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Saqiyuq: stories from the lives of three Inuit women

Through the stories of three Inuit women over three generations, Saqiyuq discusses the colonization of the North and the Inuit communities’ struggles to maintain and reclaim traditional knowledge and practices. (Nancy Wachowich ; in collaboration with Apphia Agalakti Awa, Rhoda Kaukjak Katsak, and Sandra Pikujak Katsak, Montreal, McGill Queen’s University Press, 1999, 309 p.)

Subjects: Colonization, Indigenous women, Inuit

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Series of photographs: daily life of the Inuit of Nouveau-Québec (now called Nord-du-Québec) (BAnQ)

Series of photographs (1959-1967) taken by Armor Landry in the Nord-du-Québec region during his career as a photojournalist. These photographs are living witnesses of Inuit culture and find their basis in an ethnographic perspective. The Inuit are presented there as part of their daily life, as a family and as a guide to their territory. There are also aerial views of the surrounding flora and photographs of a former Hudson’s Bay Company trading post converted into supply stores. These photos were used for the illustration of newspaper articles and the preparation of reports.

Subjects: Cultural identity, Hunting and fishing, Inuit, Northern Quebec, Nouveau-Québec

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Series of photographs: Health care of the Innu communities of the Lower North Shore (BAnQ)

Corpus of photographs taken from the Pauline Laurin (1923-1994) archival fonds. She was the first nurse of the Montagnais communities (Innu) of the Lower North Shore. Between 1949 and 1960, she photographed the daily life of the Innu communities of Mingan, Natashquan and La Romaine. These photographs also reflect the health intervention work and care provided by the Department of Health and Welfare Canada to these communities.

Subjects: Health, Innu, Innu territory, Medical care, Social determinants of health, Naskapis

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Settler: identity and colonialism in 21st century Canada

Settler explores Canada’s relationships with Indigenous communities and what it means to be a settler within the country. In doing so, it argues that it is important for the country to accept its continuing settler identity so that it may move forward towards decolonizing the lands, waters, and peoples. (Emma Battell Lowman and Adam J. Barker, Halifax, Winnipeg, Fernwood Publishing, 2015, 145 p.)

Subjects: Colonialism, Decolonization

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Siglit Inuvialuit uqautchiita nutaat kipuktirutait aglipkaqtat = Siglit Inuvialuit Eskimo dictionary

Dictionary of the Siglit dialect of Inuktitut spoken in the Western Canadian Arctic.

Subjects: Indigenous peoples, Inuit, Inuktitut, Inuktitut dialects, Inuktitut Dictionary, Western Arctic, Siglit

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Sivumut: towards the future together: Inuit women educational leaders in Nunavut and Nunavik

A collection of essays of Inuit women and educational leaders who were part of the first graduate-level university degree for Inuit educators offered in Nunavut: the UPEI Master of Education. These essays touch upon the writers’ experiences with colonial violence and Inuit education. (Fiona Walton and Darlene O’Leary eds., Toronto, Women’s Press, 2015, 166 p.)

Subjects: Decolonization, Education, Indigenous authors, Indigenous women

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Social History of the Eastern Arctic Database

This database contains abstracts of documents that deal principally with what is now Nunavut Territory and includes other material from the Inuvialuit Settlement Area, the Northwest Territories and Nunavik (Arctic Quebec).Designed to provide users with access to documents related to the social history of the Eastern Arctic that are in the archives of Canada. Contains references only.

Subjects: Eastern Arctic, History, Inuit, Nunavut, Primary Sources

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SPRI Museum catalogue

Bank of more than 5000 images from the collections of the Polar Museum at the Scott Polar Research Institute (University of Cambridge). The images are grouped into eight collections, including the Arctic Material Culture Collection, the Polar Art Collection and the Inuit Art Collection.

Subjects: Arts, Images, Inuit, Material culture, Scott Polar Research Institute

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SPRI Picture Library

One of the largest historical and contemporary photographic libraries related to Arctic and Antarctic exploration, housed by the Scott Polar Research Institute (University of Cambridge). Of particular interest is the Picture Library catalog, which gives access to more than 20,000 photographs of British expeditions carried out between 1845 and 1960.

Subjects: British expeditions, Exploration, Photographs, Scott Polar Research Institute

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Statistic Profile – Nord-du-Québec (Institut de la statistique du Québec) (Institut de la statistique du Québec)

Statistical data on the RCMs of the James Bay region and the Kativik Regional Government.

Subjects: Demographic statistics, Economy, Jamesie, Kativik

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Statistique régional – Nord-du-Québec (Institut de la statistique du Québec) (Institut de la statistique du Québec)

Socio-economic statistics on northern Quebec.

Subjects: Demographic statistics, Economy, Education, Northern Quebec, Socio-economic Statistics

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Stories in a new skin: approaches to Inuit literature

Stories in a new skin encourages decolonization through literature. Author Keavy Martin discusses Inuit literary traditions through various forms and genres as a way of educating a diverse audience about Inuit texts, cultures, and traditions. (Keavy Martin, Winnipeg, University of Winnipeg Press, 2012, 180 p.)

Subjects: Decolonization, Indigenous literature, Inuit

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Sustainable development action plan 2010-2013

Objectives to promote the practice of sustainable development in the Kativik region of northern Quebec. (Commission de la Qualité de l’environnement Kativik, 2006, 4 p.)

Subjects: Indigenous peoples, Kativik, Sustainable development, Northern Quebec, Nunavik

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Sustainable Development. Voices of First Nations Young Adults

Reflections from Aboriginal youth in Quebec and Labrador on the issue of sustainable development. (Institut de développement durable des Premières Nations du Québec et du Labrador, 2017, 143 p.)

Subjects: Indigenous authors, Indigenous peoples, Indigenous youth, Labrador, Sustainable development, Northern Quebec

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Takuvik

YouTube channel gathering dozens of videos produced by the research program Takuvik, associated with the Green Edge project, which seeks to understand the impact of environmental disturbances on Arctic, marine and terrestrial ecosystems and geosystems.

Subjects: Arctic Ocean, Climate change, Argo Floats, Dimethylsulfide, Education, Green Edge Project, Hunting and fishing, Indigenous peoples, Inuit, Marine ecosystem, Phytoplankton, Satellites, Videos

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Taqralik magazine: 1974-1986 (BAnQ)

Corpus of the various volumes of the quarterly review Taqralik, formerly published by the Association des Inuit du Nouveau-Québec. This magazine was delivered free of charge to all households benefiting from the James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement in all Nunavik communities.

Subjects: Indigenous affairs, Indigenous communities, Indigenous languages

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Tarralik (Makivvik Corporation)

This colourful news magazine is published by the Makivvik Corporation, the Inuit organization leading the building and development of Nunavik. (Tarralik: Serving Nunavik Inuit since 1974, Volume 117, 2019 to the present)

Subjects: Culture, Economic development, Nunavik

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Territoires du Nord-Ouest (Statistique Canada)

Indicateurs clés du Recensement de la population pour les Territoires du Nord-Ouest.

Subjects: Census, Demographic statistics, Indigenous peoples, Northwest Territories

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The Arctic : Reflecting the landscape, wildlife, and people of the Far North

Sven-Olof Lindblad

Illustrated book of the Arctic bringing together never-before-seen photographs of land and sea, rich biodiversity and indigenous peoples of the area, and explores the challenges everyone faces in the face of rapid environmental changes due to the global warming. (Sven-Olof Lindblad, New York, Rizzoli International Publications, 2016, 220 p.)

Subjects: Animals, Environmental changes, Indigenous communities, Photographs

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The Arctic : what everyone needs to know

Klaus Dodds, Mark Nuttall

Non-fiction book seeking to answer the main questions of importance on the circumpolar North in relation with its history and the glacial environment of this region, the indigenous peoples who live there, the climate change effects, the natural resources development and the political issues involved. (Klaus Dodds & Mark Nuttall, New York, Oxford University Press, 2019)

Subjects: Circumpolar North, Climate change, Environment, geopolitics, Indigenous peoples

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