Nunavut Search and Rescue (NSAR) Project: Supporting Inuit Health and Well-Being, Food Security, Economic Development, and Community Resilience

在努纳武特，以社区为基础的搜救委员会、地面搜救小组、加拿大海岸警卫队辅助单位、民用航空搜救协会成员、因纽特海洋监测员、因纽特守护者和加拿大游骑警承担着一项非常具有挑战性的任务：在一年365天、一年24小时、一年365天、在资源很少、外部援助很少的情况下，提供全天候的响应能力。因纽特人的搜救人员面临着严峻的挑战，他们要求开发更强大的预防方法、技能和能力建设、与外部机构更好的合作和沟通，以及对物理和人力搜救基础设施需求进行彻底的调查。他们还强调有必要确保因纽特人的Qaujimajatuqangit / Qaujimaningit （IQ）成为努纳武特搜救系统和基础设施的基础。在快速变化的北极环境中，SAR能力和基础设施只会变得更加重要，Nunavut社区响应者确定的挑战、担忧和能力建设领域需要得到有效和全面的解决。有效的SAR系统：1)是帮助社区应对北极气候变化的重要适应工具；2)构成支持因纽特人健康和福祉所需的关键基础设施；是解决粮食不安全问题的安全收获活动的必要基础。强大的搜救能力也是该地区经济发展的先决条件，也是增强社区复原力的必要条件。NSAR项目包含因纽特人Qaujimajatuqangit / Qaujimaningit （IQ）的核心法律、原则和实践，采用全面的研究战略，旨在通过能力和技能建设，并通过创建基于IQ和反映因纽特人价值观的当前和未来规划、准备和基础设施发展的决策支持模型，加强努纳武特的全社会SAR系统。具体而言，我们将：a)创造新的知识，了解努纳武特地区搜救人员所拥有的核心优势，他们面临的挑战，以及搜救准备、预防和响应的最佳实践。b)开发创新的解决方案，建议人类和物质基础设施的发展，新政策以及基于社区的新方法，以建立和增强这些优势并应对这些挑战。c)确保IQ和因纽特人的土地安全知识是SAR系统的基础。为了实现这些目标，NSAR项目的多学科研究团队将建立在植根于核心智商值和规律的四大支柱上。第一个是Piliriqatigiingniq和aajiqatigiinniq，它们将利用区域圆桌会议加强搜救关系，就如何改善努纳武特地区的搜救达成共识。第二个项目支柱是Pilimmaksarniq，它将涉及为组织、管理和执行基于社区的搜救行动开发实用知识和技能。第三个支柱是Maligait和SAR系统模型，它将创建一个全面的模型，以促进未来持续的SAR规划和准备。最后，第四个支柱Qanuqtuurniq将支持SAR操作的持续创新和改进。NSAR项目将加强关系，促进知识创造，发展技能，确定所需的基础设施，并使因纽特人成为北极SAR的第一响应者所需的创新规划和准备成为可能。

In Nunavut, community-based Search and Rescue (SAR) Committees, Ground SAR teams, Canadian Coast Guard Auxiliary units, Civil Air SAR Association members, Inuit Marine Monitors, Inuit Guardians, and the Canadian Rangers undertake a very challenging task: providing 24/7 response capabilities, 365 days a year in an austere operating environment, with few resources, and little external assistance. Inuit SAR responders face serious challenges and have requested the development of more robust prevention methods, skill and capacity building, better cooperation and communication with external agencies, and thorough investigation of physical and human SAR infrastructure requirements. They have also emphasized the need to ensure Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit / Qaujimaningit (IQ) is at the foundation of Nunavut's SAR systems and infrastructure. In the rapidly changing Arctic environment, SAR capabilities and infrastructure will only become more essential and the challenges, concerns, and areas for capacity building identified by community responders in Nunavut need to be effectively and comprehensively addressed. An effective SAR system: 1) is a vital adaptation tool to help communities cope with Arctic climate change; 2) constitutes critical infrastructure required to support Inuit health and well-being; 3) is a necessary foundation for safe harvesting activities to address food insecurity. Strong SAR capabilities are also a prerequisite to economic development in the region and are required to bolster community resilience.The NSAR project embraces the core laws, principles, and practices of Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit / Qaujimaningit (IQ) to employ a comprehensive research strategy aimed at strengthening Nunavut's whole-of-society SAR system through capacity and skill building, and by creating a decision support model for current and future planning, preparation, and infrastructure development grounded in IQ and reflecting Inuit values. Specifically, we will:a) Create new knowledge about the core strengths possessed by SAR responders in Nunavut, the challenges they face, and on best practices for SAR preparedness, prevention, and response.b) Develop innovative solutions, suggestions for human and physical infrastructure development, and new policy as well as novel community-based approaches that build off and enhance these strengths and address these challenges.c) Ensure that IQ and Inuit land safety knowledge are the foundation of the SAR system. To achieve these aims, the NSAR project's multidisciplinary research team will build on four pillars rooted in core IQ values and laws. The first is Piliriqatigiingniq and Aajiiqatigiinniq, which will use regional roundtables to strengthen SAR relationships to build consensus on how to improve SAR in Nunavut. The second project pillar is Pilimmaksarniq, which will involve developing practical knowledge and skills for the organization, administration, and execution of community-based SAR operations. The third pillar, Maligait and the SAR System Model, will create a comprehensive model to facilitate continuous SAR planning and preparations for the future. Finally, the fourth pillar, Qanuqtuurniq, will support ongoing innovation and improvement in SAR operations.The NSAR project will strengthen the relationships, facilitate the knowledge creation, develop the skills, identify the required infrastructure, and enable the innovative planning and preparation required to support Inuit as the first responders in Arctic SAR.