• IQALUIT - February 24, 2011 Nunavummiut Makitagunarningit (Makita) today applauded theannouncement by Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. (NTI) President Cathy Towtongiethat the organization will conduct a "territorial-wide consultationprocess on uranium. (uranium-network.org)
  • A polar bear skin stretched on a drying frame outside an Inuit home in Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada. (arcticphoto.com)
  • Iqaluit: Nunavut Arctic College, Language and Culture Program, 2002. (wikipedia.org)
  • Nester uses the Iqaluit Auction Bids Facebook page, which has around 30,000 members, to promote her products as do hundred's of other craftspeople from Nunavut. (sealharvest.ca)
  • Signed at Iqaluit, Nunavut on the 9th day of February, 2017. (gc.ca)
  • Word that an elderly Iqaluit woman was found sleeping last week on the hard pavement outside the doors of Iqaluit's Northmart store comes as no surprise to Janet Pitsiulaaq Brewster, one of the Nunavut capital's four MLAs. (rcinet.ca)
  • Brewster, a former deputy mayor of Iqaluit, has repeatedly raised the issue of homelessness and the need for more addictions and mental health supports in municipal council and, following the 2021 territorial election, in the Nunavut legislature. (rcinet.ca)
  • Natan Obed is the President of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami. (isuma.tv)
  • Now, therefore, the Government of Canada, Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, Inuvialuit Regional Corporation, Makivik Corporation, Nunatsiavut Government, and Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated have, in this Declaration, achieved consensus regarding the creation of the Inuit-Crown Partnership Committee to collaboratively identify and take action on shared priorities and monitor progress going forward. (gc.ca)
  • So it's perhaps no surprise that Fleming was the "first, first patient" of Qanuilirpitaa, the 2017 Nunavik Inuit health survey that's touring the region by icebreaker this month. (nunatsiaq.com)
  • The Sea Goddess is known by many different name across the four Inuit regions of Canada (Inuvialuit, Nunavik, Nunatsiavut, Nunavut) that are collectively known as Inuit Nunangat. (mint.ca)
  • The exhibition was curated by Jean-Jacques Nattiez, ethnomusicologist and Professor Emeritus at Université de Montréal, and Lisa Qiluqqi Koperqualuk, previous Curator and Mediator of Inuit Art, MMFA (now president of Inuit Circumpolar Council Canada). (nunavutheritage.ca)
  • ᓂᐲᑦ ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ Louie Uttak NIRB Community Roundtable, July 23, 2012, Igloolik, 5:58 Inuktitut , Igloolik Elder expresses his concerns for protection of marine mammals and wildlife and Inuit way of life, 'Don't hide anything from me. (isuma.tv)
  • George Qulaut, NIRB Community Roundtable, July 23, 2012 Igloolik, 8:58 English version, concerned that governments and Inuit organizations are not asking enough questions about the project, for example, will there be a Canada Customs checkpoint established at the Steensby Inlet port site for incoming supertankers? (isuma.tv)
  • Portait of Noah Piugaatuk, an elderly Inuk from Igloolik. (arcticphoto.com)
  • In 1821, under Admiralty orders, Parry passed two winters exploring and mapping the Igloolik area, and established good relations with the Inuit. (inuit.net)
  • Similarly, Inuit intergenerational (from elder to youth) and experiential (learning through participation) knowledge has also been called "Inuit ecological knowledge" or "IEK" The Igloolik Research Centre in Igloolik, Nunavut focuses on documenting Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit, as well as climatology and seismic data research. (wikipedia.org)
  • While the previous survey relied heavily on the involvement of southern health care workers and researchers, Bouchard insists the 2017 survey has been developed, "by and for Inuit. (nunatsiaq.com)
  • Resiliency within: An action plan for suicide prevention in Nunavut 2016/2017. (suicideinfo.ca)
  • These goals are set out in the attached Action Plan (Annex 2): Early Learning & Child Care Action Plan 2017-2020, Department of Education, Government of Nunavut. (canada.ca)
  • Genetic relationship of Neisseria gonorrhoeae multiantigen sequence typing sequence types (STs) of gonorrhea-positive nucleic acid amplification specimens with prevalent and predicted nonsusceptible SNP assay results (n = 975) from a study of antimicrobial resistance in N. gonorrhoeae in the Nunavut region of Inuit Nunangat, Canada, 2018-2019. (cdc.gov)
  • One of the goals of the course is to introduce Inuit youth, 15 to 30 years of age, to the impact of global warming on Inuit Nunangat. (nunavutnews.com)
  • The first story comes from Inuit Nunangat, where unikkaaqtuat ("myths" in Inuktut) play an important role in the transmission of knowledge and values. (mint.ca)
  • Intergenerational learning plays an important role in maintaining cultural continuity in Inuit Nunangat, which has the youngest population in Canada - the median age is just 24. (mint.ca)
  • Designed by Nunatsiavut artist Jason Sikoak, your coin's reverse highlights a widely known legend from Inuit Nunangat ( " ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓄᓇᖓᑦ"), the homeland of Inuit in Canada. (mint.ca)
  • Arviat North-Whale Cove MLA John Main then pointed out that the Inuit labour requirement for the upcoming Cape Dorset health centre construction project is only 25 per cent. (nunavutnews.com)
  • Despite BCI being deemed an Inuit Centre of Excellence, and despite the incompatible inmate not being Inuk, the decision was made by staff to transfer Jeffrey, rather than the new inmate, to a completely new institution, Dunk explained. (nunatsiaq.com)
  • With an estimated population that's approaching 40,000, Nunavut is Canada's northernmost territory, which split off from the Northwest Territories in 1999. (scmagazine.com)
  • The Inuit Circumpolar Conference, a United Nations -recognized non-governmental organization (NGO), defines its constituency to include Canada's Inuit and Inuvialuit (Inuit who live in the Inuvialuit Settlement Region in the Northwest Territories), Greenland's Kalaallit Inuit, Alaska's Inupiat and Yup'ik people, and the Siberian Yupik people of Russia . (newworldencyclopedia.org)
  • Northwest Territories, and Nunavut. (cdc.gov)
  • The exhibition explored Inuit, First Nations, Métis, and Sámi concepts of home, land and architecture and challenged colonial prescriptions. (nunavutheritage.ca)
  • The RCMP is now accepting applications for the Indigenous Pre-Cadet Training Program for First Nations, Inuit , and Métis people, ages 19-29. (pairsonnalites.org)
  • Canadian Inuit do not consider themselves, and are not usually considered by others, to be one of the First Nations, a term which normally applies to other indigenous peoples in Canada. (newworldencyclopedia.org)
  • The Inuit should not be confused with the Innu, a distinct First Nations people who live in northeastern Quebec and Labrador. (newworldencyclopedia.org)
  • Scientists are increasingly concerned about based Canadian Community Health Survey in 2000-2001 the effects of these changes on population health, particu- and 2005-2006 for Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal respon- larly the health of Aboriginal populations, which includes dents from the 3 regions of northern Canada: Yukon, First Nations, Inuit, and Métis groups. (cdc.gov)
  • Lisa Koperqualuk's keynote address opens the 2019 Inuit Studies Conference. (isuma.tv)
  • The Legal Services Board of Nunavut says it has 'significant concerns' about the quality of policing and conduct of officers as reported by its Inuit clients in Nunavut's 25 communities. (cbc.ca)
  • Join the Law Society of Nunavut and the Public Legal Education Association of Canada f or a panel discussion about how we can work towards decolonizing access to legal information in situations of family violence in Inuit communities. (nu.ca)
  • Circulated in all 25 Nunavut communities. (nunavutnews.com)
  • Some communities hire over 60 percent Inuit and many times the contractors end up fighting over the same labour force. (nunavutnews.com)
  • In March 2023, IHT organized a territorial Heritage Summit in Winnipeg bringing together community members from about 20 Nunavut communities. (nunavutheritage.ca)
  • The youth will be learning about how Inuit are experiencing environmental changes within their communities. (nunavutnews.com)
  • The Qikiqtani Inuit Association should have addressed environmental concerns with a large mine expansion project on Baffin Island before it inked a benefits deal with the owner, according to a joint letter signed by mayors of five Inuit communities and chairs of local hunters and trappers organizations. (thenarwhal.ca)
  • The agreement outlines benefits to the communities - such as Inuit employment and environmental monitoring efforts - throughout the mine's life of about 21 years. (thenarwhal.ca)
  • The 15-page piece outlines the demographics of the Inuit population in the eastern Arctic, describing the seasonal camps of Inuit communities and some features that differentiate them from populations in the western Arctic. (canadiangeographic.ca)
  • She discusses education in Inuit communities. (isuma.tv)
  • In order to understand the distress and well-being experienced in Inuit communities, a first step in understanding collective suicide, this qualitative study was designed. (suicideinfo.ca)
  • In Qaanaaq, Greenland, life is strikingly similar to that of Inuit communities in the eastern Canadian Arctic. (theglobeandmail.com)
  • The commissioners spent months visiting the communities on both sides of Baffin Bay and asking the Inuit about the changes they have observed in the Pikialasorsuaq. (theglobeandmail.com)
  • 2.2.2.1 Nunavut agrees that it shall take into account the needs of official language minority communities in Nunavut in execution of any early learning and child care programming. (canada.ca)
  • We are also introduced to the Nunavut Sivuniksavut program that helps Inuit students make the transition from their communities to post secondary education. Using culturally relevant topics, students, so far removed from home and family, recognize their own sense of self and the program gives them ongoing support as they seek to complete higher education. (tv-eh.com)
  • [4] However, Canadian Inuit (and the Métis) are collectively recognized by the Constitution Act, 1982 as Aboriginal peoples in Canada. (newworldencyclopedia.org)
  • Inuit and Aboriginal health concern. (who.int)
  • Our People, Our Climate project encourages Inuit youth to learn about Nunavut's climate change. (nunavutnews.com)
  • Ruth Kaviok is the outgoing President of the National Inuit Youth Council. (isuma.tv)
  • Dr. Dalee Sambo Dorough, is currently the Chair of the Inuit Circumpolar Council. (isuma.tv)
  • The term was formally rejected by the Inuit Circumpolar Council in 1980 and has subsequently not been in use at the NFB for decades. (nfb.ca)
  • On Thursday in Copenhagen, a commission that was established last year by the Inuit Circumpolar Council will present a report called People of the Ice Bridge. (theglobeandmail.com)
  • Suicide among young Inuit in the Canadian Arctic is at an epidemic level. (suicideinfo.ca)
  • McGregor, Heather E. Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit and the Transformation of High School Education in Nunavut: Historical and Statistical Profiles. (thenhier.ca)
  • Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit is a body of knowledge and unique cultural insights of Inuit into the workings of nature, humans and animals. (wikipedia.org)
  • Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit, then, has both practical and epistemological aspects that branch out from a fundamental principle that human beings are learning, rational beings with an infinite potential for problem-solving within the dictates of nature and technology. (wikipedia.org)
  • Since the early 21st century, Qaujimajatuqangit has become something of a political slogan in Nunavut, as the government attempts to integrate the traditional culture of the Inuit more into their modern governance structure in order to combat disempowerment. (wikipedia.org)
  • Traditional ecological knowledge Approximate pronunciation EE-noo-eet khah-OO-yi-mah-nee-too-khah-ngeet Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit (IQ) Archived 2012-02-14 at the Wayback Machine Incorporating Inuit Societal Values "Inuit Language Protection Act" (PDF). (wikipedia.org)
  • Inuit qaujimajatuqangit shamanism and reintegrating wrongdoers into the community. (wikipedia.org)
  • Education Framework What is Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit? (wikipedia.org)
  • The shaman Qillaq (known later in Greenland as Qitdlarssuaq) led a group of Inuit from the Pond Inlet area to northwestern Greenland in the 1850s and 1860s, in search of new land and perhaps to avoid retribution for murders he had committed. (inuit.net)
  • A cruise ship, an icebreaker and a private yacht are seen from the shore of Pond Inlet, Nunavut. (theglobeandmail.com)
  • Today, the native populations of Canada's Eastern Arctic and Greenland are known as the Inuit. (canadiangeographic.ca)
  • Too Many People: Contact, Disorder, Change in an Inuit Society, 1822-2015 examines the history of contact between the outside world and a group of Inuit, the Iglulingmiut, living in Canada's Eastern Arctic. (suicideinfo.ca)
  • Baffinland Iron Mines wants to double iron ore production at its Mary River Mine on north Baffin Island under a second phase of development, which is being assessed by the Nunavut Impact Review Board. (thenarwhal.ca)
  • In 2021, Polar Biology journal published the results of a study that used IEK (through interviewing Inuit elders and hunters) to track the change in location of Atlantic walruses in the face of climate change. (wikipedia.org)
  • Students from the Nunavut Sivuniksavut school perform at the end of the opening ceremony. (isuma.tv)
  • Morley Hanson, Coordinator, Nunavut Sivuniksavut describes the process of colonization as it manifested in the far north. (tv-eh.com)
  • Melissa Irwin, Instructor, Nunavut Sivuniksavut explains how the Residential School System was a "colonizing tool that was designed with ill intent to take away our culture, our language, our pride, and our voice. (tv-eh.com)
  • Prior to the arrival of Europeans, and even after their arrival since their homeland was so inhospitable, Inuit lived a traditional semi- nomadic lifestyle of subsistence hunting and fishing , with the extended family as the unit of society, their own form of laws passed on through oral tradition , and a spiritual belief system of rituals that were integrated into the daily life of the people. (newworldencyclopedia.org)
  • It was also the path trekked by the storied Inuit shaman named Qitdlarssuaq around 1850 as he fled Canada with 50 of his followers to escape the vengeance of the family of a man he had murdered. (theglobeandmail.com)
  • And it it has allowed the passage of the Inuit from one shore to the other, including that of Qitdlarssuaq. (theglobeandmail.com)
  • Mélanie Mellon, a spokesperson with Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs, said the Inuit Certainty Agreement " is a sign of progress, however decisions about the next steps in the Phase 2 reconsideration process are the board's responsibility. (thenarwhal.ca)
  • In a pair of letters to the Civilian Review and Complaints Commission for the RCMP, the Legal Services Board of Nunavut describes 30 examples where Inuit women say they were ignored, humiliated or abused by officers. (cbc.ca)
  • The Legal Services Board of Nunavut has described more than 30 allegations of misconduct, abuse and inhumane treatment of Inuit, especially women, at the hands of Nunavut RCMP. (cbc.ca)
  • The second letter, dated Jan. 23, 2020, describes the 'humiliating and degrading' experience of two women strip-searched by RCMP officers in Nunavut. (cbc.ca)
  • In a letter to the legal services board in March, the CRCC said it 'remained committed to conducting a systemic review of RCMP policing activities in Nunavut. (cbc.ca)
  • Complaints of abuse and racism lodged by Inuit clients have led the Legal Services Board of Nunavut to call on the Civilian Review and Complaints Commission for the RCMP to conduct a full review of policing in Nunavut. (cbc.ca)
  • While the CRCC continues to work toward identifying specific RCMP activities in Nunavut that could be examined, present travel restrictions have led to the postponement of meetings planned for this spring,' wrote Kate McDerby, director of communications. (cbc.ca)
  • The board says the cases are from the past few years and cover 'a small fraction of the occurrences' but 'provide an accurate picture of the nature of the issues with RCMP policing across Nunavut. (cbc.ca)
  • The exhibition, which closed at the end of February 2023, was a collaborative curatorial project that included the work of NIHC juror Nicole Luke and a video installation Inissaliortut / Making Room , by Inuit artists Laakkuluk Williamson Bathory and Tagralik Partridge. (nunavutheritage.ca)
  • This short documentary looks at the government relocation of the Labrador Inuit and the effects on their culture and social structures. (nfb.ca)
  • Mona Netser is an internationally recognized seamstress who travels throughout the Kivalliq region teaching traditional design with Nunavut Arctic College. (sealharvest.ca)
  • As the coastline changes rapidly-reshaping the marine landscape and jeopardizing the hunt-Inuit youth are charting ways to preserve the hunt, and their identity. (canadiangeographic.ca)
  • Based on a true story, The Grizzlies is about the determination and resilience of a group of Inuit youth in a small Arctic community. (suicideinfo.ca)
  • The weight on our shoulders is too much, and we are falling": Suicide among Inuit male youth in Nunavut, Canada. (suicideinfo.ca)
  • Inuit youth suicide is at an epidemic level in the circumpolar north. (suicideinfo.ca)
  • Inuit youth are reported to experience considerably worse sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) outcomes than Canadian youth in general, as evidenced through public health data on sexually transmitted infections, unintended young pregnancies and rates of sexual violence in Nunavut compared to national averages. (les3sex.com)
  • Existing literature on Inuit SRHR has identified the impact of westernization and colonialism on health outcomes, though gaps remain in addressing youth- and community-specific experiences of SRHR. (les3sex.com)
  • Through the lived experiences of an Inuit student from Nunavut, it takes a hard look at the effects that the Residential School System continues to inflict upon Indigenous youth across Canada today. (tv-eh.com)
  • For generations, hunting, and the deep connection to the land it creates, has been a mainstay of Inuit culture. (canadiangeographic.ca)
  • The allegations include 'repeated and systematic instances of unnecessary violence,' and a lack of oversight and training specific to Inuit culture. (cbc.ca)
  • He speaks about Inuit knowledge and culture. (isuma.tv)
  • Rapid culture change has left Inuit in a state of coloniality that destabilized their kin-based social organization, and in spite of advances in self-governance social problems such as suicide continue. (suicideinfo.ca)
  • Grappling with isolation, family relationships, resource extraction, land-based knowledges, the influence of Southern culture and the ongoing impacts of colonialism on Inuit ways of life, Elisapie Isaac offers a nuanced portrait of the North. (nfb.ca)
  • Inuit culture is alive and vibrant despite the negative impact of their twentieth century history. (newworldencyclopedia.org)
  • The Inuit mainly speak their traditional language, Inuktitut, but they also speak English , and French. (newworldencyclopedia.org)
  • An inquest into the June 2015 suicide of Inuk inmate Mark Jeffrey at the Beaver Creek Institution in Ontario continued Monday with testimony from the prison warden and Indigenous elders that helped clarify the timeline of events that led to Jeffrey's death. (nunatsiaq.com)
  • On Friday, Indigenous liaison officer Noah Noah testified that during this period, however, Jeffrey struggled to contact his family in Nunavut. (nunatsiaq.com)
  • Whereas Inuit are an Indigenous rights-holding people under the Constitution. (gc.ca)
  • Whereas the Government of Canada has committed to renewing the Inuit-Crown relationship based on the recognition of rights, respect, co-operation, and partnership as part of its broader goal of achieving reconciliation between the federal government and Indigenous peoples. (gc.ca)
  • Whereas, Nunavut invests in early learning and child care for Indigenous children. (canada.ca)
  • Inuit (plural: the singular, Inuk , means "man" or "person") is a general term for a group of culturally similar indigenous peoples inhabiting the Arctic regions of Alaska , Greenland , and Canada , and Siberia. (newworldencyclopedia.org)
  • The Qikiqtani Inuit Association, which is landlord of the Qikiqtaaluk Region and allows Baffinland to operate there through a commercial lease, signed the Inuit Certainty Agreement with the company on June 16. (thenarwhal.ca)
  • In a July 10 letter to the review board, he said "it is appropriate to recommence the formal reconsideration at this time" on the grounds that the Inuit Certainty Agreement was signed and both Baffinland and the Qikiqtani Inuit Association had requested it move ahead. (thenarwhal.ca)
  • In the past, explorers and anthropologists referred to them by one broad term: Eskimo (originally used by non-Inuit to refer to native populations in a derogatory way). (canadiangeographic.ca)
  • The Inuit language is grouped under Eskimo-Aleut languages. (newworldencyclopedia.org)
  • In Canada and Greenland the term " Eskimo " has fallen out of favor, is considered pejorative, and has been replaced by the term "Inuit. (newworldencyclopedia.org)
  • [1] However, while "Inuit" describes the Eskimo peoples in Canada and Greenland, that is not true in Alaska and Siberia. (newworldencyclopedia.org)
  • In Alaska the term "Eskimo" is commonly used, because it includes both Yupik and Inupiat , while "Inuit" is not accepted as a collective term or even specifically used for Inupiat. (newworldencyclopedia.org)
  • No universal replacement term for "Eskimo," inclusive of all Inuit and Yupik peoples, is accepted across the geographical area which they inhabit. (newworldencyclopedia.org)
  • [2] Yupik people are not considered to be Inuit either by themselves or by ethnographers , and prefer to be called Yupik or Eskimo. (newworldencyclopedia.org)
  • Carol Rowan, Professor of Education at Concordia University-Inuit Studies, describes the way Inuit children were educated by the community and through their experiences on the land prior to colonization. (tv-eh.com)
  • Nunavut Elders from all over the territory meet and discuss pertinent issues and tell stories. (isuma.tv)
  • Nunavut - Uranabbau im Permafrost von Kivalliq? (uranium-network.org)
  • The Kivalliq Inuit Association (KIA) is looking to appoint one member to the Nunavut Trust Board of Trustees. (kivalliqinuit.ca)
  • The Kivalliq Inuit Association (KIA) is looking to appoint one member from the Kivalliq region who will represent the interests of all Inuit in Nunavut to the Nunavut Trust Board of Trustees for a term ending July 31, 2024. (kivalliqinuit.ca)
  • Nunavut Tunngavik to take second look at uranium mining Inuit org to review current pro-uranium policy by Sarah RogersNunatsiaq NewsFebruary 24, 2011 OTTAWA - Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. says the territory needs to see"Arctic-specific regulations" around the mining of uranium before they canthrow their support behind a proposed uranium mine near Baker Lake. (uranium-network.org)
  • This research report is the second of two documents dealing with the social impacts of mining activity near Qamani'tuaq (Baker Lake) on Inuit women and families in the community. (internationalwim.org)
  • It is an ecological transformation that could eventually deprive the Inuit of both Canada and Greenland of their traditional way of life and their connection with each other. (theglobeandmail.com)
  • We have linked an article by Warren Bernauer of The Dominion on the Inuit campaign against Uranium Mining in Nunavut and on the accusations of bias against the Nunavut government. (uranium-network.org)
  • by Warren BernauerThe Dominion (http://www.dominionpaper.ca/articles/4532)July 23, 2012 While the government of Nunavut has given the go ahead to uranium mining on their territory, they are facing multiple accusations of bias and acting without consulting the population. (uranium-network.org)
  • Community and Government Services Minister Lorne Kusugak said GN-issued contracts are continually reviewed and the Inuit labour component is determined based on many factors. (nunavutnews.com)
  • Main said he would like to see proof that the government is regularly exercising a provision to include Inuit training programs in its large construction contracts. (nunavutnews.com)
  • Kusugak said the GN admittedly has more work to do on that front and the government has identified a way to put more focus on Inuit training. (nunavutnews.com)
  • The same year this article was published, the government introduced the Family Allowance Program, providing the Inuit with a source of income for each child. (canadiangeographic.ca)
  • In 1947, the federal government took over northern education and introduced the mission system, without any attempt to assess how this would affect the Inuit people. (canadiangeographic.ca)
  • The Government of Nunavut, through the Department of Education is in agreement with these goals and is committed to working towards fulfillment of these goals. (canada.ca)
  • A ransomware attack last weekend struck the network of the Canadian territory Nunavut, severely impeding a bevy of government services that rely on access to systems and electronic files. (scmagazine.com)
  • I want to assure Nunavummiut that we are working non-stop to resolve this issue," said Nunavut Premier Joe Savikataaq in a government press release . (scmagazine.com)
  • While the Franklin searches were under way, the last migration of Inuit from Canada to Greenland was also taking place. (inuit.net)
  • The Inuit of the western edge of Greenland call the tip of Baffin Bay that lies between them and their distant relatives in Canada the Pikialasorsuaq, or "the great upwelling," because the water is open all year round and teems with the wildlife that has been the staple of their diet for thousands of years. (theglobeandmail.com)
  • Inuit also live in Greenland , where they are known as Kalaallit , and are citizens of Denmark . (newworldencyclopedia.org)
  • It is the tale of a beautiful Inuk who became the Sea Goddess and mother of all marine mammals after she was tossed into the ocean. (mint.ca)
  • tossed into the ocean, the long‑haired Inuk becomes half‑woman and half-fish as she slips deeper beneath the waves, while her fingers take the form of seals that represent all marine mammals. (mint.ca)
  • The fish draw marine mammals, including seals and narwhals, which the Inuit hunt. (theglobeandmail.com)
  • And further, we want to be conveyed this information either by Inuit who aren't being hired or especially in situations where Inuit who are able and willing to work aren't hired and we especially want to hear from those Inuit. (nunavutnews.com)
  • Ontario's chief coroner called the inquest to examine the circumstances of Jeffrey's death and to consider ways that similar situations, especially for inmates requiring Inuit-focused supports, can be avoided in the future. (nunatsiaq.com)
  • But leaders of hamlets and hunting organizations say the Qikiqtani Inuit Association, which represents 15,000 Inuit, signed the agreement prematurely and overlooked community concerns. (thenarwhal.ca)
  • In Year One of a three year report that was written during her time with the Department of Education in Nunavut when she was doing research with an ArcticNet grant, McGregor compares and contrasts two senior (Gr 10-12) high schools in the territory over a decade at the turn of the 21st century. (thenhier.ca)
  • I am not defending what they are doing but when the contracts are of a larger amount, if you don't reach the 25 percent Inuit labour content, you will be penalized for not reaching the Inuit employment levels because they work their penalties into them," Kusugak said. (nunavutnews.com)
  • This report deals with results of a questionnaire, with content developed in 2013 by Inuit women of Qamani'tuaq in the course of a week-long workshop. (internationalwim.org)
  • Snowball sampling was used to engage informants, and data analysis followed an approach similar to conventional content analysis, where emphasis was placed on "immersion and crystallization" of data, corresponding to the Inuit concept of Iqqaumaqatigiinniq in the PRM. (les3sex.com)
  • NIHC Steering Committee members went to Gatineau/Ottawa in December 2022 to visit exhibitions to get ideas for the NIHC and to see the Nunavut Collection in storage at the Canadian Museum of Nature and Parks Canada. (nunavutheritage.ca)
  • It's a beautiful exhibition that focuses on Inuit drumming and throat singing, both visually and through audio. (nunavutheritage.ca)
  • Some Inuit tradespeople actively seeking work in Iglulik are being overlooked by a Quebec-based contractor building houses in the community, according to Amittuq MLA Joelie Kaernerk. (nunavutnews.com)
  • They hired the bare minimum of Inuit, and hardly any employment income is coming into the community," Amittuq MLA Joelie Kaernerk said of a Quebec-based construction contractor working in Iglulik. (nunavutnews.com)
  • They hired the bare minimum of Inuit, and hardly any employment income is coming into the community. (nunavutnews.com)
  • This article reports results of the life trajectories from 92 Inuit who died by suicide, matched for age and gender with 92 living-controls. (suicideinfo.ca)
  • The Nunavut Suicide Prevention Strategy1 (the Strategy) was published in 2010, based on extensive research and collaboration with diverse stakeholders across Nunavut. (suicideinfo.ca)
  • The Strategy provides an overall approach to suicide prevention in Nunavut. (suicideinfo.ca)
  • National Inuit Suicide Prevention Strategy. (suicideinfo.ca)
  • The National Inuit Suicide Prevention Strategy (NISPS) sets out a series of actions and interventions to address the high number of deaths by suicide among Inuit. (suicideinfo.ca)
  • Suicide among Inuit: Results from a large, epidemiologically representative follow-back study in Nunavut. (suicideinfo.ca)
  • 1.1 Canada and Nunavut agree that the long term vision, principles and objectives for early learning and child care, which are set out in the Framework that is attached as Annex 1, will guide the investment of funds provided under this Agreement. (canada.ca)
  • 2.2.2.2 Nunavut acknowledges that Article 32 of the Nunavut Land Claim Agreement and the Inuit Language Protection Act require that territorial institutions design and deliver programs and services that are responsive to the linguistic objectives of the Inuit and shall take this into account in developing and delivering its early learning and child care programs and services. (canada.ca)
  • This was due to consistent good behaviour over the years and Jeffrey's standing in the institution as a leader among the Inuit population. (nunatsiaq.com)
  • At the end of the article are a number of graphs comparing the Inuit population with that of southern provinces. (canadiangeographic.ca)
  • The shaman reintroduced technologies, including bows, fish spears and kayaks, to a small population of Inuit in Qaanaaq whose survival was threatened before his arrival. (theglobeandmail.com)
  • unlike Frobisher, his relations with Inuit were cordial. (inuit.net)
  • In one case, the board says, a young Inuk woman attended a detachment to lodge a sexual assault complaint. (cbc.ca)
  • Asinnajaaq Ningiuk, 19, pictured here with her infant son Peter, was among dozens of young Nunavimmiut selected to take part in this year's Qanuilirpitaa Inuit health survey when it stopped in Inukjuak. (nunatsiaq.com)