FIShNET: Fish & IndigenouS NorthErn healTh: Healthy Water, Healthy Fish, Healthy People

Section 1: Project Information

Project Name

Led by

	Lead 1	Lead 2	Lead 3	Lead 4
Name	Virginia Sutherland	Brian Laird
Institution	Mushkegowuk Council	University of Waterloo
Role	Co-PI	Co-PI
Contact Information	vsutherland@mushkegowuk.ca 705 268 3594 ext 226	brian.laird@uwaterloo.ca 519-888-4567 ext 32720

Classification (e.g., "GWF Pillar 3", "CCRN", etc.)

Project Websites

Project Description

FIShNET collaborates with the Northern Water Futures (NWF) project.

In partnership with Indigenous communities in other northern regions in Canada, the FIShNET team evaluates:
1) health concerns and risk perceptions among community members;
2) environmental determinants of mercury and nutrients in wild-harvested fish;
3) balance between contaminant risks and nutrient benefits in traditional foods;
4) links between contaminant levels in the environment, human behavior patterns, and human exposure; and
5) access to traditional food and the impact on food security.

FIShNET also generates complementary information for Fort Albany First Nation and Mushkegowuk Council (www.mushkegowuk.com).

Project Participants

Name	Role	Position, Institution, and Contact Information
Virginia Sutherland		see above
Brian Laird		see above

Current Status of this Project

○ Planned

◉ In Progress

○ Abandoned

○ Complete