Pitseolak Pfeifer
Carleton University, Geography and Environmental Studies, Graduate Student
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- Born and raised in Iqaluit, Pitseolak is currently building on over 25 years of Inuit advocacy in his M.A. in Northern Studies at Carleton University. His professional interests... moreBorn and raised in Iqaluit, Pitseolak is currently building on over 25 years of Inuit advocacy in his M.A. in Northern Studies at Carleton University. His professional interests lie at the intersections of sustainable Northern community development, Inuit values and self-determination. He combines his interdisciplinary studies with consulting work and with participation in applied and community-based research projects related to Inuit issues. Often a guest lecturer on Arctic matters; he also remains an active member of the Inuit community offering his skills and experience to help address community needs.edit
Research Interests:
Research Interests:
This study offers a rationale for the need to engage with Inuit communities in Ontario by various provincial, federal, and municipal stakeholders. Although Ontario has strengthened their engagement efforts and initiatives with First... more
This study offers a rationale for the need to engage with Inuit communities in Ontario by various provincial, federal, and municipal stakeholders. Although Ontario has strengthened their engagement efforts and initiatives with First Nations, Métis, and Inuit communities,
Inuit in this province continue to face specific challenges that relate to a range of factors, comprehensively outlined in this study.
The research is informed by multilevelled analysis, with policy, program, and organizational considerations in mind, and includes interdisciplinary methodology, with a mix of referencing sources (e.g. demographic data, scholarly articles, community work, government policy and reports etc.). It offers thematic insights into engagement practices and challenges
in areas such as research, labour and employment, education and youth, health and poverty, culture and language, or family. In the context of strengthening public processes with Indigenous peoples across Canada, these are areas of interest for municipal, provincial, and federal governments, as well as for organizations and other stakeholders with a say in the well-being of Inuit communities, in the sustainable development of cities in Ontario, and in the prosperity of the larger Canadian society.
Inuit in this province continue to face specific challenges that relate to a range of factors, comprehensively outlined in this study.
The research is informed by multilevelled analysis, with policy, program, and organizational considerations in mind, and includes interdisciplinary methodology, with a mix of referencing sources (e.g. demographic data, scholarly articles, community work, government policy and reports etc.). It offers thematic insights into engagement practices and challenges
in areas such as research, labour and employment, education and youth, health and poverty, culture and language, or family. In the context of strengthening public processes with Indigenous peoples across Canada, these are areas of interest for municipal, provincial, and federal governments, as well as for organizations and other stakeholders with a say in the well-being of Inuit communities, in the sustainable development of cities in Ontario, and in the prosperity of the larger Canadian society.
