Sanikiluaq, Canada

Category of Activity

Cultural Development

Brief Description

This Innuit community in the far North has played a leadership role in the circumpolar region in gathering and documenting traditional indigenous knowledge of the environment. Incorporating modern science and management systems, it has effectively influenced the region's development to ensure its sustainability. Their political acumen has served as a model for other indigenous communities endangered by industrial pollution.

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Contact Information

Lucassie Arragutainaq
Municipality of Sanikiluaq
N.W.T., X0A 0W0 Canada
Tel. #: 1 819-266-8980
Fax #: 1 819 266 8837