Results 51 to 60 of about 79,007 (277)

Specialized sledge dogs accompanied Inuit dispersal across the North American Arctic

open access: yesProceedings 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
semanticscholar   +1 more source

“All the problems in the community are multifaceted and related to each other”: Inuit concerns in an era of climate change

open access: yesAmerican 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
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Mitigating the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Inuit living in Manitoba: community responses

open access: yesInternational 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
doaj   +1 more source

Molar macrowear reveals Neanderthal eco-geographic dietary variation [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Neanderthal diets are reported to be based mainly on the consumption of large and medium sized herbivores, while the exploitation of other food types including plants has also been demonstrated.
Benazzi, Stefano   +5 more
core   +5 more sources

What is Law?

open access: yes, 2020
You broke the law. There should be a law. Loi du 29 juillet 1881 sur la liberte de la presse. It is the law of God. It is the law of our ancestors. It is a law of nature. It is the second law of thermodynamics. It is the tax code. What is law?
Levinson, Bruce
core   +1 more source

L’Arctique et l’internationalisme inuit [PDF]

open access: yes, 1989
The driving force behind Inuit interest in international affairs has been the determination to solve the problems of under-development, environmental damage, social injustice, inadequate legal recognition and limited or non-existent self-government.
Jull, Peter
core   +1 more source

Who cares about polar regions? Results from a survey of U.S. public opinion [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
What do members of the general public know about polar regions, and how much do they care? Who knows or cares? This paper explores data from the General Social Survey (GSS), which in 2006 questioned a representative sample of more than 1800 U.S.
Hamilton, Lawrence C.
core   +2 more sources

Hunger among Inuit children in Canada [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Background and objectives. Inuit populations may be at increased risk for experiencing poor nutrition or hunger due to limited access and availability to food.
Alaimo K   +21 more
core   +1 more source

Inuit settlement in the Clyde area during “contact-exploration” times (ca. 1820-1895) [PDF]

open access: yes, 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.
core   +1 more source

Transitions of social-ecological subsistence systems in the Arctic [PDF]

open access: yes, 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
core   +4 more sources

Home - About - Disclaimer - Privacy