The fertility of the Inuit of Northern Quebec: A half-century of fluctuations
Titel:
The fertility of the Inuit of Northern Quebec: A half-century of fluctuations
Auteur:
Choiniere, Robert Robitaille, Norbert
Verschenen in:
Acta borealia
Paginering:
Jaargang 4 (1987) nr. 1-2 pagina's 53-64
Jaar:
1987
Inhoud:
The fertility of the Inuit of Northern Quebec went through many changes during the last fifty years. We observe, at first, a decline during the thirties followed by a recovery, in the early forties, stopped momentarily between 1946 and 1956. The fertility reached a summit around 1961 to drop sharply afterwards. In spite of this important decrease, the fertility of the Inuit remains much higher than the generations replacement level. We will try to relate these fluctuations in the Northern Quebec Inuit fertility to the various events that influenced the recent history of this population such as starvations, epidemics, settling process, health improvements and socio-economic changes.
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