Inuksiutit: Food Sovereignty in Nunavut and the co-production of country food knowledge
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Aberdeen
Department Name: Sch of Social Science
Abstract
The Inuksiutit project (IFSNu) directly addresses food sovereignty issues in Inuit Nunangat communities. Inuksiuit - an Inuktut term for country food - can be translated as 'that which makes us human'. Food sovereignty, as described by Inuit, is the right to healthy, nutritious, and culturally appropriate food, and associated knowledge, language and cultural practices. IFSNu is founded on the shared understanding that food connects us to each other, to our cultural heritage, and our environment. Community-based, collaborative, qualitative research, focused on the digital documentation of Inuit country food knowledge is a novel and integrated method to support health and wellbeing, climate resilience, intergenerational sharing, and creative expression. For Inuit, achieving food sovereignty requires a far reaching and holistic approach and is key to understanding the complex nature of colonization and identifying steps towards decolonization.
IFSNu responds directly to challenges identified in the Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK) Food Security Strategy, the ITK Climate Change Strategy, and the National Inuit Strategy on Research, and aligns itself directly with calls for the creation of climate-resistant infrastructure to support the harvesting economy by (i) ensuring the intergenerational transmission of knowledge-practices about country food systems;(ii) fostering community wellbeing through capacity-building in younger generations of Inuit; and (iii) advancing local, regional, national and international understanding of the drivers of food insecurity among Inuit and their connections to climate change. Our research will define and implement pathways to food sovereignty applicable to Inuit Nunangat through close collaboration with community-based partners in two communities (Kinngait and Mittimatalik) and UK partners.
To meet our project goals, IFSNu brings together an interdisciplinary team of Inuit and non-Inuit academics, community-based researchers, Inuit knowledge holders, Elders and young people with expertise in: country food and Inuit nutrition, public health and epidemiology, social anthropology, Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit, participatory/Indigenous methodologies, curatorial practice, and Inuit visual and performing arts. The majority of the collaborative team is Inuit, and resident in Nunavut.Together, our research team will address the critical questions which matter in the context of climate change resilience and adaptation, circumpolar health and well-being, and social and environmental justice: In what ways do Inuit food stories renew social bonds with ancestors, uphold community customs, and foster healthy eating practices to support community health? How are Inuit food choices and possible food futures being affected by climate change? How can Inuit knowledge and food stories contribute to a fuller societal understanding of equity, justice and sustainability in Inuit Nunangat?
IFSNu responds directly to challenges identified in the Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK) Food Security Strategy, the ITK Climate Change Strategy, and the National Inuit Strategy on Research, and aligns itself directly with calls for the creation of climate-resistant infrastructure to support the harvesting economy by (i) ensuring the intergenerational transmission of knowledge-practices about country food systems;(ii) fostering community wellbeing through capacity-building in younger generations of Inuit; and (iii) advancing local, regional, national and international understanding of the drivers of food insecurity among Inuit and their connections to climate change. Our research will define and implement pathways to food sovereignty applicable to Inuit Nunangat through close collaboration with community-based partners in two communities (Kinngait and Mittimatalik) and UK partners.
To meet our project goals, IFSNu brings together an interdisciplinary team of Inuit and non-Inuit academics, community-based researchers, Inuit knowledge holders, Elders and young people with expertise in: country food and Inuit nutrition, public health and epidemiology, social anthropology, Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit, participatory/Indigenous methodologies, curatorial practice, and Inuit visual and performing arts. The majority of the collaborative team is Inuit, and resident in Nunavut.Together, our research team will address the critical questions which matter in the context of climate change resilience and adaptation, circumpolar health and well-being, and social and environmental justice: In what ways do Inuit food stories renew social bonds with ancestors, uphold community customs, and foster healthy eating practices to support community health? How are Inuit food choices and possible food futures being affected by climate change? How can Inuit knowledge and food stories contribute to a fuller societal understanding of equity, justice and sustainability in Inuit Nunangat?
People |
ORCID iD |
| Nancy Wachowich (Principal Investigator) |
| Title | 1. The Last Glance by A.J. Arreak |
| Description | This is the first of a music-film trilogy by Inuk musician and video-artist A.J. Arreak from Mittimatalik. The set of three videos are A.J.'s artistic take on food sovereignty. These videos are part of A.J.'s work as Collaborator on the Canada-Inuit Nunangat-United Kingdom (CINUK) Research Project called: Inuksiutit: Inuit Food Sovereignty. Our aims are to promote country food and advocate for Inuit food sovereignty. Produced © A.J. Arreak in partnership with Inuksiutit: Inuit Food Sovereignty in Nunavut, 2024 |
| Type Of Art | Film/Video/Animation |
| Year Produced | 2025 |
| Impact | This is the first set of music video-films that upcoming Inuk artist AJ Arreak produced and published. |
| URL | https://youtu.be/NTYfOdIqWDo |
| Title | 2. Moment of Self Reflecting by A.J. Arreak |
| Description | This is the second of a music-film trilogy by Inuk musician and video-artist A.J. Arreak from Mittimatalik. The set of three videos are A.J.'s artistic take on food sovereignty. These videos are part of A.J.'s work as Collaborator on the Canada-Inuit Nunangat-United Kingdom (CINUK) Research Project called: Inuksiutit: Inuit Food Sovereignty. Our aims are to promote country food and advocate for Inuit food sovereignty. Produced © A.J. Arreak in partnership with Inuksiutit: Inuit Food Sovereignty in Nunavut, 2024 |
| Type Of Art | Artistic/Creative Exhibition |
| Year Produced | 2025 |
| Impact | This is the first set of music video-films that upcoming Inuk artist AJ Arreak produced and published. |
| URL | https://youtu.be/Qe_hidFaR3s |
| Title | 3. Wandering Through Memories by A.J. Arreak |
| Description | This is the third of a music-film trilogy by Inuk musician and video-artist A.J. Arreak from Mittimatalik. The set of three videos are A.J.'s artistic take on food sovereignty. These videos are part of A.J.'s work as Collaborator on the Canada-Inuit Nunangat-United Kingdom (CINUK) Research Project called: Inuksiutit: Inuit Food Sovereignty. Our aims are to promote country food and advocate for Inuit food sovereignty. Produced © A.J. Arreak in partnership with Inuksiutit: Inuit Food Sovereignty in Nunavut, 2024 |
| Type Of Art | Film/Video/Animation |
| Year Produced | 2025 |
| Impact | This is the first set of music video-films that upcoming Inuk artist AJ Arreak produced and published. |
| URL | https://youtu.be/_nLr2knf5S8 |
| Title | Bannock by Rosie Kadloo |
| Description | In this recipe booklet, Rosie Kadloo shares her way how to make bannock. |
| Type Of Art | Creative Writing |
| Year Produced | 2023 |
| Impact | Rosie Kadloo is a renowned bannock maker. This recipe booklet has been distributed in Mittimatalik and Kinngait. |
| URL | https://www.abdn.ac.uk/socsci/research/inuksiutit/recipe-cards-1535.php |
| Title | Beluga dip by Enoosie Ottokie |
| Description | In this recipe booklet, Enoosie Ottokie shows her way how to make a dip made from beluga blubber. |
| Type Of Art | Creative Writing |
| Year Produced | 2023 |
| Impact | This recipe booklet has been distributed in Mittimatalik and Kinngait. |
| URL | https://www.abdn.ac.uk/socsci/research/inuksiutit/recipe-cards-1535.php |
| Title | Braid Some Bearded Seal Intestines with my Grandpa |
| Description | Dana Katsak films her grandfather Joshua Katsak braiding bearded seal intestines. |
| Type Of Art | Film/Video/Animation |
| Year Produced | 2024 |
| Impact | This film was shown at a workshop. |
| URL | https://youtu.be/bgF4jlsMZn8 |
| Title | Fermented fish heads by Enoosie Ottokie |
| Description | IN this recipe booklet, Enoosie Ottokie shares her way how to ferment fish heads. |
| Type Of Art | Creative Writing |
| Year Produced | 2023 |
| Impact | One Inuit youth, who is part of the research filming and documenting team, expressed her delight and curiosity for learning how to make fermented fish heads. It had been the first time she had ever seen it. The booklet has been distributed in Mittimatalik and Kinngait. |
| URL | https://www.abdn.ac.uk/socsci/research/inuksiutit/recipe-cards-1535.php |
| Title | Fishing Sustainability |
| Description | In this short video, film director Damian Enoogoo combines humour with a more serious message about industrial versus Indigenous fishing, |
| Type Of Art | Film/Video/Animation |
| Year Produced | 2024 |
| Impact | This film was shown at a workshop. |
| URL | https://youtu.be/EY3Vhoaq2M4 |
| Title | Geese stew by Oodlooreak Pudlat |
| Description | In this recipe booklet, Oodlooreak Pudlat shares her way on how to make geese stew. |
| Type Of Art | Creative Writing |
| Year Produced | 2023 |
| Impact | This recipe booklet has been distributed in Mittimatalik and Kinngait. |
| URL | https://www.abdn.ac.uk/socsci/research/inuksiutit/toolkits-and-guides-1531.php |
| Title | Guide 01: Interviews (health practioner) |
| Description | This guide provide guidance to interview health practitioners on the themes of food sovereignty and health. |
| Type Of Art | Creative Writing |
| Year Produced | 2023 |
| Impact | This guide was used to interview a health practitioner in Mittimatalik, an Arctic community. |
| URL | https://www.abdn.ac.uk/socsci/research/inuksiutit/toolkits-and-guides-1531.php |
| Title | Guide 01: Interviews (hunter) |
| Description | This guide provides guidance for interviewing hunters about themes around environmental change and food sovereignty. |
| Type Of Art | Creative Writing |
| Year Produced | 2023 |
| Impact | This guide has been used to interview a political leader in Mittimatalik, an Arctic community. |
| URL | https://www.abdn.ac.uk/socsci/research/inuksiutit/toolkits-and-guides-1531.php |
| Title | Inuksiutit: Food Sovereignty in Nunavut at Qajuqturvik Community Food Centre |
| Description | This photo exhibition at the Qajuqturvik Community Food Centre opened on 14 February 2025 and runs at leats until September 2025. The 39 photos that showcase our project work expand over half of the wall space at the Qajuqturvik Community Food Centre. |
| Type Of Art | Artistic/Creative Exhibition |
| Year Produced | 2025 |
| Impact | The photo exhibition was curated by young Inuit team members who gained skills in making a photo exhibition: placing photos in frames, hanging frames, hanging labels, and co-designing exhibition display of labels and photos. |
| Title | Inuksiutit: Food Sovereignty in Nunavut at Sir Duncan Rice Library |
| Description | The exhibition, being held from 3 February 2025 - 20 August 2025 at the Sir Duncan Rice Library Lobby (University of Aberdeen) with four pillars that include text and photos from the research project. The exhibition also displays eight objects from the University of Aberdeen Museums Collection and two objects our research team, respectively from PI Nancy Wachowich and PDRA Peter Loovers. |
| Type Of Art | Artistic/Creative Exhibition |
| Year Produced | 2025 |
| Impact | The exhibition is at the front lobby and therefore is visible to a wide academic and public audience. |
| Title | Inuksiutit: Food Sovereignty in Nunavut at Wellness Centre in Mittimatalik |
| Description | This photo exhibition at the Wellness Centre was only most recently co-curated with young Inuit team-members and Co-I Rhoda Katsak leading the curation. |
| Type Of Art | Artistic/Creative Exhibition |
| Year Produced | 2025 |
| Impact | The exhibition is situated in the Wellness Centre where Inuit Elders and others come for social events. |
| Title | Inuksiutit: Food Sovereignty in Nunavut at the Kinngait Airport Hall |
| Description | Martha Jaw curated a small photo exhibition at the Kinngait Airport. The photo exhibition displays a selection of the Inuksiutit work done in Kinngait. |
| Type Of Art | Artistic/Creative Exhibition |
| Year Produced | 2025 |
| Impact | The exhibition is at the Kinngait Airport and accessible to a wide audience of community and non-community members. |
| Title | Inuksiutit: Inuit Food Sovereignty Toolkits - Methodologies for community-led country food research in Nunavut (poster) |
| Description | The A3-size poster was displayed at the CINUK 2024 and ArcticNet 2024 in Ottawa. The poster provides examples from our toolkits on digital storytelling and our methodological approaches to doing research in Nunavut. |
| Type Of Art | Artefact (including digital) |
| Year Produced | 2024 |
| Impact | There have been a number of viewers of the posters who took notice of our toolkits and suggested they were interested in incorporating our methodologies into their research. |
| Title | Kanguliurniq |
| Description | In this short informative video Martha Jaw from Kinngait, Nunavut teaches us about the importance of cooking geese and eggs. Geese and their eggs are healthy country foods enjoyed in communities across the Arctic. Recently, however, some wild birds in the Arctic have been found to carry germs like avian influenza. Martha describes how it is now safest to cook geese and their eggs well before eating them. Freezing and drying meat will not kill avian influenza. This work is the result of Martha's collaboration with the Inuksiutit: Inuit Food Sovereignty and the Niqivut Silalu Asijjipalliajuq country food and climate change projects. Produced © Inuksiutit: Inuit Food Sovereignty in Nunavut & Niqivut Silalu Asijjipalliajuq: Country Food and Climate Change, 2023 |
| Type Of Art | Film/Video/Animation |
| Year Produced | 2023 |
| Impact | This video has been shared with over fifty Government of Nunavut health practitioners across Nunavut. There have been positive comments on how to video has made the concerned person think about food safety and preparing geese. |
| URL | https://youtu.be/5sR5VoS2t3I |
| Title | Learn How to Make Pissi |
| Description | In this instructional vide, directed by Dana Katsak, Rhoda Katsak teaches the audience how to make pissi (dried fish). |
| Type Of Art | Film/Video/Animation |
| Year Produced | 2024 |
| Impact | This film was shown at a workshop. |
| URL | https://youtu.be/cUHin2oMN3Y |
| Title | Masterclass on Arctic Char Wrap with Martha Jaw (HD) |
| Description | In this Masterclass, Martha Jaw from Kinngait shares how to make Arctic Char wraps. In this video, Martha first fries the fish and then wraps it around dough similar to that for making bannock. She explains that is best to cool off the fried fish before wrapping around the dough and frying it. These masterclasses are part of Martha's work as Collaborator on the Canada-Inuit Nunangat-United Kingdom (CINUK) Research Project called: Inuksiutit: Inuit Food Sovereignty. Our aims are to promote country food and advocate for Inuit food sovereignty. |
| Type Of Art | Film/Video/Animation |
| Year Produced | 2024 |
| Impact | Unlisted |
| URL | https://youtu.be/4uNiBlCZU84 |
| Title | Masterclass on Caching Seal with Joshua Katsak |
| Description | In this Masterclass, Joshua Katsak shares how to cache seal meat for fermentation. His grandson Tristan Omik filmed this caching masterclass. In this video, Joshua Katsak teaches his grandsons Jabez Katsak, Raymond Katsak, Christian Milton and Tristan Omik how to place the seal and how to cover the seal with smaller and larger stones. In a later interview, Joshua Katsak explains that "If we are not going to be consuming the seal right away, we cache it and prepare it for the winter or use it as a dog food. And if the meat is not fit for human consumption, we prepare all of the rocks where we're going to cache the seal. So in order for the seal not to get bloated, we made a slit in the stomach with a knife. All of these rocks were used previously and so we just more or less re-organize them. And we ensured that there are large boulders on the bottom part. We are teaching our children where smaller rocks are used to cover the seal. Initially, you use smaller stones and put them in their proper place and bury it properly. Like even smaller stones can be put on top of the cache. It's all right because young people are learning as well. So you use the smaller ones, you bury the seal. So these two young boys are learning as they go. " "Yes, they are learning and preparing and caching the seal. You try to ensure the sun does not burn on the seal skin. So initially, you have to cover it properly. You use smaller stones and it's entirely covered. And try to ensure that the meat does not receive any heat. You use the smaller stones and pebbles that try to cover the whole seal. Like you do the same if you're caching narwhal or caribou. And initially, they use smaller pebbles. And once the seal has been covered, then he orders the young people to use larger rocks to bury the seal. Because they pile stones on top of it, larger rocks will be used. And also the perimeter of the seal consists of larger boulders to ensure that everything is intact." "I told the boys to use larger rock. So you start from the perimeter and all the way up to the summit of the cache. And the young people are getting the hands-on experience about how to cache meat. And they're basically following the instructions given by their grandfather [Joshua Katsak]. They try to ensure that the bigger boulders do not topple over. So the foxes or birds won't be able to access the meat. So you put in the rocks properly and carefully so the sun won't be able to heat the meat. Or the carcass. Like you try to ensure that the birds or foxes don't topple the larger boulders. Like once the cache has been covered by the snow, it will be very difficult to find the cache in the winter. So they're putting some wooden indicators where you will be able to spot the cache during the winter." "If you don't put in some markings or indicators on the cache, it will be very difficult to see because the ground consists of gravel. In the past, before we had any wood, they used to use snow blocks." These masterclasses are part of Joshua's work as Collaborator on the Canada-Inuit Nunangat-United Kingdom (CINUK) Research Project called: Inuksiutit: Inuit Food Sovereignty. Our aims are to promote country food and advocate for Inuit food sovereignty. Produced © Inuksiutit: Inuit Food Sovereignty in Nunavut, 2024 I |
| Type Of Art | Film/Video/Animation |
| Year Produced | 2024 |
| Impact | Published just now |
| URL | https://youtu.be/KdFjHbETU-4 |
| Title | Masterclass on Checking Fish Nets Under Ice with Kelly Jaw |
| Description | n this Masterclass, Kelly Jaw from Kinngait shares how to check fish nets under ice on a lake. In this video, Kelly Jaw and his niece Jolyn Jaw take out Arctic Char from their large fish nets while the temperature with wind chill is below -30 degrees celsius. Kelly differentiates drowned Arctic Char from fresh Arctic Char by cutting off the small adipose fin of the drowned fish. The drowned fish are for dog food. These masterclasses are part of Kelly's work as Collaborator on the Canada-Inuit Nunangat-United Kingdom (CINUK) Research Project called: Inuksiutit: Inuit Food Sovereignty. Our aims are to promote country food and advocate for Inuit food sovereignty. Produced © Inuksiutit: Inuit Food Sovereignty in Nunavut, 2024 |
| Type Of Art | Film/Video/Animation |
| Year Produced | 2024 |
| Impact | The video was first published on 23 September 2024. Since the publication up until now (4 March 2025), the video has had 102,915 views and the watch time is 13,700 hours more than the usual video on YouTube. The audience is predominantly 65+ years old and coming from Canada. There have been several comments made on the video. |
| URL | https://youtu.be/Lr5JTK8h6QI |
| Title | Masterclass on Drying Char by Martha Jaw |
| Description | In this Masterclass video, Martha Jaw from Kinngait explained how to dry char at home or in the office. Using fresh water from the sea, Martha underscores how the sea water adds extra salty flavour to the dried fish. In this video, the fish was dried for two-and-half day. These masterclasses are part of the Canada-Inuit Nunangat-United Kingdom (CINUK) Research Project called: Inuksiutit: Inuit Food Sovereignty. Our aims are to promote country food and advocate for Inuit food sovereignty. |
| Type Of Art | Film/Video/Animation |
| Year Produced | 2024 |
| Impact | This masterclass was just published. |
| URL | https://youtu.be/spJuyDxCfS8 |
| Title | Masterclass on Goose Eggs with Joshua Katsak |
| Description | In this Masterclass, Joshua Katsak shares how to prepare goose eggs for consumption. His grandson Tristan Omik filmed this caching masterclass. In this video, Joshua Katsak teaches his grandsons Jabez Katsak, Raymond Katsak, Christian Milton and Tristan Omik how to select goose eggs. In a later interview, Joshua Katsak explains that "This land that we're seeing is our traditional egg gathering area. And you can see the river there. And along the edge you see the flat land where they lay their eggs as the ice melts in each area, they start producing their eggs. [Jabez Katsak and Raymond Katsak] are hunting geese here in this video. They are not harvesting too many geese. There are some geese who lay eggs and some don't. They are two types. Sometimes hunters hunt for geese or gather eggs. And I tried to show them, so you can gather eggs that are too far from the camp. Once they have harvested the egg, they ensure that the egg is still good. And they put them in a pot to see if they sink, they prefer eggs that do not float. So they monitor each and every egg to see whether or not they won't float. Even though they are not cooked, they monitor them to see if they won't float. So he will determine they are good to eat because the eggs don't float. So all of the eggs are tested. They still haven't fully developed yet." [His wife Rhoda Katsak asks] "So you just add cold water? " "Yes. You just use cold water to test the eggs. Some of them almost float. So I will point it out when that happens. Apparently these eggs have been laid for quite a while. Therefore some of them tend to float to the surface. So it doesn't matter what the color of the egg, like if they are dirty or not. Sometimes that can make a difference. Once the egg has been recently laid, it will be all white in color. And some of them will be marinated. So he removes the ones that can't float because they are good to consume. And if they can float, then their texture usually is harder because they are developing. " These masterclasses are part of Joshua's work as Collaborator on the Canada-Inuit Nunangat-United Kingdom (CINUK) Research Project called: Inuksiutit: Inuit Food Sovereignty. Our aims are to promote country food and advocate for Inuit food sovereignty. Produced © Inuksiutit: Inuit Food Sovereignty in Nunavut, 2024 |
| Type Of Art | Film/Video/Animation |
| Year Produced | 2024 |
| Impact | The actual event was very important for the Inuit youth to understand how to select good and bad eggs. The video has garnished some attention across the globe. |
| URL | https://youtu.be/Ut-2BjYSe_g |
| Title | Masterclass on Preserving Meat in a Sealskin Bag with Joshua Katsak |
| Description | In this Masterclass, Joshua Katsak shares how to cache seal meat for fermentation. His grandson Tristan Omik filmed this caching masterclass. In this video, Joshua Katsak teaches his grandsons Jabez Katsak, Raymond Katsak, Christian Milton and Tristan Omik how to preserve meat in a sealskin. Here is making a sealskin bag and coveres it under the snow. In a later interview, Joshua Katsak explains that These masterclasses are part of Joshua's work as Collaborator on the Canada-Inuit Nunangat-United Kingdom (CINUK) Research Project called: Inuksiutit: Inuit Food Sovereignty. Our aims are to promote country food and advocate for Inuit food sovereignty. Produced © Inuksiutit: Inuit Food Sovereignty in Nunavut, 2024 |
| Type Of Art | Film/Video/Animation |
| Year Produced | 2024 |
| Impact | The video has gained over 600 views since it was first published on 18 November 2024. |
| URL | https://youtu.be/CRr4Ba13Exs |
| Title | Masterclass on Spring Camping with Joshua & Rhoda Katsak |
| Description | During the spring and fall harvesting seasons of 2024, Joshua and Rhoda Katsak took five of their grandchildren out on the land to learn about and document Inuit harvesting skills. On these trips, the younger people-- including Christian Milton, Raymond Katsak, Tristan Omik, Jabez Katsak and Dana Katsak-- were trained in sea-ice travel and navigation, different ways of hunting seal and geese, egg collecting, butchering, caching seal meat, making meat-carrying bags from sealskin hides, preparing food and setting fishnets under the ice. Tristan Omik, Jabez Katsak and Dana Katsak operated the team's cell phone-cameras, framing and focussing on skills that Joshua and Rhoda Katsak considered necessary for apprentice hunters to learn and for future generations to be able to access in community-held digital archives. These masterclasses are part of Joshua and Rhoda's work as Collaborators on the Canada-Inuit Nunangat-United Kingdom (CINUK) Research Project called: Inuksiutit: Inuit Food Sovereignty. Our aims are to promote country food and advocate for Inuit food sovereignty. Produced © Inuksiutit: Inuit Food Sovereignty in Nunavut, 2024 |
| Type Of Art | Film/Video/Animation |
| Year Produced | 2025 |
| Impact | Since published on 30 January 2025, the video has already been watched 4505 times (4 March 2025). |
| URL | https://youtu.be/W51elvvWHE8 |
| Title | Masterclass on Tuktu (caribou) stew by Rhoda Katsak |
| Description | In this Masterclass, Rhoda Katsak from Mittimatalik explains how to dice tuktu (caribou) and make a stew together with potatoes, selery, peas and carrots, barley, onion, minstrone soup mix, and some salt and pepper. These masterclasses are part of Rhoda's work as Co-Investigator on the Canada-Inuit Nunangat-United Kingdom (CINUK) Research Project called: Inuksiutit: Inuit Food Sovereignty. Our aims are to promote country food and advocate for Inuit food sovereignty. |
| Type Of Art | Film/Video/Animation |
| Year Produced | 2024 |
| Impact | Just published online. |
| URL | https://youtu.be/K4XbBpBxk04 |
| Title | Masterclass on Walrus Soup and Bannock by Martha Jaw |
| Description | In this Masterclass, Martha Jaw from Kinngait explained how to make walrus soup and bannock. In this video, she is shares her recipe for two styles of bannock: one with berries and one with char. These masterclasses are part of Martha's work as Collaborator on the Canada-Inuit Nunangat-United Kingdom (CINUK) Research Project called: Inuksiutit: Inuit Food Sovereignty. Our aims are to promote country food and advocate for Inuit food sovereignty. |
| Type Of Art | Film/Video/Animation |
| Year Produced | 2023 |
| Impact | Just made public. |
| URL | https://youtu.be/g4EQXIBgrp4 |
| Title | Masterclass on butchering Ugjuk (Bearded Seal) by Joshua Katsak |
| Description | In this Masterclass, Johsua Katsak from Mittimatalik shows how to butcher an ugjuk (beaderd seal), how to clean and braid the intestines, and what parts of the skin can be used for making rope. This masterclass is part of Joshua's work as Collaborator on the Canada-Inuit Nunangat-United Kingdom (CINUK) Research Project called: Inuksiutit: Inuit Food Sovereignty. Our aims are to promote country food and advocate for Inuit food sovereignty. |
| Type Of Art | Film/Video/Animation |
| Year Produced | 2024 |
| Impact | The film published in 28 February 2024 has already received over 273,000 views (4 March 2025) from across the world with viewers |
| URL | https://youtu.be/GF4pAvRqxC8 |
| Title | Masterclass on butchering and cooking geese by Oodlooreak Pudlat(HD) |
| Description | In this Masterclass, Oodlooreak Pudlat from Kinngait teaches Neevee Jaw from Kinngait how to butcher geese. In this video, she show how to skin and cut up geese, and how to cook geese in the traditional way without vegetables and with vegetables. This masterclass is part of Oodlooreak and Neevee's work as Collaborators on the Canada-Inuit Nunangat-United Kingdom (CINUK) Research Project called: Inuksiutit: Inuit Food Sovereignty. Our aims are to promote country food and advocate for Inuit food sovereignty. |
| Type Of Art | Film/Video/Animation |
| Year Produced | 2024 |
| Impact | The video has just been put on YouTube. |
| URL | https://youtu.be/2mqmUygcCvw |
| Title | Masterclass on fermenting fish heads in beluga blubber by Enoosie Ottokie |
| Description | In this Masterclass, Enoosie Ottokie from Kinngait explained how to ferment fish heads in beluga bluber. In this video, she is shares that the fermentation takes around 4-5 days and explains the reddened fish eyes are indicative when the fermentation is done. In this video, Enoosie also shows how to dry the rest of the fish. Most importantly, however, she enjoys eating the fermented fish head meal with her friends and relations. These masterclasses are part of Enoosie's work as Contributor in the Canada-Inuit Nunangat-United Kingdom (CINUK) Research Project called: Inuksiutit: Inuit Food Sovereignty. Our aims are to promote country food and advocate for Inuit food sovereignty. |
| Type Of Art | Film/Video/Animation |
| Year Produced | 2024 |
| Impact | The video has gained increasing attention on YouTube. In four days, there have been 345 views. |
| URL | https://youtu.be/mfMuQ7emgLI |
| Title | Masterclass on making bannock with Rosie Kadloo |
| Description | In this Masterclass, Rosie Kadloo from Mittimatalik shares her recipe for bannock. In this video, Rosie shows how to make and fry bannock. These masterclasses are part of Rosie's contribution in the Canada-Inuit Nunangat-United Kingdom (CINUK) Research Project called: Inuksiutit: Inuit Food Sovereignty. Our aims are to promote country food and advocate for Inuit food sovereignty. |
| Type Of Art | Film/Video/Animation |
| Year Produced | 2024 |
| Impact | This video has just been published on YouTube |
| URL | https://youtu.be/aJ1tAbsMLEg |
| Title | Masterclass on making seal stew (Part I) - cutting up the meat |
| Description | Part 1 of a 2-part masterclass on making seal stew. Rhoda Katsak from Mittimatalik explains how to cut up a seal, where to cut between the joints, and what parts of the seal are good for boiling, frying, or eating raw. In the video that follows, she starts cooking. These masterclasses are part of Rhoda's work as Co-Investigator on the Canada-Inuit Nunangat-United Kingdom (CINUK) Research Project called: Inuksiutit: Inuit Food Sovereignty. Our aims are to promote country food and advocate for Inuit food sovereignty. |
| Type Of Art | Film/Video/Animation |
| Year Produced | 2023 |
| Impact | The video has been watched 35 times since it was published four months ago. More impact needs to be documented yet. |
| URL | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMjbXbEbur0 |
| Title | Masterclass on making seal stew (Part II) - boiling and seasoning |
| Description | Part 2 of a 2-part masterclass on making seal stew. In Part 1, Rhoda Katsak from Mittimatalik explained how to cut up a seal, where to cut between the joints, and what parts of the seal are good for boiling, frying, or eating raw. In this video, Part 2, she boils and seasons the stew. She explains when you can tell when the stew is ready. These masterclasses are part of Rhoda's work Co-Investigator on the Canada-Inuit Nunangat-United Kingdom (CINUK) Research Project called: Inuksiutit: Inuit Food Sovereignty. Our aims are to promote country food and advocate for Inuit food sovereignty. |
| Type Of Art | Film/Video/Animation |
| Year Produced | 2023 |
| Impact | There have been 30 views since published four months ago.Further impact needs to be documented in the time to come. |
| URL | https://youtu.be/UEfhgcTQgNU |
| Title | Masterclass on setting fish net, transporting fish and cutting up fish with Joshua Katsak |
| Description | In this Masterclass, Joshua Katsak together with his grandson Jabez Katsak sets nets, places the caught fish onto his 4x4 quad bike at the fishing site Tugaat - near Mittimatalik -, and cuts up the fresh fish for cooking in end October 2024. These masterclasses are part of Joshua's work as Collaborator on the Canada-Inuit Nunangat-United Kingdom (CINUK) Research Project called: Inuksiutit: Inuit Food Sovereignty. Our aims are to promote country food and advocate for Inuit food sovereignty. Produced © Inuksiutit: Inuit Food Sovereignty in Nunavut, 2025 |
| Type Of Art | Film/Video/Animation |
| Year Produced | 2025 |
| Impact | Since published on 27 February 2025, the video has had 513 views. |
| URL | https://youtu.be/rrZNrRbmimQ |
| Title | Masterclass on stewing and frying seal by Regilee Ootoova |
| Description | In this Masterclass, Regilee Ootoova from Mittimatalik explained what parts of the seal are good for boiling and frying. In this video, she is boiling and frying seal meat and shares her special seal spice recipe. These masterclasses are part of the Canada-Inuit Nunangat-United Kingdom (CINUK) Research Project called: Inuksiutit: Inuit Food Sovereignty. Our aims are to promote country food and advocate for Inuit food sovereignty. |
| Type Of Art | Film/Video/Animation |
| Year Produced | 2024 |
| Impact | Just published online |
| URL | https://youtu.be/gmWkxuQdL9k |
| Title | Poster for Kinngait (Inuktitut & English) |
| Description | This poster provides a snapshots of all the work that the Inuksiutit team has done in the communities up until so far. The poster has a large image on one side and on the other side there is a compilation of various images and text. |
| Type Of Art | Artefact (including digital) |
| Year Produced | 2023 |
| Impact | The posters have been distributed to our research partners in Kinngait. |
| URL | https://www.abdn.ac.uk/socsci/research/inuksiutit/posters-1552.php |
| Title | Poster for Mittimatalik (Inuktitut & English) |
| Description | This two-sided fold out poster includes one large image in the inside and a compilation of images and project information on the outside. |
| Type Of Art | Artefact (including digital) |
| Year Produced | 2023 |
| Impact | The poster has been placed at COOP for community members to see and learn about the project. |
| URL | https://www.abdn.ac.uk/socsci/research/inuksiutit/posters-1552.php |
| Title | Recipes from Mittimatalik and Knngait |
| Description | A bundle of country food recipes, produced by the Yellowhead Institute, based on our work. |
| Type Of Art | Creative Writing |
| Year Produced | 2025 |
| Impact | Booklet only recently published, no measurable impact yet. |
| Title | Roll-up Banner: Country Food is Good For You: General/Fish/Plants |
| Description | This set of three roll-up banner promote eating country food and underscores the nutritional value. One banner concerns plants, one banner concerns fish, and one banner concerns country food more generally. |
| Type Of Art | Artefact (including digital) |
| Year Produced | 2023 |
| Impact | The roll-up banners have been distributed at the Nunavut Research Institute and the Cape Dorset Health Center. In both locations they have garnished a lot of attention and positive comments. They also form a create photo shoot location while sending out an important message. |
| Title | Seal fried & boiled by Regilee Ootoova |
| Description | In this recipe booklet, Regilee Ootoova shares her way of boiling and frying seal meat. |
| Type Of Art | Creative Writing |
| Year Produced | 2023 |
| Impact | This booklet was distributed in Kinngait and Mittimatalik. |
| URL | https://www.abdn.ac.uk/socsci/research/inuksiutit/recipe-cards-1535.php |
| Title | Seal stew by Rhoda Katsak |
| Description | In this recipe booklet, Rhoda Katsak shares her way how to make seal stew. |
| Type Of Art | Creative Writing |
| Year Produced | 2023 |
| Impact | This recipe booklet was distributed in Mittimatalik and Kinngait. |
| URL | https://www.abdn.ac.uk/socsci/research/inuksiutit/recipe-cards-1535.php |
| Title | Taking Fishes out of the Fishing Hole/Net. With Music by AJ Areak |
| Description | This short film, directed by Dana Katsak with music by AJ Areak, shows how nets are taken out of the water from underneath the ice, |
| Type Of Art | Film/Video/Animation |
| Year Produced | 2024 |
| Impact | This film was shown in a workshop. |
| URL | https://youtu.be/_lRzlfZkvtA |
| Title | Toolkit 003: Digital Storytelling (Story of a Meal) |
| Description | This toolkit offers on how to film a food story. |
| Type Of Art | Creative Writing |
| Year Produced | 2023 |
| Impact | The toolkit has been distributed to research partners in Arctic communities. |
| URL | https://www.abdn.ac.uk/socsci/research/inuksiutit/toolkits-and-guides-1531.php |
| Title | Toolkit 004: Digital Advocacy Storytelling |
| Description | This toolkit offers a guidance on how to do community food sovereignty work through the medium of film. |
| Type Of Art | Creative Writing |
| Year Produced | 2023 |
| Impact | This toolkit has been distributed to research partners in Arctic communities. |
| URL | https://www.abdn.ac.uk/socsci/research/inuksiutit/toolkits-and-guides-1531.php |
| Title | Toolkit 01: Social Media (YouTube & Vimeo) Film |
| Description | This toolkit offers a guidance to community-members on how to do filmmaking with a cell phone. |
| Type Of Art | Creative Writing |
| Year Produced | 2023 |
| Impact | Distributed in the communities of Arviat, Kinngait, and Mittimatalik. The toolkit has been used by Inuit youth in their aspiration to become filmmakers. |
| URL | https://www.abdn.ac.uk/socsci/research/inuksiutit/toolkits-and-guides-1531.php |
| Title | Toolkit 02: Interviewing (semit-structured) |
| Description | This toolkit offers a guidance on how to conduct interviews on food sovereignty. |
| Type Of Art | Creative Writing |
| Year Produced | 2023 |
| Impact | The toolkit has been used in the community of Mittimatalik to interview an Inuk political leader. |
| URL | https://www.abdn.ac.uk/socsci/research/inuksiutit/toolkits-and-guides-1531.php |
| Title | Tuktu stew by Rhoda Katsak |
| Description | In this recipe booklet, Rhoda Katsak shares her way how to make tuktu (caribou) stew. |
| Type Of Art | Creative Writing |
| Year Produced | 2023 |
| Impact | This recipe booklet has been distributed in Mittimatalik and Kinngait. |
| URL | https://www.abdn.ac.uk/socsci/research/inuksiutit/recipe-cards-1535.php |
| Title | Tunnuq Alu by Rhoda Katsak |
| Description | A recipe booklet on how to make tuktu alu (caribou fat mixed with berries). |
| Type Of Art | Creative Writing |
| Year Produced | 2023 |
| Impact | Distributed in the communities of Kinngait and Mittimatalik. |
| URL | https://www.abdn.ac.uk/socsci/research/inuksiutit/recipe-cards-1535.php |
| Title | Walrus soup by Martha Jaw |
| Description | In this recipe booklet, Martha Jaw shares her way on how to make walrus soup. |
| Type Of Art | Creative Writing |
| Year Produced | 2023 |
| Impact | This recipe booklet has been distributed in Mittimatalik and Kinngait. |
| URL | https://www.abdn.ac.uk/socsci/research/inuksiutit/recipe-cards-1535.php |
| Title | Youth Perspectives on Ringed Seal |
| Description | In this short film, directed by Damian Enoogoo, young Inuit community members talk about the importance of Ringed Seal and what country food means to them. |
| Type Of Art | Film/Video/Animation |
| Year Produced | 2024 |
| Impact | Film was shown to workshop participants. |
| URL | https://youtu.be/Y_VNcOXWu2Y |
| Description | New knowledge generated: through the creation of substantive digital archives of 200+ hours of video footage, audio recordings and photographs from the Inuit communities of Kinngait and Mittimatalik in Nunavut, Canada. Archive materials documents Inuit traditional knowledge related to historical and contemporary 'country' food systems, wildlife health, hunting, butchering, food preparation and preservation skills. Records contain Inuit reflections on environmental change, population health, wellbeing and food sovereignty in the context of increased concerns over food security and global climate change. Many video/audio recordings take an instructional format with Elders speaking in Inuktitut (Inuit language). Some film materials have been shared on a YouTube channel (currently with 26 videos), in recipe books, on social media, through specialist workshops and community-based, collaboratively curated photographic exhibitions in Kinngait, Mittimatalik and Iqaluit. This knowledge database offers novel understandings of Inuit climate-food-health interfaces as will serve as a valuable resource for future generations to support food security and climate resilience goals. Research Resources identified. Inuit Elders over the age of 70 hold valuable indigenous environmental knowledge critical to support Inuit food sovereignty and climate change adaptation. The consumption of country food has been described by Inuit as fostering a holistic sense of physical, mental, spiritual and environmental health and wellbeing. There is a sense of urgency to record their unique environmental knowledge held buy this cohort of Elders. Theirs is highly specialist ways of thinking about arctic environmental and human health. New, innovative research methods and skills were developed. A substantial achievement of our project has been its adaptation of qualitative, arts based digital storytelling methods and curatorial practice to goals of advancing Inuit self-determination in food, environment and health policy research. Research capability was fostered by Inuit Co-Investigators serving as Research Leads in each community, involving community members and local youth in the early development and planning stages of the project. Most of the filming was done by youth on mobile phones. Youth were also trained in video editing. Inuit Food Sovereignty Research Toolkits were co-developed and circulated offering qualitative digital storytelling training for future researchers seeking information on how to conduct video and audio interviews with Elders or with hunters, film 'food stories' and interview health practitioners. New research networks, collaborations and partnerships were developed with Hamlet Councils in Mittimatalik and Kinngait, with the Qajukturvik Food Centre in Iqaluit who hosted photographic exhibitions, with national Indigenous research centres such as the Yellowhead Institute, in Toronto, who hosted a 'Fireside event' featuring our work. International partnerships were formed with the International Centre for Reindeer Husbandry who co-organised an event with us in Norway and the Inuit Circumpolar Council who co-hosted a 'side-event' at the 23rd Session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues. In summary, our project achievements have spanned across all of our original objectives: documentation, advancing Inuit self-determination in Environmental health policy and research, establishing best practice for sharing Inuit knowledge relating to food, and supporting youth engagement in research and training. |
| Exploitation Route | Educational goals: Our digital archives will be used by future generations of researchers. Our research materials and practice have been the focus of educational modules delivered through a partnership between a Canadian university (TMU), Inuit land claims organisations (NTI) and Indigenous technical institutes (FNTI). Advocacy and health policy goals: Our work will be used in environmental and health policy discussions across different organisational structures. In 2023 we produced a written report and video compilation in collaboration with community members in Kinngait and Mittimatalik in response to the The Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC) consultation survey on the Ringed Seals as a Species of Concern. The Canadian Government Department of Fisheries and Oceans confirms they are using the report in their discussions with Inuit organisations. Furthermore, our 3-minute video on cooking geese (produced in collaboration with Government of Nunavut Department of Health) is being used by health board teams to help mitigate avian flu risk. In Feb 2023: project Co-I met with cardiology researcher at Ottawa Heart Institute to discuss country food in management of cardiovascular disease in Nunavut, drawing on project outputs, to gather an informed understanding of Inuit food systems in Nunavut with eye to inform clinical research. Community research and wellbeing goals. We have promoted country food, Inuit health and nutrition goals locally through recipe books, exhibitions and media work. Our training and toolkits will be put to use by a new generation of Inuit qualitative food sovereignty researchers, skilled in video interviewing and video editing. This will advance local and national Inuit-led research strategies and initiatives. |
| Sectors | Education Environment Healthcare Culture Heritage Museums and Collections |
| URL | https://www.abdn.ac.uk/socsci/research/projects/inuksiutit-food-sovereignty-in-nunavut/ |
| Description | Educational resource. The digital archive compiled will serve as a valuable educational resource for users across a range of educational backgrounds, from community-based researchers to scholars involved in university level curriculum-building and independent research on Inuit food systems and climate resilience. Our materials have already been incorporated into teaching curricula, serving as the basis for two full-day modules delivered in Feb 2025 in Iqaluit in a course entitled CFNY 403: Food Security Concepts and Principles delivered through a partnership between Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU), Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated (NTI) and the First Nations Technical Institute (FNTI). Advocacy and health policy goals: Our project report and response to the The Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC) consultation survey on the Ringed Seals as a Species of Concern. The Canadian Government Department of Fisheries and Oceans confirms they are using the report in their discussions with stakeholders. In addition, our 3-minute video on cooking geese (produced in collaboration with Government of Nunavut Department of Health) is being used by the Government of Nunavut Health board in their efforts to help mitigate avian flu and zoonotic disease risk in the context of Arctic Climate Change. Health, wellness and self determination in research goals: Our work promoting and advancing healthy country food consumption in Inuit communities speaks directly to the National Inuit Food Security Strategy as outlined in by the Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK), the National Representational Organization Protecting and Advancing the Rights and Interests of Inuit in Canada. Our research capacity building in communities further advances ITK's National Inuit Strategy on Research. Interviews with Co-Investigators and an overview of our research have been broadcast twice on the regional television news show (CBC North in January 2024 and February 2025). Testimonies from community stakeholders further testify to the impact of our research in advancing Inuit health, wellness and youth research capacity building goals as expressed in these strategies. |
| First Year Of Impact | 2025 |
| Sector | Education,Environment,Healthcare |
| Impact Types | Cultural Societal Policy & public services |
| Description | Kanguliurniq |
| Geographic Reach | Local/Municipal/Regional |
| Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
| Impact | The video has been distributed to 36 Government of Nunavut Health staff (community health representatives, community wellness coordinators, managers, directors, nutritionists) in the Qikiqtani region. |
| URL | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5sR5VoS2t3I&t=17s |
| Description | Provider of Written Evidence, House of Commons |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Contribution to a national consultation/review |
| URL | https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm5803/cmselect/cmenvaud/1141/summary.html |
| Description | Submission for COSEWIC (Nattiit/Ringed Seal) [film - short version] |
| Geographic Reach | North America |
| Policy Influence Type | Contribution to a national consultation/review |
| URL | https://youtu.be/sDcAZiLmQ7Y |
| Description | Submission for COSEWIC (Nattiit/Ringed Seal) [film] |
| Geographic Reach | North America |
| Policy Influence Type | Contribution to a national consultation/review |
| URL | https://youtu.be/lKY-vIHJx2M |
| Description | Submission for COSEWIC (Nattiit/Ringed Seal) [written] |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Contribution to a national consultation/review |
| URL | https://www.abdn.ac.uk/socsci/research/inuksiutit/reports-1597.php |
| Description | International Centre for Reindeer Husbandry |
| Organisation | International Centre for Reindeer Husbandry |
| Country | Norway |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | Co-I Jessica Penney connected with the Director of the ICHR and organised an event at the Arctic Congress 2024. Martha Jaw, community research lead and collaborator in Inuksiutit, was an invited speaker. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The ICHR, building on.a vast network of Indigenous activists, co-organised the event and invited several of their speakers to the event. |
| Impact | The event was well attended with policy makers and academics - Indigenous and non-Indigenous - participating in the event. |
| Start Year | 2024 |
| Description | Inuit Circumpolar Council |
| Organisation | Inuit Circumpolar Council |
| Country | Canada |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | Dr Nancy Wachowich (PI) and Dr Jessica Penney (Co-I) attended the 23rd United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (15-26 April, 2024) and co-organised a special side event with the Inuit Circumpolar Council. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The Inuit Circumpolar Council has used their status at the United Nations to enable to side-event at the UNPFII entitled Pathways to Inuit Food Sovereignty in the Arctic. The event was co-sponsored by Inuksiutit project and the Canadian Mission at the UN. The event was held at the Canadian Mission at UN. |
| Impact | The side event was attended by a number of Indigenous leaders and policy-makers (especially Inuit representatives) and by State representatives. |
| Start Year | 2024 |
| Description | NERC Arctic Office UK Japan Research Bursary |
| Organisation | Hitotsubashi University |
| Country | Japan |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Together with Prof David G. Anderson from University of Aberdeen, we welcomed Prof Jun Akamine, Kaito Matsuuro, and Jay Alabaster for an event to address Issues in Arctic Food Sovereignty. PDRA Peter Loovers designed the poster for the event and PI Nancy Wachowich presented our work to the visiting scholars and academic audience. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Prof Jun Akamine, Kaito Matsuuro and Jay Alasbaster presented on their work. |
| Impact | There are no direct outcomes, but it might lead to further research grant partnerships in the future. |
| Start Year | 2025 |
| Description | Arctic Indigenous Knowledge Systems: Intergenerational Transfer Between Elders and Youth |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | The Arctic Indigenous Knowledge Systems: Intergenerational Transfer Between Elders and Youth was a partnership between the International Centre for Reindeer Husbandry, the Inuksiutit project, and the NOMAD kitchen. Chaired by Jessica Penney and Evenki youth leader Alena Gersimova, the event invited young Indigenous youth and Elders to share their stories about food sovereignty and the need to retain and strengthen intergenerational relations. The event was held at the NOMAD kitchen and took place during Arctic Congress 2024. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| Description | Conference presentation on IFSNu project goals and activities |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Study participants or study members |
| Results and Impact | Conference presentation delivered by Nancy Wachowich reporting on the IFSNu objectives and activities. This was part of the 2022 Arctic Science Conference, 05 December, Toronto. There were approximately 40-50 people in the audience. Focus was on collaborative planning and future goals. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Country Food Sovereignty & Community-Led Research in Nunavut presented by Amy Caughey (Nunavut Research Institute) & Jessica Penney (University of Toronto) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | The presentation was part of the Northern Contaminants Program workshop held 27-29 February 2024, Ottawa, Canada. The workshop was organised by the Government of Canada's Department of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. Around 40 people attended the presentation. The audience included the Deputy Minister for Crown and Indigenous Affairs of the Government of Canada as well as Indigenous political leaders. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| Description | Documenting Inuit Country Food |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | The CBC interviewed Inuksiutit team-members Rhoda Katsak, Dana Katsak, and Martha Jaw about the Inuksiutit project and the exhibition at the Qajurturvik Community Food Centre in Iqaluit. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2025 |
| URL | https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.6653818 |
| Description | Inuksiutit: Food Sovereignty in Nunavut and the Co-Production of Country Food Knowledge (IFSNu) - Northern Science, Northern Stories |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | PI Wachowich is an invited speaker in a panel entitled Art and Science in the human relationships to the Arctic environment at the Northern Science, Northern Stories: An Exploration of Resilient Communities. Edinburgh, 12-13 March 2024.. The event was organised by Social Science Connected, and included Indigenous artists and scholars. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| Description | Inuksiutit: Food Sovereignty in Nunavut and the Co-Production of Country Food Knowledge (IFSNu) - OneHealth 2024 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | IFSNu Co-Investigator Rhoda Katsak and collaborator Damian Enoogoo as well as Co-I Amy Caughey with collaborator Martha Jaw presented at the OneHealth 2024: Indigenous Voices and Perspectives conference which was held in Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada on February 1-2, 2024. The presentation was well received and Damian Enoogoo spoke with a well-known northern filmmaker Jamie Griffiths who complemented him on his work and asked whether he was interested to receive further filmmaking training with her. Rhoda Katsak, Amy Caughey, and Martha Jaw, too, received positive feedback from the audience. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| Description | Inuksiutit: Food Sovereignty in Nunavut and the Co-Production of Country Food Knowledge (IFSNu) - Update Objectives & Activities at CINUK Annual Meeting |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | PI Nancy Wachowich and Co-I Amy Caughey presented an update about the IFSNu project objectives and activities to fellow CINUK grant holders at the CINUK Annual Science Meeting. The meeting was held at British Antarctica Survey, Cambridge, UK from 22-24 November, 2023. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| URL | https://youtu.be/73rpO9U2Fs0 |
| Description | Inuksiutit: Food Sovereignty in Nunavut and the Co-Production of Country Food Knowledge (IFSNu), Poster for the Arctic Science Summit Week. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | The Arctic Science Summit Week is to be held in Edinburgh, Scotland, from 21 - 29 March 2024. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| URL | https://www.assw.info/ |
| Description | Issues in Arctic Food Sovereignty: Japan, Nunavut, Siberia and Scotland |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | The one-day event (17 January 2025) brought together scholars from Japan, USA, and Scotland to discuss food sovereignty in the Arctic. The event was organised by NERC Arctic Office UK-Japan Research Bursary in partnership with the Inuksiutit project. Dr Nancy Wachowich presented at the event. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| URL | https://www.abdn.ac.uk/socsci/research/the-north/news/24147/ |
| Description | Pathways to Inuit Food Sovereignty in the Arctic |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Team-members Nancy Wachowich and Jessica Penney partnered with Inuit Circumpolar Council in this side event at the 23rd United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues. The event 'Pathways to Inuit Food Sovereignty in the Arctic' was held at the Canada Mission at UN, and included Inuit food sovereignty advocates and political leaders from across the American Arctic. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| Description | Public talk, Rowett Institute, University of Aberdeen |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Public talk delivered by IFSNu Co-I Dr. Amy Caughey (Nunavut Department of Health) to staff, students and visiting scholars (virtual) at University of Aberdeen's Rowett Institute for Nutrition Research, 07 March, 2023. Attendance: approximately 25 people in person and 10 online (2 from Calgary, Canada). Talk entitled: 'We call it soul food: Inuit country food, nutrition and food sovereignty in Nunavut, Canada.' The topics covered in the talk sparked a lively question period and discussion afterwards with nutrition scholars in the UK expressing an interest in Inuit food systems and healthcare/nutrition challenges. An interdisciplinary network meeting was planned the following day, bringing additional scholars from University of Aberdeen and Nunavut (2 Inuit stakeholders in Pangnirtung) together (online) to build collaborative networks. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | Rhoda Katsak on Food Sovereignty |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Rhoda and Jessica talking about the Inuksiutit project on CBC Northbeat. The clip starts at 11:50 on the video. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| URL | https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.4228951 |
| Description | Roundtable chair, Title Setting the Table: An Anthropology of food at the University of Aberdeen |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Drawing on the IFSNu research activities and emerging research themes, we invited scholars from across the university to discuss food systems and food sovereignty research. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | Roundtable discussion: Inuit food systems and challenges brought on by climate change in the context of Nunavut |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Amy Caughey is a public health nutritionist in Nunavut, Canada, and honorary fellow at the University of Alberta. For the past 20 years she's been living in Iqaluit, Nunavut and closely involved with a range of initiatives relating to Inuit country food, food security, diabetes education, prenatal nutrition, and zoonotic disease prevention & food safety in the Arctic. She is a Co-I on the Aberdeen-administered Inuksiutit: Inuit Food Sovereignty research project. https://www.abdn.ac.uk/socsci/research/inuksiutit/index.php Amy and Nancy Wachowich will lead an informal discussion about Inuit food systems and challenges brought on by climate change in the context of Nunavut. Topics may include: lab testing of walrus tongues, killer whales, narwhal nutrition, geese and avian flu, animal heads, fermentation, trichinella and gut biomes, among others. Her most recent co-authored article "We call it soul food": Inuit women and the role of country food in health and well-being in Nunavut" can be accessed here: https://cdnsciencepub.com/doi/10.1139/as-2023-0038 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| Description | Workshop for Food Book |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | The two-day workshop, organised by Co-I Amy Caughey, invited Collaborators Martha Jaw and Neevee Jaw and PRDA Peter Loovers to the Nunavut Research Institute in Iqaluit. Martha Jaw recorded several stories on country food, including igunaq, and Neevee Jaw worked on her drawings for the Inuksiutit project. There was also an open lunch on the first day that allowed NRI employees, including the Director of the NRI, to meet and greet Martha and Neevee. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| Description | Workshop with Nunavut Department of Health staff. Nunavut Community Health Representatives, and visiting scholars from Canada and the UK |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Public Health Nutrition Knowledge Sharing Workshop: Knowledge sharing to support healthy eating in Nunavut. Iqaluit, Nunavut, Nov 30-Dec 2, 2022 (funded partially by a Wellcome Trust Institutional Strategic Support Fund International partnership award entitled: Strengthening diet quality and enhancing food security through integrated risk-benefit analysis of traditional diets in Arctic communities' and run in collaboration' Co-organised and chaired: Dr. Amy Caughey, Dr. Silvia Gratz, Dr. Nancy Wachowich This workshop was held at the Nunavut Research Institute in Iqaluit, Nunavut during the week of Nov 30 and Dec 1.. 13 participants: 6 participants who joined online via Zoom; 7 people attended in person in Iqaluit. Attendees included: Annie Karpik - Manager Public Health Programs, Pangnirtung, Shondra Stadnyk - Regional Nutritionist, Pangnirtung, Pitsiula Kilabuk - Regional Wellness Program Coordinator, Pangnirtung, Theresa Koonoo - Territorial Community Health Representative Coordinator, Iqaluit, Jean Allen - Research Advisor, Nunavut Tunngavik Inc., Iqaluit, Wanda Joy - Manager Environmental Health, Iqaluit, Dr. Amy Caughey - Territorial Nutritionist, Iqaluit, Michelle Doucette - Manager Health Information, Iqaluit, Leah Butcher - Nutritionist with Canada Prenatal Nutrition Program in Nunavut, Iqaluit , Prof Susan Kutz - Veterinarian & Canada Research Chair Arctic One Health, Calgary, Dr Silvia Gratz - Nutrition Toxicologist, Aberdeen Scotland, Dr. Peter Loovers - Social Science Researcher, Aberdeen, Scotland, Dr. Nancy Wachowich - Social Science Researcher, Aberdeen Scotland. Day 1 of the workshop included presentations on various ways of knowing related to Nutrition in Nunavut. Day 2 was organised around a Storyboard Exercise with all participants contributing to knowledge on Inuit country food systems. Inuit food security and nutrition related research priorities were identified along with questions for future research. Participants reported increased interest and enthusiasm for research on the subject matter. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Workshop: knowledge mobilisation |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | This project was held in Iqaluit, Nunavut, 31 January 2024. It brought together project team members, employees from the Government of Nunavut Department of Health, a representative from Nunavut Tunngavik Inc, Knowledge Holders and youth to discuss our Inuksiutit: Inuit Food Sovereignty Project work, and in particular our efforts to produce an Inuit Food Sovereignty Toolkit. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| Description | educational module |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Co-I Jessica Penney. Two educational modules developed based on Inuksiutit project methodological practice and content, delivered in seminars are part of an undergraduate course CFNY 403: Food Security Concepts and Principles developed through a partnership between Toronto Metropolitan University, Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated, and the First Nations Technical Institute (FNTI). |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2025 |