The Northern and Arctic Studies Portal
The resources presented on this page offer different perspectives for understanding the challenges and major themes of research on the North and the Arctic, including issues related to the ethics and practice of research in Indigenous communities and sustainable development among First Nations.
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A history of the Arctic, from prehistoric times to the present, including an examination of Indigenous Peoples, polar exploration, political and environmental issues, and climate change. (John McCannon, London : Reaktion Books, 2012, 349 p.)
Subjects: Circumpolar Arctic, Climate change, Exploration, History, Indigenous peoples
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This book contains a collection of essays that discuss topics of decolonization in Northern Quebec and Labrador. The book covers past and current trauma and issues that indigenous communities face in this region, as well as exploring topics of community healing, and territorial and cultural autonomy. (Colin Scott ed., Vancouver, UBC Press, 2001, 436 p.)
Arctic research continues to operate in a colonial framework and with an academic mindset that largely privileges the interests of southern institutions and fails to address Northern societal needs and issues, in particular those experienced in Inuit communities. We have seen research principles go from research on Inuit to research with Inuit, but it is high time we witnessed research by Inuit for Inuit. If research informs policy, and policy arguably leads to change, Inuit need to have a say in how research in Inuit Nunangat (Inuit homelands) is governed to better their lives. This piece filters such matters through the eyes of an Inuk, offering insights into current Arctic research governance, and maps out some of the solutions and opportunities for altering it in the interests of Inuit communities. (Pfeifer, P. (2019). “An Inuit Critique of Canadian Arctic Research.” Arctic Focus. [originally published by Northern Public Affairs, 2018])
Subjects: Canadian arctic, Inuit, Research ethics, Research methodologies, Research with Indigenous peoples, Research by Indigenous peoples
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This international journal publishes research on arctic cultures, contemporary problems and culture change among northern people. (University of Wisconsin Press, 1962 to the present.)
This interdisciplinary open access journal publishes original research from all areas of natural science and applied science and engineering related to northern polar regions. (Canadian Science Publishing, 2015 to the present.)
This international journal publishes interdisciplinary research on cold region environments, including ecology, climatology, glaciology, and biogeochemistry.
(Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research: An Interdisciplinary Journal,1999 to the present.)
Arctic is Canada’s premier research journal, publishing the results of scientific inquiry from all areas of circumpolar scholarship. Its subject matter is multidisciplinary and each issue includes book reviews.
(Arctic Institute of North America, University of Calgary, 1948 to the present.)
Subjects: Arctic sciences, Canadian arctic, Circumpolar Arctic, Research with Indigenous peoples
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This first volume of Arctica is devoted to Jean Malaurie’s work on Arctic ecosystems at high latitudes: findings from expeditions, observations, notes and reflections published since the end of the 1940s, with some unpublished material.
Malaurie, J. (2016). Arctica : oeuvres. CNRS Éditions.
In 1990, a scientific expedition under the direction of Jean Malaurie sought to examine the consequences of policies aimed at the autonomy of peoples in Siberia from Lenin to Gorbachev. These 59 articles analyze the social, economic, health-related and cultural conditions of the eastern district of Chukotka, with a particular focus on shamanism.
Malaurie, J. (2019). Arctica : oeuvres. CNRS Éditions.
In 1968, Jean Malaurie conducted a field survey in Quebec with four specialists to study the living conditions of the Inuit, in anticipation of the creation of the Nunavik territory. The analyses and recommendations of his pro-Native report are collected, as well as articles published since the 1960s devoted to the defence of Canada’s Arctic minorities.
Malaurie, J. (2016). Arctica : oeuvres. CNRS Éditions.
This volume offers scholarly analyses on the process of settler colonialism and its effects on the Indigenous communities within what is now called “Canada.” It covers various forms of colonial violence including residential schools, repressive governmental policy, ecological destruction, etc. (Andrew Woolford and Jeff Benvenuto eds., London, Routledge, 2017, 126 p.)
Subjects: Colonialism, Colonization, Indigenous authors, Indigenous peoples
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An exploration of northern Canadian imagery, with examples from literature, art, music, and popular culture. (Sherrill E. Grace, Montréal, McGill-Queen’s University Press, 2001, 341 p.)
Subjects: Arts, Imaginary North, Indigenous authors, Literature, Popular culture, Music, Northern Canada
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Collection of texts providing an overview of the geography, history, economy, politics, and ethnology of the Canadian North.
Subjects: Economy, Ethnology, Geography, History, Indigenous authors, Northern Canada, Politics
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A seminal work on northern studies and nordicity that looks at the notion of “the North” (including perceptions and boundaries) in a Canadian context. English translation of Nordicité canadienne.
Hamelin, L.-E. (1978). Canadian nordicity : it’s your North, too. Harvest House.
Subjects: Geography, Limits of the Canadian North, Northern studies, Northern Canada, Nordicity
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In this book, Zebedee Nungak provides his account of The Battle of James Bay from 1971-1975, where Inuit and Cree communities fought for their lands and waters against the Quebec government’s James Bay hydro project. (Zebedee Nungak, Montréal, Boréal, 2019, 181 p.)
Collection of essays about the North from a colonial, environmental, climate, and political perspective. (Sarah Jaquette Ray et Kevin Maier, Fairbanks, University of Alaska Press, 2017, 336 p.)
Subjects: Circumpolar Arctic, Climate change, Indigenous peoples, Northern studies, Nordicity
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In this book, author Marie Battiste addresses the damaging effects of Western models of education on Indigenous knowledge, calling for the decolonization of pedagogy. She proposes new models that bolster Indigenous knowledge and address the inherent racism within colonial educational institutions. (Marie Battiste, Saskatoon, Purich Publishing Limited, 2013, 217 p. )
This book acts as a guide for writers, editors, and publishers to decolonize the way that they write about Indigenous Peoples. It provides an overview of the way Indigenous peoples have been portrayed in literature, and offers tips and on writing in a culturally sensitive and respectful manner. (Gregory Younging, Edmonton, Brush Education, 2018, 154 p. )
A statement of ethical principles that reflects the needs and concerns of northern communities and researchers.
Subjects: Indigenous peoples, Research ethics, Research, Research with Indigenous peoples, Research by Indigenous peoples
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This international journal is devoted to the study of all traditional and contemporary Inuit societies from a broad social science and humanities perspective. (Québec, Centre interuniversitaire d’études et de recherches autochtones, 1977 to the present.)