Are you a young Inuk Facebook user? Pauktuutit wants to hear from you

Pauktuutit Inuit Women of Canada has teamed up with researchers at two Canadian universities to look at Facebook use among Inuit youth, as a way to do better outreach on violence prevention.

Pauktuutit Inuit Women of Canada wants to look at how Inuit youth use social media to find out how the organization can do better outreach and violence prevention.

As part of its Makilirit Rise Up project, Pauktuutit, in collaboration with researchers from Carleton and Western universities, has launched a survey targeted at Inuit aged 18 to 25, to find out more about how they use Facebook.

The survey includes 27 questions about how people use the social media site, including the frequency and purpose of using it and the status of their internet connection.

Other questions include: “Have you ever added as a Facebook friend someone you didn’t know personally?” and “Have you ever had a bad experience on social media?”

“The benefit to you of filling out this survey is that it may make you think about your Facebook use and online safety,” Pauktuutit says in the opening page of the survey.

“Your participation will also help Pauktuutit create Facebook information aimed at Inuit youth about issues like preventing violence and getting help.”

The results of the study will be published in a report and in academic articles, but participants’ names will not be used.

Pauktuutit will also share that information with other Inuit organizations.

Youth can fill out the survey here.

Anyone who is not Inuk or between the ages of 18 and 25 but would like to share their own input on the topic can contact Pauktuutit’s Katharine Irngaut at kirngaut@pauktuutit.ca or researcher Marika Morris at Marika.Morris@carleton.ca.