Jean Marie River First Nation (JMRFN), located 127km east of Fort Simpson, is a very active community that has led and participated in many scientific and traditional studies in the past few years. Currently, two primary concerns there are the impacts of climate change on country food supply and the contamination of some of their food by heavy metals. The community has already taken measures to have a better understanding of the local impacts of these two concerns and has also led several climate change studies including two studying the vulnerability of the land to permafrost thawing and its relation to country food supplies. Researchers at Northern Climate ExChange have partnered with JMRFN to help answer questions related to impacts of permafrost thaw on food security and traditional activities of JMRFN.
