Arctic Research Seminar Series - Arctic Indigenous Schol ars Seminar
Arctic Research Consortium of the U.S. (A RCUS) & Inuit Circumpolar Council Alaska
Date/Time: Wednesday, 23 May from 12:00-1:30 p.m. ET

Speakers: Rosem ary Ahtuangaruak & Theresa Arevgaq John

Seminar Title: Empowering Arctic Indigenous Scholars and Making Connections: Perspe ctives from Rosemary Ahtuangaruak of Nuiqsut, Alaska and Theresa Arevgaq Jo hn of Nelson Island, Alaska

The Arctic Research Consortium of the U.S . (ARCUS) and Inuit Circumpolar Council Alaska will host a joint seminar by Rosemary Ahtuangaruak and Theresa Arevgaq John as part of the 2018 Arctic Indigenous Scholars program. The event will be held in the ARCUS D.C. offic e at 1201 New York Avenue, NW Washington D.C. on Wednesday, 23 May 2018 fro m 12:00-1:30 p.m. ET.

This seminar will be available as a webinar liv e-stream for those unable to attend in person.

Registration is requir ed for this event.

To register for the event, go to:
ARCUS D.C. Arctic Research Seminar Series homepage

The Empowering Arctic Indigenou s Scholars and Making Connections program creates a space for Indigenous sc holars to educate and inform policy- and decision-makers engaged in Arctic Issues while visiting Washington, D.C. and provides a platform for traditio nal knowledge holders to share their expertise with the wider Arctic resear ch community.

This joint Arctic research seminar & webinar will f eature presentations by each of the 2018 Arctic Indigenous Scholars:

Rosemary Ahtuangaruak is an Inupiaq activist. Rosemar y is a graduate of the University of Washington Medex Northwest Physician A ssistant Program. She has fought tirelessly for the health and protection o f her people and of the Arctic’s unparalleled wilderness that has sustained her culture for thousands of years. Rosemary is a former mayor of Nuiqsut and currently serves on the board of the Inupiat Community of the Arctic Sl ope, the regional tribal government for the North Slope, and is an executiv e council member of the Alaska Inter–Tribal Council. She received the 2009 Voice of the Wild Award from the Alaska Wilderness League and is a founding board member of REDOIL (Resisting Environmental Destruction on Indigenous Lands).
Theresa Arevgaq John is an Associate Profe ssor in the Department of Cross-cultural Studies at the University of Alask a Fairbanks. Theresa has authored numerous academic articles and a co-autho r of a book, Yupiit Yuraryarait: Yup’ik Ways of Dancing, and has presented her work at dozens of local, national, and international professional confe rences. She currently serves on the National Advisory Council on Indian Edu cation and the International Indigenous Women’s Forum, and is a former memb er of the Alaskan State Council Arts and the former Chair of the Traditiona l Native Arts Panel. She is also the recipient of the Governor's Distinguis hed Humanities Educator Award and Alaska State Library Award. Theresa recei ved her B.S., M.Ed., and Ph.D. from the University of Alaska Fairbanks.
This 1.5 hour event is a brown-bag lunch that will be held in the ARCUS D .C. office (1201 New York Avenue, NW Washington D.C. Fourth Floor). Cookies and beverages will be provided.

A live webinar is also availab le to those unable to attend in person. Instructions for accessing the even t online will be sent to “Webinar Only” registrants.

For those of you on Twitter, we also invite you to join us in live-tweeting the event using the hashtag #ARCUSwebinar.

For more information about the Arctic Ind igenous Scholars program, go to:
Arctic Indigenous Scholars homepage

For questions about the Arctic Indigenous Scholars Program, contact:
Lisa Sheffield Guy
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For qu estions about the Arctic Research Seminar Series, contact:
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