Regions: Inuvialuit Settlement Region, Gwich'in Settlement Area
Tags: permafrost, climate change, Gwich'in, Inuvialuit, Indigenous knowledge, fire
| Principal Investigator: | Lantz, Trevor C. (30) |
| Licence Number: | 17689 |
| Organization: | University of Victoria |
| Licensed Year(s): |
2025
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| Issued: | Apr 02, 2025 |
| Project Team: | Trevor Lantz, Emma Street, Jackie Ziegler, |
Objective(s): The core objective of this research is to work with Inuvialuit and Gwich’in experts to document local observations of environmental conditions. Specifically, we will use semi-structured interviews and, where possible, land-based observation to document environmental conditions with photographs and videos georeferenced using GPS units. In 2025, interviews will focus on permafrost landscape change and tundra fire.
Project Description: This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No. 6148. The core objective of this research is to work with Inuvialuit and Gwich’in experts to document local observations of environmental conditions. Specifically, we will use semi-structured interviews and, where possible, land-based observation to document environmental conditions with photographs and videos georeferenced using GPS units. In 2025, interviews will focus on permafrost landscape change and tundra fire. This research uses semi-structured interviews with Gwich’in and Inuvialuit experts and, where possible, participatory mapping activities (photo and video documentation of environmental conditions) to document Indigenous Knowledge of regional environmental change. Observations made using these methods provide critical information on the nature and rate of environmental change and are useful for environmental assessment and local an... Show more
