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indigenous learning - inuit
locating print resources
the following lc (library of congress) call number and call number ranges are useful for locating information:
e 99 e7 inuit peoples (broad scope of topics within this call number)
pm 50 inuit language - general works
pm 53 - pm 64 inuit dialects including inupiaq, inuktitut, inuvialuktun, and kalatdlisut
ra 563.i58 inuit peoples - public aspects of medicine
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qikiqtani truth commission
- guide to the community histories and special studies of the qikiqtani truth commissionthis book is the guide to nine special studies and thirteen community histories produced for the qikiqtani truth commission’s use. many of these communities have not previously been the subject of such detailed histories. print copy available library 5th floor, e 99 e7q163 2015
- aaniajurliriniq: health care in qikiqtaalukdescribes the evolution and impacts of government health care programs in qikiqtaaluk from 1950 to 1975, and the health issues inuit faced as a result of life in the settlements.
print copy available library 5th floor, e 99 e7q165 2013 - analysis of the rcmp sled dog reportexamines the rcmp’s 2006 report on the killings of qimmiit in communities in nunavut and northern quebec between 1950 and 1970. print copy available library 5th floor, e 99 e7q164 2013
- igluliriniq: housing in qikiqtaalukgovernment promises about the quality and cost of housing were an important factor in convincing families that it might be worthwhile to move into a settlement. one of the most consistent themes of inuit testimony to the qtc was that these promises were not kept. print copy available library 5th floor, e 99 e7q554 2014
- illinniarniq: schooling in qikiqtaalukdescribes how a centuries-old way of bringing up children was replaced by an educational system that ignored inuit realities, culture, and expectations, and failed in its goal of preparing inuit to find places in a wage economy. print copy available library 5th floor, e 99 e7q198 2013
- nuutauniq: moves in inuit lifefor centuries, inuit were mobile, moving seasonally in a symbiotic relationship with the land and its resources. after 1950, the nature of inuit mobility changed dramatically. the report on mobility examines a mix of voluntary, pressured, and forced moves between 1950 and 1975, usually in response to government priorities. print copy available library 5th floor, e 99 e7q556 2013
- the official mind of canadian colonialismexplores the beliefs of government officials who oversaw the transformation of qikiqtaaluk. print copy available library 5th floor, e 99 e7q1965 2013
- paliisikkut: policing in qikiqtaalukthe rcmp and inuit have a long shared history in qikiqtaaluk, dating back to the early 1920s when the rcmp first arrived. this report documents this relationship, one that has been fraught with complications and misunderstandings. print copy available library 5th floor, e 99 e7q197 2013
- pivalliajuliriniq: economic development in qikiqtaalukexamines the transformation of the region’s economy from one of hunting and trapping primarily for local benefit, toward one designed by southern planners with the interests of the south in mind. print copy available library 5th floor, e 99 e7q1975 2013
- qimmiliriniq: inuit sled dogs in qikiqtaalukthis study expands on the role of qimmiit in inuit economy and culture, the management of qimmiit in the period when inuit were moving into settlements, and the harm done to relations between inuit and the rcmp and other government agencies by the killings of qimmiit. print copy available library 5th floor, e 99 e7q196 2013
- qtc final report: achieving saimaqatigiingniqcontents: about this commission, what we learned, the framework of change: government and the inuit, from ilagiit nunagivaktangit to year-round settlements, saimaqatigiingniq: the way forward a. acknowledging and healing past wrongs b. strengthening inuit governance c. strengthening inuit culture d. creating healthy communities. print copy available library 5th floor e 99 e7q19 2010
other reports of possible interest
- social determinants of inuit health in canadainuit tapiriit kanatami, has released a comprehensive review on the social determinants of inuit health in canada in response to the disproportionate health challenges inuit face compared to non-inuit canadians.
- the impact of resource extraction on inuit women and familiesinqamani’tuaq, nunavut territorythis report reveals how has the meadowbank gold mine impacted inuit women and families living in qamani’tuaq (baker lake), nunavut territory.
print copy available library 5th floor, north ra 450.4 i53c97 2014 - food insecurity among inuit living in inuit nunangatusing data from the 2012 aboriginal peoples survey (aps), this study examines the prevalence of food insecurity among inuit aged 25 and over living in inuit nunangat, and the factors associated with food insecurity among inuit adults.
- 2014 compendium of licensed research in nunavut2014 marked another active year for scientific research in nunavut. nri issued scientific research licenses for 135 projects in the health, natural and social disciplines, in accordance with nunavut’s scientists act.
- final report: rcmp review of allegations concerning inuit sled dogs"the purpose of this report is to present the findings concerning allegations that the rcmp is responsible for a mass culling of inuit sled dogs in nunavik and nunavut between 1950 and 1970, which is alleged to have been carried out at the direction of the government, or on the rcmp’s own initiative."
print available library 5th floor, e 99 e7f49 2006