29 March 2026 | 16:00 - 19:00 CEST
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 how Indigenous communities, organizations, and researchers are shaping data practices to serve community needs, strengthen sovereignty, and ensure that observing systems reflect Indigenous knowledge, values, and priorities. We will ground our discussion with examples of community-led observing, Indigenous data governance frameworks, and collaborations that reimagine Arctic data futures in more just, reciprocal, and sustainable ways. 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 Arctic Indigenous-led programs and initiatives working on Indigenous data security and Indigenous data sovereignty.