Inuit

When people hear about the Arctic Circle or Antarctica, the first thing that pops out are the polar bears, also known in the scientific community as Ursus maritimus. However, another word that appears in our minds is the North Pole, climate change, and most importantly, extinction. A terrestrial mammal mainly considered marine due to its necessity to be on the sea for many months was the center of attention for years. This iconic figure, part of the Ursidae family, started to be considered as a…

avoid taxes on reserve property. The most common instance of Natives not paying taxes, is not being above the taxable threshold, for those working off reserve. In Ontario aboriginals are able to pay 5% Point of Sale tax; but this does not include Inuit, Metis, or Non-Status Natives. Therefore in regard to tax exemptions, it does not contribute majorly to most aboriginals, who still suffer pay inequality with the rest of Canada’s minorities. This inequality has great impact to living situations,…

gave proof positive that Vikings had indeed landed, and briefly settled, in North America 500 years before Columbus. More recent archaeological work has revealed over 300 years of sporadic contact between the Greenlandic Norse and various Indian, Inuit, and other Native American peoples, concentrated primarily in the Canadian Arctic.” This goes to show that many historians went out on a limb and found evidence proving that Columbus was not the first European to discover the…

That's what we’ve got here. The past couple of years the Inuit in Greenland and in Alaska say the Earth is wobbling. Their sky has changed. The stars, the moon, the sun are not where they used to be before the wobble. Any change to that extreme and fragile environment impacts their way of life. Now they have longer…

PART A: This survey is being conducted on behalf of McMaster University to collect data on the physical and mental health of undergraduate students attending McMaster University. The University is focused on studying whether the employment status and university experience of a student influence their overall health. Data received will assist in creating new on campus services to undergraduate students who are experiencing negative or unhealthy physical and mental habits. Please fill out the…

Canada’s identity has always been considered to be a cultural mosaic of many international elements. On the surface, it may seem difficult to describe what exactly is the culture of this vast country. However, if one examines the history of Canadian art and compares it to the development of Canadian identity, one can easily discern their correlation. The rise of Canadian artistic expression in the 20th century greatly contributed to the Canadian identity by illustrating the growing nationalism…

1982- The Present Canada Identity Task Black Berry Social In February 1985, Mike Lazaridis and Douglas Fregin co-found research in Motion (RIM) as an electronics and computer science business based in Waterloo, Ontario, a Canadian university where Lazaridis and Fregin studied Motion. In 1989, RIM develops a network gateway, introduced as RIMGate. RIMGate is predecessor to its Blackberry Enterprise server. In 1994, RIM launches a handheld point-of-sale reader. This allows anyone to verifies both…

was different, considered to be almost an antithesis to Call of the Wild. Whereas Call of the Wild explored the story of a domesticated dog returning to nature, White Fang centers around a wolf pup, for whom the novel is named, who is taken into an Inuit village and slowly but steadily changes with his surroundings. London shows the relationship between people, animals and their environments. We can see many…

The Norse Greenland civilization began in 986 C.E. and lasted until the early 1500s. It was founded by Erik the Red, who first explored it in 982 C.E. after getting kicked out of Norway and Iceland for manslaughter. He was the person that led to first settlers of Greenland there, where they established three settlements; the largest being the eastern settlement, the second greatest was the western settlement, and the smallest was the middle settlement. The eastern settlement was by far the…

This analysis glances at poverty along with the forms of oppressions that can be seen in society, especially within the school systems, in terms of my own understanding and opinions. During the last two classes we had the chance to experience different learning centres that focus subjectively on poverty and oppression, each with a different culture or community, and how poverty affects them. The centres keep students engaged with the activity as each centre had a different activity. This varied…