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Towards a sustainable future for Nunavik

Polar Record, 2013
ABSTRACTThe predominantly Inuit Arctic region of Nunavik in the Province of Québec, Canada, currently needs to address major challenges and opportunities. The region needs to develop more employment and wealth creation opportunities without sacrificing the vital land-based subsistence sector that provides food security, sustains cultural identity and ...
Thierry Rodon, Stephan Schott
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The Raglan Mine and Nunavik Inuit

2004
When mining companies develop their mines in remote lands, they often are criticized and protested against by the indigenous people who live there, and their supporters (Whiteman and Mamen, 2002). These people charge that the mines too often desecrate sacred lands, despoil natural environments, shatter local communities and enrich a few while ...
Frederick Bird, Robert Nixon
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Dietary contaminants and oxidative stress in Inuit of Nunavik

Metabolism, 2006
The aim of the present study was to investigate the potential deleterious effects of dietary contaminants such as polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and methylmercury (MeHg) on different molecules sensitive to oxidative stress, namely, plasma oxidized low-density lipoproteins (OxLDLs), plasma homocysteine (Hcy), blood glutathione peroxidase (GPx ...
Marie-Claire, Bélanger, Eric, Dewailly, Line, Berthiaume, Micheline, Noël, Jean, Bergeron, Marc-Edouard, Mirault, Pierre, Julien   +6 more
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Characterization of the Anxiolytic Activity of Nunavik Rhodiola rosea

Planta Medica, 2013
Rhodiola rosea is a medicinal plant used by the indigenous Inuit people of Nunavik and Nunatsiavut, Eastern Canada, as a mental and physical rejuvenating agent. This traditional use led to the present investigation of R. rosea in the context of anxiety disorders. An alcohol extract of R.
Cayer, Christian, Ahmed, Fida, Filion, Vicky, Saleem, Ammar, Cuerrier, Alain, Allard, Marc, Rochefort, Guy, Merali, Zul, Arnason, John T.   +8 more
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Enseigner au Nunavik

Apprendre et enseigner aujourd’hui
Sous l’angle du vécu de l’enseignant allochtone en insertion professionnelle, cet article explore son rôle sur la motivation et l’engagement des élèves au secondaire en milieu nordique, ici au Nunavik. En s’appuyant sur le récit de leur parcours d’insertion, des réflexions et des pistes de solutions émergent pour faire face à ces ...
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Tympanoplasty Outcomes of Inuit Populations in Nunavik, Canada

Otology & Neurotology
Objective: To provide an updated account of tympanoplasty success rates in Inuit patients of Northern Quebec and to explore optimal surgical techniques for this population. Background Chronic otitis media and tympanic membrane ...
Catherine F. Roy, Jeffrey C. Yeung, Lamiae Himdi, José A. Correa, Tamara Mijovic   +4 more
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Building Energy Sovereignty through Community-Based Projects in Nunavik

Sustainability, 2021
Thierry Rodón, Louise Nachet
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Seroprevalence of Zoonoses in Nunavik (Canada)

Epidemiology, 2007
B Lévesque, V Messier, J Proulx, B J Ward, M D Libman, B Serhir   +5 more
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Meteorological conditions and snow-avalanche occurrence over three snow seasons (2017–2020) in Tasiapik Valley, Umiujaq, Nunavik

Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research, 2023
Jeremy Grenier, Najat Bhiry, Armelle Decaulne   +2 more
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No time to grieve: Inuit loss experiences and grief practices in Nunavik, Quebec

Transcultural Psychiatry, 2023
Paul Brassard, Mary Ellen Macdonald, Shawn Renee Hordyk   +2 more
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