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A cross-sectional study exploring community perspectives on the impacts of COVID-19 in Nunavut and recommendations for a Holistic Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit approach to emergency response [PDF]

International Journal of Circumpolar Health
The goal of this study was to examine and address critical knowledge gaps and develop an understanding of both the positive and negative societal outcomes resulting from the public health measures associated with the COVID-19 pandemic in Nunavut and the ...
Zoha Rana, Meagan Leach, Gwen K. Healey Akearok, Jaylene Ukpatiku, Nmesoma Umenwofor-Nweze   +4 more
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How did Nunavummiut youth cope during the COVID-19 pandemic? A qualitative exploration of the resilience of Inuit youth leaders involved in the I-SPARX project [PDF]

International Journal of Circumpolar Health, 2022
This study investigated how COVID-19 has affected the wellness of a group of Inuit youth leaders in Nunavut in the context of their involvement with an ongoing mental health research initiative, the Making I-SPARX Fly in Nunavut [I-SPARX] project.
Alaina Thomas, Yvonne Bohr, Jeffrey Hankey, Megis Oskalns, Jenna Barnhardt, Chelsea Singoorie   +5 more
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The Inuit Holistic service delivery model: a decolonised approach to community wellness in Nunavut [PDF]

International Journal of Circumpolar Health
This paper examines the development and implementation of the Inuit Holistic Service Delivery Model, designed by Qaujigiartiit Health Research Centre and currently being piloted through the Inuusirvik Community Wellness Hub in Iqaluit, Nunavut. The model
Gwen Katheryn Healey Akearok, Lauren Nevin, Ceporah Mearns, Katie Hughes, Janna MacLachlan, Nancy Mike   +5 more
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Comparative review of One Health and Indigenous approaches to wildlife research in Inuit Nunangat [PDF]

One Health
There is increasing interest in One Health and Indigenous methodologies and approaches in wildlife research, but they are not widely used research applications in the Arctic.
E. Sudlovenick, E. Jenkins, L. Loseto
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ScIQ: an invitation and recommendations to combine science and Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit for meaningful engagement of Inuit communities in research

Arctic Science, 2020
Researchers wishing to conduct studies in Nunavut are asked by potential funders and licensing agencies to incorporate Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit (IQ) and meaningfully engage Inuit communities, but they must usually interpret for themselves what this means ...
C. Pedersen, M. Otokiak, I. Koonoo, J. Milton, E. Maktar, A. Anaviapik, M. Milton, G. Porter, A. Scott, C. Newman, C. Porter, T. Aaluk, B. Tiriraniaq, A. Pedersen, M. Riffi, E. Solomon, S. Elverum   +16 more
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A Nunavut community-directed Inuit youth mental wellness initiative: making I-SPARX fly [PDF]

International Journal of Circumpolar Health
Inuit youth in Nunavut (NU) are resilient but face a protracted suicide crisis. The SPARX serious game and e-intervention, developed originally in New Zealand, teaches youth cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) skills to ameliorate stress and depression ...
Yvonne Bohr, Jeffrey Hankey, Alaina Thomas, Marette Abdelmaseh, Leigh Armour, Hugh McCague, Jenna Barnhardt, Megis Oskalns, Nichaela Garvey, Yogita Singh, Cassie Danz, Chelsea Singoorie, Reuben Qaunaq, Iola Oshoweetok, Mathijs Lucassen, Sally Merry, Matthew Shepherd, Marc H. Bornstein, Farah Ahmad, Shmuel Shulman, Jonathan Weiss   +20 more
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The Mittimatalik Siku Asijjipallianinga (Sea Ice Climate Atlas): How Inuit Knowledge, Earth Observations, and Sea Ice Charts Can Fill IPCC Climate Knowledge Gaps

Frontiers in Climate, 2021
The IPCC special report on the ocean and cryosphere in a changing climate (SROCC) highlights with high confidence that declining Arctic sea ice extents and increased ship-based transportation are impacting the livelihoods of Arctic Indigenous peoples ...
Katherine Wilson, Andrew Arreak, Sikumiut Committee, Trevor Bell, Gita Ljubicic   +4 more
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Reciprocal Inuit and Western research training: facilitating research capacity and community agency in Arctic research partnerships [PDF]

International Journal of Circumpolar Health, 2018
Engaging community partners to work as co-researchers and research assistants for research involving Inuit communities or regions helps to ensure the equitable recognition of community and researcher priorities, mutual trust and respect, participation by
Priscilla Ferrazzi, Peter Christie, Djenana Jalovcic, Shirley Tagalik, Alanna Grogan   +4 more
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Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit and Western science: examples of research that demonstrate sovereignty and self-determination in the face of complex impacts from climate change

Arctic Science
Research in Inuit Nunangat, the Inuit homelands in Canada, historically failed to meaningfully engage host communities. After years of Inuit actively advocating for respect and inclusion, some practitioners of Western science are recognizing that past ...
Danielle SJ Nowosad, Mia Beattie, Rebecca Segal, Katherine Wilson   +3 more
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Mobilization of Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit for polar bear co-management: qualitative analysis of a Nunavut Wildlife Management Board public hearing

Arctic Science
Inclusion of Indigenous knowledge in polar bear (nanuq [Inuktut]; Ursus maritimus) conservation and management decisions remains an enduring challenge. The Nunavut Wildlife Management Board (NWMB) held a series of public hearings on polar bear management
D. Reiter, D.A. Henri, D.N. Etiendem, K. Ritchie, D. Clark   +4 more
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