Acoustic monitoring for community empowerment at Clyde River, Nunavut

Location: Clyde River, Nunavut
The community of Clyde River has deep knowledge of the marine environment, a deep respect for the ocean and all that lives there, and a long history of protecting marine resources. The culture, language, food, and livelihoods in Clyde River depend on this environment. Kangiqtugaapingmiut have always had a great appreciation for the ocean. As the marine environment faces increasing changes and impacts from development, shipping, climate change, and more, the community has a great interest in monitoring the ocean and underwater noise. In this project, Clyde River seeks to start an acoustic monitoring program, to gain a baseline understanding of the ocean soundscape in order to track changes over time. Combined with Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit, data from acoustic monitoring can provide the community and community leadership with important information and evidence to ensure that the environment stays healthy and flag when there are changes to be concerned about. This information will not only be important and useful to Clyde River, but to neighbouring communities in the region, researchers, and others. The new acoustic monitoring program will empower the community not only through its data and results, but also through training in new technology, access to new information, and ability to draw on evidence to support local engagement in environmental observation/assessment activities and decision-making.

Imaup iluagut tusaqsauniujunik nautsiqtuiniujuq Kangiqtugaapik, Nunavummiut piliriaqaqtiuliqullugit

Piliriaksami sivuliqtuq: Malcolm Ranta

Ikajuqtuijuq Timiujuq: Ilisaqsivik Society

Namiinninga: Clyde River (Nunavut)

Kangiqtugaamiup nunalinganirmiut angijummarialungmik qaujimaniqarmata tariup avatigijanganut turaangajunik, angijualungmiklu tariumik, uumajuqutilimaangujuniklu tariumi upigusuttiaqtuullutik, ammalu akunialuk mianiqsisimaniqaqsimalirsutik tariurmit pijausimaliqpaktuqutinik. Kangiqtugaapingmiut piusituqarijangat, uqausingat, niqigivaktangit, ammalu annaumajjutigivaktangit tunngavviqallaringmata avatigijaminnut. Kangiqtugaapingmiut tariup imanganik angijualungmi quviagijaqarmata. Pijjutigillugit tariup avatigijanga angiglivallianginnaqtuulluni asijjiqpallianiujut amisuruqpallianinginnit ammalu aktuqtauvallianingit pivalliatitsiniujunit, usikatarniuvaktunit, silaup asijjiqpallianinganit, ammalu asikkanninginnit piliriniqaliqsimaniujunit, nunaqqatigiiktut ilagijauqataujumaningat angiglisimalirmat nautsiqtuivanniujunut tariumik ammalu imau iluani tusaqsauniuvaktunit. Taakkunani piliriangukainnaqtuni, kangiqtugaapingmiut imaup iluagut tusaqsauniuvaktulirilutik nautsiqtuiniqalirumavut piliriangujutigut, tukisiumanirijamingnut tariup iluanit tusaqsauniuvaktunut tukisiumaliqpaallirnirmi tunngavviqutiulirajaqtutigut nautsiqtuisimalirajarnirmut asijjiqpallianiusimajunik. Ilaqaliqtitausimatillugit Inuit Qaujimajatuqanginik, tukisigiarviksaqutiuliqtut imaup iluagut tusaqsauniuvaktunut pitaqaliqtitsijunnarniarmata nunaqqatigiiktunut ammalu nunaliujumi sivuliqtiujunut pimmariutiullutik tusagaksaqutinik ammalu nalunaiqsijjutinik tariup avatigijanga qanuinngitsianginnaqullugu ammalu nalunaiqsivagunnaqsilutik asijjiqsimaniqtaqaliraangat isumaalugutiusimaliriaqaqtunut. Tamakkua tusagaksait pimmariutitaunianngimmata ammalu aturniqaqtuunianngimmata Kangiqtugaapingmiunut kisiani, asinginnuttauq nunaligijaujunut aviktuqsimaniujumi, qaujisaqtimmariujunut, ammalu asinginut pimmariutitauniarmimmata aturniqaqtitaulutiklu. Nutaangulluni imaup iluagut tusaqsauniujutigut nautsiqtuinniulluni piliriangujuq nunaqqatigiiktunit piliriaqarunnalirutiunianngimmat tukisigiarviksaqutitigut ammalu qaujijausimaliqtutigut, kisianilittauq pilimmaksajausimalirniqtigut nutaangullutik sanarutinik, atuinnauvviusimalirniqtigut nutaanik tusagaksaqutinit, ammalu pisimalirutigivannialugit nalunaiqsijjutinik ikajurniqalirniarmata nunaliujumit piliriaqaqatautittijunnarnirnut avatiujumik qaujigiaqattarniujutigut piliriangujuni ammalu isumaliurutiliuqpannirni.