Grants and Contributions:

Illaiqipik - Inuvialuit Game Council Traditional Knowledge Repository

2122-0172

$35,405.00

May 21, 2021 - Mar 31, 2024

The Illaiqpik Project will be directed by the Inuvialuit Game Council (IGC) and administered by the Inuvialuit Traditional and Local Knowledge Coordinator at the Joint Secretariat. IGC uses Inuvialuit traditional knowledge (in the form of oral histories, audio interviews, transcriptions, maps, and reports) for much of their decision making and currently there is little capacity to store and organize the existing information. The project’s aim is to collect and organize Inuvialuit owned traditional knowledge interviews and oral histories and build an in-house repository to provide access to the various Inuvialuit groups/co-management boards to use in decision making and to protect Inuvialuit cultural heritage while also providing opportunities for Inuvialuit-governed future research.

Library and Archives Canada

Short and long-term expected results include hiring Inuvialuit community members to train and subsequently be devoted to Inuvialuit knowledge digitization, a critical step in the preservation of these important cultural and historical traditional knowledge components. Doing so will provide opportunity for Inuvialuit members to access these files at their discretion and to meet their needs while also adding capacity to a northern and Indigenous regional organization, decision-making and research opportunities.

Inuvik, Northwest Territories, CA X0E 0T0

129-2021-2022-Q1-00024

Contribution

Grants and Contributions

Indigenous recipients

Joint Secretariat Inuvialuit Settlement Region

Documentary Heritage Communities Program

The Documentary Heritage Communities Program supports the development of Canada's local archival and library communities by increasing their capacity to preserve, provide access to, and promote local documentary heritage.