“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

• Main Authors: Wilson, Katherine J., Arreak, Andrew, Itulu, Jamesie, Community Management Committee, Sikumiut, Ljubicic, Gita J., Bell, Trevor
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 2022
• Subjects: 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; Nunavut; Pond Inlet; Arctic; inuit; inuits; inuktitut; Sea ice
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/74212

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...