There is increasing interest in community-based environmental monitoring (CBEM) in Canada’s North in response to the rising impacts of resource exploitation and climate change, and with increased recognition of indigenous knowledge. IMALIRIJIIT, meaning those who study water in Inuktitut, is a CBEM program involving science land camps, capacity-building workshops, and scientific data collection with the participation of youth, elders, local experts, and researchers. It was coinitiated by the Inuit community of Kangiqsualujjuaq (Nunavik, Quebec) and university researchers. This hands-on and land-based program aims to establish a sustainable environmental monitoring program of the George River, before the start of a rare earth elements (REEs) mining project in its upper watershed. The community was concerned about potential impacts on the river, as it is crucial to fishing, hunting, and gathering. The community therefore wanted its own independent and long-term environmental monitoring program to collect baseline data and promote local capacity-building. IMALIRIJIIT includes water-quality measurements, bio-indicators, contaminant and REE biomonitoring in traditional food, remote-sensing analysis of water-quality parameters and vegetation change at the watershed scale, as well as interactive mapping of traditional ecological. IMALIRIJIIT outcomes and challenges are discussed to identify conditions for successful implementation of CBEM and environmental stewardship.

为应对资源开发和气候变化带来的日益严重的影响以及对土著知识的认可，加拿大北部对基于社区的环境监测（CBEM）的兴趣日益浓厚。IMALIRIJIIT是在Inuktitut学习水的人，是一项CBEM计划，涉及科学陆地营地，能力建设讲习班和科学数据收集，青年，老年人，当地专家和研究人员都参与其中。它是由Kangiqsualujjuaq（魁北克努纳维克）的因纽特人社区和大学研究人员共同发起的。该动手和陆基计划旨在在上游流域的稀土元素（REEs）采矿项目开始之前，建立乔治河的可持续环境监测计划。社区担心对河流的潜在影响，因为这对钓鱼，打猎和聚会至关重要。因此，社区希望拥有自己的独立的长期环境监测计划，以收集基准数据并促进当地的能力建设。IMALIRIJIIT包括传统食品中的水质测量，生物指标，污染物和REE生物监测，分水岭规模的水质参数和植被变化的遥感分析以及传统生态学的互动式制图。讨论了IMALIRIJIIT的成果和挑战，以确定成功实施CBEM和环境管理的条件。IMALIRIJIIT包括传统食品中的水质测量，生物指标，污染物和REE生物监测，分水岭规模的水质参数和植被变化的遥感分析以及传统生态学的互动式制图。讨论了IMALIRIJIIT的成果和挑战，以确定成功实施CBEM和环境管理的条件。IMALIRIJIIT包括传统食品中的水质测量，生物指标，污染物和REE生物监测，分水岭规模的水质参数和植被变化的遥感分析以及传统生态学的互动式制图。讨论了IMALIRIJIIT的成果和挑战，以确定成功实施CBEM和环境管理的条件。