Arctic Research Seminar Series
The ARCUS Arctic Research Seminar Series invites leading Arctic researchers and community leaders to share the latest findings in Arctic research and what they mean for decision-making. These webinar events are free and open to the public, and will be of particular interest to the international Arctic research community, federal agency officials, non-governmental organizations, Arctic educators, and the public.
Registration is required for each event.
For those of you on Twitter, we also invite you to join our online discussion of each event using the hashtag #arcuswebinar.
The ARCUS Arctic Research Seminar Series is made possible with support by the National Science Foundation under Cooperative Agreement No. PLR-1928794.
Please contact Stacey Stoudt at stacey@arcus.org with any questions.
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Upcoming Seminar
Sounds of Beringia
When: 28 March 2024, 9:00 a.m. Alaska Daylight Time
Where: Online
Abstract
This webinar explores some of the more fascinating sounds happening in the region of Beringia - from the extraordinary communications of Bowhead whales to Buryat throat and overtone singing - by way of some of the latest cultural and scientific research and oral histories. This research is the subject of an upcoming documentary (in production by the presenters Yaari and Chris) that seeks to spotlight the Beringia region - its cultures (human and nonhuman), ecology, and environmental history - as a powerful and evocative force in the world.
Speaker Details
Christopher Marianetti is a composer, producer, and educator from New Mexico. He co-founded Found Sound Nation, a production company and nonprofit working at the intersection of music and social justice, and is the artistic director and founder of OneBeat, a music diplomacy program bringing together musicians from around the world. Chris has developed creative programs for some of the leading arts and cultural institutions around the globe, including Carnegie Hall, TED, and the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.
Yaari Walker is an activist, educator, and a healer and St Lawrence Island Yupik from St. Lawrence Island, of the Aymaaramka clan. Combining traditional healing with contemporary psychology, Yaari is dedicated to sharing past and present Indigenous Knowledge with younger generations locally and around the globe. Yaari is a graduate of the Alaska Pacific University in in counseling psychology and currently a counselor at the Cook Inlet Tribal Council. She is a producer of the recent PBS documentary ‘One with the Whale’ and also appears on screen in HBO’s latest season of True Detective.
Recent Seminar
Building Relationships with Indigenous Nations for Indigenous-led Land and Water Stewardship
When: Wednesday, 14 February 2024, 9:00 a.m. AKDT
Where: Online
Speaker Details
Heather Sauyaq (Soy-uckh) Jean Gordon (she/her) is Iñupiaq and enrolled tribal member of the Nome Eskimo Community. She is the founder/principle consultant for Sauyaq Solutions, LLC working to support Indigenous Nations in self-determination through research, evaluation, and technical assistance. Heather previously worked at the Administration for Native Americans and consulted with other federal agencies, which included working on the Interagency Arctic Research Policy Committee Arctic Research Plan 2022-2026 and with the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy on work around Indigenous Knowledge. Heather is currently a Native Children’s Research Exchange scholar, sits on the Board of Directors for the Arctic Research Consortium of the United States, and serves on the National Academy of Sciences committee on Co-Production of Environmental Knowledge, Methods, and Approaches. Heather holds a MS in Sociology and a PhD in Indigenous Studies with a concentration in Indigenous Sustainability
Abstract
Join Heather Sauyaq Jean Gordon, Iñupiaq, as she shares her learning from the Inuit people in Greenland and the Ninilchik Village Tribe in Alaska. This talk addresses building relationships with Indigenous Nations for their leadership in nurturing and stewarding the land through Indigenous Knowledge. A report by the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services found lands nurtured by Indigenous Peoples experience less species and ecosystems decline than other areas, yet in Alaska, Indigenous perspectives are rarely included in management. Heather discusses current land ownership and management practices in Alaska and how these differ from Indigenous approaches. She also addresses why the Indigenous approach is so different and what policies and laws can change to make sure the waters and lands are healthy and able to support generations in the future.