Actions and Commitments: Call to Action # 65

Exploring Theme: "National Inuit Strategy on Research"

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May 24, 2023


Expert Team Gathers To Shape Inuit-Led Health Research Network

NationTalk: Members of the Inuit Research Network from across Inuit Nunangat are meeting in-person for the first time this week to build a foundation from which they will coordinate and support health research by, and for, Inuit. The IRN, which received $6.4 million over three years from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research in 2022, supports...

November 2, 2022


Government of Canada and Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami announce new research network to address health priorities of Inuit in Canada

NationTalk: There are approximately 70,000 Inuit in Canada living in 51 communities spread across the Inuit homeland known as Inuit Nunangat. For Inuit, health is intrinsically linked to wildlife, the environment, culture, and other social determinants of health. Inuit are best positioned to define research priorities and carry out research activities that address the needs...

July 5, 2022


RETAKING THE LEAD: Establishing Nunavik’s new research governance organization

NationTalk: Nunavik Research – Kuujjuaq: With the official support of organizations involved in research in Nunavik and the Nunavik Marine Region, Nunavik officially entered the establishment phase for its new research approval and oversight organization. This entity will respond to the critical need of Nunavik communities and organizations to play a more meaningful role in...

March, 2018


National Inuit Strategy on Research

The relationship between Inuit and the research community is replete with examples of exploitation and racism. Research has largely functioned as a tool of colonialism, with the earliest scientific forays into Inuit Nunangat serving as precursors for the expansion of Canadian sovereignty and the dehumanization of Inuit. Inuit in Canada are among the most studied...

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