Grants and Contributions

Connect youth from five IN communities with world-leading ocean science, place-based Indigenous knowledge and Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit (IQ) with the goal of training the next generation of ocean scientists, marine resource managers, environmental stewards and guardians. Provide capacity building and paid part-time employment in youth’s communities and opportunities to work with visiting researchers and learning activities in local schools.

Advance the collaboratively developed targeted wildlife health surveillance system farther across Inuit Nunangat, build community capacity in wildlife health surveillance, address emerging wildlife health issues, and mobilize Indigenous voices in wildlife management to proactively detect and address human health and wildlife conservation concerns.

Supplement the recently established Community Research Network program which coordinates the implementation of IRC’s climate change and energy community programming by providing skills training and professional development opportunities to the Community Research Administrators (CRAs) in the program’s six ISR communities.

Advance the collaboratively developed targeted wildlife health surveillance system farther across Inuit Nunangat, build community capacity in wildlife health surveillance, address emerging wildlife health issues, and mobilize Indigenous voices in wildlife management to proactively detect and address human health and wildlife conservation concerns.

Develop data collection methods, best practices, frameworks, and training programs for Western Arctic communities to integrate scientific climate data collection methods (western science) with Elders’ and other Knowledge Holders’ lived observations of the natural environment (i.e., a “Two-Eyed Seeing” approach).

Qikiqtani Inuit Association (QIA) researchers will travel to Pangnirtung, Qikiqtarjuaq, Clyde River and Pond Inlet to interview Inuit commercial fishers, Inuit-owned fishing companies, co-management bodies and other knowledge holders, and document the evolution of Inuit qaujimajatuqangit (IQ) and produce: (1) an illustrated book on IQ and Qikiqtani commercial fisheries; (2) train and mentor Inuit post-secondary students; and (3) create a stronger research network with Alaska and Greenland Inuit.

Build youth capacity and skills by developing a combined on-the-land (OTL) and Western learning model. Objectives are to: 1) enhance youths' future career opportunities; 2) deepen youth's relationships with the land; and 3) mobilize youths' new knowledge to become leaders in their own communities.

Build youth capacity and science literacy in the Northwest Territories (NWT) by inspiring and motivating youth to pursue advanced studies and careers in STEM fields, and by supporting educators and community members with improved access to hands-on STEM activities and resources, and northern STEM professionals.

Build on the foundation laid by Phase 1 (2017-2024), apply a transformative approach to cultural education in the Eastern Arctic and infuse Inuit-led narratives on wildlife stewardship into the educational experiences of young Inuit across Nunatsiavut, Nunavik, and Nunavut.

Build on the momentum from Polar funded WWF project Future-Proofing Community Access to Country Foods (ending August 20-24), provide land-based or on-the-job training and capacity building of the recently established Kurairojuark Hunters and Trappers Association’s (KHTA) Guardians program to establish a year-round environmental monitoring program.