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The Inuit populations that inhabit the Arctic regions have adapted to survive in extreme conditions. However, recent societal changes and colonisation have led to rapid shifts in diet and physical activity, increasing the burden of chronic diseases, especially diabetes, in these regions. In addition… The Inuit populations that inhabit the Arctic regions have adapted to survive in extreme conditions. However, recent societal changes and colonisation have led to rapid shifts in diet and physical activity, increasing the burden of chronic diseases, especially diabetes, in these regions. In addition, modern-day Inuit face significant challenges in accessing diabetes care and prevention and awareness programmes because of geographical isolation and fragmented healthcare services. This narrative review describes diabetes epidemiology in Inuit populations living in Canada, Alaska and Greenland and their genetic architecture, as well as the organisation of healthcare related to diabetes and interventions aimed at creating awareness and preventing the onset and complications of diabetes in these regions. Despite their shared genetic architecture, differences are observed across Inuit populations in Canada, Alaska and Greenland in diabetes prevalence and healthcare interventions, and especially in the organisation of diabetes healthcare. This narrative review highlights the importance of culturally sensitive healthcare interventions and comprehensive research and data collection that address the specific health needs of the Inuit. Integrating traditional knowledge with modern medical practices is essential for the development of effective, sustainable strategies for diabetes prevention and care for the Inuit living in the circumpolar Arctic regions. Læs mere

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Unthinking historical thinking: lessons from the Arctic

In a 2017 book chapter on the continuing erasure of Indigenous epistemes in academia, the Sami scholar Rauna Kuokkanen posed an important question: is it acceptable for a site of learning to be so ignorant? Foregrounding Indigenous scholarship from the Arctic, this article examines the potential of… In a 2017 book chapter on the continuing erasure of Indigenous epistemes in academia, the Sami scholar Rauna Kuokkanen posed an important question: is it acceptable for a site of learning to be so ignorant? Foregrounding Indigenous scholarship from the Arctic, this article examines the potential of history education to address this question. Based on previous research on Arctic gender history and the coloniality of knowledge, I suggest a paradigm shift, in view of the new UNESCO Education for Sustainable Development framework (May 2021). The research investigates the challenges and opportunities that history education offers in terms of epistemic and cognitive justice within the context of Arctic memory cultures. The article concludes that much can be learned from (not about) Indigenous scholarship, which has long demonstrated a range of critical and sustainable methodologies that offer opportunities to seek epistemic justice and the restitution of cultural memory. Læs mere