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Sara Dorow,Nicole Smith Acuña

doi:10.15402/esj.2015.1.a03

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In April 2014, McMaster University and Carleton University collaborated with Kugluktuk, an Inuit community in Nunavut to survey community views on resource development and produce a larger community report
The successful alliance that we describe in this article harnessed the knowledge and expertise from academic, government, industry, community and civic actors with the potential to transform the social structures in Kugluktuk, Nunavut
The purpose of this paper is to focus in depth on the nature, scope and collaborative nature of the Community Readiness Initiative (CRI) process as it unfolded in Kugluktuk, between April 2014 and August 2015, with an emphasis on the methodological approaches that we undertook

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In April 2014, McMaster University and Carleton University collaborated with Kugluktuk, an Inuit community in Nunavut to survey community views on resource development and produce a larger community report. This was part of a Community Readiness Initiative (CRI) piloted by the Canadian Northern Development Agency (CanNor) to assess the socio-economic needs of communities across the North prior to mine development. In April 2014, McMaster University was approached by the Hamlet of Kugluktuk to engage in a “Community Readiness Initiative” (CRI) being piloted in seven northern communities by the Canadian Northern Development Agency (CanNor). All partners have provided input into the CRI process and have worked together to refine the project questions, methodologies, knowledge outcome and dissemination strategies

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