How will IPY benefit Aboriginal people and Northerners?
Aboriginal people and Northerners play a significant role in the planning, coordination and implementation of the upcoming IPY. Offices, or “northern nodes”, have been established in four regions in Northern Canada to facilitate the involvement of Northerners in IPY and to ensure that northern priorities and needs are met. IPY research in Canada will involve partnerships, including working with territorial governments, northern Aboriginal organizations, communities and other northern stakeholders. IPY activities will integrate traditional and local knowledge, and research teams will be expected to involve Elders and other Aboriginal knowledge-keepers, as appropriate to the research. IPY research and other activities will also incorporate capacity building and training opportunities, especially for Northerners and new northern researchers. There will be special emphasis on outreach activities that engage and are led by Northerners and Aboriginal peoples. Both of the areas of Canadian sc
