Ikaarvik Project aims to connect Arctic researchers and Inuit youth – CBC

Dec 09, 2015

With 60% of people in Nunavut under the age of 30, youth can help connect scientists with communities

Inuit researchers want Arctic scientists from other parts of Canada to connect with Inuit communities and understand how climate change can affect remote communities.

Arctic scholars are gathering this week for the ArcticNet conference in Vancouver. Two people from Nunavut are also attending to talk about the Ikaarvik Project, a program that aims to connect communities in Canada’s Far North with scientists who want to do research there.

“What we’re trying to do is offer a route into the communities that is really functional and really meaningful, but also beneficial to both sides. So it’s not only about making the researcher’s job easier, it’s about creating capacity within the communities to be partners,” said Shelly Elverum, Northern Coordinator for the Ikaarvik Project.