KNT20 - Inuit Qaujisarnirmut Pilirijjutit Session

Co-created by Inuit partners/representatives across Inuit Nunangat, the Inuit Qaujisarnirmut Pilirijjutit (IQP) is the first and only Inuit-led, governed and directed research and training program in the world. Currently, the program has successfully launched two Calls for Proposals and has funded 21 projects.   

This session brings together IQP project leaders and/or team members to share their project results.  

This is followed by an open discussion with session participants about the importance and impact of Inuit-led and Inuit-determined research, as well as the sharing of reflections on the challenges, successes and lessons-learned from developing and implementing an Inuit-led research program. 

Co-Chairs:

Aisha Sada, ArcticNet 

Carla Pamak, Nunatsiavut Government

Brenda Anderson, Nunavut Tunngavik Inc.

Presentations:

Carla & Brenda: Introduction - What is the IQP?, Calls for Proposals, Contacts/Resources

Peggy Adjun - Kitikmeot Inuit Qaujimatuqangit Framework for Polar Bear Management

Scott Grant - Qikiqtani inshore fisheries surveys

Terry Noah - The effects of coastal storms on beaches in and around Cabin/Camping areas, Ausuittuq, Nunavut

Joseph Townsley - Kaujivalliajut nillikulunnik | Getting to know little geese

James May - Marralik Estuary Beluga Project

Vero Perez -  Inuit knowledge and molecular biology addressing industrial impacts in the Kivalliq