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Survey of Living Conditions in the Arctic, (SLiCA)
SLiCA results are the product of a decade of collaboration among researchers and indigenous peoples. These results take the form of a three-part report: (1) Overview; (2) Tables; (3) Questionnaire, which can be accessed at the SLiCA website.
SLiCA’s phase I (development of an international core questionnaire to be used among Inuit, Sami and the indigenous peoples of Chukotka and the Kola Peninsula) is well documented in a number of scientific articles and conference papers.
A report entitled Living Conditions in the Arctic – How to Measure Living Conditions and Individual Well- being among Inuit and Saami Peoples in the Arctic by Thomas Andersen was provided to the participants in the Ministerial meeting of the Arctic Council, November 2004 and at the August 2005 Meeting of the Nordic Ministers responsible for co-ordinating Nordic activities.
SLiCA’s phase II (validation of data, data entry, processing of data and analyses) has been split into two parts (an Inuit-focused analysis to be followed by a Saami-focused analysis) due to the fact that interviewing was first concluded in Arctic Canada, Alaska, Greenland and Chukotka. Interviewing in Sweden was concluded in 2006/07 whereas data collection in Norway and in the Kola Peninsula was concluded in the summer 2008. The Arctic Centre/Rovaniemi in collaboration with the Saami Council is still trying to develop the preconditions to include Finland in SLiCA.
On March 22, 2007 in Anchorage, Alaska, the SLiCA international team hosted a public briefing and workshop on SLiCA results involving international indigenous partners and researchers to discuss the results of the Survey of Living Conditions in the Arctic. Presentations, verbatim discussion notes, and SLiCA results can be accessed at the SLiCA website. The briefing and workshop constituted the launch of the University of Alaska human dimensions component of the International Polar Year.
Last Updated: 2009-03-31
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