KNT17 - Lessons learned from community-based research - sponsored by Nunavut Wildlife Management Board

Natural science research efforts in the Arctic often overlook the perspectives and priorities of Arctic Indigenous communities. Community-based research methods can create a collaborative framework for a two-way knowledge exchange between researchers and local experts, allowing both parties to contribute and learn from each other to produce a better understanding of a given topic. However, methodologies for such research are not well documented or shared within the natural science community. This session aims to bring together people conducting, supporting, or exploring community-based research to share and discuss methodologies and practices, including community engagement strategies and fieldwork techniques. We encourage presentations from community members and institutional researchers engaged in a natural science research project. 

Co-Chairs: May Wang, Dalhousie University 

Eric Oliver, Dalhousie University 

Benjamin Larue, University of Montana