Monitoring environmental conditions using participatory photo-mapping with Inuvialuit knowledge holders in the Mackenzie Delta Region, Northwest Territories
The Mackenzie Delta region of Northwestern Canada is a dynamic environment that is ecologically and culturally significant. This region is experiencing rapid environmental change that is expected to worsen with continued climate warming and additional anthropogenic stressors. In northern regions, co...
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ftuvicpubl:oai:dspace.library.uvic.ca:1828/3994 2023-05-15T13:08:02+02:00 Monitoring environmental conditions using participatory photo-mapping with Inuvialuit knowledge holders in the Mackenzie Delta Region, Northwest Territories Bennett, Trevor Dixon Lantz, Trevor Charles 2012 application/pdf http://hdl.handle.net/1828/3994 English en eng http://hdl.handle.net/1828/3994 Available to the World Wide Web Arctic traditional ecological knowledge Inuvialuit observations web-based mapping environmental monitoring environmental change visual research methods participatory research methods Thesis 2012 ftuvicpubl 2022-05-19T06:11:19Z The Mackenzie Delta region of Northwestern Canada is a dynamic environment that is ecologically and culturally significant. This region is experiencing rapid environmental change that is expected to worsen with continued climate warming and additional anthropogenic stressors. In northern regions, conventional environmental monitoring strategies can be hindered by complex and cost prohibitive logistics. In this context of environmental change and uncertainty, there is a critical need to draw on traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) and observations to inform decision-making. In some areas changes in land cover are occurring so rapidly that maintaining an accurate inventory is problematic. Knowledgeable land users are in a unique position to assess changes in regional environmental conditions and inventory cumulative impacts. Environmental decision-making in the Inuvialuit Settlement Region requires Inuvialuit participation in several co-management bodies. The objectives of this project were to develop and field-test a community-based monitoring program that shares Inuvialuit observations with stakeholders in environmental decision-making in a standardized and accessible format. Working with the Hunter and Trapper Committees of Aklavik, Inuvik, and Tuktoyaktuk, the Inuvialuit Joint Secretariat, and the Cumulative Impacts Monitoring Program we (1) adapted a participatory photo-mapping (PPM) method to record Inuvialuit observations of environmental conditions using a strategy consistent with community goals and Inuvialuit culture. In the summer of 2010, we worked with knowledgeable Inuvialuit hunters and land users to document Inuvialuit observations of environmental conditions using digital cameras and hand held GPS units. Subsequently, digital photographs and video footage became the focus of photo-elicitation interviews, which added a detailed narrative to each geo-referenced observation. Following fieldwork and interviews, geo-referenced photos, video, and associated text files were entered into web-based map. ... Thesis Aklavik Arctic Inuvialuit Inuvik Mackenzie Delta Northwest Territories Tuktoyaktuk University of Victoria (Canada): UVicDSpace Aklavik ENVELOPE(-135.011,-135.011,68.219,68.219) Arctic Canada Inuvik ENVELOPE(-133.610,-133.610,68.341,68.341) Mackenzie Delta ENVELOPE(-136.672,-136.672,68.833,68.833) Northwest Territories Tuktoyaktuk ENVELOPE(-133.006,-133.006,69.425,69.425) |
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The Mackenzie Delta region of Northwestern Canada is a dynamic environment that is ecologically and culturally significant. This region is experiencing rapid environmental change that is expected to worsen with continued climate warming and additional anthropogenic stressors. In northern regions, conventional environmental monitoring strategies can be hindered by complex and cost prohibitive logistics. In this context of environmental change and uncertainty, there is a critical need to draw on traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) and observations to inform decision-making. In some areas changes in land cover are occurring so rapidly that maintaining an accurate inventory is problematic. Knowledgeable land users are in a unique position to assess changes in regional environmental conditions and inventory cumulative impacts. Environmental decision-making in the Inuvialuit Settlement Region requires Inuvialuit participation in several co-management bodies. The objectives of this project were to develop and field-test a community-based monitoring program that shares Inuvialuit observations with stakeholders in environmental decision-making in a standardized and accessible format. Working with the Hunter and Trapper Committees of Aklavik, Inuvik, and Tuktoyaktuk, the Inuvialuit Joint Secretariat, and the Cumulative Impacts Monitoring Program we (1) adapted a participatory photo-mapping (PPM) method to record Inuvialuit observations of environmental conditions using a strategy consistent with community goals and Inuvialuit culture. In the summer of 2010, we worked with knowledgeable Inuvialuit hunters and land users to document Inuvialuit observations of environmental conditions using digital cameras and hand held GPS units. Subsequently, digital photographs and video footage became the focus of photo-elicitation interviews, which added a detailed narrative to each geo-referenced observation. Following fieldwork and interviews, geo-referenced photos, video, and associated text files were entered into web-based map. ... |
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Monitoring environmental conditions using participatory photo-mapping with Inuvialuit knowledge holders in the Mackenzie Delta Region, Northwest Territories |
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Monitoring environmental conditions using participatory photo-mapping with Inuvialuit knowledge holders in the Mackenzie Delta Region, Northwest Territories |
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Monitoring environmental conditions using participatory photo-mapping with Inuvialuit knowledge holders in the Mackenzie Delta Region, Northwest Territories |
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Monitoring environmental conditions using participatory photo-mapping with Inuvialuit knowledge holders in the Mackenzie Delta Region, Northwest Territories |
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Monitoring environmental conditions using participatory photo-mapping with Inuvialuit knowledge holders in the Mackenzie Delta Region, Northwest Territories |
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monitoring environmental conditions using participatory photo-mapping with inuvialuit knowledge holders in the mackenzie delta region, northwest territories |
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ENVELOPE(-135.011,-135.011,68.219,68.219) ENVELOPE(-133.610,-133.610,68.341,68.341) ENVELOPE(-136.672,-136.672,68.833,68.833) ENVELOPE(-133.006,-133.006,69.425,69.425) |
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Aklavik Arctic Canada Inuvik Mackenzie Delta Northwest Territories Tuktoyaktuk |
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Aklavik Arctic Inuvialuit Inuvik Mackenzie Delta Northwest Territories Tuktoyaktuk |
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Aklavik Arctic Inuvialuit Inuvik Mackenzie Delta Northwest Territories Tuktoyaktuk |
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