SmartICE team members Katherine Wilson and Andrew Arreak have co-designed three maps with our Inuit management committee in Mittimatalik (Pond Inlet)—self-named Sikumiut— that illustrate important ice travel safety information based on Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit. Click on the images below to enlarge.
SmartICE team members Katherine Wilson and Andrew Arreak have co-designed two posters with our Inuit management committee in Mittimatalik (Pond Inlet)—self-named Sikumiut— that illustrate important ice travel safety information based on Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit. Illustrations are by Jamesie Itulu, Mittimatalik. Click on the images below to enlarge.
Katherine Wilson Director of Knowledge Co-Production
katherine@smartice.org
This project includes the development of a holistic, culturally appropriate, and sustainable training curriculum that provides Inuit youth the skills they need to interpret satellite imagery and create ice travel safety maps for their community. Local map production will build community engagement and transferable skills for youth, while ensuring enhanced integration, preservation, and transfer of local traditional knowledge. The project is piloting in Pond Inlet and Gjoa Haven, Nunavut, and Nain, Nunatsiavut with plans for expansion to more SmartICE serviced communities across Inuit Nunangat. Read the full project press release here.
Funded by the Climate Justice Resilience Fund (CJRF). Other contributors include Pinnguaq and the Social Research and Demonstration Corporation (SRDC).
Lynn Moorman Geospatial Education Curriculum Development
lynn@smartice.org