August 23, 2017
The field of Arctic studies, while currently enjoying an explosion in growth, nonetheless remains a relatively small field, with even the largest programs having just one or two designated faculty
August 22, 2017
This is the second in a two-part series about songs which UW Foreign Language & Area Studies (FLAS) fellows have learned in their various locations around the world this summer.
August 21, 2017
The Arctic landscape is a repository of freshwater, with its abundant ice, snow, lakes, streams, and ocean. However, despite the vast resources available, Arctic communities have long borne the brunt
August 16, 2017
During spring quarter, a Jackson School Applied Research Program team worked in collaboration with Jackson School faculty member Stephen Meyers, consultants from the International Solutions Group (ISG), and representatives from
August 16, 2017
As the president of the Saami Council, Áile Javo, reminded the Arctic Council in 2015, “neither science nor traditional knowledge alone can provide the answers needed to face the impacts of Arctic
August 11, 2017
Songs represent a unique and effective means of learning language–there is repetition of words and grammar, the language is conversational, they include idiomatic expressions, and they are easier to remember
August 9, 2017
Imagine sailing on a vast open ocean with 100 miles between you and the closest small community. Help is sometimes days away, a terrifying prospect given the harsh and unforgiving
August 7, 2017
We all know the Arctic is melting. What is not clear is whether indigenous rights are disappearing alongside it. The retreating ice has attracted interest as new shipping routes and
August 2, 2017
“Inuit with our fellow Indigenous Peoples are not stakeholders. We are the main players.” This is how J. Okalik Eegeesiak, current chair of the Inuit Circumpolar Council, ended her February
July 31, 2017
Alumnus Freeman Halle (B.A., International Studies, 2017) is heading to Ottawa and Quebec in September to help build a policy brief on Youth in the World, thanks to winning a