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This document represents a Tribal vision from the Kawerak region about some key aspects of what Tribes want to see regarding the world of research. Topics covered include conceptualizing research, research oversight, planning research, conducting research, applying research, and information sharing and control.

This guide on Equity in Arctic Research provides practical strategies for you to create equitable and effective partnerships with Indigenous communities in your research. By using the strategies and resources in this guide, you can work toward:

• Building respectful and long-term relationships with Indigenous communities 
• Incorporating Indigenous Knowledges and practices in a respectful and equitable manner 
• Achieving more meaningful and successful Arctic research

In 2020, the Inuit Circumpolar Council Alaska (ICC Alaska) published the Food Sovereignty and Self Governance: Inuit Role in Managing Arctic Marine Resources report. The report examines Inuit management and co-management practices and approaches to distill lessons that can apply across geographic boundaries. 

Equitable and ethical engagement and the utilization of Indigenous Knowledge is required to inform research, assessments, monitoring programs, decision-making, policy and governance. Such an approach will ensure that all will have the best available information to make sound decisions that respond to conditions facing the entire global community.

Kawerak partnered with McKinley Research Group, an Alaska research firm, to survey households in the Kawerak Service Area. The survey was designed to identify community strengths, challenges, and needs, as well as individual household needs. Impacts of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic were also assessed. Survey results will be used to inform Kawerak strategic planning, services, and programs.

This 2022 Bering Strait Community Needs Assessment describes and analyzes strengths, challenges, and needs among communities in the Kawerak Service Area. In this summary, top regional strengths, challenges, and needs are presented for consideration in planning and decision-making.

The Working Together: Towards Relevant Environmental Monitoring & Research in the NWT document was developed by the Cumulative Impact Monitoring Program (CIMP) and the Aurora Research Institute (ARI) as a guide to help the NWT research and monitoring community improve the significance and success of their programs by working more effectively with community partners. 

The general objective of the 2017 health survey was to provide an up-to-date portrait of the health status of Nunavimmiut. It was also aimed at assessing trends and following up on the health and health determinants of adult participants since 2004, as well as evaluating the health status of Nunavik youth. This health survey has strived to move beyond traditional survey approaches so as to nurture the research capabilities and skills of Inuit and support the development and empowerment of communities.

By classifying and categorizing Arctic observations in accordance with knowledge systems of the people whose land the observation was taken on, Indigenous-led theories will be given their proper place in the role of Arctic observation. As a start, grounded theory informed by constructivism can begin to establish a preliminary classifications structure from pre-existing data. These preliminary re-classifications may align with Indigenous language & linguistic structure and categorization.

A collection of Inuit rules, guidelines, protocols, and values for the engagement of Inuit Communities and Indigenous Knowledge from Across Inuit Nunaat