Online Journal

Laidler name change and 1-yr leave

Thu, 16 Jun 2011 15:51:53 -0400

Please note that as of July 1, 2011, my email address will be changing to gita_ljubicic@carleton.ca to reflect a change to using my married name. All other contact information remains the same. I will not be changing all references to Laidler throughout this site, but any new posts and information will use Ljubicic.

In addition, I will be on maternity leave from July 1, 2011 - June 30, 2012. Therefore, I will not be teaching during the 2011/2012 school year. However, research project activities will continue as planned, through facilitation by incoming graduate students. Updates on new student contact info will be posted in September, 2011.

I should also be able to check email sporadically while on leave. All emails will be stored, it just might take a while for me to reply.

If the issue is urgent, please contact Geography departmental administrative staff.

Best wishes for a great year.

New elder/youth project funded by SSHRC, in Gjoa Haven, Nunavut

Mon, 2 May 2011 15:37:42 -0400

Building on research the SSHRC-funded project Qanuittumik takuvit?, Gjoa Haven research priorities identified through February 2010 workshops, and proposal writing collaboration in August 2010, we are very happy to learn that we received SSHRC Standard Research Grant funding for our proposed project on: Connecting Inuit Elders and Youth: Learning about caribou, community, and well-being.

This research project is a partnership between Carleton University, the Kitikmeot Inuit Association, and the community of Gjoa Haven, Nunavut, and has funding support from May, 2011 - March, 2014. For more details, refer to the project summary.

Official Atlas launch

Thu, 17 Mar 2011 12:10:18 -0400

The Inuit siku (sea ice) Atlas, is an important educational outcome of the Inuit Sea Ice Use and Occupancy Project. It was officially launched with public and community celebrations in Cape Dorset, Igloolik, and Pangnirtung, Nunavut, as well as at Carleton University in Ottawa, on March 17, 2011.

The Inuit siku Atlas (http://sikuatlas.ca) was developed during nine years of collaboration among many researchers across four Nunavut communities. The atlas was created to respond to the desire of Inuit elders and hunters to share knowledge with Inuit youth, incorporate Inuit knowledge and northern content in the northern education system and share knowledge with scientists and the general public.

The siku Atlas is an online, interactive educational resource to share knowledge, stories, maps, language and lessons to enable northern students, and the general public, to explore and learn about various sea ice topics from Inuit perspectives.

The siku Atlas can be used to learn about:
Inuit knowledge of sea ice features, uses, hazards, and changes
Nunavut community elders, hunters, and researchers involved in the project
Maps of Inuit sea ice knowledge and use
Inuktitut sea ice terminology in different seasons
The Floe Edge Service - satellite imagery available for communities across the Canadian North
Background on the larger sea ice project and researchers involved

Read the official news release or a feature in Nunatsiaq News.

Research Proposal Collaboration and Land Camp Participation

Mon, 13 Sep 2010 14:45:32 -0400

It was exciting to be able to get back to Gjoa Haven in the summer, after our first visit in February. This trip was mainly to work with local collaborators to develop a SSHRC proposal that builds on results from Qanuittumik takuvit?, to fund the research priorities identified in the February workshops. Specifically, we were trying to follow up on interests to have more regular elder-youth land camps, and explore how these camps can help facilitate research and education in the community. I was fortunate to be able to participate in an elder-youth land camp being run by a local teacher at the time, which was an amazing learning experience and also helped greatly to inform proposal development.

During the trip it was also neat to be part of a flag raising ceremony celebrating the historical and ongoing connections between Gjoa Haven and Norway (especially through the legacy of arctic explorer Roald Amundsen), and to experience what it’s like when cruise ship tourists make their short community stops along their Northwest Passage route.

Kelly defends her MA thesis

Tue, 4 May 2010 15:41:28 -0400

Congratulations to Kelly Karpala on the successful defense of her MA thesis on: Adapting to a World of Change: Inuit Perspectives of Climate Change in Igloolik, Nunavut. (May 4, 2010, Department of Sociology and Anthropology.)