Nunami iliharniq (Learning from the land): Reflecting on relational accountability in land-based learning and cross-cultural research in Uqšuqtuuq (Gjoa Haven, Nunavut)

• Published in: Arctic Science
• Main Authors: Gita J. Ljubicic, Rebecca Mearns, Simon Okpakok, Sean Robertson
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English; French
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 2022
• Subjects: Inuit; land camps; experiential learning; relational accountability; research ethics; collaborative research; Environmental sciences; GE1-350; Environmental engineering; TA170-171; Gjoa Haven; Nunavut; Arctic; inuit
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1139/as-2020-0059; https://doaj.org/article/aa85b72e945049abbf9d080f4a7a0d04

The land is where Inuit knowledge transfer has taken place for generations. Land-based programs for learning and healing have been increasingly initiated across Inuit Nunangat in support of Inuit knowledge transfer that was disrupted by colonial settlement policies and imposed governance systems. We...