A Typology of Inuit Youth Engagement in Environmental Research
The roles of Indigenous youth in environmental research remain largely unexplored with little practical guidance for achieving meaningful engagement. This paper aims to characterize the varying types of Inuit youth engagement in Western environmental research conducted in Inuit Nunangat. Findings we...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:8054bef3221c45fb9a89b1c568bd6b60 2024-02-11T09:59:15+01:00 A Typology of Inuit Youth Engagement in Environmental Research Hilary Sadowsky Nicolas D. Brunet Alexandra Anaviapik Abraham Kublu Sheri Longboat Dominique Henri 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1139/AS-2023-0026 https://doaj.org/article/8054bef3221c45fb9a89b1c568bd6b60 EN FR eng fre Canadian Science Publishing https://cdnsciencepub.com/doi/10.1139/AS-2023-0026 https://doaj.org/toc/2368-7460 doi:10.1139/AS-2023-0026 2368-7460 https://doaj.org/article/8054bef3221c45fb9a89b1c568bd6b60 Arctic Science (2024) Environmental sciences GE1-350 Environmental engineering TA170-171 article 2024 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1139/AS-2023-0026 2024-01-14T01:36:58Z The roles of Indigenous youth in environmental research remain largely unexplored with little practical guidance for achieving meaningful engagement. This paper aims to characterize the varying types of Inuit youth engagement in Western environmental research conducted in Inuit Nunangat. Findings were derived from a community-engaged participatory research approach in Mittimatalik (Pond Inlet, Nunavut). Our typology of Inuit youth engagement in environmental research suggests three types of engagement: ‘participate’, ‘conduct’, and ‘control’. Results highlight that Inuit youth who are interested in undertaking their own environmental research projects expect to enhance their knowledge of natural and life sciences more than those who may seek short-term supportive research roles. Strategies employed by researchers seeking to enhance youth research capacity may also vary based on youth wants and expectations. Our findings suggest that there is no one size fits all solution. None of the engagement types identified were necessarily and inherently considered better than the others by project contributors, unlike what has been proposed in other, hierarchical, typologies. Our proposed typology contributes to a better understanding of the varying roles that Inuit youth can play in environmental research, as well as inform potential frameworks for enhancing Inuit youth engagement and leadership in research. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic inuit Nunavut Pond Inlet Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Nunavut Pond Inlet ENVELOPE(-77.960,-77.960,72.699,72.699) Arctic Science |
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The roles of Indigenous youth in environmental research remain largely unexplored with little practical guidance for achieving meaningful engagement. This paper aims to characterize the varying types of Inuit youth engagement in Western environmental research conducted in Inuit Nunangat. Findings were derived from a community-engaged participatory research approach in Mittimatalik (Pond Inlet, Nunavut). Our typology of Inuit youth engagement in environmental research suggests three types of engagement: ‘participate’, ‘conduct’, and ‘control’. Results highlight that Inuit youth who are interested in undertaking their own environmental research projects expect to enhance their knowledge of natural and life sciences more than those who may seek short-term supportive research roles. Strategies employed by researchers seeking to enhance youth research capacity may also vary based on youth wants and expectations. Our findings suggest that there is no one size fits all solution. None of the engagement types identified were necessarily and inherently considered better than the others by project contributors, unlike what has been proposed in other, hierarchical, typologies. Our proposed typology contributes to a better understanding of the varying roles that Inuit youth can play in environmental research, as well as inform potential frameworks for enhancing Inuit youth engagement and leadership in research. |
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A Typology of Inuit Youth Engagement in Environmental Research |
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