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Northern research. A big topic. An important one. Scholars, academics, practitioners, and community people are thinking about it a lot: how and why it's done. We're talking about how to [...]

At the start of the 1970s, many young anthropologists conducting fieldwork in Inuit communities adopted a new paradigm. Instead of describing communities from the outside, they wanted to mix with local people, as far as the Inuit agreed, living with them, learning their language, and, most importantly, trying to understand their world view in order to convey and explain it to non-Inuit. As a result, the old academic field of 'Eskimology' was transformed into Inuit studies. Students from Universite de Montreal and Universite Laval, in Quebec City, who fully shared the objectives of emerging Inuit studies, had been conducting research in the North under the tutorship of a young French anthropologist, Bernard Saladin d'Anglure. From 1970 they became a research team, based at Universite Laval, called Inuksiutiit ('Things or people having to do with the Inuit'). In 1974, they founded a non-profit organization, Association Inuksiutiit Katimajiit (AIK), with the objectives to promote, develop, and disseminate knowledge on Inuit culture, language, and society while collaborating with Inuit communities. Several projects initiated by Inuksiutiit Katimajiit have played a major part in positioning Canada as the world leader in Inuit studies. Two accomplishments stand out in particular: the Etudes Inuit Studies journal and the Inuit Studies conferences. The initiatives of AIK have endowed the elicitation, dissemination, and promotion of knowledge originating from the Inuit--whether traditional or contemporary--with a global dimension. In this way, Inuksiutiit may have played an essential part in supporting the Indigenous citizens of the North American Arctic in the assertion of their identity and social rights., 'Eskimology' and Inuit Studies Over the last 150 years or so, the Inuit of Kalaallit Nunaat (Greenland), Canada, and Alaska have been extensively researched. Up to the 1960s, this research [...]

The long pursuit of university education in northern Canada has seen a variety of methods used to deliver higher education to northerners. One such approach, Inter Universities Services (IUS), has been supporting university course delivery in northern Manitoba since 1972-73. This article argues that IUS has evolved progressively over its fifty years from an initiative offering a disjointed set of university course options to become part of a coordinated, if unplanned, approach to university education in northern Manitoba. This article outlines the history of IUS, including origins, structure, issues, and key events, before looking to the future. Conclusions suggest that IUS has been central to the growth and stability of higher education in northern Manitoba., Introduction For decades, northern Canadians have risen to challenges created by geography, small populations, uneven educational and economic experiences, and widely dispersed and remote communities (Ferris, 1989; Senkpiel, 1997). These [...]

Remote Indigenous communities in northern Canada often suffer from energy insecurity and energy poverty. In developing local clean energy production, there is an obvious benefit for government and industry partnering with these communities. However, the record of these partnerships is poor, with some failing to produce the expected benefits and others failing to get off the ground at all. This article is based on a study of four case studies of renewable energy projects in Indigenous communities in northern Saskatchewan and Alberta, in which I interviewed community project leaders to understand why these communities were interested in energy projects, what they hoped to achieve, and their experience with their partners. I also interviewed government and industry partners. While the results underline the importance of Indigenous intermediaries who can move easily between the communities and the larger energy production context, they also reveal a fundamental misalignment of expectations between Indigenous communities and their partners. Recent discussions about the potential for small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs) in remote communities have generally focused on features of the technology rather than on aspects of the social context of Indigenous communities. I argue that, for communities to fully understand the advantages and drawbacks of this technology, much more attention needs to be paid to the construction of a safe space where communities can frame the discussion within Indigenous world views and lived experience. I offer some policy suggestions for how this space can be constructed and protected., 1. Introduction Northern, remote, Indigenous communities are among the most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change (Furgal & Seguin, 2006; NCCIH, 2022; Peace & Myers; Prowse et al., 2009; [...]

This essay considers the state of the contemporary Circumpolar World and provides a general overview of the way the various circumpolar jurisdictions are addressing the challenges and opportunities of the twenty-first century. It considers how northern areas are attracting the resources necessary to lessen the socio-economic divide between northern and southern/urban areas. An overview of infrastructure, basic services, economic development, regional leadership, security, Indigenous governance, and plans for the future of the countries and regions that make up the Circumpolar North reveals significant strengths and challenges.This examination focuses, in particular, on where Canada sits in comparison to its northern neighbours, a perspective that does not always put Canada in the best light. In many respects, Canada's efforts in the North lag--sometimes considerably--behind circumpolar norms (aside from Russia). National and sub-national governments in Canada have not always attracted the funding, commitment, and vision needed to capitalize on the political, technological, and economic resources needed to better serve the peoples of the North; in recent years, some Arctic regions have done much better than others., Introduction The Circumpolar North is the focus of much attention at present, driven by Russian military adventurism, China's growing Arctic interests, the regions vulnerability to climate change, and global interest [...]

Inaccurate historical details often become embedded in the narrative because of frequent repetition. Such was the case with a murder trial that involved prominent Yukon lawyer George Black in 1922.This is a cautionary note for those gathering historical accounts to dig deep and evaluate the content carefully, or risk perpetuating historical myths., It is often difficult to get to the truth of history, and Yukon history provides many such challenges. For example, some tall tales from the gold rush era have been [...]

Government agencies in Canada such as Parks Canada and Travel Yukon often describe Dawson City during the Klondike Gold Rush as 'the Paris of the North' and 'the largest city west of Winnipeg and north of Seattle.' This essay looks for proof of those statements, and shows that the phrases were actually invented in the 1950s and 1960s, following their use in books by Laura and Pierre Berton.to bolster a nascent tourism industry in the North. This sets up a conflict: use official 1898 Canadian government reports that show Dawson City was much smaller and rougher than it is often described, or continue with the unsubstantiated exaggerations of the mid twentieth century? The answer is obvious; history is nothing if it is not backed by reliable sources, and in this article the author argues for more balance and use of citations in Klondike reporting., Each year more than 100,000 tourists visit the old Klondike gold rush town of Dawson City, Yukon, Canada. (1) There they learn through the publications of Parks Canada, the Yukon [...]

We begin by acknowledging the impact of historical trauma on the community, as this formed the backdrop for the entire capacity building project. In January 2021, the Organized Village of Kake (OVK), Alaska, received funding for a planning grant from the National Institute of Justice through theTribal-Researcher Capacity-Building Grant program. The project focused on how to incorporate domestic violence (intimate partner violence) cases into the Circle Peacemaking process.and on developinga proposal to study that process.The partnership team consisted of members of the OVK Tribal staff and independent researchers. The grant was awarded in the midst of the COVID-19 global pandemic, so all work on this project had to be conducted remotely. Of particular importance, Zoom allowed for face-to-face meetings, even though they could not be held in person. The partnership determined that a research study on use of Circle Peacemaking to handle domestic violence cases should centre an Indigenous research paradigm. The conceptual framework for the Circle Peacemaking process, rooted in Linglt culture and life, is described. Existing strengths in the community that support the potential for using Circle Peacemaking in Kake to address domestic violence, potential measures of success, potential problems in carrying out a future study, and key learnings are also described., Historical Context Many of the crimes and public safety issues that plague the remote and isolated village of Kake, Alaska, are rooted in historical and intergenerational trauma, as well as [...]

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