Arctic Char Colouring Page

Scientific research and Indigenous Knowledge come together through community leadership and participation across Inuit Nunangat. This coloring page illustrates the connections between researchers and Inuit communities, highlighting key values of Reciprocity, Respect, Accountability, and Trust in collaborative research.

Inuit Knowledge informs Western science, leading to a more holistic understanding of the environment and culturally important species including Arctic char, beluga, and seals.

On the bottom left, two people are near the edge of the ice collecting data in different ways. A community harvester is observing a seal, and the other person has electronic scientific equipment in the water. Above them a transparent text box states:

There has been an increased effort to bridge different ways of knowing to address ecological and social challenges associated with climate change.

On the bottom right, one person is recording information while another person places a scientific sensor into the water through a hole in the ice, a third person is fishing through a hole made in the ice. A transparent text box below them states:

Community technicians use different technologies and tools to gather data on the arctic environment and species.

On the top right, a person is driving a snow mobile and pulling supplies across the ice. Below them, a transparent text box states:

Inuit participation in the publication of information from coastal and marine studies in increasing.

A line graph within the text box shows a steep increase in Inuit participation from 1992 to 2020. Participation was very low until approximately 2005.