Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada is one of 34 government departments responsible for meeting the obligations and commitments of the Government of Canada to the indigenous peoples of the North. INAC supports indigenous peoples including the First Nation, Inuit and Metis in their efforts to improve social well-being and economic prosperity, develop healthier more sustainable communities, and participate more fully to the political, social and economic development of Canada.

For more information visit: https://www.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/eng/1100100010002/1100100010021

Dr. Marja Korhonen was a member of the National Aboriginal Health Organization. This report discusses the impact of alcohol on Inuit communities. It refers briefly to the history of alcohol in Inuit life, and how its impacts were amplified by their lack of knowledge with regard to alcohol and fermentation in general. The repost also discusses current programs and services that have been put in place to help Inuit communities. Dr. Korhonen also discusses some of the ways in which the Canadian government can improve on its policies in terms of aboriginal peoples' consumption of alcohol and its impacts to society.

John Hamer and Jack Steinbring are independent authors. This book helps to illuminate the effects of alcohol on native peoples in the North. Specifically, it explains the differences with regards to experience with alcohol and its effects on life for Northern indigenous peoples, compared to that of other native peoples in North America.

Sarah Bonesteel works as Senior Policy Analyst for Employment and Social Development Canada. This report discusses the relationship between the Inuit people and the Canadian Government. Specifically, it sheds light onto how Inuit peoples have been effected by government policy for the good and for the bad. It also discusses how certain policy was inherently bad for the Inuit peoples in terms of education and employment.

Kerry Abel is an independent author who has written multiple books on the cultures of aboriginal peoples in Canada. This book discusses how indigenous peoples of Canada used the resources of of the land. Specifically, sections of the book discussing the Inuit and how they used their resources to live. It also discusses how this evolved overtime.

The Purpose of this paper is to highlight the history of the relationship with the Inuit and governments throughout history. Starting with explorers and settlers and ending up to the present day, I want to explore the policies that have shaped the Inuit people and their culture to what they are today. Specifically, I want to analyze the effects of specific legislature and governance in order to determine where they went wrong, why, and how have been, or should be, revised. I do have to revise some of the writing, and continue to flesh out more of the modern policies in order to completely analyze the effects of public policy on the Inuit.

Dr. Marja Korhonen was a member of the National Aboriginal Health Organization. This report discusses the impact of alcohol on Inuit communities. It refers briefly to the history of alcohol in Inuit life, and how its impacts were amplified by their lack of knowledge with regard to alcohol and fermentation in general. The repost also discusses current programs and services that have been put in place to help Inuit communities. Dr. Korhonen also discusses some of the ways in which the Canadian government can improve on its policies in terms of aboriginal peoples' consumption of alcohol and its impacts to society.

John Hamer and Jack Steinbring are independent authors. This book helps to illuminate the effects of alcohol on native peoples in the North. Specifically, it explains the differences with regards to experience with alcohol and its effects on life for Northern indigenous peoples, compared to that of other native peoples in North America.

The Purpose of this paper is to highlight the history of the relationship with the Inuit and governments throughout history. Starting with explorers and settlers and ending up to the present day, I want to explore the policies that have shaped the Inuit people and their culture to what they are today. Specifically, I want to analyze the effects of specific legislature and governance in order to determine where they went wrong, why, and how have been, or should be, revised. I do have to revise some of the writing, and continue to flesh out more of the modern policies in order to completely analyze the effects of public policy on the Inuit.

Sarah Bonesteel works as Senior Policy Analyst for Employment and Social Development Canada. This report discusses the relationship between the Inuit people and the Canadian Government. Specifically, it sheds light onto how Inuit peoples have been effected by government policy for the good and for the bad. It also discusses how certain policy was inherently bad for the Inuit peoples in terms of education and employment.

Kerry Abel is an independent author who has written multiple books on the cultures of aboriginal peoples in Canada. This book discusses how indigenous peoples of Canada used the resources of of the land. Specifically, sections of the book discussing the Inuit and how they used their resources to live. It also discusses how this evolved overtime.

Another newspaper article written by Mary Walsh, this article discusses the Inuit way of life and the immersion of western culture into their way of life. The article follows an Inuit student who has trouble communicating with people from her village due to schooling in a white-dominated western university. It also talks about the Inuit culture and the pride that the Inuit have for their way of life. I believe this article will be helpful because it gives me the perspective of Inuit struggle in western culture from the point of view of someone not totally familiar with Inuit culture. I believe this gives me an interesting perspective when discussing the impacts western ideas have on the Inuit people and vice versa.

A newspaper article written by Mary Walsh, it discusses the agreement between the Inuit and the Canadian parliament to grant the Inuit a new territory called Nunavut. This article also epxlains how the Inuit would be granted the ability to self-govern themselves as well as the abilities to hunt and accumulate oil, gas and mineral royalties from the Canadian government. I believe this to be a valuable piece of research because it gives me a perspective of how I would be looking at the agreements and how they effect the Inuit people.

A guide to the Western North American Arctic, written by Professor Andrew Stuhl, this book gives insight into the environmental and cultural impacts of science on Northern indigenous peoples. We have been reading parts of this book all semester and I believe it will help me with reseaarch into the inuit people of the Northwestern Territory. I also believe it will be an important starting point for all other research as well due to the plethora of references made throughout the text.

Written by Scot Nickels, this journal article discusses the impact of global climate change on the lives of the Inuit peoples of Northern Canada. The article discusses how not only does it affect their culture, but it can influence day to day activities and chores such as hunting, fishing, and building igloos. This is an important article because it takes indigenous knowledge and uses it to better understand the impact of climate change on peoples of the North.

The NYT article from 1983 discusses the lives of a few Inuit peoples and how they have been treated by the Canadian government. The author talks about the movement of many Inuit and indigenous peoples from poverty stricken Quebec to a city called Resolute in the Northwest Territories. Here the Inuit and other indigenous peoples are close to the shore, and can hunt game such as seals for sustenance and survival. I believe this article will be useful due to the firsthand accounts of an Inuit leader named Mr. Amagoalik on life in the Northwest Territories.

A journal article written by Anne Kendrick and Micheline Menseau, this article uses traditional knowledge of the Inuit people of Northern Canada in order to better understand the barren-ground caribou native to the land. This is an important article not for the knowledge about the caribou themselves, but for the reason that the authors used knowledge given to them by the Inuit in order to do research. This harkens back to class discussions regarding the comparison between scientific and indigenous knowledge. I believe this article will help me better understand how indigenous knowledge can differ from scientific knowledge, and how it may even be more valuable then you may think.

A book by Kieth Crowe, it serves as a guide to the peoples and cultures Northern Canada. The author wrote this book with the intent of providing a history of the Native American tribes and Inuit people from a native standpoint. As a result, this book gives a deeper meaning to names, places, peoples and cultures of Northern Canada. I believe it will be invaluable in my research into the Inuit people and the ways in which their culture has evolved over the last century.

Inuvik is a town in the Northwestern Territories of Canada, and acts as the administrative capital for the region of Inuvik. Founded in 1953, Inuvik rests to the east channel of the Mackenzie River Delta and is currently home to a population of about 3,400. Much of the people that call Inuvik home year round are native peoples including the Inuvialuit, the First Nations, and Metis to name a few. Famous for its breathtaking views of the Aurora Borealis, Inuvik experiences on average 55 days of continuous sunlight in the summer and about a month of darkness in the winter. Inuvik is also known for events such as the Great Northern Art Festival, the Sunrise Festival, and the Midnight Sun Fun Run. However, the most notable is the Muskrat Jamboree held in Inuvik annually. During this event, people come to experience games of the North including dog sled and snowmobile races.

For more information on the town of Inuvik and its people visit: http://www.inuvik.ca/en/index.asp

Citation "About Inuvik." Inuvik. Accessed March 08, 2017. http://www.inuvik.ca/en/discovering-inuvik/About-Inuvik.asp.

The Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, or DIAND, is now referred to as Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada, or INAC. Under the Federal Identity Program, INAC is a department of the Canadian Government in charge of policies relating to the indigenous peoples of Canada. This includes the First Nation, the Inuit and the Métis. INAC's responsibilities and actions are largely determined by careful negotiations and legal action, while fulfilling the government's constitutional obligations in the North. Some of their obligations include, improving social well-being and economic growth, developing healthier more sustainable communities and environments, and to continue to care for the North and its development for the betterment of all Canadians. Through the Government of Canada and the Indian Act, INAC works to provide support to reserves in areas of education, housing, community infrastructure and social prosperity.

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Citations

Government of Canada; Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada; Communications Branch. "About Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada." N.p.

Kugmallit Bay is a a bay located in Northwestern Territories of Canada, roughly 4000km away from Ottawa. Near the eastern border of Alaska, Kugmallit Bay is the end destination for the eastern brach of the largest river in the North American Arctic, the Mackenzie River. With an average yearly temperature of -8°C, the Kugmallit Bay is often covered by fast ice, or landfast ice. In August of 2010, part of Kugmallit Bay was portioned off as part of the Tarium Niryutait Marine Protected Area. This area covers roughly 1800 square kilometers and protects areas of the Mackenzie River Delta as well as estuaries in the Beaufort Sea. Through collaborative efforts by Fisheries and Oceans Canada, the Inuvialuit people, private industry and shareholders, and the Canadian government the Tarium Niryutait MPA was created. The MPA is part of Canada’s expanding network of protected ocean areas, it also plays an important role in fulfilling Canada’s commitments to managing Canada’s oceans resources.

Citations

"Tarium Niryutait Marine Protected Area." Beaufort Sea Partnership. N.p., n.d. Web.