University of Alaska Fairbanks, March 23-25, 2016
Fairbanks, AK
Bridging The Future
of Arctic Social Science Research
Agenda Fairbanks

Wednesday, March 23

5:30 pm to 8:00 pm Shuttle from Sophie’s Station Hotel: 5:00-5:30pm Departure
Registration and Reception
  • Welcoming Ceremony
    UAF Inu-Yupiaq Dance Group
    UAF Leadership:
    Michael Powers, Chancellor 
    Evon Peter, Vice Chancellor, College of Rural and Community Development
    Bert Boyer, Director, Center for Alaska Native Health Research 
  • Introductions
    Keynote: Judith Ramos (UAF Assistant Professor, Alaska Native Studies/Rural Development and George Ramos, Sr. (L’uknax.adí Tlingit clan elder and traditional scholar) "The Cultural Landscape, Ice-Flow Seal Hunting and Glacier Retreat of Sit' Tlein, Yakutat, Alaska"

Thursday, March 24

8:15 am to 9:00 am

Shuttle from Sophie’s Station Hotel: 7:45-8:00am Departure
Breakfast
9:00 am to 10:15 am

Opening Blessing Keynotes:

  • Anna Kerttula, NSF Arctic Social Science Program (9am-9:30am)
  • Evon Peter, Vice Chancellor, College of Rural and Community Development & Wilson Justin, Vice Chair and Board Member of Mt Sanford Tribal Consortium (9:30-10:15am)

10:15 am to 10:30 am

 Refresh

10:30 am to 11:30am

 Breakout Sessions: Understanding the Arctic from An Indigenous Perspective
• Breakout 1
• Breakout 2
• Breakout 3
• Breakout 4

11:30 am to 11:45 am

 Refresh

11:45 pm to 12:30 pm

Breakout Panel Presentations

12:30 pm to 1:15 pm

 Lunch
1:15 pm to 1:45pm UAF Indigenous Student Panel
1:45 pm to 2:00 pm Refresh

2:00pm to 3:00pm

 Breakout Sessions:

Student Led: “The World is at Our Doorstep; Are We Ready?” –Benjamin Anderson Agimuk
• Breakout 1 
• Breakout 2 
• Breakout 3 
• Breakout 4
3:00pm to 4:30pm

Breakout Panel Presentations and Day 1 Reflection on All Topics
Shuttle from IARC 501 to Hotel: 4:30pm Departure
6:30 pm to 8:30 pm

Shuttle From Sophie’s Station Hotel: 5:30-6:00pm Departure
Dinner Groups: Silver Gulch Brewing Company

Friday, March 25

8:15 am to 9:00 am

Shuttle from Sophie’s Station Hotel: 7:45am-8:00am Departure
Breakfast
9:00 am to 10:00 am Keynote: Distinguished Professor Graham Hingangaroa Smith (Professor of Education and Director of the Institute for Post-Treaty Settlement Futures at Te Whare Wananga o Awanuiarangi, -NZ.):
Transforming Research: The Indigenous Struggle for Social, Cultural, and Economic Advancement through more effective Research.

10:00 am to 10:15 am

Refresh

10:15 am to 11:15 pm

Breakout Sessions: Indigenous Knowledge in Scholarship: Practical Applications and Transformational Outcomes
• Breakout 1
• Breakout 2
• Breakout 3
• Breakout 4

11:30 am to 12:30 pm

Breakout Panel Presentations

12:30pm to 1:15pm

Lunch

1:15pm to 2:00pm

Ann Fienup-Riordan and Mark John (Calista Education and Culture):
Intellectual Property and Ownership of Indigenous Knowledge

1:45 pm to 2:00 pm

Refresh

2:00 pm to 4:00 pm

Group Reflection on All Topics

4:00 pm

Closing Blessing
Shuttle from IARC 501 to Airport & Hotel: 4pm Departure