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There is a dearth of literature to guide the development of community-based HIV and sexually transmitted infection STI prevention and sexual health promotion programs within Inuit communities. The aim of this study was to create a dialogue with Inuit women to address the lack of information available to inform programming to improve the sexual health of Inuit women, their families, and their communities in the Canadian Arctic. This study used Indigenous methodologies and methods by drawing from Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit and postcolonial research theory in a framework of Two-Eyed Seeing, and using storytelling sessions to gather data. Community-based participatory research principles informed the design of the study, ensuring participants were involved in all stages of the project. Nine storytelling sessions took place with 21 Inuit women aged 18—61 years. Storytelling sessions were audio recorded and transcribed verbatim, and Atlas.

This resource in English was designed for service providers who work with biological, foster, and adoptive parents of Inuit children aged 0 to 6 years old , including early childhood educators, social workers, maternal and child health workers, public health staff, community workers, health care providers, and hospital staff. It provides Inuit specific knowledge and cultural practices regarding pregnancy and parenting , and offers information on the many challenges and opportunities for Inuit and non-Inuit parents raising young Inuit children in Ontario, including:. The information can help service providers reflect on and improve their services to Inuit families. Information on pregnancy?

June 20, By Gwen K. The Arctic has been the subject of increasing resource extraction, research activities, political debate, and press coverage. Our Arctic is not a barren, untouched, icy wilderness: our Arctic is home. Stories about the Arctic often feature maps, which omit the dots that show where our communities are located. Our people and livelihoods are an afterthought—if they are even a thought at all.

Candice M. Nunavut communities struggle with numerous challenges related to social distress. It is important to specify that these struggles represent a rupture with traditional Inuit society. Most research to date has linked colonization and ongoing social inequity to these distresses.