Project Team

Inuit Knowledge Working Groups ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᔨᐅᔪᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᔨᖏᑦ

Four community-based working groups made up of elder, youth and hunter representatives are vital to the Inuit Knowledge Project. These groups meet 6-8 times a year to advise and guide various research projects.

ᑎᓴᒪᐃᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᓐᓂ ᑐᙵᕕᖃᖅᑐᑎᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᔨᐅᔪᑦ ᐃᓐᓇᐅᕗᑦ, ᒪᒃᑯᑦᑐᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᖑᓇᓱᒃᑏᑦ ᑭᒡᒐᖅᑐᐃᔨᖏᑦ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐅᕗᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᖏᑕ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖓᓄᑦ. ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᐅᔪᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᓂᓲᖑᕗᑦ 6-8-ᕌᖅᑎᖅᑐᑎᑦ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᒥ ᐅᖃᐅᔾᔨᒋᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᓪᓗᑎᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑐᕌᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᖃᖅᑐᑎᑦ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᙱᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᓵᕐᓂᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᕆᔭᐅᔪᓂᒃ.

Sirmilik National Park – Pond Inlet Working Group

James Atagootak ᔭᐃᒥᓯ ᐊᑕᒍᑦᑕᒃ – ᐃᓐᓇᐃᑦ ᑭᒡᒐᖅᑐᐃᔨᖓᑦ
Paniloo Sangoya ᐸᓂᓗ ᓴᖑᔭᖅ – ᐃᓐᓇᐃᑦ ᑭᒡᒐᖅᑐᐃᔨᖓᑦ
Abraham Kublu ᐊᐃᕝᕙᓚᕼᐊᒻ ᑯᑉᓗ – ᒪᒃᑯᑦᑐᑦ ᑭᒡᒐᖅᑐᐃᔨᖓᑦ
Solomon Koonoo ᓵᓚᒪᓐ ᑰᓄ – ᐆᒪᔪᕐᓂᐊᖅᑎᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᖏᓐᓂ ᑭᒡᒐᖅᑐᐃᔪᖅ

Sirmilik National Park – Arctic Bay Working group

Ikey Kigutikajuk
Phillip Attagutaluk
Kigutikajuk Shappa
Peter Tattatuapik

Auyuittuq National Park – Inuit Knowledge Working group

Leah T. Kuniliusie
Leah Newkingnak
Jukie Nookiguak
Lootie Kakudluk
Jaypitie Qaapik
Mary Leesee Kakee

Ukkusiksalik National Park – Repulse Bay Working group

Honore Aglukka
John Kaunak
Mary Tukturjuk
Carrie Angotingoar

Steering Committee/ ᑐᑭᒧᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᔩᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᕋᓛᖏᑦ

The Steering Committee meets as needed to discuss the project’s direction and progress. Members include the Superintendent, Resource Conservation Manager and Communications Manager of Parks Canada’s Nunavut Field Unit. The Resources Conservation Manager and Ecosystem Scientist for Parks Canada’s Western and Northern Service Centre in Winnipeg, a Research Associate and Research Assistant based at the University of Manitoba and the managers of three of Nunavut’s national parks round out the committee.

ᑐᑭᒧᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᔩᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᕋᓛᖏᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᓲᖑᔪᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔭᕆᐊᖃᓕᕋᐃᒻᒪᑕ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᖅᑐᑎᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᕆᔭᐅᔫᑉ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕆᐊᖃᓕᕐᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᐅᓚᓂᕆᖁᔭᐅᓂᖓᓄᑦ. ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᔪᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᕋᓛᕐᓄᑦ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖓᑦ, ᐊᑐᕋᒃᓴᐃᑦ ᐸᐸᑕᐅᓂᖏᑦ ᐊᓪᓚᑦᑎᖓᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑐᓴᐅᒪᖃᑦᑕᐅᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᓪᓚᑦᑎᖓᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᑉ ᒥᕐᖑᐃᓯᕐᕕᖁᑎᖓᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᐊᓪᓚᕝᕕᖓᓂᒃ. ᓄᓇᐃᑦ ᐸᐸᑕᐅᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᓪᓚᕕᑦᑎ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᕙᑎᒥ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑎᒻᒪᕆᒃ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᒥᕐᖑᐃᓯᕐᕕᖁᑎᖓᓂᒃ ᐅᐊᓕᓂᕐᒥ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᐊᓪᓚᕝᕕᖓᓃᙶᖓᔪᖅ ᕕᓂᐱᒡᒥ, ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑎᐅᖃᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑎᐅᔪᕐᓗ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑎᓄᑦ ᑕᐃᑲᙶᖓᔪᑦ ᓯᓚᑦᑐᓴᕐᕕᕐᔪᐊᕐᒥ ᒫᓂᑑᕙᒥ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᓪᓚᑦᑎᐅᔪᑦ ᐱᖓᓱᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᕗᒥ ᑲᓇᑕᑉ ᒥᕐᖑᐃᓯᕐᕕᖁᑎᖓᓂᒃ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᕋᓛᖑᖃᑕᐅᒋᓪᓗᑎᑦ.

Nancy Anilniliak, Field Unit Superintendent, Nunavut. ᓈᓐᓯ ᐊᓂᕐᓂᓕᐊᖅ, ᐊᕕᑦᑐᖅᓯᒪᔪᖓᓂ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖅ, ᓄᓇᕗᑦ

Micheline Manseau, Ecosystem Scientist, Parks Canada Western and Northern Service Centre/ Associate Professor (University of Manitoba). ᒥᓯᓕᓐ ᒪᓐᓯᐅ, ᐊᕙᑎᒥ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑎᒻᒪᕆᒃ, ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᒥᕐᖑᐃᓯᕐᕕᓕᕆᔨᖏᑦ ᐅᐊᓕᓂᕐᒥ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥᓗ ᐱᔨᑦᑎᕋᖅᑎᖏᑦ / ᓯᓚᑦᑐᓴᕐᕕᕐᔪᐊᕐᒥ ᐃᓕᓴᐃᔨᐅᖃᑕᐅᔪᖅ (ᓯᓚᑦᑐᓴᕐᕕᕐᔪᐊᖓᑦ ᒫᓂᑑᕙᑉ)

Gary Mouland, Resources Conservation Manager, Nunavut Field Unit. ᒋᐅᕆ ᒧᓚᓐ, ᓄᓇᐃᑦ ᐆᒪᔪᐃᑦ ᐃᒪᐃᑦ ᐸᐸᑕᐅᓂᖏᑕ ᐊᓪᓚᑦᑎ, ᓄᓇᕗᒥ ᐊᓪᓚᕝᕕᖓᓂ

Richard Leonard, Resources Conservation Manager, Parks Canada Western and Northern Service Centre. ᕆᑦᓱᑦ ᓕᐊᓄᑦ, ᓄᓇᐃᑦ ᐆᒪᔪᐃᑦ ᐃᒪᐃᑦ ᐸᐸᑕᐅᓂᖏᑕ ᐊᓪᓚᑦᑎ, ᐅᐊᓕᓂᕐᒥ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥᓗ ᐱᔨᑦᑎᕋᖅᑎᖏᑦ

Anne Kendrick, Research Associate, University of Manitoba. ᐋᓐ ᑭᐊᓐᑐᕆᒃ, ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑎᐅᖃᑕᐅᔪᖅ, ᓯᓚᑦᑐᓴᕐᕕᕐᔪᐊᖓᑦ ᒫᓂᑑᕙᑉ

Kataisee Attagutsiak, Language Specialist, Parks Canada

Carey Elverum, Sirmilik National Park ᑲᐅᕆ ᐃᐅᓪᕗᕋᒻ – ᓯᕐᒥᓕᒃ ᒥᕐᖑᓯᐃᕐᕕᖓᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐊᓪᓚᑦᑎᖓᑦ

Delia Berrouard – Auyuittuq National Park Manager ᑏᓕᐊ ᕗᕋᑦ – ᐊᐅᔪᐃᑦᑐᖅ ᒥᕐᖑᐃᓯᕐᕕᖓᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐊᓪᓚᑦᑎ

Paula Hughson – Ukkusiksalik National Park Manager ᐹᓚ ᕼᐃᐅᓴᓐ – ᐅᑦᑯᓯᒃᓴᓕᒃ ᒥᕐᖑᓯᐃᕐᕕᖓᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐊᓪᓚᑦᑎ

Pauline Scott Communications Manager, Nunavut Field Unit ᐹᓖᓐ ᔅᑳᑦ ᑐᓴᐅᒪᖃᑦᑕᐅᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᓪᓚᑦᑎ, ᓄᓇᕗᒥ ᐊᓪᓚᕝᕕᖓᑦ

Advisory Committee/ ᐅᖃᐅᔾᔨᒋᐊᖅᑏᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᕋᓛᖏᑦ

The Advisory Committee provides overall advice and subject area expertise to the project. Members represent a variety of Inuit organizations and include an academic representative. The advisory committee meets three times a year, once in Iqaluit and twice by teleconference. Members include:

ᐅᖃᐅᔾᔨᒋᐊᖅᑏᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᕋᓛᖏᑦ ᑕᒪᐃᓐᓂ ᑭᓱᑐᐃᓐᓇᕐᓂᒃ ᐅᖃᐅᔾᔨᒋᐊᓲᖑᕗᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑭᓱᓪᓚᑦᑖᓅᖓᔪᓂᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔨᐅᓪᓗᑎᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᕐᒧᑦ. ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᖃᑕᐅᔪᑦ ᑭᒡᒐᖅᑐᐃᔪᑦ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᙱᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓯᓚᑦᑐᓴᕐᕕᕐᔪᐊᕐᒦᙶᖅᑐᓂᒃ. ᐅᖃᐅᔾᔨᒋᐊᖅᑏᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᕋᓛᖏᑦ ᑲᑎᓲᑦ ᐱᖓᓱᐊᖅᑎᖅᑐᑎᑦ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᒥ, ᐊᑕᐅᓯᐊᖅ ᐃᖃᓗᓐᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᒪᕐᕈᐊᖅᑎᖅ ᐅᖄᓚᐅᑎᒃᑯᑎᒍᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᓂ,ᓱᖑᓪᓗᑎᑦ. ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᔪᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᕋᓛᓄᑦ ᐅᑯᐊᖑᕗᑦ:

Peter Irniq – Cultural educator, former Commissioner of Nunavut – project advisor. ᐲᑕ ᐃᕐᓂᖅ – ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᔨ, ᑲᒥᓯᓇᐅᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᓄᓇᕗᒧᑦ – ᐱᓕᕆᐊᕐᒧᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᔾᔨᒋᐊᖅᑎ.

Frédéric Laugrand, Professor, Laval University – project advisor. ᐱᐊᑐᕆᒃ ᓚᐅᒍᕋᓐᑦ, ᓯᓚᑦᑐᓴᕐᕕᕐᔪᐊᕐᒥ ᐃᓕᓴᐃᔨ, ᓚᕙ ᓯᓚᑦᑐᓴᕐᕕᕐᔪᐊᖓᑦ – ᐱᓕᕆᐊᕐᒧᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᔾᔨᒋᐊᖅᑎ.

Ooloota Maatiusi, Principal, Nunavut Teacher Education Program, Nunavut Arctic College – project advisor. ᐅᓘᑕ ᒫᑎᐅᓯ, ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖅ, ᓄᓇᕗᒥ ᐃᓕᓴᐃᔨᒃᓴᐅᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕋᒃᓴᖓᑦ, ᓄᓇᕗᒥ ᓯᓚᑦᑐᓴᕐᕕᒃ – ᐱᓕᕆᐊᕐᒧᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᔾᔨᒋᐊᖅᑎ.

John MacDonald – Igloolik Research Institute – project advisor, interest in the development and provision of training courses. ᔮᓐ ᒥᒃᑖᓄᓪᑦ – ᐃᒡᓗᓕᒻᒥ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕐᕕᖓᑦ – ᐱᓕᕆᐊᕐᒧᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᔾᔨᒋᐊᖅᑎ, ᐱᔪᒪᓂᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓗᓕᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐱᓕᒻᒪᒃᓴᕈᑎᒃᓴᐃᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕋᒃᓴᐃᑦ.

Shuvinai Mike, Director, Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit, Government of Nunavut. Department of Culture, Language, Elders and Youth – Link to Government of Nunavut departments and advice. ᓱᕕᓇᐃ ᒪᐃᒃ, ᑐᑭᒧᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᔨ, ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᑐᖃᖏᑦ, ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᖏᑦ. ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ – ᑐᕚᕆᔭᖅ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᖏᑕ ᐱᓕᕆᕝᕕᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᖃᐅᔾᔨᒋᐊᖅᑎᐅᓪᓗᓂ.

Luke Suluk, member, Board of Trustees, Inuit Heritage Trust – project advisor. ᓗᒃ ᓱᓗᒃ, ᐃᓚᖏᔭᐅᔪᖅ, ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖏᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓕᕆᔨᖏᒃᑯᖏᓐᓄᑦ, ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐱᖁᑎᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᓇᐅᑦᓯᑐᖅᑏᑦ – ᐱᓕᕆᐊᕐᒧᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᔾᔨᒋᐊᖅᑎ.

Youth rep, Nunavut Youth Council (TBD) – project advisor. ᒪᒃᑯᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᑭᒡᒐᖅᑐᐃᔪᖅ, ᓄᓇᕗᒥ ᒪᒃᑯᑦᑐᐃᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖏᑦ (ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᑕᐅᔪᒫᖅᑐᖅ) – ᐱᓕᕆᐊᕐᒧᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᔾᔨᒋᐊᖅᑎ.