Grants and Contributions

Our goal is to strengthen capacity among Nunavummiut to participate in and lead northern research in health, wellness, climate change and the environment, social sciences, and Inuit knowledge and research philosophy. Three research centres will work in partnership with the Nunavut Research Institute and Nunavut Arctic College to deliver a series of research training summer schools and mini winter research institutes to Nunavut youth, secondary and post-secondary and graduate students, as well as interested community members. A series of multi-day institutes will be implemented in Iqaluit, Arviat, and Clyde River that will focus on core competencies in northern research.

The Hudson Bay Consortium (HBC) encourages and facilitates cross-jurisdictional and cross-cultural communication, cooperation and collaboration in the pursuit of knowledge and the means to protect, improve and steward the greater Hudson Bay/James Bay ecosystem for the primary benefit of the people, flora, and fauna that live there. HBC facilitates active and on-going knowledge sharing and capacity building between community and regional representatives, governments and organizations through regular meetings, working groups, and novel online tools and services in support of regional efforts in planning, coordination and stewardship. HBC will facilitate the transition from start-up activities to implementation of priorities, operations and strategic planning including regional roundtables every two years and a second Hudson Bay Summit in 2022 to guide the working groups, steering committee and secretariat.

The project's goal is to strengthen capacity among Nunavummiut to participate in and lead northern research in health, wellness, climate change and the environment, social sciences, and Inuit knowledge and research philosophy. Three research centres will work in partnership with the Nunavut Research Institute and Nunavut Arctic College to deliver a series of research training summer schools and mini winter research institutes to Nunavut youth, secondary and post-secondary and graduate students, as well as interested community members. A series of multi-day institutes will be implemented in Iqaluit, Arviat, and Clyde River that will focus on core competencies in northern research.

Facilitate the formation of a research network to support the community’s vision for the protection of Great Bear Lake, addressing community-identified research needs and priorities. Build community capacity for research and monitoring of Great Bear Lake and its watershed through on-the-land camps and workshops, increasing the role that Délı̨nę plays in Great Bear Lake monitoring. A database of past studies, available data, and future environmental monitoring data will be established to determine baseline conditions of the lake.

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.

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.

The Inuvialuit Place Names Project collects, verifies, and circulates a remarkable collection of archival Inuvialuit place names, drawn from research reports, audio recordings, maps, and other sources recorded over the last 40 years. The primary goal of this project is the establishment of a linguistically robust, authoritative, and community-controlled source of Inuvialuit place names for use by Inuvialuit Regional Corporation agencies tasked with conducting land-use planning and impact assessment reviews, as well as Inuvialuit community members seeking a greater understanding of and connection with the Inuvialuit Settlement Region (ISR). The finalized place name records will be disseminated through a variety of mediums and this consolidated place name resource will then be used to highlight areas which would benefit from a supplementary round of place name documentation studies carried out in the third year of the project.

The VGFN will study predator impacts on country food sources, through the combination of traditional and genomic identification methods, across Vuntut lands. Indigenous Land Guardians will work with scientific partners to collect non-invasive samples to assess wolf density, behaviour, diet and health, in order to facilitate local adaptations to shifts in country food availability.