29 March 2026 | 16:00 - 18:00 CET
Open Session - ON SITE ONLY
Room: Mødelokale 1
Organiser: Natasha Haycock-Chavez (Exchange for Local Observations and Knowledge of the Arctic, CU Boulder, United States of America)
Session Description:
Documenting and securing Indigenous Knowledge and data in a changing Arctic is important for decision-making, research, knowledge and culture retention, and transmission of Indigenous Knowledge. Indigenous and community-led initiatives to document observations of change are increasing in the Arctic, alongside support for Indigenous guardian programs and other land-based models. With increased global and pan-Arctic political pressures, and pressures from climate change, it is especially important to prioritize Indigenous data production and governance. This session will explore methodological and theoretical approaches to knowledge production, and diverse approaches to harmonizing Western science and Indigenous research methodologies. We will ground our session with concrete discussions on the utility of Indigenous-driven networks and platforms, exploring successes, challenges, and similarities between platforms that house Indigenous data in different geographical and political contexts. Building off themes from Indigenous data sovereignty panels organized by the Data Sharing Working Group during the 2024 Arctic Observing Summit, this session will center pan-Arctic Indigenous-led programs and initiatives working on Indigenous data security and Indigenous data sovereignty.