Inuit Qaujisarvingat: the Inuit Knowledge Centre at ITK!

“Advancing Inuit knowledge for sustainable Arctic science and policy.”


The goal of the newly established Inuit Qaujisarvingat (kow-yee-sar-ving-at), the Inuit Knowledge Centre, is to bridge the gap between Inuit knowledge and western science and build capacity among Inuit to respond to global interests in Arctic issues.


Inuit Qaujisarvingat is based at Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami headquarters in Ottawa.


News:

Climate Change Literature Review Report Released, January 09, 2012

Inuit Qaujisarvingat has recently release a report along with McGill University and the Nunavut Research Institute. Executive summary and fact sheets are available in English, Inuktitut, Syllabics, and also French.

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Northern Contaminants Program (NCP) Call for Proposals 2012-2013, November 21, 2011

The Northern Contaminants Program is currently accepting 2012-2013 proposals, for which the total program budget will be $4.8 Million.  The deadline for proposal submission is 11:59 PM ET, January 16, 2012.  Attached is a complete Call for Proposals information package, which includes revised Blueprints (i.e., strategic science plans for 2012/2013) and instructions for proposal submission.  Please contact the NCP secretariat (link to ncp-plcn@aadnc-aandc.gc.ca) for any assistance. 

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Indigenous People Sound the Alarm on Climate Change, October 14, 2011

"...according to the delegates at the conference, representing more than a dozen Native cultures from around the world, the message is clear: Mother Earth is in trouble. But fortunately, many of the assembled elders were also quick to point out that there is much the Western world can learn from indigenous people to address some of the problems, and to more effectively deal with the impending changes".

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Call for nominations - Prime Minister's Volunteer Awards - October 14, 2011
Registration Open – IPY 2012 Conference from Knowledge to Action - September 01, 2011
Inuit Knowledge Critical to Arctic Science - August 22, 2011
'We Know What is Happening Up Here' - August 22, 2011
Researchers look at history of North Rankin Inlet nickel mine - August 12, 2011
Arctic science needs more Inuit, Greenlandic scientists say - May 19, 2011
Inuit Oral Health Survey among one of recently Released Reports - May 19, 2011
Inuit siku (sea ice) Atlas Launch - March 22, 2011
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