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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.
Gita Ljubicic is one of 11 members appointed to the Canada Council of Academies (CCA) Expert Panel on the “Future of Arctic and Northern Research”. Connect to the CCA website to read the full news release. “I look forward to working with this amazing team to develop a vision and goals for research that… Read More
We are excited to share the great work Alexis Polidoro has done in summarizing her MA thesis on: “What is happening where? An evaluation of Social Science Research Trends in Nunavut (2004-2019)”. The Summary Report can be downloaded from the Nunavut research trends project page.
Update on Weather & Society (W&S) Workshop Report We apologize that our W&S Workshop report is now overdue. There are so many great discussions and contributions to work through from the breakout group recordings, it’s taking us a lot longer than expected to develop the summary report. We want to do a good job, and hope… Read More
Gita Ljubicic is one of 11 members appointed to the Canada Council of Academies (CCA) Expert Panel on the “Future of Arctic and Northern Research”. Connect to the CCA website to read the full news release. “I look forward to working with this amazing team to develop a vision and goals for research that… Read More
We are excited to share the great work Alexis Polidoro has done in summarizing her MA thesis on: “What is happening where? An evaluation of Social Science Research Trends in Nunavut (2004-2019)”. The Summary Report can be downloaded from the Nunavut research trends project page.
Update on Weather & Society (W&S) Workshop Report We apologize that our W&S Workshop report is now overdue. There are so many great discussions and contributions to work through from the breakout group recordings, it’s taking us a lot longer than expected to develop the summary report. We want to do a good job, and hope… Read More
We are excited to share the news of a new report released by the Nunavut Research Institute (NRI) on Research Trends in Nunavut based on scientific research licenses (2004-2019)! “We wrote this report mainly to help Nunavummiut learn about who is doing research, what they are studying, and where…We hope this report can provide a… Read More
Congratulations to Alexis Polidoro on completing your MA and all your tremendous work with Jamal Shirley at the Nunavut Research Institute, and with the Geomatics and Cartographic Research Centre at Carleton University! Alexis’ research contributes to the Nunavut research trends project. Her dissertation is titled “What is happening where? An evaluation of Social Science Research… Read More
Congratulations to Dr. Katherine Wilson on completing your PhD and all your tremendous work with Andrew Arreak, Sikumiut, and SmartICE in Mittimatalik! Katherine and Andrew were leading the project on sea ice safety in Mittimatalik. Her dissertation is titled “The Sikumiut Model: A cross-cultural decolonizing research approach for sea ice travel safety in Mittimatalik, Nunavut”… Read More
Congratulations to Alison Perrin on her award-winning Arctic Frontiers 2022 poster! Alison’s poster on Understanding research policy and practice through the lived experiences of northern researchers won the APECS Early Career Science award. Alison’s PhD research also contributes to the broader Northern Research Policy and Practice project.
Presentation Videos and Resources from the virtual Weather & Society Workshop focused on Inuit Nunangat have now been updated and are available at: https://straightupnorth.ca/march2022-presentations/ Over 3 afternoons (March 8-10, 2022), this gathering brought together close to 120 community members, northern/Inuit organizations, researchers, and service providers. The goal was to learn from diverse experiences, and develop… Read More
For three afternoons, March 8 – 10, 2022, a diverse group of northern/Inuit organizations, community members, researchers, students, government workers, and service providers came together for a virtual Weather and Society workshop focused on Inuit Nunangat (Inuit homelands in Canada). The goal of this workshop was to learn from diverse experiences, develop new connections, and… Read More
In Winter 2022 MA Student Kraig Matthews started his research on Decolonizing Ontario’s provincial parks: Building relationships and aligning with First Nations conservation initiatives in the Mnidoo Gamii region (Georgian Bay). This project aims to contribute towards modernizing government protected areas (provincial parks and conservation reserves) by learning about how they can better engage local… Read More
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