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Using Inuit traditional ecological knowledge for detecting and monitoring avian cholera among Common Eiders in the eastern Canadian Arctic

Ecology and Society, 2018
In recent decades, traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) has played an increasing role in wildlife management and biodiversity conservation in Canada and elsewhere.
Dominique A. Henri, Frankie Jean-Gagnon, H. Grant. Gilchrist   +2 more
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Can Landsat data detect variations in snow cover within habitats of arctic ungulates?

Wildlife Biology, Volume 18, Issue 1, Page 75-87, March 2012., 2012
With climate change, modelling has suggested that increased inaccessibility of forage through snow may endanger some populations of arctic ungulates; however, contemporaneous data on snow‐cover conditions, other ecological factors and ungulate responses are lacking at the landscape scale.
Andrew I. Maher, Paul M. Treitz, Michael A.D. Ferguson   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Protecting embers to light the qulliit of Inuit learning in Nunavut communities [PDF]

, 2009
On July 1, 2009 at a special ceremony in Iqaluit, 21 Inuit women graduated from Nunavut’s first graduate degree program, a Master of Education in Leadership and Learning offered by the University of Prince Edward Island in partnership with Nunavut ...
McAuley, Alexander, Tompkins, Joanne, Walton, Fiona   +2 more
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The Dynamics of Intra-jurisdictional Relations in the Inuit Regions of the Canadian Arctic: An Institutionalist Perspective [PDF]

, 2013
One of the most exciting developments in Canadian federalism has been the emergence of Aboriginal self-governing regions. This paper constructs a theoretical framework for exploring the evolution of intra-jurisdictional relations in the self-governing ...
Alcantara, Christopher, Wilson, Gary N.
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Conceptualizing indicators as boundary objects in integrating Inuit knowledge and western science for marine resource management

Arctic Science, 2020
A complex co-management system exists across Inuit Nunangat, whereby federal, provincial, territorial governments and Inuit organizations manage natural resources cooperatively.
Melina Kourantidou, Carie Hoover, Megan Bailey   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Surveillance for Zoonotic Pathogens and Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit of Ringed Seals (nattiit) (Pusa hispida) in Frobisher Bay and Eclipse Sound, Nunavut, Canada

ARCTIC, 2023
Ringed seals (Pusa hispida) (nattiq (s.), nattiit (pl.) [Inuktut]) provide an important food staple for Nunavummiut (Indigenous residents of Nunavut). We studied the health of nattiit harvested by hunters from Baffin Island, Nunavut, via Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit and veterinary science. We conducted serological surveys and polymerase chain reaction (PCR)
Enooyaq Sudlovenick, James Simonee, Megan E.B. Jones, Vincent L'Hérault, Adrián Hernández-Ortiz, Emily Jenkins, Sarah Parker, Fabien Mavrot, Angie Schneider, Susan Kutz, Jeremiah T. Saliki, Pierre-Yves Daoust   +11 more
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Co-management institutions, knowledge, and learning: Adapting to change in the Arctic [PDF]

, 2010
How vulnerable are Arctic Indigenous peoples to climate change? What are their relevant adaptations, and what are the prospects for increasing their ability to deal with further change?
Armitage, Derek, Berkes, Fikret
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A Way Home: Understanding the impact of human trafficking on Inuit women in Manitoba

International Journal of Population Data Science
Objectives A WAY HOME will work with the Inuit community to develop a culturally relevant and community-informed algorithm, which will determine prevalence rates of sexual exploitation and risk levels of exploitation for Inuit women in Manitoba, Canada.
Leah McDonnell
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Inclusivity of Indigenous Knowledge Systems in Fisheries Management

Fish and Fisheries, Volume 26, Issue 4, Page 669-687, July 2025.
ABSTRACT Indigenous Peoples have developed knowledge systems that foster respectful and reciprocal relations between humans and other‐than‐human beings, supporting resilient ecosystems and societies. Despite the impacts of colonisation, Indigenous Knowledge Systems (IKS) endure in many parts of the world, and there is growing recognition that IKS can ...
Keshia Moffat, Jamie Snook, Kenneth Paul, Alejandro Frid   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Resisting and Claiming Digital Sovereignty: The Cases of Civil Society and Indigenous Groups

Policy &Internet, Volume 16, Issue 4, Page 739-749, December 2024.
ABSTRACT In this contribution to “Unthinking digital sovereignty,” we review some discourses and practical proposals that resist or challenge the digital sovereignty of “established states.” Our focus centers on two distinct sociopolitical groups engaged in such practices.
Stéphane Couture, Sophie Toupin, Alejandro Mayoral Baños   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source