Still NorthArctic Institute

Ivalu Petersen

Director of community partnerships. Ivalu leads the agreements that determine who asks a research question, who controls the resulting data, and how a project remains accountable after field activity ends. Read the full profile.
  • Open data, whose authority?

    Open data, whose authority?

    Reading the National Inuit Strategy on Research as connected commitments to governance, funding, capacity, and data authority, not a permission checklist.

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  • Consent is a conversation, not a form

    Consent is a conversation, not a form

    Make refusal usable, separate individual consent from collective authority, and explain what happens when a research plan or permission changes.

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  • Distance is part of wildlife observation

    Distance is part of wildlife observation

    A minimum distance is not a target. Compare two ways of taking the same photograph, and consider duration, crowding, local authority, sensitive locations, and research permissions.

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  • Rain on snow across the tundra

    Rain on snow across the tundra

    How ice crust can affect winter forage, why community observation matters, and why one event is not a trend.

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