The Northern and Arctic Studies Portal
The resources described here offer various perspectives for identifying the issues and main themes in Northern and the Arctic research, including concerns related to the ethics and practice of research in Indigenous communities.
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Research vision and objectives in the greater Inuit Nunangat region, as defined by Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, a representative body of 65,000 Inuit of Canada.
Subjects: Indigenous authors, Indigenous peoples, Research ethics, Research, Research with Indigenous peoples, Research by Indigenous peoples
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A guideline for researchers who plan to work with Canadian Inuit communities.
This book analyses the transition towards Inuit self-governance in Nunavik, the Inuvialuit Settlement Region, and Nunatsiavut in the Canadian Arctic. (Gary N. Wilson, Christopher Alcantara, and Thierry Rodon, Vancouver, UBC Press, 2020, 207 p. )
A seminal work on northern studies and nordicity that looks at the notion of “the North” (including perceptions and boundaries) in a Canadian context. (Louis-Edmond Hamelin, Montréal, Hurtubise HMH, 1975, 458 p.)
Subjects: Geography, Limits of the Canadian North, Northern studies, Northern Canada, Nordicity
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A collection of essays presenting a variety of perspectives on the history of the North and on research into the history of the Canadian North. (Kerry Abel et Ken S. Coates, Peterborough : Broadview Press, 2001, 224 p.)
Nunatsiaq News is the first source for news, features and opinion about Canada’s Eastern Arctic. Nunavut and Nunavik communities are featured. Publishing daily and weekly on its website. (Nunatsiaq News, 1972 to the present)
This weekly newspaper serves the communities of Canada’s western Arctic. Issues include contains editorials, letters to the editor, news, sports, arts and entertainment stories. (NWT News/North, 2004 to the present)
A book that combines theory and historical and current perspectives to explore decolonization, and what it means to think and live with decolonization in mind. (Walter D. Mignolo and Catherine E. Walsh, Durham, Duke University Press, 2018, 291 p. )
These photographs, which range from 1913 to 1941 and each of which is accompanied by a typed card describing the circumstances surrounding its creation, relate to the Antarctic frenzy that swept the world at the turn of the 20th century. Several photographs show the American expedition led by the United States Antarctic Service and coordinated by Admiral Richard E. Byrd during World War II. It includes photographs of Robert Falcon Scott’s 1910-1913 Southern Expedition, which was carried out for the purposes of scientific research and geographic explorations of the South Pole.
Subjects: Environmental changes, Environmental sciences, Exploration, Geosciences, Pack ice, Sea ice, South Pole
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This journal publishes multi-disciplinary research on governance, policy, culture, economic and environmental issues within the polar regions. (Polar Journal, Taylor & Francis, 2011 to present.)
An international journal from Norway’s institute for the study of polar regions, publishing original research in all scientific disciplines, and including book reviews. (Polar Research, Norwegian Polar Institute, 1982 to the present. )
The Bluefish Caves, home to the first Beringians, are unveiling their secrets through zooarchaeological and taphonomic analysis of the fauna. The findings suggest that the settlement of North America occurred much earlier than previously thought. (Lauriane Bourgeon, Gatineau, Musée canadien de l’histoire & Ottawa, Presses de l’Université d’Ottawa, 2018, 93 p. )
Subjects: Archeology, Bering Strait, Indigenous peoples, Prehistory, Yukon
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Issue of the journal Études/Inuit/Studies devoted to the notions of intellectual property and ethics in northern research, specifically with regard to collaboration with Inuit communities. (Murielle Nagy [dir.], Études/Inuit/Studies, vol. 35, Numéro 1–2, 20)
Subjects: Intellectual property, Inuit, Research ethics, Research by Indigenous peoples
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![Protocole de recherche des Premières Nations au Québec et au Labrador [affiche] (Commission de la santé et des services sociaux des Premières Nations du Québec et du Labrador)](https://atiku.inq.ulaval.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/opac-image-2.png)
Poster illustrating the rights and values of Indigenous communities with regard to research.
Subjects: Labrador, Poster, Research protocol, Quebec, Research by Indigenous peoples
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Essay on the multidisciplinary methodology of the North and the cultural Arctic and its ethical principles. (Daniel Chartier, Montréal et Harstad (Norvège), Imaginaire Nord et Arctic Arts Summit, coll. « Isberg », 2018, 157p.)
A collection of essays by Indigenous scholars discussing and examining the impacts on racism and settler colonialism on Indigenous communities in what is now called “Canada.” (Martin J. Cannon, Lina Sunseri eds, Don Mills, Oxford University Press, 2018, 263 p. )
Information about the research licenses administered by the Nunavut Research Institute that are required for conducting research in Nunavut.
Research areas including law, culture and communications, economic development, environment, education and governance.
Subjects: Indigenous peoples, Research, Research with Indigenous peoples
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From a multidisciplinary approach, this book seeks to analyse and criticize the two schools of thought, resurgence and reconciliation, that seek to improve and guide Indigenous-settler relations in what is now called Canada. Contibutions by settler and Indigenous authors. (Michael Asch, John Borrows, James Tully eds, Toronto, Toronto University Press, 2018, 369 p.)
Rethinking the Great White North takes a multi-disciplinary approach to deconstructing Canada’s imaginary north. By exploring Canada’s historical geography, the book discusses how racism and whiteness have shaped the country’s identity and systems. (Audrey Kobayashi, Andrew Baldwin, Laura Cameron, Vancouver, UBC Press, c2011, 343 p.)