Leading Conservation in Arctic Indigenous Homelands
By: Dr. Victoria Qutuuq Buschman, Postdoctoral Researcher, Greenland Institute of Natural Resources/University of Alaska Fairbanks
Bio: Dr. Buschman is an Iñupiaq (Inuit) wildlife and conservation biologist raised between the vast tundra of Utqiaġvik, Alaska and the tall redwoods of northern California. She has lived and worked across the Arctic in an effort to promote how Indigenous Peoples fundamentally shape Arctic biodiversity conservation, from research, to management, to actualizing the dreams of new protected areas.
Her role in research has been to challenge the colonial legacy of conservation and instead promote partnerships with Indigenous communities, knowledge, and governance to develop ethically-conscious, culturally-relevant, and fully knowledge-based conservation efforts in the Arctic.
Co-hosted by: Megan Sheremata, Department of Geography, Teaching Commons & YOCA
Date: Wednesday, March 23, 2022
Time: 5:30 pm - 7 pm