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The Yellowknife Garden Metals Study (YKGMS) collects information on the amount of arsenic and other mining related contaminants (antimony, cadmium, lead, manganese, copper, zinc, and vanadium) in backyard garden soils and produce in Yellowknife (YK), Ndilo, Dettah and surrounding area.   The research team is asking for samples of locally grown produce and soil for analysis.  Participants who submit locally grown produce and soil to the study will receive their individual results and interpretation of what those numbers mean.

Earlier this year, The Aurora Research Institute (ARI), the research division of Aurora College, along with Hotıì ts’eeda: NWT SPOR SUPPORT Unit, collaborated to host a grant writing workshop: Research CASH (Capacity, Access, and Strength Here).

The workshop will guide participants through the development of a high quality, submission-ready research funding proposal to one of the Tri-Council agencies (SSHRC, CIHR, NSERC). The purpose of this workshop is to build Northern research capacity and increase NWT access to federal research funding programs. 

In light of the COVID-19 pandemic and physical-distancing precautions, the workshop will now be offered virtually! 

If you are interested in attending, please fill out a short survey here. 

The deadline to apply for ARI’s Research Assistant and Research Fellowship Programs is approaching, so be sure to get your applications in before January, 15th (Deadline closes at midnight MST).

APTN National News Article focuses on how climate change is impacting the preservation of cultural heritage in the Western Arctic. Read what participants in the Young Leaders Climate Change Summit think.