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An Inuit Critique of Canadian Arctic Research
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
- Type of access
- Free - Open Access
- Domain
- Health Sciences
- Humanities and Social Sciences
- Natural Sciences
Arctic: journal of the Arctic Institute of North America (Arctic Institute of North America)
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
- Type of access
- Free - Open Access
- Domain
- Engineering and Technology
- Humanities and Social Sciences
- Natural Sciences
Atlas climatique des glaces de mer pour les eaux du Nord canadien, 1981 à 2010
Atlas showing average and maximum statistics for ice coverage in the Canadian Arctic and Hudson Bay.
Subjects: Atlas, Canadian arctic, Hudson Bay, Ice, Maps
- Type of access
- Free - Open Access
- Domain
- Natural Sciences
Atlas climatiques des glaces sur 30 ans
Atlas produced by the Canadian Ice Service, which provides the location of ice during the ice season, its coverage, thickness, and variability, for the period from 1981 to 2010. Features three volumes, including one on Northern Canadian waters and another on the East Coast.
Subjects: Atlas, Canadian arctic, Ice, Maps, Northern Canada
- Type of access
- Free - Open Access
- Domain
- Natural Sciences
Données bathymétriques du NGCC Amundsen 2003-2014 (Géoindex)
Layer representing bathymetry data collected by the CCGS Amundsen and other scientific vessels between 2003 and 2014. Each tile covers 30 minutes longitude by 15 minutes latitude.
Subjects: Bathymetric data, Bathymetry, Canadian arctic, Geospatial data, NGCC Amundsen
- Type of access
- Reserved Access
- Domain
- Natural Sciences
Fauna boreali-americana, or, The zoology of the northern parts of British America : containing descriptions of the objects of natural history collected on the late northern land expeditions under command of Captain Sir John Franklin, R.N (BAnQ)
Three volumes of the scientific work Fauna Boreali-Americana, written by John Richardson with contributions from William Swainson and Reverend William Kriby. John Richardson participated in Sir John Franklin’s first two Arctic expeditions as a physician and naturalist. Published between 1829 and 1837, each of these three volumes is dedicated to a specific animal species: insects, birds and quadrupeds. This work is an interesting example of Predarwinian natural history, containing detailed descriptions of the appearance, anatomy and behavior of different species. Descriptions of species sometimes include details about their interactions with humans.
Subjects: Animals, Arctic fauna, Canadian arctic
- Category.s
- Type of access
- Free - Open Access
- Domain
- Humanities and Social Sciences
- Natural Sciences
Historical maps: Arctic (BAnQ)
Corpus of fifteen old maps dating from the 17th to the 20th century. These documents bear witness to the Arctic expeditions and explorations carried out by several generations of European explorers in search of the Northwest Passage. These documents reflect the advancement of knowledge of the Arctic coastline of North America. The information on these maps is based among other things on the discoveries of Martin Frobisher, William Baffin, etc.
Subjects: Arctic archipelago, Baffin bay, Canadian arctic, Cartography, Circumpolar Arctic, Davis Strait, Greenland, Hudson Strait, Maps, Northwest Passage
- Type of access
- Free - Open Access
- Domain
- Humanities and Social Sciences
Hunter with Harpoon (BAnQ)
Published fifty years ago under the title Harpoon of the Hunter, Markoosie Patsauq’s novel helped establish the genre of Indigenous fiction in Canada. This new English translation unfolds the story of Kamik, a young hero who comes to manhood while on a perilous hunt for a wounded polar bear. In this astonishing tale of a people struggling for survival in a brutal environment, Patsauq describes a life in the Canadian Arctic as one that is reliant on cooperation and vigilance.
Subjects: Canadian arctic, Indigenous authors, Indigenous literature, Inuit
- Type of access
- Printed document
- Free - BAnQ Subscribers
- Reserved Access
- Domain
- Humanities and Social Sciences
- Natural Sciences
Illustrations taken from Quebec periodicals: expeditions in the arctic archipelago (BAnQ)
Dating from the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century, these illustrations taken from Quebec periodicals shed light on the wave of expeditions devoted to reaching the northern summit with a view to claiming sovereignty over the North Pole. There are old engravings of the ship Fram on which the Norwegian Fridtjof Nansen made the first transpolar drift, an image illustrating the departure of Captain J. E. Bernier during his Canadian boreal expedition, etc.
Subjects: Arctic archipelago, Arctic Ocean, Canadian arctic, Exploration
- Category.s
- Type of access
- Free - Open Access
- Domain
- Humanities and Social Sciences
- Natural Sciences
Images du Nord et de l’Arctique
Photographs and postcards of the Université Laval library, representing First Nations and Inuit, settlers, missionaries, explorers and landscapes from Canada’s Arctic and Northern Quebec. Includes photographs of the Judicial Expedition in 1923 at Pond Inlet (Baffin Island), with Captain Bernier.
Subjects: Canadian arctic, Indigenous peoples, Joseph-Elzéar Bernier, Postcards, Missionaries, Northern Quebec, Photographs
- Type of access
- Free - Open Access
- Domain
- Humanities and Social Sciences
NFB / Géographie et géologie – Arctique canadien (National Film Board of Canada)
Selection of National Film Board of Canada films, by subject. Some of the films listed here are freely available.
Subjects: Canadian arctic, Documentaries, Films, Indigenous peoples, Labrador, Northern Quebec, Nunavut, NFB, Northwest Territories, Videos, Yukon
- Category.s
- Type of access
- Free - Open Access
- Domain
- Engineering and Technology
- Humanities and Social Sciences
- Natural Sciences
NFB / Geography and Geology – Artic Region (National Film Board of Canada) (National Film Board of Canada)
Selection of National Film Board of Canada films, by subject. Some of the films listed here are freely available.
Subjects: Canadian arctic, Documentaries, Films, Indigenous peoples, Labrador, Northern Quebec, Nunavut, NFB, Northwest Territories, Videos, Yukon
- Type of access
- Free - Open Access
- Domain
- Engineering and Technology
- Humanities and Social Sciences
- Natural Sciences
NFB / Indigenous Peoples in Canada (First Nations and Métis) (National Film Board of Canada)
Selection of National Film Board of Canada films, by subject. Some of the films listed here are freely available.
Subjects: Canadian arctic, Documentaries, Films, Indigenous peoples, Labrador, Northern Quebec, Nunavut, NFB, Northwest Territories, Videos, Yukon
- Type of access
- Free - Open Access
- Domain
- Engineering and Technology
- Humanities and Social Sciences
- Natural Sciences
NFB / Indigenous Peoples in Canada (Inuit) (National Film Board of Canada)
Selection of National Film Board of Canada films, by subject. Some of the films listed here are freely available.
Subjects: Canadian arctic, Documentaries, Films, Indigenous peoples, Labrador, Northern Quebec, Nunavut, NFB, Northwest Territories, Videos, Yukon
- Type of access
- Free - Open Access
- Domain
- Engineering and Technology
- Humanities and Social Sciences
- Natural Sciences
Portail des données ouvertes – Arctique canadien (Gouvernement du Canada)
A selection of geographic maps of the Canadian North covering various topics.
Subjects: Canadian arctic, Geospatial data, Northern Canada
- Type of access
- Free - Open Access
- Domain
- Engineering and Technology
- Humanities and Social Sciences
- Natural Sciences