Get Involved in The Security of Arctic Communities

Wondering what you can do to help support these Arctic communities facing issues of food insecurity, forced relocation, and housing crises? 

Homes in Arctic Bay during midday January (Image source).

We are too! This page offers some policy recommendations, ways to impact policy in the Arctic, and how to get involved with relevant organizations and initiatives.

Be sure to check out the issues and policies tab to learn more about the specific policy recommendations we have considered for each topic. On the international scale, we have proposed a knowledge sharing forum that provides regional training initiatives centered around Indigenous practices that will address issues of infrastructure, food/housing security, and relocation challenges. To learn more about knowledge sharing forums at the international scale, check out the recent Resilience Forum hosted by the Arctic Council’s Sustainable Development Working Group.

Ways to Get Involved and Make a Difference:

  • The Food Bank of Alaska works with food industry partners to salvage food that would otherwise go to waste. They collect food donated by community members and administer government food programs. Whether you are an Alaska native or not, the Food Bank of Alaska provides an abundance of opportunities to become involved. You can become a monthly donor, leave a legacy through gift-giving, create a Facebook fundraiser, raise money through the Charity Miles phone app, or through Amazon Smile. Click here to learn more about getting involved.  

  • Feeding Nunavut is an independent, non-partisan advocacy and educational organization that works to improve the well-being of people in the Canadian North, specifically Nunavut. Their goals include raising awareness about food insecurity and the challenging living conditions in Nunavut, and collaborating with different levels of government to support, assess, and evaluate programs addressing hunger, poverty, housing, and health. Feeding Nunavut, along with Leesee Papatsie, founder of Nunavut’s Feeding My Family Campaign, have provided suggestions for helpful initiatives that address food insecurity in Canada’s north. 
    • Regulate prices of Northern grocery stores 
    • Subsidize food that fits the diet of the Inuit people 
    • Join Feeding My Family’s letter writing campaign by writing to Members of the Canadian Parliament to make them aware of the pressing challenges 
    • Donate to Inuit-Community Based Food Initiatives that contribute to food security in Inuit regions.
    • Click here to learn more about these initiatives and how to help.

  • The Alaska Institute for Justice works to promote and protect the human rights of all Alaskans including Indigenous communities by providing a variety of critical services. Over the past years, the Alaska Institute for Justice has received numerous grants to help Alaskan Native communities strengthen their adaptive and resiliency capacity, as well as build community decision-making forums for relocation efforts in the face of climate change. Click here to visit their website and learn more about these grants and programs and check out their Facebook page to stay up-to-date and involved in environmental justice initiatives within Alaskan Indigenous communities.  

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