Craft a tool to change the way houses and villages could be built in Nunavik (Blank survey)

CRAFT A TOOL TO

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OPEN TO ALL ADULT RESIDENTS Doing Things Differently collaborative research project (SN 2019-2023)

SHARE your THOUGHts ON INUIT WAYS OF LIFE Mandatory

sign the consent form (enclosed) 2 fill in the booklet 3 Put them in the envelope and seal (enclosed) 4 Bring it to Nancy Etok or to the Post Office Nakurmiik 1

Our team is fundED by the Sentinel North research program (2019-23)

Northern Village of Kangiqsualujjuaq (David Annanack, Nancy Etok, Hilda Snowball); Kativik Municipal Housing Bureau (Claude Gadbois, Marie-Christine Vanier); Kativik Regional Government (Paul Parsons); Société d’habitation du Québec (Marie-Pier Breton, Joanne Gauthier); Université Laval (Geneviève Vachon, Michel Allard, Myriam Blais, André Casault, Geneviève Cloutier, Samuel Boudreault, Myrtille Bayle, Arianne Côté, Sarah Gauthier).

2 learn more, please visit www.doingthingsdifferently.ca To

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ABOUT YOU and I am an Inuk yes

no

I am ___ years old female male I prefer not to answer I am... leaseholder house owner living in someone else’s house My main occupation(s) is/are... hunter / gatherer How interested are you in housing and planning issues? very

moderatly

not very

How can we reach you for future activities?

craftsperson / artist student employee _________________ entrepreneur volunteer at home other________________________ Do you hold a diploma? yes

no

what kind?___________________ 4

YOUR HOUSEHOLD How many people live in your house? ____ elders ____ adults ____ children I live ... by myself with my ...

Do you or your household own a vehicule? yes

no

partner / spouse kids parents grandparents grandchildren kins / friends other_____________________

Do you or your household own a cabin ? yes

no

If so, how often do you go?

Once a... week

month

year

in a ... detached house

When I go, I stay there...

duplex

a few days

apartment

a week

other_____________________ Have you ever lived in the South? yes

no Where? __________________ How long? _______________

more than a week Have you lived elsewhere in Nunavik? yes

no Where? __________________ How long? _______________ 5

• to do family activities

pulaarvik

• to eat and prepare country food

VISITING room

• _____________________________

• to gather

• _____________________________

The ceiling should be...

The pulaarvik should feel... big + open

high

small + cosy

low

The floor surface should be...

smooth rough

elevated same level

warm hard

soft

Come to our place, we will eat, we will eat, we will eat. If I eat alone, I will not eat well. sheldon o’connel ‘‘The Beaver’’ Music of the Inuit (1979) From : Penny Petrone ‘‘Northern Voices’’

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What would you say to Sheldon?

Which of these rooms should be in relation to the pulaarvik? (put numbers in order)

1 Porch

3 Bedrooms

5 Storage

2 Kitchen

4 Bathroom

6 _____________

pulaarvik close

far

For a floor area similar to your house, would you rather have... (check one box) a bigger pulaarvik a bigger bedroom more small bedrooms a bigger porch ________________________ Annie Pootoogook, Eating Seal at Home, 2001

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• to fit different needs

Other Rooms

• to be quiet • to adapt space • ____________________________ • ____________________________

Would you rather have... (check one box) your own bedroom or share a bedroom with family members or it depends Why? __________________________ __________________________ Annie Pootoogook, unknown title

I wanted my own space. [...]

Housing has a huge impact on youth life and other aspects. olivia ikey Kuujjuaq Artic Change conference (2017)

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What would you say to Olivia?

Would you rather have rooms with...

Why? _________________ _________________ _________________ _________________ _________________ _________________ _________________

Separations

One large open space

In your home, which activities take place in the same room?

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Which activities fit best in the same room? (write numbers)

+

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Which activities require a separate room? (write numbers)

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1

watch tv

2

study

3

do crafts

4

5

prepare food

6

eat

7

sleep

8 ___________

sew

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• to enter, to welcome • to store

Porches and windows

• to see the land • ____________________________ • ____________________________

What should each porch be used for? (connect with a line) store country food

store hunting supply store food

prepare country food

warm porch

work, build, repair

cold porch

store sports gear

store clothes get dressed take a break

_________________

When an Inuk puts up a tent or an igloo, he [...] has to think about the wind and be very careful which way his door will face.

Mini aodla freeman cape hope island, James Bay Life Among the Qallunaat (1978)

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What would you say to Mini?

Windows are mostly important to... (choose 3)

look at the sky have natural light

ventilate

see the land look at the village check on my kids see visitors arriving

What is the best location for a window?

ground level How many windows is ideal for each room?

eye level

upper wall level

Big or Small? (circle)

bedroom

B

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bathroom

B

S

kitchen

B

S

pulaarvik

B

S

porch

B

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• to store equipment

near MY HOUSE

• to build and repair • to skin and smoke meat • ____________________________ • ____________________________

Ideally, the ground around my house would be... (check boxes)

pad

rock

sand

grass

moss

deck

How should the house relate to the ground? (check boxes)

on pad

on bedrock

Every day when I leave my house, it makes me feel like I want to go berry picking. If the land is damaged by development, that will affect us.

Aupaluk Parnasimautik Consultation Report (2013)

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What would you say to this Inuk ?

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Around the house, my family likes to ... (check boxes) dry and smoke meat prepare animals eat make a campfire sit and chat with friends take care of dogs build and repair things store gear, vehicles do crafts Outside space : Shed / Workshop : individual Communal area : -

Outsi Outside space : + Shed / Workshop : Partially shared Shed Comm Communal area : +/-

Shuvinai Ashoona, unknown title, 2009

Outside space : ++ Shed / Workshop : Shared Communal area : +

What would you agree to share with your neighbors? (connect with a line)

workshop

shed

share with anyone

deck / porch

share with relatives

yard

don’t share

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• to visit • to get around

NEIGHBOuRHOoD • to have access to services

• ____________________________ • ____________________________

In the village, I prefer to get around by... (check 2 per season) winter summer

Tim Pitsiulak, Family of Eight, 2008

How should you be included in planning the village? _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________

On Sundays, with my parents, we would go visit members of our family. They were all within walking distance of where we lived.

Martha flaherty inukjuak Martha of the North (2009)

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What would you say to Martha?

Which village plan seems the most interesting to you? (check one box)

or draw your suggestion

rectangular Mani-utenam (Innu)

central

Ouje-Bougoumou (Cree)

Pessamit (Innu)

clusters

Chisasibi (Cree)

linear

What’s most important for you? (check one box) have a large plot

live near services

How long are you willing to walk to services in winter?

5 min 10 min I don’t want to walk

In which area should an inuit house be? (write number)

4 3 2 1

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• to gather and hang out

community space

• to do sports and activities • to share and learn • ____________________________ • ____________________________

What belongs in an Inuit ‘‘public’’ space?

resting spot

views

collective memory

building entrance

sign

art

Inuit names

______________

Watching the kids play outdoor hockey is exciting and it reminds everyone of the pleasure of being young and free.

Jeremy Debicki Nunatsiaq News (2010)

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What would you say to Jeremy?

Air po

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1. What is the most used exterior place in the village? Put a on the map.

What do you do there? (write numbers)

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2. Put a on an exterior place that could be improved.

How?

1 sports

2 special event

3 berry picking

4 hang out

5 share knowledge

6 play

share +

shing + 8 fi mussels

9 __________

7 exchange

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• to live near relatives and friends

housing choices

• to get diverse housing options • to live in solidarity • _____________________________ • _____________________________

How close to your relatives do you want to live? (connect with lines) same house

partner / spouse

adjacent house

kids

grandkids

parents

Town planning has to be [...] redesigned, based on traditional Inuit concepts of family cohesion and Akilliriit spaciousness between living spaces...

Zebedee nungak saputiligait Inventing Arctic Town Planning

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near

house next door

elders

kin / friends

What would you say to Zebedee?

What would be the best housing options for you? (rank your 3 favorites)

detached house

semi-detached house

co-living

tiny house

row houses

apartment

multigenerational house

elder’s residence

cabin all year round mixed-use (workshop/shop annex)

Ohotaq Mikkigak, Houses in Cape Dorset Dorset, 2011

temporary stay

other:

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• to make my own choices

dwelling control

• to have power over my living environment • __________________________ • __________________________

What could be the advantages of owning a house? (check the boxes)

Pass on to kids

Design, build or modify

Investment

Security and pride

____________

What could be the disadvantages of owning a house? (check the boxes)

Too expensive

Maintenance

Paperwork

If an Inuk wants something, he does it or builds it on his own, he doesn’t ask for someone else to do it for him Mary Uyarartek Sense of Place and Cultural identites : Inuit Domestic Spaces in transition (2001)

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Inequality between households

____________

What would you say to Mary?

Even if I don’t own my house, I would like to... choose its location choose its look build it design its interior spaces modify / renovate it _________________________ Inuktitut_ilinniaqta (instagram), 2019

What should the community have more access to? (circle) Same

Construction funding Construction training Design assistance Building materials ___________________ Luke Anguhadluq, Drum Dance, 1970

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More

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Who should... (connect with a line) Pay for houses

Manage houses

Build houses

Own houses

Own the plot

federal / provincial

Regional

Northern village

local group / organization

myself my family

Why? ___________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________

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Living Outside the village?

If you could, would you live year round in the periphery of the village (just outside municipal limits)?

Yes ___________________________ _______________________________ No ___________________________ _______________________________ Maybe ________________________ _______________________________

• to live in harmony with Nuna • to share ancestral knowledge • to have more space • ____________________________ • ____________________________ If so, what would be the benefits for you and your family? (choose 3)

Where? (circle)

food security well-being share knowledge autonomy stay active connect with ancestors _________________________

It’s we Inuit who have to stand up and save as much land as possible.

Always remember this is our land, the Inuit country.

Willie Thrasher

aklavik, northwest Territories Northern Voices : Inuit writing in English (1976)

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What would you answer to Willie Thrasher?

Marchand, Pichette, Gagnon and Présumé

What would be the biggest challenges in living on the periphery year round? (check boxes)

Marchand, Pichette, Gagnon and Présumé

housing

access to commodities

What strategies would make living on the land year round a reality? ________________________________

school access

transportation

________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________

healthcare

money

________________________________ ________________________________

regulations

I wouldn’t like to live on the periphery

________________________________ ________________________________

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DOING THINGS DIFFERENTLY COLLABORAT IVE RESEARCH PROJ ECT (SN 2019-2023)

T h a n k yo u At any time during the process, for questions or worries, please contact: Geneviève Vachon

principal co-investigator

(581) 305-8097 (phone or text) genevieve.vachon@arc.ulaval.ca École d’architecture de l’Université Laval 1 Côte de la Fabrique, Québec (QC) G1R 3V6

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This collaborative research project was approved by the community at the March 2020 Parnasimautik and by the Research Ethics Committee of Université Laval (approval no. 2020-161 A-1 / 02-09-2021).