Fairbanks, Alaska – The Indigenous people, who make upIndigenous peoples account for about 10 percent of the total population of the circumpolar north, were entitled to acelebration last Thursday, May 11th, after U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson made a pledge to address

Fairbanks, Alaska – The Foreign Ministers of the eight Arctic states – the United States, Canada, Russia, Finland, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, and Iceland – together with the six heads of

On May 11th, 2017 in Fairbanks, Alaska, delegates from the Arctic Council met for their biennial Ministerial Meeting, where they discussed the work of the past two years and transitioned

“Our Elders are telling me we have a short time left to make the right actions and we have to bring along our younger brothers (that means white people) and

Introduction Although the Arctic Council Ministerial Meetings are conducted at the highest level of governance and are closed to the public, they attract attention from the media and provide an

There’s a certain mundane practice to many of the daily aspects of our life. We wake up, get ready for the day, and go about our routines as usual: work,

Amidst the hum of ideas among the myriad of Arctic citizens who gave ten-minute TED-style talks on innovation in the North, I couldn’t help but notice that something was missing

Innovate Arctic began like most Arctic meetings, with an acknowledgment of the sacred ground on which we stood, which belongs to the local Athabaskan people. However, this is largely where

“Our goal is to build the Álgu Fund’s endowment to providing stable, predictable, and reliable funding to our organizations.” – Jim Gamble On May 10, 2017, during the Week of

Bridging the Gap – Joining the Policy Dialogue during Week of the Arctic by Nadine C. Fabbi, Lead, International Policy Institute Arctic Fellows program The International Policy Institute (IPI) in