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StraightUpNorth is a site designed to share our team efforts and progress in community-engaged research for northern sustainability.
We are an interdisciplinary research group working to address northern community priorities, dedicated to learning from Indigenous knowledge and supporting Indigenous self-determination in research. Our cross-cultural research team is guided by northern community partners and protocols throughout all stages of a project. Our research aims to enhance societal and ecological well-being in ways that advance our understandings of human-environment interactions, benefit community partners, and contribute to policy and decision-making.
Congratulations Emmelie Paquette on defending your MSc thesis “Potential impacts of sea ice and ship traffic change to caribou sea ice crossing areas surrounding King William Island, Nunavut, Canada“! Many thanks to everyone involved, especially Cheryl Johnson (ECCC)… Read More
Congratulations to Elder Nellie Winters on the release of her new book! Winters is a plant mentor who worked with Erica Oberndorfer on the People and Plants project in Makkovik, Nunatsiavut. This book is one of the many… Read More
The School of Geography & Earth Sciences at McMaster has been renamed the School of Earth, Environment & Society effective July 6th, 2020.
Congratulations Emmelie Paquette on defending your MSc thesis “Potential impacts of sea ice and ship traffic change to caribou sea ice crossing areas surrounding King William Island, Nunavut, Canada“! Many thanks to everyone involved, especially Cheryl Johnson (ECCC)… Read More
Congratulations to Elder Nellie Winters on the release of her new book! Winters is a plant mentor who worked with Erica Oberndorfer on the People and Plants project in Makkovik, Nunatsiavut. This book is one of the many… Read More
The School of Geography & Earth Sciences at McMaster has been renamed the School of Earth, Environment & Society effective July 6th, 2020.
Congratulations Alison Perrin on defending your PhD research proposal “Examining research policy and practice in Canada’s North to support evidence-based decision-making“!
In celebration of National Indigenous Peoples Day, we are excited to release our renewed and completely updated website! Straightupnorth.ca is designed to share our team efforts and progress in community-engaged research for northern sustainability. You can learn more… Read More
Heather is joining the SUN Team from First Nations University in Regina! We are excited to work together as part of the Indigenous Undergraduate Summer Research Scholar Program at McMaster throughout June and July.
Congratulations Alexis on being one of the Faculty of Science Valedictorians! View the full story: https://dailynews.mcmaster.ca/articles/meet-alexis-polidoro-faculty-of-science-valedictorian/ Watch Valedictorian videos: https://registrar.mcmaster.ca/2020-valedictorians/
Our ArcticNet Project on understanding Inuit community uses and needs for weather, water and ice information has been endorsed internationally as part of the Year of Polar Prediction (https://www.polarprediction.net/key-yopp-activities/). We were encouraged to submit for this endorsement because… Read More
Welcome to Alexis Polidoro! She is joining the SUN Team as a Research Assistant this summer working on a project with the Nunavut Research Institute. She’ll continue this work as a Master’s student at McMaster in the fall… Read More
We are excited to publish our renewed StraightUpNorth website! This site is designed to share our team efforts and progress in community-engaged research for northern sustainability. This site is still under development, but is the first release of… Read More
