What is PAWS?

The People, Animals, Water, and Sustenance (PAWS) Project is interested in gaining a better understanding of the relationships Iqaluit Inuit have with dogs, water, and food. Currently there are gaps in our understanding of the interactions between dogs, water, and food in a Northern context. In-depth interviews on these topics coupled with sampling of dog feces, water, and clams will help us understand how these relationships interact together and how these relationships may be changing.

ᑲᑎᑎᑦᓯᕙᑦᑐᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔪᕐᔪᐊᓂᒃ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᒥᔨᓂᓗ ᓄᓇᒥ ᐃᓄᓐᓂ ᖃᓄᐃᓐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓅᓯᕐᒧᑦ ᑐᑭᓯᓇᓱᐊᕆᐊᓕᓐᓄᑦ ᑲᑎᑎᑦᓱᑎᒃ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑎᒥᖁᑎᖏᓐᓂᒃ, ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᑐᒥ ᓄᓇᓕᓐᓂᒃ, ᒐᕙᒪᑐᖃᒃᑯᓐᓂ ᐊᕕᑦᑐᖅᓯᒪᔪᓂᓗ ᑎᒥᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓇᒻᒥᓂᖃᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᕿᒥᕐᕈᖃᑎᒌᑦᓱᑎᒃ ᐊᑦᑐᐃᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᓯᓚᐅᑉ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᕐᓂᖓᑕ ᓯᓈᖏᓐᓂ ᑲᓇᑕᐅᑉ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᖓᑕ.

ᓯᓚᐅᑉ ᓂᕈᒥᑦᓯᕙᓪᓕᐊᓂᖓ ᐊᔭᐅᕐᒪᑦ ᓱᑲᑦᑐᐊᓗᒻᒥᒃ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᔪᓂᒃ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᐆᒪᖃᑎᒌᑦᑐᓄᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕐᓂᖃᓪᓚᕆᒋᐊᖃᕋᑦᑕ ᑐᐊᕕᕐᓇᖅᑐᒥᒃ ᒪᓐᓂᑦᓯᐅᑎᓯᒪᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᑕᕆᐅᑉ ᐃᖅᑳᓃᑦᑐᑦ ᐆᒪᔪᐊᕐᔪᐊᐃᑦ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᕐᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᓕᕇᖅᑐᓄᑦ.

ᐃᓚᖏᑦ ᐊᑲᐃᓪᓕᐅᕈᑕᐅᔪᑦ ᓯᓚᐅᑉ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᕐᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᑕᕆᐅᕐᒥ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᐆᒪᖃᑎᒌᑦᑐᓄᑦ ᑕᑯᑦᓴᐅᔪᑦ. ᓲᕐᓗ, ᓇᓄᐃᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓇᑦᓰᑦ ᓇᓗᓇᓐᖏᑦᑐᖅ ᐊᑦᑐᖅᑕᐅᓂᕐᓗᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᓯᑯᐃᕈᑦᑐᒧᑦ ᑐᓐᖓᕕᐅᕙᑦᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐊᖑᓇᓱᓐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᕿᑐᕐᖏᐅᕐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ. ᐊᓯᖏᑦ ᐊᑦᑐᖅᑕᐅᓂᐅᔪᑦ ᑕᑯᑦᓴᐅᓗᐊᓐᖏᑦᑐᑦ.

ᖃᐅᔨᕐᓴᓂᖅ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᐳᐃᔨᓂᒃ ᓄᐊᑦᓯᑦᓱᑎᒃ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᔭᖅᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᑐᓴᕋᑦᓴᓂᒃ ᑲᓇᑕᐅᑉ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᖓᓂ ᐳᐃᔩᑦ ᐆᒪᖃᑎᒌᖏᓐᓂᒃ, ᐊᑐᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᓐᖏᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᐊᐅᓚᐅᓂᔪᓂᒃ ᑕᒪᒃᑮᓐᓂᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔪᒻᒪᕆᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓄᓇᓕᓐᓂᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᓂᐅᔪᓂᒃ.

ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᕐᓂᖅ ᓯᓚᐅᑉ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᕐᓂᖓᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᔭᐃᓂᖅ ᐊᐅᓚᓂᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓯᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᒫᓐᓇ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓯᕗᓂᑦᑎᓐᓂ ᓯᓚᐅᑉ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᕐᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᓱᖏᐅᑎᒍᑎᓂᒃ ᐊᐅᓚᓂᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᑲᓇᑕᐅᑉ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᖓᓂ.