What We Do

Here are some of the projects and short descriptions of the work currently underway.

Inuit Health Survey Contaminants Project: Assessment of contaminant and dietary nutrient interactions in the Inuit Health Survey: Nunavut, Nunatsiavut, and the Inuvialuit Settlement Region (ISR). We are partnering with Dr. Laurie Chan's team at the University of Northern British Columbia to work with each Inuit region and Inuit Health Survey (IHS)  Steering Committees on aspects of contaminants data. 

Inuit Health Statisitcs: The Naasautit website organizes Inuit-specific statistics and presents these in ways that are easy to understand and use. It was created to make statistics readily available to the regional Inuit organizations and communities.  By making statistics easier to find and use, Naasautit helps build the capacity for Inuit organizations and communities to conduct their own research, analysis, and advocacy. 

Climate Change Literature Review: Finding all the information which exists about climate change adaptation across the Inuit regions and reviewing what is known.  With a good understanding of how climate change is impacting Inuit, we can help to determine what are enablers and which factors are barriers to climate change adaptation.  This report is intended to provide insight to help Inuit proceed as further impacts of climate change will be felt. R

Rights and Consent: Inuit Qaujisarvingat: the Inuit Knowledge Centre is working with the Geomatics and Cartographic Research Centre and the Exchange for Local Observations and Knowledge of the Arctic to research and document issues of rights and consent as they pertain to local and traditional knowledge in northern communities. Another goal is to develop a credit-based course with Arctic College.