09/01/2026
Seasonal calendars can be used to create place-based, locally responsive, and culturally relevant frameworks for environmental stewardship. Here is an example from Nunatsiavut that we love! It was created by an amazing team that included Dr. Rachael Cadman, with artwork by Jessica Winters. We are grateful to be partnering with Rachael to create a seasonal calendar for Nunavik. We want to involve you, more to come!
ᓯᓚᐅᑉ ᐊᓯᑦᔨᑕᕐᓂᖕᒋᓐᓂᑦ ᐅᓪᓗᖁᑎᒃ ᐊᑐᕐᑕᐅᒍᓐᓇᑐᖅ ᓄᐃᑦᓯᒍᑎᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᓄᓇᒥ ᑐᖕᖕᒐᔪᒥᑦ, ᓄᓇᓕᒻᒥ ᑭᐅᒍᓐᓇᑐᒥᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓗᕐᕈᓯᒧᑦ ᑐᖕᖕᒐᔪᓂᒃ ᐋᕐᕿᓯᒪᓂᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᐊᕙᑎᒥᒃ ᑲᒪᑦᓯᐊᓂᕐᒧᑦ. ᐅᓇ ᐅᑦᑑᑎᒃ ᓄᓇᑦᓯᐊᕗᒃᑯᓂ ᐱᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐱᐅᕆᔭᕗᑦ! ᓄᐃᑕᐅᔪᕕᓂᒃ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᖃᑎᒌᓄᑦ ᐃᓚᖃᕐᓱᑎᒃ ᐊᓐᓂᐊᓯᐅᕐᑎᒪᕆᒧᑦ ᕃᑦᓱᓪ ᑳᑦᒪᓐ, ᑐᑭᒥᓇᕐᑐᓕᐊᕕᓂᕐᒥᑦ ᔨᐊᓯᑲ ᐅᐃᓐᑐᔅᒧᑦ. ᓇᑯᕐᓴᐳᒍᑦ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᖃᑎᖃᕆᐊᒥᒃ ᕃᑦᓱᓪᒥᑦ ᓄᐃᑦᓯᓂᕐᒥᑦ ᓯᓚᐅᑉ ᐊᓯᑦᔨᑕᕐᓂᖕᒋᓐᓂᑦ ᐅᓪᓗᖁᑎᒥᑦ ᓄᓇᕕᒻᒧᑦ. ᐃᓕᑦᓯᓂᑦ ᐃᓚᐅᖁᔨᕗᒍᑦ, ᐊᓰᑦ ᓄᐃᓛᕐᑐᑦ!
Source / ᐱᕕᐅᔪᖅ: Cadman, R., Saunders, M., Andersen, C., Bishop, B., Pamak, C., Pijogge, L., Tuglavina, E., Winters, J., Baily, M., Laing, R., Oliver, E., and Goudie, J. 2025. All kinds of seasons: articulating Labrador Inuit governance through crafting a seasonal calendar. Arctic Science. 11: 1-13.