5.3 “Healthy Community”
Piita Taqtu Irniq, Peter Irniq (Inuit)
Online Videos and Films
CBC News: The National. “Inuit-led suicide prevention strategy to focus on mental wellness, social equity.” August 2, 2016. YouTube video, 2:12.
The Globe and Mail. “Inuit-language counsellor training program aims to improve mental-health support in Nunavut.” August 17, 2022. YouTube video, 2:57.
Inuit Circumpolar Council. “Inuuluta Qanuigata / Being Healthy as Inuit.” October 14, 2012. YouTube video, 12:53.
Artwork
Articles, Books, and Book Chapters
- Ell-Kanayuk, Monica. “For Inuit, the key to better mental health is our culture.” The Hill Times. October 4, 2021.
- Katz, A., Enns, J., and K. A. Kinew. “Canada needs a holistic First Nations health strategy.” Canadian Medical Association Journal 189, no. 31 (2017): E1006–E1007.
- Kirmayer, L. J., Fletcher, C., and R. Watt. “Locating the ecocentric self: Inuit concepts of mental health and illness.” In Healing Traditions: The Mental Health of Aboriginal Peoples in Canada. Vancouver BC: UBC Press, 2009, 289–314.
- Richmond, C. A. “The social determinants of Inuit health: A focus on social support in the Canadian Arctic.” International Journal of Circumpolar Health 68, no. 5 (2009): 471–87.