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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
doaj   +1 more source

Shifting the paradigm: An Indigenous knowledge‐based stewardship plan to replenish boreal caribou in Athabasca Chipewyan and Mikisew Cree First Nations' homelands

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Indigenous Peoples in northern Alberta, including Dené and Cree of the Athabasca Chipewyan and Mikisew Cree First Nations (ACFN and MCFN), have been using Indigenous laws and stewardship principles to care for their homelands for thousands of years. Since ACFN and MCFN signed Treaty 8 with Canada in 1899, Alberta's land management policies and
Lori Cyprien, Sebastien Fekete, Susan M. Leech, Brian Aih Shing Fung, Anne Hervieux, Chris Wagner, Kalene Gould   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Stakeholder and rightsholder engagement in environmental research: Lessons from Canadian scholars engaging diverse groups

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract To promote inclusivity, relevance and actionability of environmental research, scholars are engaging with rightsholders and stakeholders (Indigenous groups, governments and individuals) to co‐produce research. These transdisciplinary approaches represent diverse forms of ‘engaged’ research (e.g.
Jennifer M. Holzer, Andrew N. Kadykalo, Elson Ian Nyl Ebreo Galang, Anna Pieper, Nicole Klenk, Mark L. Mallory, Alana R. Westwood, Bonnie M. Hamilton, Catherine M. Dieleman, Poliana Mendes, Nicolas D. Brunet, Stephan Schott, Chad Walker, Karen F. Beazley, Lori Bradford, Steven J. Cooke, Marianne Falardeau, Vivian M. Nguyen, Jennifer Provencher   +18 more
wiley   +1 more source

Lacking data? No worries! How synthetic images can alleviate image scarcity in wildlife surveys: A case study with muskox (Ovibos moschatus)

Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation, EarlyView.
This study investigates the integration of synthetic imagery, created with diffusion‐based models, to supplement limited training data and improve muskox (Ovibos moschatus) detection in zero‐shot (ZS) and few‐shot (FS) settings. ZS models detected more than 80% of muskoxen in real images, confirming the potential of synthetic data as a substitute for ...
Simon Durand, Samuel Foucher, Alexandre Delplanque, Joëlle Taillon, Jérôme Théau   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit Health System: A Holistic, Strength-based, and Health-promoting Model from and for Inuit Communities

, 2023
Public health models are important frameworks for guiding public health action. Although numerous public health models are found in the literature, a dearth of models focus on the health paradigms of Indigenous communities, globally, yet no models are ...
Mike, Nancy E., Mearns, Ceporah L., Healey Akearok, Gwen Katheryn   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Transformative Pathways for Strengthening Climate‐Resilient Health Systems Among Indigenous Communities: Advancing Equity and Sustainability in Global Health

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Most climate‐resilience health interventions are designed at the global level, with minimal attention to Indigenous communities' needs. The lack of consideration can lead to unintended harm and exacerbate health risks. This study aims to identify the capacities of Indigenous communities that can serve as transformative pathways in safely ...
Chrishma D. Perera, Eranga K. Galappaththi, Carol Zavaleta‐Cortijo, Timothy D. Baird, Korine N. Kolivras, James D. Ford, Michelle Dickson, Kerrie Pickering, Guangqing Chi, Joana Bezerra, Dhanya Vijayan, Victoria Chicamana‐Zapata, Cecil Togarepi, Kheminda G. Thilakarathne, Martha M. Hangula, Francis A. Akugre, Richard Nuwagira, Jonathan Nkalubo   +17 more
wiley   +1 more source

Toward a Sustainability Standard for Cultural Organizations: Borrowing From Tourism

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Cultural organizations are increasingly engaging with sustainability, yet they lack a sector‐specific standard to guide and institutionalize efforts as long‐term strategies. This study reviews research papers on sustainability standards in the tourism sector, a field with greater experience with such tools, and horizontally borrows insights ...
Małgorzata Ćwikła, Leticia Labaronne
wiley   +1 more source

Réflexions d’Inuit en contexte post-colonial : des identités culturelles en marche

Lengas
This article explores the existing dynamics between languages and identities in a changing multilingual indigenous context in Nunavik. Although immersed in Inuit culture throughout their lives, many Inuit today do not understand or speak their ancestral ...
Natacha Roudeix
doaj   +1 more source

Cancer-related health behaviors and health service use among Inuit and other residents of Canada’s north [PDF]

Objective – To identify the extent to which differences between Inuit and other residents of Canada’s North in a set of health behaviors and health service use related to cancer incidence and diagnosis can be accounted for by demographic, socio-economic ...
James Ted McDonald, Ryan Trenholm
core  

Inuit identities in Montreal, Canada

, 2002
As Dorais (1994) has indicated, the distinction between the concepts of cultural and ethnic identities are important for us to understand the identities of contemporary Canadian Inuit Although the Inuit themselves do not distinguish between these ...
Kishigami, Nobuhiro
core   +1 more source