Engaging Inuit youth in environmental research: Braiding Western science and Indigenous knowledge through school workshops

IF 1.7 4区教育学 Q2 EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH

Journal of Environmental Education Pub Date : 2022-10-21 DOI:10.1080/00958964.2022.2125926

D. Henri, L. M. Martinez-Levasseur, J. Provencher, C. D. Debets, M. Appaqaq, M. Houde

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Abstract

Abstract Since the 1990s, scientists and Indigenous peoples have worked together across Inuit Nunangat (Inuit homeland in Canada) to conduct research on contaminants in ringed seals (Pusa hispida; natsiq, natchiq or ᓇᑦᓯᖅ in Inuktut), a species of high cultural, economic and nutritional importance among Inuit. Developing innovative ways of engaging Indigenous communities in research has become essential. Here we examine a science outreach and knowledge mobilization project that was developed as part of a long-term contaminant monitoring program on ringed seals in the Canadian Arctic. This project engaged Inuit school students, youth and communities through workshops on ringed seal ecology and contaminants. We present our approach to workshop planning and delivery, discuss results from a workshop assessment, and reflect on lessons learned and best practices. We also assess the potential of school workshops that braid Western science and Inuit knowledge to support the meaningful engagement of Inuit youth in environmental research.

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让因纽特人青年参与环境研究：通过学校讲习班编织西方科学和土著知识

摘要自20世纪90年代以来，科学家和土著人民在因纽特人努南加特（加拿大的因纽特人家园）合作，对环斑海豹（Pusa hispida；natsiq、natchiq或ᓇᑦᓯᖅ 在因纽特人中），一种在因纽特人中具有高度文化、经济和营养重要性的物种。开发让土著社区参与研究的创新方式变得至关重要。在这里，我们研究了一个科学推广和知识动员项目，该项目是加拿大北极圈海豹长期污染物监测项目的一部分。该项目通过举办环斑海豹生态学和污染物讲习班，吸引了因纽特人学校的学生、青年和社区。我们介绍了我们的研讨会规划和交付方法，讨论了研讨会评估的结果，并反思了经验教训和最佳做法。我们还评估了将西方科学和因纽特人知识编织在一起的学校研讨会的潜力，以支持因纽特人青年有意义地参与环境研究。

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