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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.
We are looking for a graduate student who is interested in supporting Inuit food sovereignty initiatives in Arviat, Nunavut, related to community-driven goose monitoring and harvesting programs. This is part of a new project co-led by researchers at the Arviat Aqqiumavvik Society, McMaster University, and Environment and Climate Change Canada. We have funding for a…
We are excited to share the news of new community-specific reports released by the Nunavut Research Institute (NRI) on research trends based on scientific research licenses (2004-2019)! “The reports were created in partnership with researchers from McMaster University and Carleton University, and they explain where research in happening in and near each community, what topics are…
We are excited to share the great work that Emmelie Paquette and co-authors did learning from Uqsuqtuurmiut knowledge of connections between caribou movements and sea ice conditions around Qikiqtaq (King William Island)! “Seasonal Sea Ice Conditions Affect Caribou Crossing Areas Around Qikiqtaq, Nunavut: Uqsuqtuurmiut Knowledge Guides Ice Chart Analysis” (article in Arctic, volume 76, issue…
We are looking for a graduate student who is interested in supporting Inuit food sovereignty initiatives in Arviat, Nunavut, related to community-driven goose monitoring and harvesting programs. This is part of a new project co-led by researchers at… Read More
We are excited to share the news of new community-specific reports released by the Nunavut Research Institute (NRI) on research trends based on scientific research licenses (2004-2019)! “The reports were created in partnership with researchers from McMaster University… Read More
We are excited to share the great work that Emmelie Paquette and co-authors did learning from Uqsuqtuurmiut knowledge of connections between caribou movements and sea ice conditions around Qikiqtaq (King William Island)! “Seasonal Sea Ice Conditions Affect Caribou… Read More
We are excited to release our report on the Weather and Society Workshop (focused on Inuit Nunangat)! “Inuit want to have access to the knowledge, information, and tools (including infrastructure) to support travel safety in a rapidly changing… Read More
Trip summary by: Alexis Polidoro, Natalie Carter, and Alison PerrinIqaluit, Nunavut (September 30 – October 7, 2022) On September 30th, 2022, three members of our StraightUpNorth Research Team travelled to Iqaluit, Nunavut, including: Natalie Carter (Research Associate, McMaster… Read More
Gita Ljubicic is among 60 Science Champions named by the Faculty of Science in a campaign focused on science communication. Read full profile and quote. “Communication and outreach are at the core of developing respectful and reciprocal… Read More
Sharing a reflection prepared for McMaster Faculty of Science, as an invited feature for the National Day of Truth and Reconciliation September 30, 2022 For many Canadians, academic research is considered to involve progressive and innovative thinking. For… Read More
The SUN Team is now on Instagram! Follow us @straightupnorth_research to receive updates on projects, students, research partners, travels, and events.
YOPP Final Summit Montréal, Québec (August 29 – September 1, 2022) SUN Team members Natasha Mablick-Simonee, Natalie Carter, Andrew Arreak, and Katherine Wilson presented as part of a keynote panel “Sila qanuippa? (How’s the weather?)”. They shared their… Read More
“Gita Ljubicic, an associate professor with the School of Earth, Environment & Society, has been named to an expert panel tasked with identifying the key foundational elements required to create an inclusive, collaborative, effective, and world-class Arctic and… Read More
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