Our practice of outreach during the Ice Monitoring project in Nunavik: an early-career researcher perspective

• Published in: FACETS
• Main Authors: Dufour-Beauséjour, Sophie, Plante Lévesque, Valérie
• Other Authors: Klenk, Nicole L.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 2020
• Subjects: Multidisciplinary; Nunavik; inuit
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/facets-2019-0021; http://www.facetsjournal.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/facets-2019-0021

Inuit Nunangat, including Nunavik, is seeing an ever-increasing number of research projects. While mainstream approaches to research are colonial in nature and have historically contributed to the oppression of Indigenous peoples, a new paradigm is now emerging from Indigenous recommendations. Researchers are encouraged to collaborate with Inuit or Northern communities, organizations, and governments and to develop communication strategies to keep local populations informed. This paper focuses on outreach activities organized on several occasions throughout the Ice Monitoring project, in which we participated as PhD students. We share details on this periodic outreach program, which included a Facebook page, hosting an information table at the Co-op store, activities with high school classes, and participation in Raglan Mine’s Environmental Forum. We also discuss lessons learned and the transformation of our practice.