In this episode, Darling Anderson and Dustin Newman discuss the history of the creation of Aleut International Association with AIA Executive Director Dr. Lisa Mack. Guest: Liza Mack, Executive Director, Aleut International Association Hosts: Darling Anderson, Cultural Heritage Coordinator, Aleutian Pribilof Islands Association Dustin Newman, Youth Services Coordinator, Aleutian Pribilof Islands Association Made by: Darling Anderson Series Published and produced by: Indigenous Peoples Secretariat On The Land Media In Collaboration with: Arctic Athabaskan Council, Aleut International ..read more

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In this episode, hosts Ida-Maria Helander and Natalia Vaskova speak to Gunn-Britt Retter, Head of Arctic and Environment Unit of the Saami Council, Christina Henriksen, President of the Saami Council, and Åsa Larsson Blind, Vice-President of the Saami Council about the work, structure and role of the Saami Council. The Saami Council is one of six Permanent Participants of the Arctic Council and has had a long standing role in advocating for Saami issues in international foria in and beyond the Arctic. Speakers: Gunn-Britt Retter, Head of Arctic and Environment Unit of the Saami Council Christ ..read more

In this second episode of Our Arctic Presence, we journey back to the early winter of 2019 when youth from throughout the circumpolar north gathered in Roavvenjárga ( Rovaniemi, Finland) for the first Arctic Youth Leaders Summit. With four attendees, On The Land hosts its first roundtable discussion on what the future of the Arctic looks like to us, climate change, adaptation, and how to collaborate across international Arctic borders. For more context on the Arctic Council and Permanent Participants, please listen to our first episode - Setting the Stage Storytellers: Nils Ánda Baer, Saami ..read more

Welcome to Our Arctic Presence. In this first episode hosts Enni Similä and Deenaalee Hodgdon sit down with special guest Rosa-Máren Magga of the Indigenous Peoples’ Secretariat to discuss the inception of the Arctic Council. Through one on one and roundtable interviews with the Indigenous Leaders that were present in those early years, we weave together the tapestry of how this intergovernmental forum became the only stage in the world to include Indigenous Peoples at the table and make decisions through consensus. Hosts: Enni Similä. Project Worker, Saami Council Deenaalee Hodgdon, Arctic A ..read more

Welcome to Our Arctic Presence, a podcast series created by Indigenous Youth from throughout the circumpolar north in celebration of 25 years of the Arctic Council. Throughout the series, you will learn about the Arctic Council and who the Permanent Participants are, hear stories from Arctic Indigenous Elders and Youth, and tune into crucial conversations taking place regarding Northern lands and waters. Featured in this trailer: Arctic Athabaskan Council - Deenaalee Hodgdon - Katlyn Holtorf Aleut International Association - Dustin Newman - Darling Anderson Inuit Circumpolar Council - Ade ..read more