14 Minute Read Research and Background As sea ice retreats, cruise ships are reaching Arctic ports and routes that were once difficult to access, and the cruise tourism industry is rapidly growing. In Juneau, Alaska, a city that has roughly 30,000 residents, about 1.4 million cruise passengers arrived each year when this project first began,… Read more »
Origins and Inspirations Dr. Jessica Black, of Gwich’in Dena heritage from the villages of Gwichyaa Zhee (Ft. Yukon) and Toghotthele (Nenana), Alaska, was motivated by her upbringing along the Yukon River to pursue her current work in academia. She observed how Indigenous people and their Knowledge systems were often marginalized in research and local governance… Read more »
Background and Expertise Originally from the Bristol Bay region of southwest Alaska, Dr. Jordan Lewis is Aleut and Sugpiaq and has lived on the Oregon coast in the winter and in Alaska during the summer. Lewis began with a bachelor’s degree in social work from the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF), and went on to… Read more »
The Arctic Data Center, along with Arctic social scientific researchers Noor Johnson and Timothy Pasch, hosted a workshop to discuss data archival and re-use challenges and opportunities for Arctic social scientists. Learn more about what was discussed and what was brainstormed in this blog post.
