Exploring Community Mobilization in Northern Quebec: Motivators, Challenges, and Resilience in Action
Abstract Nunavimmiut (people of the land) are the Indigenous peoples of the northern peninsula of the province of Quebec. Communities of Nunavik and its regional organizations have been making concerted efforts in implementing community‐based strategies to support family wellbeing. These community s...
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crwiley:10.1002/ajcp.12384 2024-09-15T18:15:02+00:00 Exploring Community Mobilization in Northern Quebec: Motivators, Challenges, and Resilience in Action Fraser, Sarah Louise Hordyk, Shawn‐Renee Etok, Nancy Weetaltuk, Caroline Canadian Institute of Health Research 2019 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ajcp.12384 https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1002%2Fajcp.12384 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/ajcp.12384 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full-xml/10.1002/ajcp.12384 en eng Wiley http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ American Journal of Community Psychology volume 64, issue 1-2, page 159-171 ISSN 0091-0562 1573-2770 journal-article 2019 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1002/ajcp.12384 2024-07-18T04:24:13Z Abstract Nunavimmiut (people of the land) are the Indigenous peoples of the northern peninsula of the province of Quebec. Communities of Nunavik and its regional organizations have been making concerted efforts in implementing community‐based strategies to support family wellbeing. These community strategies are grounded in many of the values underpinning community psychology: favoring empowerment‐oriented approaches, fostering community capacity, and transforming organizational cultures to allow for new modes of interaction, as well as new policies and practices that are grounded in community and culture. Despite the growing support and expectation for community mobilization, there is still very little research on the processes and challenges to such mobilization. In this study, we explored the unique challenges and facilitators to community endeavors in northern Quebec in order to better understand the complex dynamics and the strengths that Inuit build upon. We first used a focused ethnographic approach in the context of a 5‐year community mobilization project in Nunavik. We then conducted 12 individual interviews and two small group interviews with Inuit working on community‐based wellbeing‐oriented mobilization projects in four additional communities. Results expose how sociogeographical realities and colonialism influence the process of community mobilization. They also highlight the values and motivational factors that lead community members to move beyond these influences. Article in Journal/Newspaper inuit Nunavik Wiley Online Library American Journal of Community Psychology 64 1-2 159 171 |
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Abstract Nunavimmiut (people of the land) are the Indigenous peoples of the northern peninsula of the province of Quebec. Communities of Nunavik and its regional organizations have been making concerted efforts in implementing community‐based strategies to support family wellbeing. These community strategies are grounded in many of the values underpinning community psychology: favoring empowerment‐oriented approaches, fostering community capacity, and transforming organizational cultures to allow for new modes of interaction, as well as new policies and practices that are grounded in community and culture. Despite the growing support and expectation for community mobilization, there is still very little research on the processes and challenges to such mobilization. In this study, we explored the unique challenges and facilitators to community endeavors in northern Quebec in order to better understand the complex dynamics and the strengths that Inuit build upon. We first used a focused ethnographic approach in the context of a 5‐year community mobilization project in Nunavik. We then conducted 12 individual interviews and two small group interviews with Inuit working on community‐based wellbeing‐oriented mobilization projects in four additional communities. Results expose how sociogeographical realities and colonialism influence the process of community mobilization. They also highlight the values and motivational factors that lead community members to move beyond these influences. |
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Exploring Community Mobilization in Northern Quebec: Motivators, Challenges, and Resilience in Action |
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Exploring Community Mobilization in Northern Quebec: Motivators, Challenges, and Resilience in Action |
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Exploring Community Mobilization in Northern Quebec: Motivators, Challenges, and Resilience in Action |
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Exploring Community Mobilization in Northern Quebec: Motivators, Challenges, and Resilience in Action |
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Exploring Community Mobilization in Northern Quebec: Motivators, Challenges, and Resilience in Action |
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exploring community mobilization in northern quebec: motivators, challenges, and resilience in action |
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