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FACETS, 2020 Inuit Nunangat, including Nunavik, is seeing an ever-increasing number of research projects. While mainstream approaches to research are colonial in nature and have historically contributed to the oppression of Indigenous peoples, a new paradigm is now ...
Sophie Dufour-Beauséjour +1 more
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Espace populations sociétés, 2021 Slope processes are active in the rolling plateau landscapes of Nunavik, Northern Québec, Canada. There are a few short but very steep escarpments in this region. On January 1st, 1999 a powerful snow avalanche struck Kangiqsualujjuaq, one of the 14 Inuit
Armelle Decaulne +3 more
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Arctic Science, 2020 Northwestern Nunavik (Quebec, Canada) is characterized by specific landforms and poorly documented examples of emerging coastal landscapes. In this study, we identified the different types of coasts and examined how they were morphologically reworked and
Antoine Boisson, Michel Allard
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Translational research to reduce trans-fat intakes in Northern Québec (Nunavik) Inuit communities: a success story? [PDF]
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, 2012 Following our results, based on population studies conducted in Greenland and Northern Canada, that Nunavik Inuit were thrice as highly exposed to dietary trans-fat as were Greenlandic Inuit, and that the biological levels found in Nunavik were already ...
Émilie Counil +6 more
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Arctic Science, 2020 Soils in the northern circumpolar region play a central role in the global carbon cycle because the release of carbon through permafrost thaw and geomorphological disturbances can potentially cause a feedback on climate.
Samuel Gagnon, Michel Allard
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Biogeographical characteristics of the avifauna of the Nunavik
, 2023 Nunavik is a Quebec territory located beyond the 55th parallel north that is relatively unexplored compared to more southern and northern sites. This poster aims to show the originality of this territory from the point of view of its avifauna. We highlight that its bird communities are transitional assemblages between the southern forest and northern ...
Sarrazin, Gaël, Godet, L.
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Parasites & Vectors, 2019 Background Toxoplasma gondii, a zoonotic protozoan parasite, infects mammals and birds worldwide. Infection in humans is often asymptomatic, though illnesses can occur in immunocompromised hosts and the fetuses of susceptible women infected during ...
Nicholas Bachand +6 more
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L’écotourisme au Nunavik [PDF]
Études/Inuit/Studies, 2013 Au Nunavik (Québec, Canada), depuis le milieu des années 2000, une vaste réflexion est en cours en vue de renouveler l’industrie touristique. Des activités et des façons de faire nouvelles sont envisagées, qui s’apparentent à l’écotourisme. En nous appuyant sur des entrevues effectuées dans la communauté de Kuujjuaq, nous explorons les représentations ...
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Diverse Contexts Within an Inuit School Setting—Schooling in Nunavik [PDF]
, 2022 This is a qualitative case study of one school in one of the 14 communities of Nunavik. Nunavik is an Inuit Nunangat region located at the Northern tip of Quebec.
Anderson, Kirk
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Adolescences et identité en territoire inuit : introspections filmées
Espace populations sociétés, 2021 Inuit youth today faces many challenges. They live in areas integrated into globalization, which are nevertheless located on the fringes of the ecumene, grappling with geographic isolation and its consequences in terms of mobility, access to various ...
Fabienne Joliet +2 more
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