New website focuses on Labrador Inuit cultural research – MUN

A $7.4 million-research partnership led by Dr. Tom Gordon, professor emeritus, School of Music, has launched a new website focused on Labrador Inuit cultural research.

The Tradition and Transition Partnership site includes photos, articles and announcements regarding the project, which is supported by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, Memorial University, the Nunatsiavut Government and more than 20 other organizations.

“This is a very significant project between Nunatsiavut and Memorial University, and we are already seeing great community-based collaborative projects,” said Johannes Lampe, president, Nunatsiavut. “I am also especially delighted to see a focus on language and that the website is available in Inuktitut.”

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