. “Whose voices are not in the room?” Indigenous women’s participation in the Arctic climate crisis research

Abstract

The climate crisis is the new black with thousands of documents published on the topic every year with significant input from the Inuit, knowledge holders of the dynamic of the Arctic environment. This study reports on a systematic literature review that examines the participation of Inuit women from Nunavut in climate crisis research. Here, the recruitment approaches and research methodologies were explored, finding that Indigenous women's participation is different for different fields within the climate crisis research. Women were not represented in the policy field, well represented in medical-science and natural hazards, and less represented in climate and natural sciences. The findings discussed through a relational lens, places the scientists within the research process, and through examples of meaningful and diverse methodologies, methods, and frameworks to engage with communities. The study concludes with management recommendations for researchers and policymakers on how to challenge themselves, the framework and data.

Keywords: Indigenous women, Arctic, climate change research, research framework, Nunavut