Tunngajuq : Stress and resilience among Inuit youth in Nunavut, Canada

• Published in: Transcultural Psychiatry
• Main Authors: Kral, Michael J., Salusky, Ida, Inuksuk, Pakkak, Angutimarik, Leah, Tulugardjuk, Nathan
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: SAGE Publications 2014
• Subjects: Psychiatry and Mental health; Health (social science); Arctic; Canada; Igloolik; Nunavut; inuit
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1363461514533001; http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/1363461514533001; http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full-xml/10.1177/1363461514533001

As part of a cross-national collaborative study of resilience among circumpolar youth, we examined the life experiences, stressors, and coping or resilience strategies of Inuit youth in the community of Igloolik, Nunavut, Canada. An Inuit steering committee was formed with youth, adults, and one eld...