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Nasivvik Summer Student Research Awards 2010 (Undergraduate level)

Description The Nasivvik Centre for Inuit Health and Changing Environments is a multidisciplinary research and training centre funded by the Institute of Aboriginal Peoples Health (IAPH), one of the 13 institutes of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research...

Published 01-25-2010 4:57 PM by Elizabeth Zarpa

Filed under: Nunavut, Education, Youth, North, global warming, circumpolar, change, jobs, environment, policy, exploration, Indigenous Peoples, hope, social issues, politics, messages, meaning, Young Scientists

Native identity from an Inuk’s perspective

One day, I was asked what makes you Native? Is it in your blood? Is it because you speak your own language? Is it because you identify with a particular group? What makes you Native? I really had to think about this. And so I did. I realize that being...

Published 01-21-2010 8:39 AM by Elizabeth Zarpa

Filed under: Nunavut, Education, Youth, North, circumpolar, change, government, Indigenous Peoples, hope, social issues

National Native Organizations brief introduction

Canada has a large Native population. Largely Native’s are known as the Aboriginal people of Canada. Many do not understand that Aboriginal is not one homogeneous group, but rather consists of a diverse group of different peoples. Generally there...

Published 01-06-2010 5:32 PM by Elizabeth Zarpa

Filed under: Nunavut, Education, Arctic, Youth, North, circumpolar, leaders, Ottawa, government, Indigenous Peoples, hope, social issues

Government priorities could be education, but...

The Nordic model of governance used by the Nordic countries of Finland, Sweden, Norway, Iceland and Denmark emphasize the importance of taking responsibility of post secondary education for its citizens. This type of governance system promotes and funds...

Published 01-06-2010 3:37 PM by Elizabeth Zarpa

Filed under: Nunavut, Education, Arctic, North, circumpolar, change, Ottawa, government, Indigenous Peoples, hope, social issues

You can study in the North!

Working at the University of the Arctic International Secretariat is an educational experience. With two months of working in Rovaniemi, Finland where the UArctic International Secretariat is located, I have come to realize how much opportunity there...

Published 11-30-2009 1:23 PM by Elizabeth Zarpa

Filed under: Education, Arctic, Youth, Training, North, circumpolar, leaders, networks, jobs, Intern, exploration

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Nasivvik Summer Student Research Awards 2010 (Undergraduate level)

Native identity from an Inuk’s perspective

National Native Organizations brief introduction

Government priorities could be education, but...

You can study in the North!