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NATIVESTUDIESNORTHERNSTUDIESWrittenbothbymembersoftheInuitcommunityandbyvarioushealthpractitionersVoicesandImagesofNunavimmiutHealthoffersapioneeringlookatthemanyworriesandobstaclessurroundingthedeliveryofsoundandculturallyappropriatehealthservicestoNunavik.ContributorsdealwithproblemsofprovidingadequatehealthservicesinsmallArcticvillageswherethereisoftenonlyonenurseonhandtomakelife-and-deathdecisions.Thebookalsodealswiththecomplexissueofestablishingculturallysensitiveservicestoten-thousandInuitlivinginanarealargerthanthestateofCalifornia.EditorsMarianneStenbaekandMinnieGreyofferinsightsandreactionsfromtheperspectiveoftheInuitastheytakecontrolofhealthservicesintroducedbypolicymakersinthesouth.MaryKayeMayisaregisterednursewhomovedtoNorthernQuebecinthelate1970stoteacharegisterednursingassistantprogramtoInuitinKuujjuaq.ShehasmadeNunavikherhomesincethenandworksinthex18eldofaddictions.SeventypercentofNunavimmiutisunderthirtyyearsoldmakingitoneoftheyoungestpopulationsinCanada.MarianneStenbaekandMinnieGreybringtogetheraccountsbyyoungpeoplewrittenoverthecourseofthreedecadestoshowthelivesoftheInuitthroughtheirowneyes.ContributorswriteabouttheproblemsofgrowingupinsmallArcticcommunitiesbutalsoaboutthemanyjoysoflivingafreelifeandtheircloseconnectionstotheirfamilies.Theywonderaboutthedilemmaofrespectingcommunityeldersandtheirwisdomwhilecombiningthisknowledgewithmodernlife.ThebookalsoincludesdiscussionbothbyyoungpeopleandInuitleadersaboutwhatkindofeducationisworthwhileandnecessaryinacommunitywheretraditionsofhuntingandx18shingexistsimultaneouslywithsmartphonesandshoppingtripstoMontreal.TheyoungpeoplewriteabouttheirconnectiontoInuitacrossCanadainAlaskaandGreenlandastheyforgenewbondsrespectingtheircultureandlanguage.MaryAitchesonhasworkedforoverthirtyyearsintheeducationx18eldasseniormanagementattheKativikSchoolBoard.Shehasrecentlyretiredfromherpositionandisinvolvedinregionaleffortsforthewellbeingofchildren.22SPECIFICATIONSIPIPressJanuary2013978-0-9829155-2-329.95ACDN29.95AUS19.99cloth5x7.5288ppSPECIFICATIONSIPIPressMarch2013978-0-9829155-3-029.95ACDN29.95AUS19.99cloth5x7.5320ppVoicesandImagesofNunavimmiutVolume3Healtheditedbymariannea.stenbaekandminniegreyintroductionbymarykayemayVolume4ChildrenandYoutheditedbymariannea.stenbaekandminniegreyintroductionbymaryaitchesonMarianneA.StenbaekisaprofessorofculturalstudiesatMcGillandhasworkedcloselywithInuitorganizationsinCanadaandGreenlandoverthelastthirtyyears.MinnieGreyhasworkedactivelythroughouthercareertoimprovequalityoflifefortheInuit.ANNOUNCINGTHESERIESVoicesandImagesofNunavimmiutEditedbyMarianneA.StenbaekandMinnieGreyVoicesandImagesofNunavimmiutisaseriesoftenbooksconsistingofarticlesstoriespoemsandimageswrittenandcreatedbyInuitinNorthernQuebec.Eachvolumedealswithaspeci4ctheme.Thematerialwasrescuedfrommagazinespublishedbetween1975and2012bytheMakivikCorpora-tiontheof4cialorganizationthatrepresentstheInuitofNorthernQuebecnowNunavik.TheseriesoffersanInuitper-spectiveonapeopleintransitionduringthese34yearsastheymovedfromlivingahunting-and-gatheringsemi-nomadiclifestyleonthelandtobecomingcorporateexecutivesandholdingimportantpositionsbothnationallyandinternationally.ThesebooksdetailinnovativewaysthathadtobefoundtointegratetraditionalknowledgewithmodernwaysandofferstheInuitx19sownpointofviewonthemanychanges.alsoavailableVolume1StoriesandTales978-0-9821703-5-929.95AclothVolume2WayofLife978-0-9829155-1-629.95AclothMQUPSPRING2013