SaltMeat.com – For people that have Newfoundland Salt Spray in their Blood!

My wife and I live in the Lower 48 and we are interested in adopting an Inuit child. My great grandmother was a well-known Inuit author and an ambassador for the Inuit culture. Subsequently I have Inuit blood and ties to Labrador and Newfoundland, Canada. We are on the front end of investigating adoption but we both are interested in the prospect of expanding our family in a way that celebrates my Inuit heritage while providing a loving environment for a child. If you can provide any information regarding this topic we would greatly appreciate it.

Because you are not Canadian, its more complicated and would be considered an international adoption. Keep that in mind when you do your research as it may help you find the right information.

Also, you say that you have Inuit blood and ties. So what you need to know (or research if you don’t already know) is what band you are associated with, also do you have status or would you qualify for status.

Inuit and other native adoptions are different than other Canadian adoptions in the sense that the band the child is associated with has a large say in what happens to the child. To start, their preference is always to keep the child within their band if possible. In the event they cannot find other kin or band members to adopt the child, they will consider outsiders. For that they want to know about your status and associations. It won’t be enough to say who your aunt was, you would likely be expected to back it up with official paperwork.

They also look for people who will continue to encourage the child’s connection to their band. So someone who lives close to their area who is willing to take the child to regular events and possibly schooling will also be given precedence over someone who lives farther.

Prospective parents who won’t continue to facilitate and encourage those relationships won’t likely be considered.

Your best bet will likely be to connect with your local foster care system, and have your information and preferences included on your profile. That way if a child comes up who may have some inuit in them but is not associated with a band or does not have status (and is in the USA – lower 48) you may be considered first.

For more details you can contact any children’s aid society in Newfoundland & labrador, but I think they will give you the same information I did.

Best wishes

It’s occurred to me that while the Atlantic provinces here in Canada are very… unique in culture (no offense intended at all–I love it there), very rarely have I heard of the East Coast states being quite like them. I’m a Canadian, of course, and admittedly don’t know a lot about Americans, so I’m curious for those who know people in Maine and the other "maritime" states: is there much similarity in culture? The people, the accents, the lifestyle–is the Eastern Seaboard as different from the rest of the country as Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and P.E.I. are in Canada?

Again, I mean absolutely no offense to anyone from the Maritimes, Eastern Seaboard or otherwise. I’m only curious.

Very much alike, if the last 300 years count. There remains a very close relationship between Boston and Halifax which dates to the Halifax Explosion of 1917.
The TV series "Haven", from Stephen King’s novelette and set in Maine (where else?) was taped in Chester and Lunenburg NS.
As for accents, you’ll hear definite similarities between a South Shore lobsterman and a Gloucester fisherman.
Until recently there was a ferry link between Yarmouth and Bar Harbour, which both sides want returned, and there has been talk of a Boston-Halifax link.
There is a classic boat race from Marblehead to Halifax every two years.

p.s. Newfoundland isn’t a Maritime Province; it’s a glorious world unto itself.

Or the mother land? I don’t learn about any other countries or any other part of the world in school only our province Newfoundland. So I don’t really know anything bout other cultures but I do read about Africa on my own time and I notice people call it mother land or mother Africa. Pour quoi? (why)

It’s part of the "Afrocentric" psychosis. Afro-centrists believe the antiquity of their race makes blacks the "elders" of the human species and/or some kind of aristocracy. They believe this so totally and naively, they don’t even feel the need to justify it. They just assume anyone who accepts their basic premise, must also grant their absurd claims to special status. It never even occurs to them that people of other races could accept their claim, but INTERPRET IT DIFFERENTLY than they do, differently as in a 180 degrees difference….

In fact, the reason modern blacks are so close to the original humans is that
THEY HAVEN’T EVOLVED!!! The athletic excellence, weak impulse control, and low IQs of the average black are all typical of Stone Age primitives. The "special status" black genetic status merits is exactly what they had in the American South between 1865 and 1965. It’s what they will probably return to when this ridiculous society finishes collapsing. Assuming of course any non-black is willing to tolerate their presence after the reign of terror blacks have perpetrated for the past fifty years…

http://www.news-medical.net/news/2005/04/26/9530.aspx

http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn9767-fastestevolving-human-gene-linked-to-brain-boost.html

http://news.softpedia.com/news/12-of-the-DNA-Differs-Amongst-Human-Races-and-Populations-40872.shtml

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/found-genes-that-make-kids-smart/story-e6frg6nf-1225926421510

3. KEY CONCEPTS Langston Hughes writing about the African American experience is an example of American authors writing about

A.
the history of their old lands.

B.
their own experiences.

C.
their French roots.

D.
life on the ocean or river.

Points Possible:3.00

4. KEY CONCEPTS The United States constitution guarantees that

A.
there will be one official religion.

B.
people can practice any religion they choose.

C.
churches will be supported by taxes.

D.
religious tolerance will not be accepted.

Points Possible:3.00

5. KEY CONCEPTS Art and architecture in the United States and Canada is greatly influenced by the

A.
culture of immigrants’ homelands.

B.
history and landscape of North America.

C.
constitutions of both countries.

D.
styles consumers like best.

Points Possible:3.00

6. KEY CONCEPTS The Group of Seven were

A.
Canada’s first government.

B.
indigenous writers.

C.
Canadian artists.

D.
jazz musicians.

Points Possible:3.00

7. KEY CONCEPTS Which is NOT a way in which the Canadian government attempted to cooperate with French separatists?

A.
English and French are official languages of Canada.

B.
Laws promote French culture and language.

C.
Literature may be published in French and English.

D.
They made Quebec a separate country.

Points Possible:3.00

8. KEY CONCEPTS Which statement about jazz is true?

A.
It began with black American music and African rhythms.

B.
It is popular only in the United States.

C.
It is very similar to European classical music.

D.
It is always carefully written down.

Points Possible:3.00

9. KEY CONCEPTS How do Canada’s native peoples intend to preserve their cultures?

A.
by becoming independent

B.
by moving to reservations

C.
by using their own languages in their schools

D.
by using English on the street signs in their communities

Points Possible:3.00

10. KEY CONCEPTS How did the Industrial Revolution affect the poor in the late 1800s?

A.
The city slums emptied.

B.
Poverty was eliminated.

C.
The life of the poor did not improve.

D.
The life of the poor improved greatly.

Points Possible:3.00

11. KEY CONCEPTS What was one important political result of the British North America Act of 1867?

A.
Quebec became an independent nation.

B.
English became the official language of Canada.

C.
Canada became a dominion of Great Britain.

D.
A monarchy was established in Canada.

Points Possible:3.00

12. KEY CONCEPTS In order to regain their cultural identity, Canada’s Inuits moved

A.
to Newfoundland.

B.
to their new homeland.

C.
to the United States.

D.
to the Arctic.

Points Possible:3.00

13. KEY CONCEPTS The United States feared that the Soviets were trying to expand communism throughout the world. This fear resulted in

A.
World War II.

B.
the Cold War.

C.
World War I.

D.
the civil rights movement.

Points Possible:3.00

14. KEY CONCEPTS How did the contributions of Russian settlers in the Midwest change American life here?

A.
They developed a new language.

B.
They learned how to trap and hunt forest animals.

C.
They invented a kind of work pants.

D.
They introduced a type of wheat that could grow well in the Midwestern climate.

Points Possible:3.00

15. KEY CONCEPTS The United States and Canada have worked together on issues such as cleaning up industrial pollution, controlling air pollution, and

A.
trade.

B.
segregation.

C.
language barriers.

D.
exploring new lands.

Points Possible:3.00

16. KEY CONCEPTS A conflict that has arisen from people immigrating to the United States from Mexico and Central and South America is whether

A.
Latin American music may be performed.

B.
restaurants can serve tacos and hamburgers.

C.
there are enough railroad jobs.

3. B
4. B
5. B
6. C
7. D
8. A
9. C
10. D
11. C
12. B?
13. A?
14. C?
15. C?
16. C and you didn’t put D..

Not sure about the answers I put a ? next to, good luck and look in your book! The book has all of the answers.