Knowledge & Resources

Inuit youth are not only capable of contributing to planning, policy and research — they are expanding what this work can look like.

Through creative, scholarly, and land-based practices, Inuit youth are shaping how climate change policy and research are understood, communicated, and governed across Inuit Nunangat and beyond.

Below is a collection of practical resources, stories, research, and tools to support Inuit youth in shaping, designing, and informing policy, planning, and research on their own terms.

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Inuit Youth

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Researchers

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Educators

Speaking Truths to Power and Polluters

Inuvialuk young leader Darryl Tedjuk shares his experiences living at the forefront of climate change at Parliament Hill, Ottawa

Story Map: Changing Climate Conversations

Inuvialuit young leaders are speaking up about climate change displacement in the Canadian Arctic.

Carving Out Climate Testimony: Inuit Youth, Wellness and Environmental Stewardship in Tuktoyaktuk, NWT

In Tuktoyaktuk, climate change impacts are acute, compounding and widespread from melting permafrost, coastal erosion, changing sea ice and weather patterns.

In Tuktoyaktuk, nail art offers a novel record of climate change

A research project engages youth in creative documentation of the environment.

Inuit teachings for climate leadership: Silatuniq in action

In an intimate Q&A, two young leaders from Tuktoyaktuk connect with globally renowned Inuk activist Siila Watt-Cloutier to reflect on Inuit knowledge.

On the Arctic Shores

The voices and feelings of Inuit youth take centre stage in a new project about climate change.

Working together to elevate the voices of Inuit youth

Temperatures in the Canadian Arctic are rising several times faster than elsewhere in the world.

Don’t Give Up Original Song

'Don't Give Up' was written and recorded by a group of youth from Tuktoyaktuk in the North West Territories.

ICC Inuit Artist of the Month Podcast Series – Brian Kowikchuk

In this episode, host Madeleine Allakariallak speaks with Brian Kowikchuk, who is from Inuvik in the Inuvialuit Settlement Region, Northwest Territories, Canada.

Changing Climate Conversations

A changing climate conversation with Inuvialuit youth

Podcast: 37th & The World: Inuit Youth, Indigenous Knowledge, and Arctic Climate Policy

Climate change is one of the most pressing issues of our time but who should shape the policies that guide our response?

Happening to Us

Inuvialuit young leaders are working with researchers to speak up about climate change impacts in the Canadian Arctic.

N'we Jinan Artists - "DON'T GIVE UP" // Tuktoyaktuk, NWT

'Don't Give Up' was written and recorded by a group of youth from Tuktoyaktuk in the North West Territories.

Carving Out Climate Testimony: Inuit Youth, Wellness and Environmental Stewardship in Tuktoyaktuk, NWT

In Tuktoyaktuk, climate change impacts are acute, compounding and widespread from melting permafrost, coastal erosion, changing sea ice and weather patterns.

Saliqmiut: Coastal People (43 min documentary film)

People along the coast, at the edge. A film by Alan Marcus.

Shared Waters, Shared Futures: Reflections on Climate and Indigenous Knowledge

Spending time on the land and the water to connect and share with one another is central to the grounded lived experiences of many diverse Indigenous communities.

Inuit Climate Policy Futures: From Seeing to Sensing

Inuit across the Arctic have long witnessed dramatic environmental changes in their homelands.

Communicating science from the Arctic: A collaborative protocol to mitigate harm

Scientists increasingly engage communities living in researched places as an attempt to mitigate harm and produce more equitable research.

Thawing of the Beautiful Lands of Inuvialuit: Lessons for Sensing Policy.

A publication by Bagelman J, Williamson K, Wiebe S, Gauthier M, Dresher D. Nuna Aliannaittuk Auttuq in Canadian Public Administration.