Research for the New Permanent Exhibit Gallery on the Arctic at the Canadian Museum of Nature

Regions: Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut

Tags: museum, social sciences, anthropology, Inuit

Principal Investigator: Thiessen, Carol (2)
Licence Number: 12222
Organization: Canadian Museum of Nature
Licensed Year(s): 1992 1991
Issued: Jan 01, 1992
Project Team: Tamara Tarasoff

Objective(s): To gather local input at Resolute on exhibit content; to make collections of exhibit related materials such as shells, stones with lichen and bones;

Project Description: The researcher and her team will be documenting various Arctic environments that may be displayed in some way in the Gallery. This will involve photographing, video-recording, writing about and visiting various environments. In addition, they will be consulting with Inuit on the proposed content of the exhibit through a hamlet meeting at Resolute and other informal discussions to help them determine how the content will be treated.