Reflecting on 17 Years of Working Together: Notes from a Presentation to the Special Senate Committee on the Arctic

Theo Ikummaq; Gita Ljubicic

doi:10.14430/arctic71233

Improving dialogue among researchers, local and indigenous peoples and decision-makers to address issues of climate change in the North

AMBIO ◽

10.1007/s13280-019-01277-9 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 49 (6) ◽

pp. 1161-1178 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Terry V. Callaghan ◽

Olga Kulikova ◽

Lidia Rakhmanova ◽

Elmer Topp-Jørgensen ◽

Niklas Labba ◽

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Keyword(s):

Indigenous Peoples ◽

Well Being ◽

Decision Makers ◽

The Arctic ◽

The North ◽

Working Together ◽

Circumpolar North ◽

Induced Changes ◽

Permafrost Thawing ◽

Health And Well Being

Abstract The Circumpolar North has been changing rapidly within the last decades, and the socioeconomic systems of the Eurasian Arctic and Siberia in particular have displayed the most dramatic changes. Here, anthropogenic drivers of environmental change such as migration and industrialization are added to climate-induced changes in the natural environment such as permafrost thawing and increased frequency of extreme events. Understanding and adapting to both types of changes are important to local and indigenous peoples in the Arctic and for the wider global community due to transboundary connectivity. As local and indigenous peoples, decision-makers and scientists perceive changes and impacts differently and often fail to communicate efficiently to respond to changes adequately, we convened a meeting of the three groups in Salekhard in 2017. The outcomes of the meeting include perceptions of how the three groups each perceive the main issues affecting health and well-being and recommendations for working together better.

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Blue and Green Working Together

NEW SOLUTIONS A Journal of Environmental and Occupational Health Policy ◽

10.2190/ns.19.2.u ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 19 (2) ◽

pp. 201-204

Author(s):

James P. Hoffa

Keyword(s):

Free Choice ◽

The Arctic ◽

Sierra Club ◽

National Wildlife Refuge ◽

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge ◽

Wildlife Refuge ◽

Clean Environment ◽

Working People ◽

Public Citizen ◽

Working Together

There's tremendous excitement across the land about good jobs and a clean environment. We teamsters have found that working together makes things happen. We have found a partnership with the Sierra Club and Public Citizen. We no longer support drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. We'll pass the Employee Free Choice Act, too. Working together as partners, labor and environmentalists, and under this President, we can accomplish great things for working people and for the environment.

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Could AI Be Useful for Arctic Communities Facing Sea Ice Loss?

Eos ◽

10.1029/2021eo210576 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 102 ◽

Author(s):

Humberto Basilio

Keyword(s):

Sea Ice ◽

Indigenous Communities ◽

The Arctic ◽

Working Together ◽

Arctic Communities

The forecasting tool IceNet promises to be a useful tool for evaluating sea ice loss in the Arctic. But ethical and logistic considerations have to be taken before scientific and Indigenous communities start working together.

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Lessons Learned through Research Partnership and Capacity Enhancement in Inuit Nunangat

ARCTIC ◽

10.14430/arctic69507 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 72 (4) ◽

pp. 381-403

Author(s):

Natalie Ann Carter ◽

Jackie Dawson ◽

Natasha Simonee ◽

Shirley Tagalik ◽

Gita Ljubicic

Keyword(s):

Learning Experience ◽

Research Capacity ◽

Lessons Learned ◽

The Arctic ◽

Community Research ◽

Management Options ◽

Local Organizations ◽

Working Together ◽

Conducting Research ◽

Partnership Approach

Facilitating research and enhancing community research capacity through a partnered approach in Inuit Nunangat (the Inuit homeland of Canada, located in Arctic Canada) presents learning opportunities and challenges for southern-based, non-Inuit researchers and community members alike. This article outlines lessons learned through the Arctic Corridors and Northern Voices (AC-NV) project, which involved 14 communities across Inuit Nunangat. The AC-NV focused on understanding community-identified impacts and potential management options of increased shipping in Inuit Nunangat due to sea ice reductions and a changing climate. The approach used to conduct the research involved visiting researchers and community partners working together with local organizations, and training and hiring northern youth as cultural liaisons and workshop co-facilitators. We strove to develop a model of collaborative partnership and strong north-south research relationships. In this paper, we draw on our broad learning experiences from four community case studies conducted as part of the AC-NV project: Arviat, Cambridge Bay, Gjoa Haven, and Pond Inlet, Nunavut. Close partnerships were formed in each of these communities, and 32 youth were trained in participatory mapping and workshop facilitation. For our diverse team of Inuit, northern- (i.e., non-Inuit, living in Inuit Nunangat), and southern-based non-Inuit researchers, our efforts to engage in partnered research were a critical component of the research and learning experience. In this article we share methodological reflections and lessons learned from what collaborative-partnered research means in practice. In so doing, we aim to contribute to the increasing dialogue and efforts around knowledge co-production and Inuit self-determination in research. Key conclusions of this reflective exercise include the importance of 1) conducting research that is relevant to local needs and interests, 2) visiting researchers and local organizations partnering together, 3) co-creating and refining knowledge documentation tools, 4) including youth cultural liaisons as co-facilitators, 5) conducting results validation and sharing exercises, and 6) being open to forming personal friendships. For the AC-NV, this community-based partnership approach resulted in more robust research results, strengthened north-south relations, and enhanced local capacity for community-led projects.

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Project BRAIN: Working Together to Improve Educational Outcomes for Students With Traumatic Brain Injury

Perspectives on Neurophysiology and Neurogenic Speech and Language Disorders ◽

10.1044/nnsld22.3.106 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 22 (3) ◽

pp. 106-118 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Paula Denslow ◽

Jean Doster ◽

Kristin King ◽

Jennifer Rayman

Keyword(s):

Traumatic Brain Injury ◽

At Risk ◽

Brain Injury ◽

Educational Outcomes ◽

School Personnel ◽

Department Of Education ◽

Health Providers ◽

Accurate Identification ◽

Transition Intervention ◽

Working Together

Children and youth who sustain traumatic brain injury (TBI) are at risk for being unidentified or misidentified and, even if appropriately identified, are at risk of encountering professionals who are ill-equipped to address their unique needs. A comparison of the number of people in Tennessee ages 3–21 years incurring brain injury compared to the number of students ages 3–21 years being categorized and served as TBI by the Department of Education (DOE) motivated us to create this program. Identified needs addressed by the program include the following: (a) accurate identification of students with TBI; (b) training of school personnel; (c) development of linkages and training of hospital personnel; and (d) hospital-school transition intervention. Funded by Health Services and Resources Administration (HRSA) grants with support from the Tennessee DOE, Project BRAIN focuses on improving educational outcomes for students with TBI through the provision of specialized group training and ongoing education for educators, families, and health professionals who support students with TBI. The program seeks to link families, hospitals, and community health providers with school professionals such as speech-language pathologists (SLPs) to identify and address the needs of students with brain injury.

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