardins   +2 more
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