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My experiences during my first visit to the Arctic challenged my preconceptions and opened my eyes to some of the realities of arctic research. What I thought was going to be a harsh environment and challenging culture to fit into, turned out to be a magical landscape and people filled with warmth and welcome. In this chapter, I discuss some of the fears and uncertainties I had before traveling to the Arctic, navigating being a vegan in a culture whose food system centres around animals, and designing a research project with the community.
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Smart, J. (2021). It’s More Than Just Research. In: Pearce, T. (eds) Research with Arctic Inuit Communities. Springer Polar Sciences. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-78483-6_9
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