


Nunavimmiut aspirations for houses & villages
25 booklets We collected a total of
ᓱᒐᓱᐊᕐᓂᖅ ᑌᒫᑦᓭᓇᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᖏᑦᑐᖅ DOING THINGS DIFFERENTLY
An atlas of best practices and opportunities for culturally acceptable and sustainable living environments in Nunavik
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“This [survey] is such a cool and innovative tool. You can color and draw in it. That’s culturally us. We’re artists.”
Olivia Ikey Inuit Youth Advocate, Kuujjuaq Inuit Studies Conference, Winnipeg (2022)
previously lived in Montreal owns a vehicl e doesn’t own a cabin
lives in Kangiqsualu jjuaq woman 35 years old, with 2 kids
The typical survey participant... leaseholder, living in a dupl ex or single house, with he r spous e
This collaborative research project was approved by the community at the March 2020 Parnasimautik and by the Research Ethics Committee of Université Laval
ᑭᓯᑕᐅᒍᑎᕕᓃᑦ
ᓄᐃᑕᐅᒍᑎᒋᓯᒪᔭᖏᑦ
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ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐃᓱᐊᕐᑐᐊᓗᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓄᐃᑦᓯᒍᑎᐅᓗᓂ ᐊᑐᕋᑦᓴᓯᐊᖑᑦᓱᓂ, ᑕᐅᑦᑐᓕᐅᕈᓐᓇᑌᑦ ᐊᒃᓚᖑᐊᕐᕕᒋᓗᒍᓗ.
ᐱᕐᖁᓯᑎᒎᕐᑐᓂᒃ.
ᑕᑯᒥᓇᕐᑐᓕᐅᕐᑎᐅᕗᒍᑦ
Olivia Ikey
Nunavimmiut aspirations for houses & villages
ᐃᓄᑐᐃᓐᓀᑦ ᐅᕕᒃᑫᑦ ᑭᒃᒐᑐᕐᑎᖓ, ᑰᔾᔪᐊᖅ ᐃᓄᑐᐃᓐᓀᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕐᑕᐅᒍᑎᒋᓯᒪᔭᖏᑦ, ᕗᐃᓂᐲᒃ ᐊᕐᓇᖅ
ᐃᓚᐅᖏᓐᓇᓲᖅ ᑭᓇᐅᓂᖓ....
ᑲᖏᕐᓱᐊᓗᒃᔪᐊᒥᐅᖑᑦᓱᓂ
35ᓂᒃ ᐅᑭᐅᓕᒃ ᒪᕐᕉᓂᒃ ᕿᑐᕐᖓᖃᕐᓱᓂ ᐊᒃᓚᕕᒻᒥ ᐱᓇᓱᑦᑎ ᐱᔭᕇᕈᓯᕐᓯᒪᑦᓱᓂ ᐳᕐᑐᓂᕐᓴᒥ ᑕᓪᓕᒪᒥ
ᓯᕗᓂᖓᒍᑦ ᒪᓐᑐᕆᐋᓪᒥᐅᖑᓯᒪᑦᓱᓂ
We collected a total of
ᐃᖏᕐᕋᐅᑎᓕᒃ ᐃᒃᓗᐊᐱᖃᖕᖏᑐᖅ ᐊᑦᑕᑐᕐᑎ, ᐃᒃᓗᖃᕐᓱᓂ ᐃᑦᓯᒥᑦᑎᑕᕇᒥᒃ ᐃᑦᓯᒥᑦᑎᑕᖃᖕᖏᑐᒥᓪᓘᓃᑦ, ᐁᑉᐸᕇᒃ
25 booklets
ᓱᒐᓱᐊᕐᓂᖅ ᑌᒫᑦᓭᓇᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᖏᑦᑐᖅ DOING THINGS DIFFERENTLY
An atlas of best practices and opportunities for culturally acceptable and sustainable living environments in Nunavik
ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐱᓇᓱᖃᑎᒌᒍᑕᐅᑦᓱᓂ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕐᓂᐅᔪᖅ ᐊᖏᕐᑕᐅᓚᐅᕐᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᓄᓇᓕᒻᒥᐅᓄᑦ ᒫᑦᔨ 2020ᐅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐸᕐᓇᓯᒪᐅᑎᓕᕆᓂᖅᒻ ᑲᑎᖕᖓᒍᑕᐅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕐᑕᐅᔪᑦᓴᓂᒃ
“ It’s important that my children feel safe to play outside. ”
Which village plan seems the most interesting?
Windows are mostly important to... 10/25
clusters
“No face to face”
ᐊᑦᑕᓇᕐᑐᒦᑦᑌᓕᓂᖅ
ᐅᓚᐱᑕᐅᓐᓇᖏᑦᑑᓗᓂ
ᓯᕗᓪᓕᐅᔭᐅᒋᐊᓖᑦ ᑕᒣᑎᒍᑦ ᐃᓗᐊᒍᑦ ᓯᓚᑖᒍᓪᓗ
ᐃᒣᑦᑐᖃᒐᖁᔨᕖᑦ...
ᓇᒻᒥᓂᖅ ᖃᕆᐊᖃᕐᓗᑎᑦ
ᖃᕆᐊᖃᑎᖃᕐᓗᑎᑦ ᐃᓚᓐᓂᒃ
ᖃᓄᐃᓕᖓᓂᐅᔪᖅ ᒪᓕᓪᓗᒍ
ᓱᒧᑦ? ᐱᐊ ᑦ ᐃᒻᒥᒍᑦ ᖃᕆᐊᖃᕆᐊᓖᑦ ᕆ
ᐃᒐᓛᑦ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐅᒍᑎᒋᓗᐊᖕᖑᐊᑕᖏᑦ ᒪᑯᐊ...
ᐃᒃᓘᑉ ᐃᓗᐊᑕ ᓯᓚᒧᑦ ᖃᐅᒪᑎᑕᐅᕕᒋᒍᓐᓇᑕᖓ
ᓄᓇᒥᒃ ᑕᑯᒍᓐᓇᓇᕐᑐᖅ
ᑕᑯᒋᐊᕐᕕᒋᒍᓐᓇᑕᕋ ᕿᑐᕐᖓᑲᓂᒃ ᓯᓚᒦᑦᑐᓂᒃ
ᐅᕙᓐᓄᑦ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᓪᓚᕆᐅᔪᖅ ᕿᑐᕐᖓᑲ ᐊᓃᖕᖑᐊᕈᓐᓇᕆᐊᖃᕐᒪᑕ ᐃᓱᒫᓗᒍᓐᓀᓗᑎᒃ
ᓇᓪᓕᖏᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᐅᑉ ᐸᕐᓇᑕᐅᒪᐅᑎᖏᑦ ᐃᑉᐱᒋᒐᓱᒍᒪᔭᐹᓗᒋᕕᒋᑦ?
ᑲᑎᕆᒪᔪᑦ
To gather, work, store and organize
For a floor area similar to your house, would you rather have...
“ It feels better in an open space, with less walls. ”
ᐃᓂᖃᑦᓯᐊᓂᕐᓴᒥᒃ ᑲᑎᖃᑦᑕᕕᐅᒍᓐᓇᓗᓂ,ᐱᓇᓱᕝᕕᐅᒍᓐᓇᓗᓂ, ᓴᓂᕐᕙᐃᓯᒪᕕᐅᓗᓂ ᐃᓂᓪᓚᑎᕐᕕᐅᒍᓐᓇᓗᓂᓗ
ᓱᓇ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐅᑎᓂᕐᐹᕆᕕᐅᒃ?
ᐊᖏᔪᒥᒃ ᓄᓇᖁᑎᖃᕐᓗᓂ ᐱᑦᔪᔨᒍᑏᑦ ᓴᓂᐊᓂ ᐃᓂᖃᕐᓗᓂ
ᓇᑎᖓᑕ ᐊᑦᔨᐸᓱᖓᓄᑦ ᐃᒃᓗᐱᑦ, ᐃᒣᓕᖓᖔᖁᒐᔭᕐᕿᐆᒃ...
ᐊᖏᓂᕐᓴᒥᒃ ᐳᓛᕐᕕᖃᕐᓗᓂ
ᐊᖏᓂᕐᓴᒥᒃ ᑐᕐᓲᖃᕐᓗᓂ
ᐃᓂᖃᑦᓯᐊᓂᕐᓴᒥᒃ
ᑲᑎᖃᑦᑕᕕᐅᒍᓐᓇᓗᓂ,ᐱᓇᓱᕝᕕᐅᒍᓐᓇᓗᓂ, ᓴᓂᕐᕙᐃᓯᒪᕕᐅᓗᓂ ᐃᓂᓪᓚᑎᕐᕕᐅᒍᓐᓇᓗᓂᓗ
How should the house relate to the ground?
ᓱᓇ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐅᑎᓂᕐᐹᕆᕕᐅᒃ?
ᐊᖏᔪᒥᒃ ᓄᓇᖁᑎᖃᕐᓗᓂ ᐱᑦᔪᔨᒍᑏᑦ ᓴᓂᐊᓂ ᐃᓂᖃᕐᓗᓂ
“ We need to keep our land as natural as possible, since it also provides us with food. ”
ᓇᑎᖓᑕ ᐊᑦᔨᐸᓱᖓᓄᑦ ᐃᒃᓗᐱᑦ, ᐃᒣᓕᖓᖔᖁᒐᔭᕐᕿᐆᒃ...
ᐊᖏᓂᕐᓴᒥᒃ ᐳᓛᕐᕕᖃᕐᓗᓂ
ᐊᖏᓂᕐᓴᒥᒃ ᑐᕐᓲᖃᕐᓗᓂ
What would be the benefits of living year-round in the periphery of the village?
In which area should an inuit house be?
ᐅᕙᓐᓄᑦ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᓪᓚᕆᐅᔪᖅ ᕿᑐᕐᖓᑲ ᐊᓃᖕᖑᐊᕈᓐᓇᕆᐊᖃᕐᒪᑕ ᐃᓱᒫᓗᒍᓐᓀᓗᑎᒃ
ᖃᓄᐃᖕᖏᓯᐊᕐᓇᑐᖅ
ᓱᕐᕋᓯᒪᒐᓂ ᓄᓇᖓ, ᑕᑯᑦᓴᐅᓂᖓ, ᐊᑐᕋᑦᓴᐅᓂᖓᓗ
ᖃᓄᐃᓕᖓᔪᑦᓴᐅᕚ ᐃᒃᓗᔪᐊᑉ ᓄᓇᒨᓕᖓᓂᖓ?
ᓄᓇᒧᑦ ᑐᖕᖓᓗᓂ
ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᐱᕝᓕᒫᑦᓯᐊᖓᓄᑦ
ᓱᕐᕋᑎᑦᑌᓕᒐᓱᒋᐊᓕᕗᑦ, ᓂᕿᑖᕐᕕᒋᓲᕆᒻᒥᒐᑦᑎᒍ
ᑕᒐ ᕈᓐᓇᑐᐊᕈᕕᑦ ᓱᓇᓂᒃ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᖁᑎᖃᕋᔭᕐᕿᑦ ᐃᓚᑎᓪᓗ ᑌᒫᑦᓭᓇᖅ?
16/25
ᖃᓄᐃᖕᖏᓯᐊᓂᖅ
10/25
7/25
6/25
ᐊᐅᓓᓐᓇᕕᒋᒍᓐᓇᓗᒍ ᓂᕿᖃᑦᓯᐊᓂᖅ
ᐊᐅᓚᑕᐅᒍᓐᓀᓗᖓ ᐃᒻᒥᓂᕐᓱᕕᒋᓗᒍ
ᓇᓂᑯᑦᓯᐊᓃ ᐃᓄᑐᐃᓐᓀᑦ ᐃᒃᓗᔪᐊᖏᑦ ᐃᓂᖃᕐᑐᓴᐅᔪᕆᕕᒋᑦ?
ᖃᓄᐃᖕᖏᓯᐊᕐᓇᑐᖅ
ᓱᕐᕋᓯᒪᒐᓂ ᓄᓇᖓ, ᑕᑯᑦᓴᐅᓂᖓ, ᐊᑐᕋᑦᓴᐅᓂᖓᓗ
ᖃᓄᐃᓕᖓᔪᑦᓴᐅᕚ ᐃᒃᓗᔪᐊᑉ ᓄᓇᒨᓕᖓᓂᖓ?
Even if I don’t own my house, I would like to.....
ᕿᕐᓱᑎᑎᒐᕐᒥ ᙯᕐᑐᒥ
ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᐱᕝᓕᒫᑦᓯᐊᖓᓄᑦ ᓱᕐᕋᑎᑦᑌᓕᒐᓱᒋᐊᓕᕗᑦ, ᓂᕿᑖᕐᕕᒋᓲᕆᒻᒥᒐᑦᑎᒍ
ᓄᓇᒧᑦ ᑐᖕᖓᓗᓂ
ᑕᒐ ᕈᓐᓇᑐᐊᕈᕕᑦ ᓱᓇᓂᒃ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᖁᑎᖃᕋᔭᕐᕿᑦ ᐃᓚᑎᓪᓗ ᑌᒫᑦᓭᓇᖅ?
16/25
ᖃᓄᐃᖕᖏᓯᐊᓂᖅ
10/25
7/25
6/25
ᐊᐅᓓᓐᓇᕕᒋᒍᓐᓇᓗᒍ ᓂᕿᖃᑦᓯᐊᓂᖅ
ᐊᐅᓚᑕᐅᒍᓐᓀᓗᖓ ᐃᒻᒥᓂᕐᓱᕕᒋᓗᒍ
ᓇᓂᑯᑦᓯᐊᓃ ᐃᓄᑐᐃᓐᓀᑦ ᐃᒃᓗᔪᐊᖏᑦ ᐃᓂᖃᕐᑐᓴᐅᔪᕆᕕᒋᑦ?
“ We need options for learning how to build. ”
ᐃᑦᓯᒥᑦᑎᑕᖃᖕᖏᑑᓗᓂ ᐃᒃᓗᔪᐊᖅ
ᐅᕙᑦᑎᓄᑦ ᓴᓇᔭᐅᑦᓱᓂ,ᐅᕙᑦᑎᓅᓕᖓᑦᓱᓂ
ᐃᓂᖓ ᐃᒃᓗᔪᐊᑉ ᖃᓄᐃᑦᑑᓂᖓ, ᓴᓇᒻᒪᖓ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᒋᐅᕐᓴᓂᖅ
ᓇᒻᒥᓂᖅ ᐃᒃᓗᖃᖕᖏᑲᓗᐊᕈᒪ, ᐃᒣᒍᓐᓇᕈᒪᔪᖓ...
ᓂᕈᐊᕈᓐᓇᓗᒍ ᐃᓂᒋᓂᐊᕐᑕᖓ ᓂᕈᐊᕈᓐᓇᓗᒍ ᑕᐅᑦᑐᓴᖓ
ᖃᓄᐃᓕᖓᓂᑦᓴᖓ ᐃᓗᐊᑕ ᐋᕐᕿᓱᕐᓗᒍ
ᐱᐅᒋᓂᕐᐹᕆᒐᔭᕐᕿᒋᑦ ᓂᕈᐊᕈᓐᓇᕋᔭᕐᓗᒋᑦ ᐊᖏᕐᕋᓴᐅᑎᓪᓗᒍ?
ᐃᑦᓯᒥᑦᑎᑕᖃᖕᖏᑑᓗᓂ ᐃᒃᓗᔪᐊᖅ ᐃᒃᓗᔪᐊᓛᕋᖅ
ᐊᕐᕌᒍᓕᒫᖅ ᐃᒃᓗᐊᐱᒻᒦᒍᓐᓇᓗᓂ ᒪᙯᕝᕕᒥ
ᐊᑐᑎᖃᕐᓗᓂ ᐊᑦᔨᒌᖕᖏᑐᓄᑦ (ᓴᓐᓇᕕᒃ/ᐅᐃᒍᖓ ᓴᓐᓇᕕᐅᑉ)
ᓇᔪᒐᐅᓚᐅᕐᑐᓲᖅ
ᑭᖑᕚᕇᖃᐅᑎ ᐃᓄᑐᙯᑦ ᐊᖏᕐᕋᖓ
ᓇᓪᓕᑳᒐᑦᓴᖃᕆᐊᖃᕐᑐᒍᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕕᒋᖃᑦᑕᓂᐊᕐᑕᑎᓐᓂᒃ ᐃᒃᓗᔪᐊᓕᐅᕐᓂᒥᒃ
ᑭᓯᑕᐅᒍᑎᕕᓃᑦ ᓄᐃᑕᐅᒍᑎᒋᓯᒪᔭᖏᑦ
ᓄᓇᕕᒻᒥᐅᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᓯᒪᔭᖏᑦ ᐃᒃᓗᔪᐊᓅᓕᖓᔪᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᓐᓄᓗ
25ᓂᒃ ᕿᒥᕐᕈᐊᑲᓪᓚᓂᒃ ᓄᐊᑦᓯᓚᐅᔪᒍᑦ
ᓱᒐᓱᐊᕐᓂᖅ ᑌᒫᑦᓭᓇᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᖏᑦᑐᖅ DOING THINGS DIFFERENTLY
ᓄᓇᖕᖑᐊᓕᐊᖑᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᓴᓂᕐᕙᐃᓯᒪᕕᐅᕗᖅ ᓴᓇᒻᒪᓂᒃ, ᐊᐅᓚᑦᔭᕆᐊᕈᑎᐅᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᒪᓕᒐᕐᓂᓗ ᐱᖁᔨᒍᑎᖃᕐᓱᑎᒃ ᐊᑑᑎᔭᐅᒍᓐᓇᑐᐃᓐᓇᕆᐊᓕᓐᓂᒃ ᐱᑕᙯᓐᓇᓂᐊᕐᑐᓂᒃ ᐱᕐᖁᓯᖏᑎᒍᓪᓗ ᓈᒻᒪᓈᑦᓯᐊᓗᑎᒃ ᐃᓅᕕᐅᒋᐊᓖᑦ ᐊᕙᑎᑦᑎᒍᑦ.