Grants and Contributions

This research will study a new species of the zoonotic, muscle-dwelling nematode Trichinella, T. chanchalensis, which was recently described in wolverine in the Yukon and Northwest Territories, based only on molecular detection by answering these research questions: 1. What is the host range in the North of animals infected with the new species of Trichinella, Trichinella chanchalensis?
2. What is the geographic range of Trichinella chanchalensis?
3. What is the diversity, intensity, and prevalence of Trichinella species in the North?

This research project, guided by community priorities in all six Inuvialuit communities, addresses gaps in understanding the experiences of Inuvialuit youth and Elders within the ISR country food system and how culturally and locally identified avenues can support their participation in the country food system.

The proposed research aims to improve the understanding of groundwater-permafrost interactions to determine the vulnerability of existing groundwater resources to permafrost thaw and to inform future northern groundwater resource development under climate change.

The funding received will be distributed to eligible students to help offset the high costs of conducting research in the north.

The funding received will be distributed to eligible students to help offset the high costs of conducting research in the north.

Ce projet vise à développer et à mettre en œuvre une série de recherches interactives sur la cartographie du thermokarst afin d'améliorer l'expérience d'apprentissage dans le domaine de la recherche sur le pergélisol. En créant une relation de travail avec de multiples organisations et partenaires autochtones, les chercheurs auront accès aux conditions du terrain et à la distribution des thermokarsts dans les Territoires du Nord-Ouest, ce qui favorisera une meilleure compréhension de concepts complexes et encouragera un engagement actif pour former des étudiants cartographes afin d'améliorer les connaissances sur le pergélisol dans les Territoires du Nord-Ouest et à l'étranger.

This proposed research is a workshop in Nunatsiavut that would be a continuation of the Arctic Corridors Northern Voices project but would also serve as an opportunity to share methods and skills with the Nunatsiavut Government (NG), so they may conduct their own mapping workshops. This project is relevant to Northerners as this new spatial information and increased understanding will play an important role in ensuring participants' use of the marine environment is respected with the Low Impact Shipping Corridor Initiative and that traditional knowledge is fully infused into federal policy and planning. In this way it is hoped that the impact of future arctic shipping on traditional coastal use and access and ecologically sensitive zones will be minimized.

This project aims to study the health and resilience of the northern ecosystems and communities by collecting lakes samples in Northwest Territories to better understand their hydrology, geology, geomorphology and limnology. By using Indigenous knowledge and research, collaborators will have access to samples collected to analyze data, fostering a deeper understanding of complex concepts and promoting active engagement in STEM education for future work in research.

Leveraging onjoing moose and wolf research through the collaborative Porcupine Caribou Knowledge Hub, the project combines western-scientific and Gwich'in Knowledge to: estimate moose abundance, demographics, and predation; and, collect Gwich'in Knowledge and community perspectives on contemporary and historic trends in moose populations, harvest, and drivers of change. We will support on-the-land knowledge sharing through community moose hunts and gatherings to facilitate knowledge exchange, and analysis and dissemination of VGFN elders' knowledge recording within the local government's Traditional Knowledge database. Knowledge will inform planning for enhanced community resilience and food security, and will provide necessary and current information about moose ecology in a changing climate within Vuntut Gwitchin Traditional Territory while informing partners of changes occurring within the Porcupine Caribou summer range.

NYCS will be an Indigenous-led think tank or “circle of experts” located in Northern Yukon where the most pressing impacts of climate change in
North Yukon are discussed; solutions are studied and developed; and knowledge is consolidated and governed by the Nations. NYCS aims to build true full-life sustainability, climate resilience, and self-determination for First Nations in Northern Yukon by creating a space where climate solutions rooted in Indigenous science and ways of being are developed.