When the City of Iqaluit invested in an approach led by a Landscape Architect, the result was an innovative decisional blueprint, not only for what recreation services in Iqaluit should look like, but also how to assess options when decisions need to be made. Critical issues about access, inclusivity and belonging were directly addressed.
Based on Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit (“Inuit traditional knowledge"), the research applied the LocalsKnow approach to learn about vernacular recreation practices, acknowledging that facilities are not only physical places, but also have cultural and spiritual dimensions. Investigating the underlying causes of low Inuit participation to programs and seasonal disparities in facility utilization, a unique, place-based Analysis identified key ‘Determinants’, as factors with decisive outcomes on the performance of recreation programs and facilities in Iqaluit. The result of the research proposed a ‘Shift’ from a focus on facilities to one that puts the needs and preferences of Iqalummiut first.
Inuktitut translation:
2020-2030 ᐃᖃᓗᐃᑦ ᐱᓐᖑᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᓪᓚᕆᒃᑲᔭᖅᑐᖅ ᐸᕐᓈᖅ
ᐃᖃᓗᐃᑦ, ᓄᓇᕗᑦ
ᓄᓇᓕᐸᐅᔭᒃᑯᖏᑦ ᐃᖃᓗᐃᑦ ᓴᖅᑮᒋᐊᔪᒻᒪᑕᑉ ᓯᕗᓕᐊᖑᔪᒥᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒥᒃ ᓄᓇᒦᑲᐅᑎᒋᔪᓄᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᔩᓄᑦ, ᓴᖅᑭᑦᑐᒥᓃᑦ ᖃᓄᖅᑑᖃᑎᒌᒋᐊᓕᑦᑎᒍᑦ ᑎᑎᖅᑑᒐᖅᑕᐅᓐᖑᐊᕐᓂᖅᐳᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᑦᑑᒐᔭᕐᓂᖏᓄᑦ ᓴᖅᑭᑎᑕᐅᒐᒥᑎᒍᑦ, ᐱᓐᖑᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑑᖏᑦᑐᖅ ᑐᕌᖅᑑᑕᓂᑦ ᐱᔨᑦᑎᕐᓂᕐᓂᑦ ᐃᖃᓗᓐᓂ ᖃᓄᐃᑦᑑᒋᐊᖃᕐᓂᖏᓄᑦ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᖃᓄᖅ ᑕᐃᑯᓐᖓᕋᓱᒋᐊᖃᕐᓃᑦ ᖃᓄᖅᑑᕈᑏᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᔭᕆᐊᖃᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ. ᐃᓱᒫᓗᑎᓪᓕ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᒃᓴᐅᓂᑦ ᑕᐃᑯᓐᖓᕋᓱᓐᓃᑦ, ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᓂᖃᒻᒪᕆᔪᕗᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑕᐃᑲᓃᒋᐊᖃᖅᑑᑕᓂᑦ ᑕᑯᒋᐊᕈᑕᐅᓪᓗᑏᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᖃᓯᐅᔾᔭᒥᓃᑦ.
ᒪᓕᑦᑎᓯᒪᓪᓗᓂᒃ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᑐᖓᖏᑦ (“ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᑐᖃᕐᒥᒍᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᑐᖃᖏᑦ”), ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕐᓂᖅ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᖃᔪᔪᖅ ᓄᓇᓕᓐᓂ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᖃᑎᒌᓄᑦ ᐃᓕᔾᔪᑎᒋᔭᐅᓪᓗᓂᒃ ᐱᓐᖑᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᓂᖅᑎᒍᑦ ᐱᓕᒻᒪᒃᓴᖅᑕᐅᓲᒥᒃ, ᐃᒡᓘᓂᑦ ᐃᓂᒃᓴᑑᖏᓐᓂᖏᓄᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᕕᒋᒋᐊᕐᓗᒌᑦ ᐃᓂᖃᕐᕕᖏᑎᒍᑦ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐃᓗᓕᖃᐅᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᑏᑦ ᐱᖅᑯᓯᑐᖃᖅᑎᒍᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᒃᐱᕐᓂᖅᑎᒍᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᔾᔪᑎᓂᑦ. ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑐᒍᓪᓕ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᒋᓲᖑᓂᖏᑦ ᐱᖃᑕᐅᑦᑎᐊᕐᓇᑏᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᑰᖓᔪᒥᑎᒍᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᑉ ᐃᓚᐃᓐᓇᖓᒎᖓᓃᑦ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᖏᑦᑑᑕᐅᓱᖑᓂᖏᓄᑦ ᐃᒡᓗᓂᖅᑎᒍᕐᓃᑦ, ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᓪᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᑦᑎᐊᖏᒻᒥᔪᖅ, ᐃᓂᖃᕐᕕᒻᒦᓐᓃᑦ−ᒪᓕᑦᑎᓯᒪᓂᓖᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᔭᐅᔾᔪᑎᒥᓂᕐᓂᑦ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᕐᒃᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᒥᒃ ‘ᐱᓕᕆᔾᔪᑏᑦ’, ᓴᖅᑮᖓᓲᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᖅᑎᒎᕐᓃᑦ ᐱᓐᖑᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒥᒍᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᒡᓗᖁᑎᒥᑎᒍᑦ ᐃᖃᓗᓐᓂᒃ. ᓴᖅᑭᑦᑐᒥᓃᓪᓕ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᑐᒃᓯᕌᖑᖔᓕᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ‘ᐊᓯᔾᔨᕆᐊᕐᓂᖅ’ ᑕᑯᒋᐊᕐᓂᖃᖔᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᒡᓗᖁᑎᐅᓂᕐᓂᑦ ᐊᑕᐅᓯᐅᓪᓗᓂᒃ ᐱᔭᐅᔭᕆᐊᓕᐅᔪᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᔭᕆᐊᓕᒃ ᐃᖃᓗᒻᒥᐅᓄᑦ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᐅᔾᔭᐅᓗᓂᒃ.
