Identification

Title

When the Weather is Uggianaqtuq: Inuit Observations of Environmental Change

Alternative title(s)

106.ARCSS122

Abstract

Uggianaqtuq (pronounced OOG-gi-a-nak-took ) is a North Baffin Inuktitut word that means to behave unexpectedly, or in an unfamiliar way. From the perspective of many hunters and elders in the Arctic, the weather has been uggianaqtuq in recent years. Inuit from two communities in Nunavut, Canada (Baker Lake and Clyde River), share their observations and perspectives on recent environmental changes. The CD-ROM is a pilot project that uses media technology, as opposed to written reports, as an alternative way to document and communicate Inuit observations and knowledge. It is a research product/report for the communities involved, as well as others interested in how Inuit are experiencing environmental change. Maps, text, photos, video and music are integrated to help illustrate the changes Inuit have observed in their environment and the impacts on their livelihoods. The integrated components allow the user to * search by topic or the person being interviewed * view interview clips in Inuktitut with English interpretations * view and print maps about environmental changes drawn by participants * view short videos with scenes from the communities * view summaries and photos of environmental changes and their impacts to the landscape and community life. The research project was funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF), grant number OPP-9906740, a doctoral fellowship from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC), and an award from the Innovative Research Program at the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES), University of Colorado at Boulder (CU).

Resource type

dataset

Resource locator

https://data.eol.ucar.edu//dataset/106.ARCSS122

protocol: https

name: When the Weather is Uggianaqtuq: Inuit Observations of Environmental Change homepage

description: Dataset homepage

Unique resource identifier

code

106.ARCSS122

codeSpace

Dataset language

Spatial reference system

code identifying the spatial reference system

Classification of spatial data and services

Topic category

climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere

society

Keywords

Keyword set

keyword value

dataset

originating controlled vocabulary

title

Resource Type

reference date

date type

revision

effective date

2014-10-16

Keyword set

keyword value

Field Surveys

Keyword set

keyword value

Arctic

Meteorology

Keyword set

keyword value

EARTH SCIENCE > HUMAN DIMENSIONS > HUMAN SETTLEMENTS > TRIBAL LANDS

EARTH SCIENCE > HUMAN DIMENSIONS > GLOBAL CHANGE RESPONSES > CLIMATE ADAPTATION

EARTH SCIENCE > HUMAN DIMENSIONS > GLOBAL CHANGE RESPONSES > CLIMATE MITIGATION

EARTH SCIENCE > HUMAN DIMENSIONS > POPULATION > VULNERABLE POPULATIONS

originating controlled vocabulary

title

Global Change Master Directory (GCMD)

reference date

date type

revision

effective date

2018-02-27

Geographic location

West bounding longitude

-96.00000

East bounding longitude

-68.00000

North bounding latitude

70.00000

South bounding latitude

64.00000

Temporal reference

Temporal extent

Begin position

1920-01-01T01:01:00Z

End position

2001-12-31T23:59:59Z

Dataset reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2010-07-21T12:50:22Z

Frequency of update

Quality and validity

Lineage

Conformity

Data format

name of format

version of format

Constraints related to access and use

Constraint set

Use constraints

none

Limitations on public access

none

Responsible organisations

Responsible party

contact position

EOL Data Support

organisation name

UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory

full postal address

PO Box 3000

Boulder

80307-3000

email address

datahelp@eol.ucar.edu

web address

https://data.eol.ucar.edu/

name: homepage

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Responsible party

contact position

EOL Data Support

organisation name

UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory

full postal address

PO Box 3000

Boulder

80307-3000

email address

datahelp@eol.ucar.edu

web address

https://data.eol.ucar.edu/

name: homepage

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Metadata on metadata

Metadata point of contact

contact position

EOL Data Support

organisation name

UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory

full postal address

PO Box 3000

Boulder

80307-3000

email address

datahelp@eol.ucar.edu

web address

https://data.eol.ucar.edu/

name: homepage

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Metadata date

2024-02-07T22:49:25Z

Metadata language

eng; USA