As I fly over the southern tip of Greenland en route to the Arctic Energy Summit (September 18–20, 2017 in Helsinki, Finland), I can’t help but reflect on the unique dilemma I face in attending this conference and presenting a poster on my research. My research focuses on the quandary of energy in the Arctic.

Resilience, resistance, and strength. The history of the Sámi from medieval times to the present is one of not only colonization but also Indigenous survival and resistance, which is sometimes overlooked when the atrocities perpetuated by the Nordic nation-states are piled high. After more than 500 years of colonization, the very diverse and geographically scattered

This summer one of the Canadian Studies Center’s Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellows in French traveled to Québec City to study at L’Université Laval. Amy Delo, MA in International Studies, shares her experience: “Through the Canadian Studies Center and the Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) fellowship, I had the incredible opportunity to

This summer four UW graduate students, including three JSIS MA students, attended advanced Arctic institutes to hone their critical thinking and policy-writing skills. International Studies (IS) MA student Jay-Kwon Park was accepted to the 3rd Annual Korea Arctic Academy in Busan. At the Academy, hosted by the Korea Maritime Institute, Nadine Fabbi, Managing Director of

Associate Professor Charlotte Coté, Instructor Cynthia Updegrave, and graduate student Jessica Hernandez led a unique UW Study Abroad Program to Canada this summer. The program was co-sponsored by the Department of American Indian Studies, the Canadian Studies Center, and the College of the Environment. The class followed the annual Tribal Canoe Journeys from Washington State

This past summer the World Policy Institute’s Arctic in Context blog site ran a 13-part blog series called “The Arctic Council: A Unique Institution in 21st-Century International Relations,” written by Jackson School International Policy Institute (IPI) Arctic Fellows. The blog posts analyze how nation-states and Indigenous peoples are using the Arctic Council to promote enhanced

The Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies, International Policy Institute (IPI) Arctic Fellows interviewed representatives from Indigenous organizations in Canada, Russia, and Greenland at the Indigenous Influence in Arctic Affairs symposium held at the University of Washington, June 2, 2017. The participants discussed the growing influence of Indigenous peoples in Arctic policy development and

Brandon Ray, 2016-2017 International Policy Institute Arctic Fellow, long-time student affiliation with the Center, published a blog post on his recent trip to Finland, attending the Arctic Energy Summit in mid September. Read the article.

Stan DeMello and Morna McEachern represented the University of Washington, Canadian Studies Center and the Pacific Northwest Canadian Studies Consortium and presented three papers: “In Search of Spirit: Celebration of Native Elders as Warrior Scholars across the 49th Parallel,” “Truer to Northern Pregnant Teens: Stories toward Culturally Safe Childbearing Practices in Inuit Nunangat,” and “Columbia

In 1987, Mikhail Gorbachev became the first major political figure to deliver a speech on Arctic issues, setting in motion a process to establish a regional governance body. This week on World Policy On Air, Nadine Fabbi, Managing Director of the Canadian Studies Center and lead for the International Policy Institute Arctic Fellows program in the Jackson School,