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Article

Exploring the Term “Resilience” in Arctic Health and Well-Being Using a Sharing Circle as a Community-Centered Approach: Insights from a Conference Workshop

by
Gwen Healey Akearok
1,*,
Katie Cueva
2,
Jon Petter A. Stoor
3,
Christina V. L. Larsen
4,
Elizabeth Rink
5,
Nicole Kanayurak
6,
Anastasia Emelyanova
7 and
Vanessa Y. Hiratsuka
8
1
Qaujigiartiit Health Research Centre, Iqaluit, NU X0A 0H0, Canada
2
Institute of Social and Economic Research, University of Alaska Anchorage, Anchorage, AK 99508, USA
3
Sámi Norwegian National Advisory Unit on Mental Health and Substance Abuse, Finnmark County Hospital Trust, 9730 Karasjok, Norway
4
National Institute of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark, 5230 Odense, Denmark
5
Department of Health and Human Development, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT 59717, USA
6
North Slope Borough Department of Wildlife Management, Utqiavik, AK 99723, USA
7
Thule Institute and University of Arctic, University of Oulu, Oulu 90014, Finland
8
Southcentral Foundation Research Department, Anchorage, AK 99508, USA
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Soc. Sci. 2019, 8(2), 45; https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci8020045
Submission received: 1 November 2018 / Revised: 15 January 2019 / Accepted: 28 January 2019 / Published: 2 February 2019
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Engaged Scholarship for Resilient Communities)
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Abstract

In the field of Arctic health, “resilience” is a term and concept used to describe capacity to recover from difficulties. While the term is widely used in Arctic policy contexts, there is debate at the community level on whether “resilience” is an appropriate term to describe the human dimensions of health and wellness in the Arctic. Further, research methods used to investigate resilience have largely been limited to Western science research methodologies, which emphasize empirical quantitative studies and may not mirror the perspective of the Arctic communities under study. To explore conceptions of resilience in Arctic communities, a Sharing Circle was facilitated at the International Congress on Circumpolar Health in 2018. With participants engaging from seven of the eight Arctic countries, participants shared critiques of the term “resilience,” and their perspectives on key components of thriving communities. Upon reflection, this use of a Sharing Circle suggests that it may be a useful tool for deeper investigations into health-related issues affecting Arctic Peoples. The Sharing Circle may serve as a meaningful methodology for engaging communities using resonant research strategies to decolonize concepts of resilience and highlight new dimensions for promoting thriving communities in Arctic populations.
Keywords: Indigenous methodologies; decolonizing methodologies; qualitative; Arctic; resilience Indigenous methodologies; decolonizing methodologies; qualitative; Arctic; resilience

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Healey Akearok, G.; Cueva, K.; Stoor, J.P.A.; Larsen, C.V.L.; Rink, E.; Kanayurak, N.; Emelyanova, A.; Hiratsuka, V.Y. Exploring the Term “Resilience” in Arctic Health and Well-Being Using a Sharing Circle as a Community-Centered Approach: Insights from a Conference Workshop. Soc. Sci. 2019, 8, 45. https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci8020045

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Healey Akearok G, Cueva K, Stoor JPA, Larsen CVL, Rink E, Kanayurak N, Emelyanova A, Hiratsuka VY. Exploring the Term “Resilience” in Arctic Health and Well-Being Using a Sharing Circle as a Community-Centered Approach: Insights from a Conference Workshop. Social Sciences. 2019; 8(2):45. https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci8020045

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Healey Akearok, Gwen, Katie Cueva, Jon Petter A. Stoor, Christina V. L. Larsen, Elizabeth Rink, Nicole Kanayurak, Anastasia Emelyanova, and Vanessa Y. Hiratsuka. 2019. "Exploring the Term “Resilience” in Arctic Health and Well-Being Using a Sharing Circle as a Community-Centered Approach: Insights from a Conference Workshop" Social Sciences 8, no. 2: 45. https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci8020045

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Healey Akearok, G., Cueva, K., Stoor, J. P. A., Larsen, C. V. L., Rink, E., Kanayurak, N., Emelyanova, A., & Hiratsuka, V. Y. (2019). Exploring the Term “Resilience” in Arctic Health and Well-Being Using a Sharing Circle as a Community-Centered Approach: Insights from a Conference Workshop. Social Sciences, 8(2), 45. https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci8020045

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