Niqivut Silalu Asijjipalliajuq: Building a Community-Led Food Sovereignty and Climate Change Research Program in Nunavut, Canada
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Placing of the Research
2.2. Methodology and Approach
2.3. Data Collection and Analysis
3. Results
3.1. “For Me, Food Security Is Having Country Food”: Inuit-Defined Research Questions
3.2. “There Are People in Our Community Who Know about These Things”: Inuit-Guided Definition of Who Holds Expertise
3.3. “The Stories Are the Research”: Inuit-Centered (Re)defining Methodologies
3.4. “This Excites Me!”: Inuit-Prioritized Knowledge Mobilization for Usable Research
3.5. Considerations for Funding Agencies
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Caughey, A.; Kilabuk, P.; Sanguya, I.; Doucette, M.; Jaw, M.; Allen, J.; Maniapik, L.; Koonoo, T.; Joy, W.; Shirley, J.; Sargeant, J.M.; Møller, H.; Harper, S.L. Niqivut Silalu Asijjipalliajuq: Building a Community-Led Food Sovereignty and Climate Change Research Program in Nunavut, Canada. Nutrients 2022, 14, 1572. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu14081572
Caughey A, Kilabuk P, Sanguya I, Doucette M, Jaw M, Allen J, Maniapik L, Koonoo T, Joy W, Shirley J, Sargeant JM, Møller H, Harper SL. Niqivut Silalu Asijjipalliajuq: Building a Community-Led Food Sovereignty and Climate Change Research Program in Nunavut, Canada. Nutrients. 2022; 14(8):1572. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu14081572
Chicago/Turabian StyleCaughey, Amy, Pitsiula Kilabuk, Igah Sanguya, Michelle Doucette, Martha Jaw, Jean Allen, Lily Maniapik, Theresa Koonoo, Wanda Joy, Jamal Shirley, Jan M. Sargeant, Helle Møller, and Sherilee L. Harper. 2022. "Niqivut Silalu Asijjipalliajuq: Building a Community-Led Food Sovereignty and Climate Change Research Program in Nunavut, Canada" Nutrients 14, no. 8: 1572. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu14081572