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étiquettes: health, social sciences, wellness, climate change, traditional knowledge, participatory research

Objectif(s): To develop place-based and strength-based pedagogies and curricula on climate change and First Nations health for all grade levels at Kalemi Dene School.

Description du projet: Short-Term Objectives 1: To verify the risks of climate change to the health and wellbeing of the community of N'dilo for the purpose of building adaptive capacity while fostering good working relationships between partners to produce a professional documentary. 2: To empower students to recognize their perspectives have a valid place in public dialogues on climate change impacts on First Nations health through generating an experimental learning environment that fully engages students and is conducive to Yellowknives Dene epistemologies through reflection, critical analysis, and synthesis of information, scientific evidence, and traditional knowledge. 3: To provide students with equivalent course credit and fulfill curriculum needs in the subject areas of social studies, TK, environmental science, public health, and research through developing film production skills by engaging students directly in different phases of a professional film production where they can use their new skills. 4: To build capacity amongst youth cohorts in participatory research methodologies that will prepare them to be involved in subsequent research initiatives and programs within their community and schooling and facilitate the design and implementation of a student-lead climate change and health impacts adaptation action plan. 5: To use the action plan to serve as an information tool by providing information and evidence for decision makers when updating or creating policies on climate change impacts on health. 6: To screen the documentary in N'dilo, Dettah, and other northern communities in the circumpolar world, as well as to use for entering relevant film festivals. Long-Term Objectives Objective 1: Develop place-based and strength-based pedagogies and curricula on climate change and First Nations health for all grade levels at Kalemi Dene School. The way the research team perceives knowledge affects the way the team do research and the research outcomes. By using a community-based participatory research (CBPR) method, the research process will build on existing knowledge of Yellowknifves Dene First Nation members. It is the most culturally relevant research method that can be used because it complements the community’s epistemologies and traditional learning-processes. Speakers and instructors will be sharing their information and knowledge about climate change with youth participants. In return the youth will decide how to interpret the knowledge and what aspects of it they wish to expand upon. In short, they facilitate their own learning and research. This approach differs significantly from other research methods that are based on controlled experiments and abstract theories that offer little, if any benefits to aboriginal communities. The CBPR method will empower the community with knowledge that will attribute to their climate change adaptation strategy. Community members will assist as research coordinators, research assistants, steering committee members, and traditional knowledge experts. The project co-leads have planned to organize a project information session and community feast to showcase the research team's efforts and final project. The final project is a short film on a Yellowknives Dene youth-led climate change adaptation strategy. Kalemi Dene School will be using the film in their curriculum. This is a community-based research project that compliments youth leadership, traditional knowledge, climate change adaptation, and the Yellowknives Dene culture. Results will be disseminated through community information sessions, community feasts, a social media strategy that students will be responsible for, student blogs, and student participation in the Western Arctic Moving Pictures Youth Delegate Program. The fieldwork for this study will be conducted from October 5, 2015 to December 31, 2015.