Indigenous-Centered Research
At the NUNA Center research is driven by curiosity, passion, and a deep connection to the world around us. It involves creating, preserving, and sharing knowledge while embracing diverse ways of thinking and doing. Indigenous-centered research means prioritizing slow, intentional collaboration and valuing research that builds ethical, reciprocal relationships with communities over time. Through service, sharing, and collaboration, the Nuna Center stewards meaningful projects that connect students, knowledge holders, and communities in shared learning and discovery.
Research Projects
Center for Braiding Indigenous Knowledge and Science (CBIKS)
CBIKS brings together arts and storytelling as a means to share scientific research with the public, Indigenous communities, and diverse audiences.
Meq unguvatkarput
(Water is Our Livelihood) – Building Community Resilience for the Future. This research project integrates Indigenous Knowledge and western science while investigating three themes.
Frozen Commons
This project connects the science of the frozen Arctic with the cultural and social importance it holds for local and Indigenous people in Alaska and Mongolia.
Beyond Ice
This project aims to amplify the local community voices along the reach of the Yukon by sharing their stories of resilience, challenges of living, and visioning of a future.
Co-creating Research for Just Arctic Future Infrastructure Transformations, Resilience, and Adaptation (CRAFT)
This project’s activities seek to bring together research working in the Arctic, Indigenous and local communities and other stakeholders in a variety of venues.
The Center for Climate and Health (CCH)
CCH assists communities and helps them to better understand the impacts of climate change and how to adapt in healthy ways.