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Report on the Results of a Research Planning Workshop In: Rankin Inlet Held from December 9 - 10, 2009 in the Kivalliq Inuit Association Conference Room QANUITTUMIK TAKUVIT ? Report on the results of a Research Planning Workshop in: Rankin Inlet Held from December 9 - 10, 2009 in the Kivalliq Inuit Association Conference Room Funded by a SSHRC Northern Communities Research Development Initiative " Meeting Objectives Workshop Overview Important Findings Future Directions List of Participants Appendices p. 2 Day 1, Dec 9, 2009 Research Process p. 7 p. 8 See attached p. 2 p. 4 documents. Research Priorities Day 2, Dec 10, 2009 p. 5 p. 3 Canada, Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated, ! A unique funding opportunity Workshop background and Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, provided by the Social Sciences and brought together Inuit and scientific experts Humanities Research Council offered the Gita Laidler has been working to consider how to improve weather and chance to develop new research partnerships collaboratively with the Qikiqtani sea ice forecasting services in Nunavut. and facilitate discussions around ideas for communities of Cape Dorset, Igloolik, and Inuit elders and hunters who participated new projects - including the assessment of Pangnirtung since 2003 on a project about were mainly from the Qikiqtani region of community-specific priorities, interests, and Inuit sea ice knowledge and use. Through Nunavut, but Jerome Tattuinee was also feasibility. Gita, Veronica, and others worked this work she has been documenting Inuit invited to represent the Kivalliq Region, and together during the fall of 2008 to develop a knowledge of sea ice through interviews, Bob Konana represented the Kitikmeot funding application that included both workshops, travelling with hunters, Region. This was a wonderful meeting, Rankin Inlet and Gjoa Haven. We were very mapping, documenting local observations with fascinating exchanges about safety happy to learn that we received the funding in and implications of sea ice change, and indicators and regional differences. We the spring of 2009. Therefore, preliminary recording Inuktitut sea ice terminology. learned a great deal about the planning for this Rankin Inlet Research Recently, she has also been working to improvements needed in local weather Planning Workshop began in the summer of combine these results into educational forecasting services and sea ice monitoring 2009, with the logistics and details mainly materials using interactive multi-media. with satellite imagery, in order to better arranged in October and November, 2009. As Overall, her research goals are to: i) learn meet community needs (see Appendix 1). part of this process, Veronica worked with the about northern environments and their At that time, Jerome and Bob also expressed Community Lands and Resources Committee connections to social and economic interest in expanding this kind of research (CLARC) members to develop a list of invited prosperity from local and Inuit experts; ii) into other regions of Nunavut, and invited participants that represented a range of types conduct research of interest and benefit to Gita (and others) to consider developing of contributions and experiences, including northern communities; and, iii) look at the new projects in the Kivalliq and Kitikmeot both men and women of various ages. In complementary aspects of Inuit knowledge Regions. At that time Gita committed to particular, there was strong interest from and scientific knowledge to have a more following up by searching for new funding CLARC and Jerome to make sure that some comprehensive understanding of complex opportunities. In this process, she was put youth were present, as research is seen as issues, and to learn from different in touch with Veronica Tattuinee to help being undertaken for the youth and their techniques and perspectives. connect with Jerome and work together on future. ! In March, 2007, a workshop jointly options for a new project in Rankin Inlet. facilitated and hosted by Environment Rankin Inlet December 2009 Workshop Report! 1 QANUITTUMIK TAKUVIT? Learning about community concerns about Meeting Objectives Workshop Overview research, as well as emerging local priorities, is critical to developing a successful ! The driving question of this meeting Day 1 (Dec 9, 2009) collaboration, so we continued to identify both is also the title of this research development Morning concerns and priorities as they were raised. project: Qanuittumik takuvit? (What do you ! Informal introductions were made Later in the meeting, we used the concerns see?). This came specifically from expressions over coffee and snacks as people arrived in the along with additional discussions to help Jerome Tattuinee and Bob Konana used at the morning. Thomas Suvissak opened the identify the elements of a successful research March, 2007 meeting, with both a historical workshop with a prayer. Gita Laidler project, and we incorporated the priorities and current context. In the past, they introduced herself as well as the story of how with the results of another more specific described how as youth they were always we all came to be together on this day (see p. exercise to refine local research priorities. asked to go outside in the morning and 1). This was followed by a round table of Afternoon observe the weather, and tell their parents introductions, where each of the participants, New priorities what they see. This was not only an exercise facilitators, and interpreters introduced ! Building off morning discussions, in learning weather indicators and seasonal themselves and shared a bit about their Bryan Grimwood reviewed the notes that he patterns, but also a broader lesson in interest in, or role for, this meeting. and and Mary Rose Angushadluk had made observation, always being aware of your Unfortunately, Jerome Tattuinee, who had on the white board. We then broke into small surroundings, and sharing what you learn initially expressed interest in expanding groups to discuss local research priorities in with others. Today, as a project title, this research in Rankin Inlet, and provided a lot of Rankin Inlet. Although a number of potential question is used to ask workshop participants support through Veronica Tattuinee in the priorities were raised in each group, to think about what is most important to them planning stages, was unable to attend at the discussions seemed to keep coming back to in a community context. The goal is to learn last minute. This may have made it more the concerns around how research is about local research interests based on challenging for other participants to undertaken, and how Inuit knowledge can community members’ observations and understand the background and purpose of effectively be represented or shared in written experiences in various contexts. this meeting, but we had an excellent, form (if at all). Through these small group dynamic, and diverse group of participants discussions, a number of very important, ! Gita Laidler, working with Anne that led to many meaningful and insightful deep-seated questions arose around: Kendrick and Bryan Grimwood, was in discussions during the rest of the workshop. the meaning of Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit Rankin Inlet to learn from the knowledgeable Overall meeting objectives were introduced • (IQ) group of workshop participants, and to (see p. 2), with the suggestion to begin the utility of research in a community discuss ideas and priorities from their discussions by getting to know what previous • context perspectives. This workshop was held to see research had been done in or around Rankin strong concerns for local community if there was interest in working together to Inlet, and with what degree of local • health with the implications of the old develop a new collaborative research project collaboration. nickel mine site and poor waste to follow up on earlier expressions of interest Past projects management services and facilities shared two years ago by Jerome. Initial ! As we began learning about past within town objectives are outlined in the project projects conducted in or around the area, such the appropriateness of documenting summary (see Appendix 2), but workshop as polar bear, peregrine falcon, aurora • Inuit knowledge discussions were not strictly tied to this. The borealis, the old nickel mine, the Hudson Bay passing on knowledge to youth meeting agenda (see Appendix 3) was Working Group, the new road construction • family ties designed to change and be adjusted based on connecting Rankin with Manitoba, and family • feeling ignored by government (from the directions that discussions would take the tree research, the discussion focused much • local to federal levels) group. The main emphasis for this meeting more on concerns with various types of lack of credit for Inuit knowledge was to be interactive, and driven by the research rather than on particular projects. A • wanting more control over research and interests and expertise of participants, with number of concerns were raised about how • more funding for local research flexible formats to allow for direct participant research is being done, especially in relation to ! These were important recurring contributions. polar bear and other wildlife research. In themes throughout the afternoon, and into the addition, as part of the same process, a next day. In addition, a great deal of number of research priorities began to emerge, frustration was expressed among participants based on explanations of how participants about both research and government wanted to address some of their concerns. 2! Rankin Inlet December 2009 Workshop Report QANUITTUMIK TAKUVIT? practices,
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