Awaiting Caribou, Aklavik, NT, Canada. Photo: A. Oehler © 2023
One Step at a Time
The following table provides a rough overview of the project’s anticipated timeline. Many regions in which we work honour non-Western approaches to time, which can mean changes to our timeline.
| Year 1: (April 1, 2022 – March 31, 2023) |
| April-August: Community consultations (Canada, Mongolia, Europe) Research plan revisions (due to Russia-Ukraine war) September-March: Ethics review and approval (University of Regina) Graduate Research Student recruitment (worldwide) Graduate Research Student training in Regina 1st SACTS Research Team Meeting (theme: concepts; online) Year-end Report (PDF) |
| Year 2: (April 1, 2023 – March 31, 2024) |
| April-August: Doctoral Student Researcher begins fieldwork Masters Student Researchers conduct fieldwork (June/August) Collaborators conduct fieldwork September-March: Undergraduate Research Student recruitment Preliminary data analysis (Regina) Doctoral Research Student continues fieldwork 2nd SACTS Research Team Meeting (theme: methods; online). Year-end Report (PDF) |
| Year 3: (April 1, 2024 – March 31, 2025) |
| April-August: Undergraduate Ethnographic Field School Masters Research Students analyze data (Regina) Masters Research Students report back to communities Doctoral Research Student continues fieldwork Collaborators conduct fieldwork September-March: Undergraduate Research Student data analysis (Regina) Masters Research Students write up results Doctoral Research Student continues fieldwork 3rd SACTS Research Team Meeting (theme: writing; online). |
| Year 4: (April 1, 2025 – March 31, 2026) |
| April-August: International and Canadian conference presentations Doctoral Research Student analyses data Doctoral Research Student reports back to communities Collaborators wrap up fieldwork September-March: Book contracts are secured Journal articles are drafted Doctoral Research Student writes up data, makes corrections 4th SACTS Research Team Meeting (theme: theory; online) |
| Year 5: (April 1, 2026 – March 31, 2027) |
| April-August/September-March: The team publish primary data in Open Access journals Book manuscripts are finalized for publication Podcasts, radio, and web documentaries are prepared 5th SACTS Research Team Meeting (them: reporting; in-person). |
