The links below may be relevant to researchers looking for opportunities to build relationships with Alaska Native communities and organizations.
ARCUS "Conducting Research with Northern Communities" Resource Directory
The ARCUS resource directory linked below provides a large collection of helpful resources (e.g. documents, recorded presentations, and other online compilations) that provide insights & best practices for researchers working with Alaska Native and Arctic Indigenous communities.
Alaska Native Organizations
The first link below contains a wealth of information on each of the Alaska Native Regional Corporations and Non-Profit Organizations, as well as links to Village Corporations and Tribes. It also provides access to the Alaska Community Database, which includes community-focused “storymaps”.
- Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) Info & Alaska Regional Overview of Native Entities
- Inuit Circumpolar Council Alaska
- Alaska Federation of Natives
- Bering Sea Elders Group
- Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium (ANTHC)
- Alaska Eskimo Whaling Commission
- Eskimo Walrus Commission
Events to Connect w/ Alaska Native Community Members & Organizations
The conferences and events linked below represent some of the venues that convene Alaska Native community members, regional corporations, and non-profit organizations.
- Alaska Federation of Natives Annual Convention
- Alaska Forum on the Environment
- ANTHC Alaska Indigenous Research Program Meetings
- Alaska Tribal Conference on Environmental Management
- Arctic Encounter Symposium
- Elders and Youth Conference
- Kawerak Regional Conferences
- Alaska Fairs & Festivals- local fairs & festivals often provide community-centered opportunities to host an exhibit table or information booths.
- Alaska School Activities Association's Upcoming Competitions - statewide youth activities like the ASAA March Madness Basketball State Championships (which brings together teams and their supporters from villages across AK) can also serve as another way to connect with Alaska Native community members more broadly.
Networks/Groups/Organizations Connecting Arctic Research & Alaska Native Communities
The networks, groups, and organizations listed below identify some of the many efforts that exist to build stronger linkages between Arctic researchers and Alaska Native community partners. This list is far from comprehensive, but is a helpful start for researchers who are looking to identify and connect with potential partners.
- Alaska Arctic Observatory & Knowledge Hub
- Alaska Indigenous Research Program
- Alaska Local Environmental Observer (LEO) Network
- Alaska Native Knowledge Network
- Alaska Native Science & Engineering Program (ANSEP)
- Alaska Subsistence Regional Advisory Councils
- Alaska Tribal Resilience Learning Network
- Alaska Venture Fund Iliamna Sustainable Communities Project
- Arctic Council Permanent Participant Organizations & Indigenous People's Secretariat
- Battelle Arctic Research Office (ARO)
- Exchange for Local Observations and Knowledge of the Arctic (ELOKA)
- First Alaskans Institute
- Fresh Eyes on Ice
- Ikaaġun Engagement
- Indigenous Foods Knowledges Network
- Indigenous Sentinels Network
- Navigating the New Arctic Indigenous Advisory Board
- Navigating the New Arctic Fostering Indigenous Led Research Convergence Working Group
- Northern Latitudes Partnerships
- Rising Voices, Changing Coasts
- Sandhill.Culture.Craft
- Sea Ice for Walrus Outlook
- SmartICE
- Study of Environmental Arctic Change
- Ukpeaġvik Iñupiat Corporation (UIC) & UIC Science