Abstract
A unique element of International Polar Year (IPY) 2007–2008 was the focus on sharing the excitement of ‘doing science’ with northern communities through education and outreach projects. This article reports on the perspectives of key stakeholders in Canadian IPY research projects in their pursuit to incorporate education and outreach in culturally appropriate ways. To identify the benefits, challenges, and common pitfalls when conducting researcher-led science education and outreach activities in the north Yukon, 60 qualitative interviews were conducted with IPY researchers, northern residents, and integrative science educators. Findings suggest that for southern-based research networks working in northern Indigenous communities, educational outreach is most successful in the eyes of northern educators and residents when it is regionally and culturally specific, people-focused, and led by the community's vision and needs.
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