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Environmental and Motivational Determinants of Physical Activity among Canadian Inuit in the Arctic

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2019
Background: Canadian Inuit have transited from a physically active hunter-gatherer subsistence lifestyle into sedentary ways of life. The purpose of the current study was to measure physical activity levels among Nunavut Inuit adults, and explore the ...
Victor O Akande, R. Ruiter, S. Kremers
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Inuit-Centred Learning in the Inuit Bachelor of Education Program

Études Inuit Studies, 2019
The Inuit Bachelor of Education (IBED) program in Labrador is a partnership between the Nunatsiavut Government (NG) and Memorial University of Newfoundland. It is preparing teachers to be key participants in NG’s education system. The IBED students and Sylvia Moore, the lead faculty member in the program, have based this paper on a collaborative ...
Moore, Sylvia, Allen, Cheryl, Andersen, Marina, Boase, Doris, Campbell, Jenni-Rose, Doherty, Tracey, Edmunds, Alanna, Edmunds, Felicia, Flowers, Julie, Lyall, Jodi, Mitsuk, Cathy, Nochasak, Roxanne, Pamak, Vanessa, Russell, Frank, Voisey, Joanne   +14 more
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Rheumatic diseases in an inuit population [PDF]

Arthritis & Rheumatism, 1986
AbstractPrevalence and incidence rates for rheumatic diseases were found to be minimal among the Inuit people in the Keewatin District of the Northwest Territories, Canada. Patient identification was achieved by a review of medical records. All identified patients were interviewed and examined by a participating rheumatologist.
Norma Ling, Paul Major, Maria Louise Schroeder, Martin J. Reed, Fletcher Baragar, Liam Martin, Brian Postl, Kiem Oen, Ian M. Chalmers   +8 more
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Aajiiqatigiingniq: An Inuit Consensus Methodology in Qualitative Health Research

International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 2019
Indigenous knowledge and approaches to health research have historically been marginalized by Western traditions. Efforts to overcome this marginalization by recognizing Indigenous methodologies as a distinctive form of inquiry are gathering momentum ...
P. Ferrazzi, Shirley Tagalik, P. Christie, Joe Karetak, Kukik Baker, Louis Angalik   +5 more
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Kivalliq Inuit women travelling to Manitoba for birthing: findings from the Qanuinngitsiarutiksait study

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2022
Background The Qanuinngitsiarutiksait study aimed to develop detailed profiles of Inuit health service utilization in Manitoba, by Inuit living in Manitoba (approximately 1,500) and by Inuit from the Kivalliq region of Nunavut who travel to Manitoba to ...
Josée G. Lavoie, Wayne Clark, Leah McDonnell, Nathan Nickel, Rachel Dutton, Janet Kanayok, Jack Anawak, Caroline Anawak, Levinia Brown, Grace Voisey Clark, Maata Evaluardjuk-Palmer, Frederick Ford, Melinda Fowler-Woods, Sabrina Wong, Julianne Sanguins, Alan Katz   +15 more
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An analysis of language provisions in the Nunavut Act and the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement [PDF]

, 2003
The Nunavut Act and Nunavut Land Claims Agreement were negotiated in response to a plethora of needs and desires, as expressed by the Government of Canada, the Government of the Northwest Territories and the Nunavut Tungavik Inc., an organization ...
Hust, Victoria, Tulloch, Shelley
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Genetic architecture and adaptations of Nunavik Inuit

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2019
Significance We present a genetic study to highlight the genomewide architecture of Nunavik Inuit with emphasis on selection in gene coding regions. We discovered that the majority of Nunavik Inuit have negligible admixture with present-day populations ...
Sirui Zhou, Pingxing Xie, Amélie Quoibion, A. Ambalavanan, Alexandre Dionne‐Laporte, D. Spiegelman, Cynthia V. Bourassa, L. Xiong, P. Dion, G. Rouleau   +9 more
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Unforeseen benefits: outcomes of the Qanuinngitsiarutiksait study

International Journal of Circumpolar Health, 2022
Scientific publications predominantly focus on research outcomes. Increasingly, community partnerships and relationships are mentioned, especially in research conducted with Indigenous communities.
Leah Mcdonnell, Josée G. Lavoie, Wayne Clark, Rachel Dutton, Caroline Anawak, Jack Anawak, Levinia Brown, Grace Clark, Maata Evaluardjuk-Palmer, Frederick Ford   +9 more
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Inuit anthropometry and insulin resistance

International Journal of Circumpolar Health, 2007
Due to the increasing prevalence of obesity among Inuit, a study was conducted in an Inuit community to evaluate the anthropometric correlates of indices of insulin resistance using the homeostasis model assessment index (IR(HOMA)) and the insulin sensitivity index (ISI(0,120)).Data were collected as part of a health screening in a Baffin community in ...
Grace M. Egeland, Guylaine Charbonneau-Roberts, T. Kue Young   +2 more
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Lessons Learned through Research Partnership and Capacity Enhancement in Inuit Nunangat

, 2019
Facilitating research and enhancing community research capacity through a partnered approach in Inuit Nunangat (the Inuit homeland of Canada, located in Arctic Canada) presents learning opportunities and challenges for southern-based, non-Inuit ...
N. Carter, J. Dawson, Natasha Simonee, Shirley Tagalik, G. Ljubicic   +4 more
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