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Inuit uses of weather, water, ice, and climate indicators to assess travel safety in Arctic Canada, Alaska, and Greenland: a scoping review

FACETS
Environmental indicators are naturally occurring variables, conditions, and events that are used to assess and monitor environmental conditions and change.
Breanna Bishop, Emmelie Paquette, Natalie Carter, Gita Ljubicic, Eric C.J. Oliver, Claudio Aporta   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Indigenising Development [PDF]

Among the many social groups that have been historically excluded, indigenous people comprise one that offers great challenges to development. Although their assimilation has been a goal of the national societies that engulfed them, it is disputable ...
Alcida Rita Ramos, José Pimenta, Rafael Guerreiro Osorio   +2 more
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Genomics Insights Into High‐Latitude Adaptation of Tibetan Macaques

Advanced Science, Volume 13, Issue 14, 9 March 2026.
Tibetan macaques exhibit unique adaptations to cold, high‐latitude environments, including shortened tails and enhanced fat storage. Genomic analyses reveal a species‐specific TBX6 mutation linked to tail reduction and selection on lipid metabolism genes.
Rusong Zhang, Ying Hu, Yang Teng, Jiwei Qi, Yangzhen Ciren, Lin Zhang, Qiao Du, Wencai Xu, Liang Zhou, Zhenxin Fan, Jinchuan Xing, Ming Li, Jing Li   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Shifting the paradigm from person‐centered to Indigenous‐centered: A qualitative study to inform a framework for culturally appropriate approaches to dementia care in Alberta, Canada

Alzheimer's &Dementia: Behavior &Socioeconomics of Aging, Volume 2, Issue 1, March 2026.
Abstract INTRODUCTION Dementia prevalence in Indigenous populations worldwide is increasing at disproportionately higher rates compared to non‐Indigenous populations, and current care systems are insufficient. This project developed a foundational understanding of Indigenous‐centered approaches to dementia care provision in Alberta, Canada.
Meagan Ody, Lisa Zaretsky, Richard T. Oster, Zahra Goodarzi, Lynn Jackson, Jayna Holroyd‐Leduc, Vivian Ewa, Lisa Bourque Bearskin, Dallas Seitz, Jennifer Walker, Pamela Roach   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Dendrochronology and remote sensing reveal beaver occupancy and colonization dynamics in an expanding Arctic population

Ecosphere, Volume 17, Issue 3, March 2026.
Abstract The North American beaver (Castor canadensis) is expanding its distribution in the Arctic tundra. Due to the species' capacity to engineer ecosystems, they can transform surface water dynamics and biogeochemistry, permafrost stability, vegetation composition, and impact Indigenous subsistence practices.
Georgia M. Hole, Ulf Büntgen, Yannan Wang, Ben DeVries, Gareth Rees, Helen C. Wheeler   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Inuit youth health and wellbeing programming in Canada

International Journal of Circumpolar Health
Inuit youth face challenges in maintaining their wellbeing, stemming from continued impacts of colonisation. Recent work documented that urban centres, such as Winnipeg Canada, have large Inuit populations comprised of a high proportion of youth. However,
Jeevan S K Toor, Josée G Lavoie, Adriana Mudryj   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Validation of a Community Belonging Measure for Youth and Adults

Journal of Community Psychology, Volume 54, Issue 2, March 2026.
ABSTRACT Measuring community belonging is of interest to community organizations and practitioners, yet few tools exist. Here we validate a novel measure of community belonging: the Where I Belong Survey – Youth/Adult Version (WIBS). In Study 1, the psychometric properties and factor structure of the survey were examined in three Canadian samples of ...
Kate Van Kessel, Serena McDiarmid, Dillon Browne, Children and Youth Planning Table of Waterloo Region, Heather Henderson   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Inuit knowledge of Arctic Terns (Sterna paradisaea) and perspectives on declining abundance in southeastern Hudson Bay, Canada. [PDF]

PLoS One, 2020
Henri DA, Martinez-Levasseur LM, Weetaltuk S, Mallory ML, Gilchrist HG, Jean-Gagnon F.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Colonisation is a Determinant of Food (In)security: Findings from a Kaupapa Māori Study

Kōtuitui: New Zealand Journal of Social Sciences Online, Volume 21, Issue 1, March 2026.
This paper explores how the origins, ideologies and processes of colonisation have significantly disrupted and transformed Māori food systems in Aotearoa New Zealand. This paper builds on international Indigenous literature connecting colonisation, food insecurity and health outcomes, emphasising the need for policies and solutions grounded in ...
Madeline Shelling, Lisa Te Morenga
wiley   +1 more source

Documenting Inuit perspectives on the significances of Arctic Char (Salvelinus alpinus; Iqaluppik) in food security, health, and well-being in Nunavik, their dietary preferences, and factors impacting fish quality

Arctic Science
Arctic Char (Salvelinus alpinus) is a salmonid that is the second-most frequently consumed country food by Inuit in Nunavik, Northern Québec, Canada, valued for its taste, high nutritional quality, and low contaminant levels.
Sara Bolduc, Mélanie Lemire, Jean-Sébastien Moore, Lauréanne Dussault-Desrochers, Kathy Aputiarjuk Snowball, Nancy Etok, Anguvigaq of Kangirsuk, Véronique Nadeau, Matthew Little, Tiff-Annie Kenny, Marianne Falardeau   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source