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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.
Lisa L Loseto
exaly   +5 more sources

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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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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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 Healey Akearok, Janna Maclachlan
exaly   +4 more sources

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
Dana Reiter, Dominique A Henri, Dylan G Clark   +2 more
exaly   +4 more sources

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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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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Why, Immunologically, Housing-Related Fungi and Endotoxins (and Other Chronic Pro-Inflammatory Stressors) Risk Latent Tuberculosis Reactivation, Severe Asthma, and Translocating and Invasive Infections in Indigenous Communities in Canada. [PDF]

Am J Hum Biol
ABSTRACT Type 1/M1/TH1 and type 3/M1/TH17 pro‐inflammatory switches are risks for latent Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) reactivation and ongoing infection transmission. This paper considers the heavy toll of reactivation risk in Indigenous communities in Canada and the chronic, everyday pro‐inflammatory stressors connected with type 3/M1/TH17 immune ...
Burke S.
europepmc   +2 more sources

Changing the role of non-Indigenous research partners in practice to support Inuit self-determination in research

Arctic Science, 2020
Efforts to date have not advanced Indigenous participation, capacity building and knowledge in Arctic environmental science in Canada because Arctic environmental science has yet to acknowledge, or truly practice decolonizing research.
K.J. Wilson, T. Bell, A. Arreak, B. Koonoo, D. Angnatsiak, G.J. Ljubicic   +5 more
exaly   +2 more sources

Inuit women's stories of strength: informing Inuit community-based HIV and STI prevention and sexual health promotion programming [PDF]

International Journal of Circumpolar Health, 2016
Background: There is a dearth of literature to guide the development of community-based HIV and sexually transmitted infection (STI) prevention and sexual health promotion programs within Inuit communities.
Jenny R Rand
exaly   +2 more sources