Increased contact between scientists and Arctic Indigenous peoples leads to many questions. These questions include how to engage in equal partnerships, trust one another, link scientific and traditional knowledge, and  develop ethical guidelines for both parties to follow. Scientists arrive with their institution’s IRB approval and research ethics provided by their academic discipline, but are these ethical guidelines in accordance with those believed by the Indigenous Arctic peoples? My research examines results from a research project on relationship building conducted in a remote community in Greenland and at the National Science Foundation-Office of Polar Programs. Through interview analysis this project brings to light the differences and similarities in the definition of ethics and how to build trust by both Arctic Indigenous peoples and researchers.