“When We’re on the Ice, All We Have is Our Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit”: Mobilizing Inuit Knowledge as a Sea Ice Safety Adaptation Strategy in Mittimatalik, Nunavut
Increased variability in weather and sea ice conditions due to climate change has led to high rates of injury, trauma, and death for Inuit travelling on the sea ice. Contributing to these high rates are the ongoing effects of colonial policies that diminish and disrupt the intergenerational transfer...
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ftunivcalgaryojs:oai:journalhosting.ucalgary.ca:article/74212 2023-05-15T14:19:02+02:00 “When We’re on the Ice, All We Have is Our Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit”: Mobilizing Inuit Knowledge as a Sea Ice Safety Adaptation Strategy in Mittimatalik, Nunavut Wilson, Katherine J. Arreak, Andrew Itulu, Jamesie Community Management Committee, Sikumiut Ljubicic, Gita J. Bell, Trevor 2022-01-18 application/pdf https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/74212 eng eng The Arctic Institute of North America https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/74212/55571 https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/74212 Copyright (c) 2022 ARCTIC http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ CC-BY ARCTIC; Vol. 74 No. 4 (2021): December 418-583; 525-549 1923-1245 0004-0843 Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit knowledge mobilization sea ice travel safety climate change adaptation Inuit self-determination in research mobilisation des connaissances sécurité des déplacements sur la glace de mer adaptation au changement climatique autodétermination des Inuits dans la recherche info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion research-article 2022 ftunivcalgaryojs 2022-12-18T18:33:37Z Increased variability in weather and sea ice conditions due to climate change has led to high rates of injury, trauma, and death for Inuit travelling on the sea ice. Contributing to these high rates are the ongoing effects of colonial policies that diminish and disrupt the intergenerational transfer of sea ice Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit (IQ). Despite these challenges, place-based experiential IQ continues to be the most important information source for safe travel on the sea ice. This paper presents an Inuit-led, coproduced, cross-cultural research project in which Inuit youth documented and mobilized sea ice IQ in Mittimatalik (Pond Inlet), Nunavut for safe community sea ice travel. We outline the Inuit youth training to facilitate the terminology and participatory mapping workshops and to document this IQ. We also discuss the IQ that was most important to share, and the mapping and artistic methods used to mobilize this IQ into a booklet, maps, and posters. Inuktitut sea ice terms are the foundation to enable youth with the skills to learn about sea ice IQ with experienced hunters. IQ enables Inuit to interpret and synthesize information from weather forecasts, earth observations, and community-based monitoring to apply to local conditions. Seasonal IQ maps of safe and hazardous sea ice conditions provide travel planning information at spatial and temporal scales that supplemental information sources cannot address. The IQ products mobilize preparedness, situational awareness, navigation, and interpretation skills so Inuit youth can become more self-reliant, as access to technology is not always possible once out on the sea ice. La fluctuation accrue des conditions météorologiques et de l’état de la glace de mer découlant du changement climatique se traduit par des taux plus élevés de blessures, de traumatismes et de décès chez les Inuits se déplaçant sur la glace de mer. À cela s’ajoutent les effets permanents des politiques coloniales qui amenuisent et perturbent le transfert intergénérationnel de l’Inuit ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic inuit inuits inuktitut Nunavut Pond Inlet Sea ice University of Calgary Journal Hosting Nunavut Pond Inlet ENVELOPE(-77.960,-77.960,72.699,72.699) |
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Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit knowledge mobilization sea ice travel safety climate change adaptation Inuit self-determination in research mobilisation des connaissances sécurité des déplacements sur la glace de mer adaptation au changement climatique autodétermination des Inuits dans la recherche |
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Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit knowledge mobilization sea ice travel safety climate change adaptation Inuit self-determination in research mobilisation des connaissances sécurité des déplacements sur la glace de mer adaptation au changement climatique autodétermination des Inuits dans la recherche Wilson, Katherine J. Arreak, Andrew Itulu, Jamesie Community Management Committee, Sikumiut Ljubicic, Gita J. Bell, Trevor “When We’re on the Ice, All We Have is Our Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit”: Mobilizing Inuit Knowledge as a Sea Ice Safety Adaptation Strategy in Mittimatalik, Nunavut |
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Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit knowledge mobilization sea ice travel safety climate change adaptation Inuit self-determination in research mobilisation des connaissances sécurité des déplacements sur la glace de mer adaptation au changement climatique autodétermination des Inuits dans la recherche |
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Increased variability in weather and sea ice conditions due to climate change has led to high rates of injury, trauma, and death for Inuit travelling on the sea ice. Contributing to these high rates are the ongoing effects of colonial policies that diminish and disrupt the intergenerational transfer of sea ice Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit (IQ). Despite these challenges, place-based experiential IQ continues to be the most important information source for safe travel on the sea ice. This paper presents an Inuit-led, coproduced, cross-cultural research project in which Inuit youth documented and mobilized sea ice IQ in Mittimatalik (Pond Inlet), Nunavut for safe community sea ice travel. We outline the Inuit youth training to facilitate the terminology and participatory mapping workshops and to document this IQ. We also discuss the IQ that was most important to share, and the mapping and artistic methods used to mobilize this IQ into a booklet, maps, and posters. Inuktitut sea ice terms are the foundation to enable youth with the skills to learn about sea ice IQ with experienced hunters. IQ enables Inuit to interpret and synthesize information from weather forecasts, earth observations, and community-based monitoring to apply to local conditions. Seasonal IQ maps of safe and hazardous sea ice conditions provide travel planning information at spatial and temporal scales that supplemental information sources cannot address. The IQ products mobilize preparedness, situational awareness, navigation, and interpretation skills so Inuit youth can become more self-reliant, as access to technology is not always possible once out on the sea ice. La fluctuation accrue des conditions météorologiques et de l’état de la glace de mer découlant du changement climatique se traduit par des taux plus élevés de blessures, de traumatismes et de décès chez les Inuits se déplaçant sur la glace de mer. À cela s’ajoutent les effets permanents des politiques coloniales qui amenuisent et perturbent le transfert intergénérationnel de l’Inuit ... |
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Wilson, Katherine J. Arreak, Andrew Itulu, Jamesie Community Management Committee, Sikumiut Ljubicic, Gita J. Bell, Trevor |
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Wilson, Katherine J. Arreak, Andrew Itulu, Jamesie Community Management Committee, Sikumiut Ljubicic, Gita J. Bell, Trevor |
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“When We’re on the Ice, All We Have is Our Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit”: Mobilizing Inuit Knowledge as a Sea Ice Safety Adaptation Strategy in Mittimatalik, Nunavut |
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“When We’re on the Ice, All We Have is Our Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit”: Mobilizing Inuit Knowledge as a Sea Ice Safety Adaptation Strategy in Mittimatalik, Nunavut |
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“When We’re on the Ice, All We Have is Our Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit”: Mobilizing Inuit Knowledge as a Sea Ice Safety Adaptation Strategy in Mittimatalik, Nunavut |
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“When We’re on the Ice, All We Have is Our Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit”: Mobilizing Inuit Knowledge as a Sea Ice Safety Adaptation Strategy in Mittimatalik, Nunavut |
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“When We’re on the Ice, All We Have is Our Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit”: Mobilizing Inuit Knowledge as a Sea Ice Safety Adaptation Strategy in Mittimatalik, Nunavut |
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“when we’re on the ice, all we have is our inuit qaujimajatuqangit”: mobilizing inuit knowledge as a sea ice safety adaptation strategy in mittimatalik, nunavut |
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The Arctic Institute of North America |
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2022 |
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