COSEWIC
As part of the Inuksiutit research objectives, an important part is advocacy work and to respond to local, regional, national and international consultations and policies that impact country food and Inuit food sovereignty.
Sheila and Samantha Katsak, in association with the Inuksiutit research collective, submitted a response to the consultation by COSEWIC to place the Ringed Seals under the Species at Risk Act.
You can download the COSEWIC report here.
Video: Community response on the COSEWIC report
This film is about a community response on the COSEWIC report and the consideration of listing Natitiit/Ringed Seal under the Species at Risk Act 2023.
Video transcript
You can download the rough transcript for the film here .
Avian influenza
In this short informative video Martha Jaw from Kinngait, Nunavut teaches us about the importance of cooking geese and eggs. Geese and their eggs are healthy country foods enjoyed in communities across the Arctic. Recently, however, some wild birds in the Arctic have been found to carry germs like avian influenza. Martha describes how it is now safest to cook geese and their eggs well before eating them. Freezing and drying meat will not kill avian influenza. This work is the result of Martha's collaboration with the Inuksiutit: Inuit Food Sovereignty and the Niqivut Silalu Asijjipalliajuq country food and climate change projects.