ACUNS is pleased to present the recipients of the 2019-2020 awards program. This year, there were an unprecedented ten winners from the Northwest Territories and Yukon.

Janna MacLachlan
University of Toronto, Public Health Sciences
Exploring Inuit access to self-determination in rehabilitation services for children
POLAR Scholarship ($10,000)

Caitlynn Beckett
Memorial University, Geography
Caring for and living with the legacies of extractive industries
across northern Canada
POLAR Northern Resident Scholarship ($10,000)

Robin Mennell
Queen’s University, Geography
Investigating the relationship between range-use of the
Bathurst caribou and Arctic greening trends

Crystal Milligan
University of Toronto, Health Services Research & Collaborative Specialization in Indigenous Health
Organizational learning from Indigenous communities: A multiple case study in the Northwest Territories health system

Isobel Ness
University of Alberta, Renewable Resources
Advancing non-invasive methods for sampling northern wildlife populations

Tyler Ross
York University, Biology
Characterizing the denning habitat and movements of polar bears in southern Hudson Bay
POLAR Northern Resident Award ($5,000)

Iris Binger
Yukon College / University of Regina, Social Work
Women’s transition housing in Yukon: A low-barrier approach to service delivery for women with mental wellness and substance-use issues

Nicole Lamb
Yukon College, Northern Outdoor and Environmental Studies
Identifying prehistoric wood samples to better understand the palaeo-ecology of the Little John Site

Karen Lepine
Aurora College / University of Saskatchewan, Education
Northern Indigenous women narratives and “Deh Gah Gotine (I am…)“

Trisa Ngo
Dalhousie University, Environmental Science
Spatial analysis of heavy metals in surface waters in the NWT

Christine Spencer
Yukon College / University of Alberta, Renewable Resource Management
International Tundra Experiment (ITEX) Wolf Creek: Assessment of biomass as a response to experimental warming (2010-2019)

Joni Tsatchia
Aurora College / University of Saskatchewan, Education
“Deh Gah Gotine (I am)” – A celebration of Northern Indigenous heritage community research
Dr. Jim McDonald Scholarship ($5,000)

Léa Plourde-Léveillé
Université du Québec à Montréal, Psychology
Descriptive exploratory study of the factors promoting the resilience of Inuit youth at risk of committing suicide in Nunavut