Inuit

we’ve become increasingly industrialized. In indigenous populations a direct connection with the land was necessary for survival. Activities to sustain the population - such as fishing, hunting, and growing crops - all revolved around nature. With the Inuit people, there was a presence of something called and ecocentric identity. This means “that identity encompasses human, animal, and material” components of…

UVB’s 1. The sun shines on the skin. 2. The UVB light interfaces with a form of cholesterol in the skin called 97-dehydrocholesterol. 3. This is synthesized into pre-vitamin D3, which is immediately converted into vitamin D3. 30 minutes of midday sun in a bathing suit, and you’ve absorbed up to 20,000 IU of vitamin D. Whether you spend half an hour in the midday sun or take 2 10,000 IU of vitamin D3 in tablets, it’s then transported to the liver where it’s turned into D25 for storage. These…

Introduction In Canada, the Charter of Rights and Freedoms is considered to be one of the fundamentals of this nation. In the text below, I will argue that the Charter has indeed strengthened democracy in this nation by illustrating five points. I fully agree with Larry Diamond, a political scientist, on his point of view of democratic system. He believes that it should include active participation of all citizens by making a law that protects and applies to the population equally. What is…

stereophonic to multiphonic productions, in 5.1 or 7.1 for example), or using some video performance devices (e.g. motion capture, MIDI triggering on visual effects, etc.). These examples have already been applied by different teams (e.g. the works on the Inuit singer Tanya Tagaq by the research team of Serge Lacasse and Sophie Stévance ), but the true musicologist’s relevance lies on his profound knowledge of all the different technique employed in show performance, and the efficiency of the…

Based off the history of indigenous peoples in Canada, one thing is for certain; discriminatory and inhumane acts by European conquest, towards a unique culture has altered the Aboriginal way of life we see in Canada today. While the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC), has been evolving and developing for multiple years, these 94 recommendations give important insight and suggestions in how the nation of Canada can move away from this unjust history, reconcile and work towards becoming a…

An aurora is an electromagnetic phenomenon, which results in a luminous colour display seen in the night sky. These light shows can be viewed in winter months of the polar regions of the northern hemisphere, referred to as Photographer: Larry Gerbrandt aurora borealis, as well as the southern hemisphere, referred to as aurora australis (46 Lerner and Lerner). They appear many different shapes, such as patches of light, rays, arcs, or streamers across the sky. Most commonly, they take the form of…

entitled Balto. However, most people do not know the true depth of Balto’s story, which rightfully includes a number of other teams that also helped in this grand adventure. In December of 1924, the first case of diphtheria appeared in a two year old Inuit boy, but it was misdiagnosed as tonsillitis because of the lack of family history, or anyone in the area that might be experiencing the same symptoms. The boy died a few days later, and the mother refused an autopsy. A few days later, more and…

The Canadian Residential School System was brought into existence in the late 19th century in a final attempt ‘to get rid of the Indian problem”. In partner with various church organizations and groups, the federal government funded the institutions. The intent of the residential schooling system was to civilize the “savages” and to make them useful and law abiding members of society with strict rules and punishments for any misdeeds (Coliness 2009). Since children were more susceptible to…

Indian Residential School is a system that was placed among Aboriginal people by Canadian so that they can adapt to the European culture. The point of such a tutoring framework was to constrain native individuals into a pilgrim society. This was accomplished by wiping out their past ethnic and social affiliations and exchanging them with Europeans ones. Driven by evangelists energies trusted it was vital for natives’ Indian children to assimilate into the western tradition. If not parents tend…

further south to look for food. This is happening because of the rising temperatures of the earth thanks to global warming. Ice is melting and because of this polar bears are having a harder time finding food. This is the reason that Kootoo Shaw, an Inuit guide who used to work as a guide for hunting parties, was attacked. While sleeping in his tent one night, Kootoo was attacked by a hungry polar bear. He had no chance of rescuing himself. The only reason that he survived was that another…