An ABM was developed to simulate the farmer decision-making process and estimate adoption rates of different BMPs in response to different socio-economic and environmental...

Parasites are key components of arctic ecosystems. The current rate of climate and landscape changes in the Arctic is expected to alter host-parasite interactions, creating a...

The data for this monitoring program is centered around the Pangnirtung community fishery. There are five (5) components of data that have been collected over the course of the...

The work plan for this project included conducting a review of 1) remote sensing detection techniques, 2) movement and weathering of oil in water, 3) predictive models for oil...

Inuit hunters were hired to document observations, conduct GPS video surveys and deploy oceanographic and time-lapse monitoring equipment to document changes in sea ice dynamics...

From 2011-2013, biopsy darting was carried-out along the coast of Baffin Island during a 4-6 week window in the fall (between late August and October) coinciding with the time...

The recently published Canadian Council of Academies expert panel assessment on Aboriginal food security in northern Canada concluded that there is a food crisis in northern...

A study was designed to determine possible mercury contaminant risk, as well as the nutrient and sociocultural benefits of fish consumption. Study participants were sixty-seven...

A study was designed to determine possible mercury contaminant risk, as well as the nutrient and socio-cultural benefits of fish consumption. Study participants were sixty-seven...

This project proposes to enhance our understanding of the factors influencing food choices in Inuit communities and the potential role that concern over contaminants, and the...

This study examines how climatic extremes during winter 2010-2011 affected the traditional food system in Iqaluit, Nunavut. This winter was anomalous throughout the Canadian...

Climate change has been identified as compromising food security in many case studies with Inuit communities in Canada. Largely neglected in the scholarship however, is research...

The project first completed an environmental scan to articulate and explicate the realm of Inuit-specific issues around climate change and adaptation which support the...

Drawing upon in-depth interviews with hunters (n=25), a fixed question survey with public housing residents (n=100), as well as analysis of remotely sensed sea-ice charts and...

Open ended interviews and a fixed-choice survey on a census (n=94) were conducted with of users of the food bank, soup kitchen, and friendship centre over a 1 month period,...

The method used for this study were Photovoice workshops (n=7), a modified USDA food security survey and open ended interviews with CFP users (n=54) in Inuvik. The results show...

To realize this research eight regular users of food programs were recruited and engaged in a Photovoice research project to document factors determining their daily food...

The collection of data is taking place through a variety of methods including literature review, community wide surveys in Nain, Hopedale, Makkovik, Postville, and Rigolet,...

This project is using a statistical modeling approach to bring together both qualitative and quantitative data pertaining to Inuit household food security status in the regions...

Inuit living in the Arctic are exposed to elevated levels of environmental contaminants primarily due to long-range atmospheric transport. Blood sampling and contaminant...