November 2016: Sand Point Talking Circle on Local Engagement in Search and Rescue (Sand Point, Alaska)
Indigenous and Local Perspectives
On 16 November 2016, the ICE LAW Project’s Indigenous and Local Perspectives subproject held its first event, a Talking Circle in the Aleutian Islands community of Sand Point, Alaska. The Talking Circle focused on community infrastructure and Arctic search and rescue. The Talking Circle was organised by subproject co-leader Jessica Shadian and held in the Sand Point Community Center, with the help of Jim Gamble, Director of Aleut International Association. Additional funding from the U.S. National Science Foundation facilitated attendance by representatives from Labrador (Canada) and the Commander Islands (Russian Federation).
On 16 November 2016, the ICE LAW Project’s Indigenous and Local Perspectives subproject held its first event, a Talking Circle in the Aleutian Islands community of Sand Point, Alaska. The Talking Circle focused on community infrastructure and Arctic search and rescue. The Talking Circle was organised by subproject co-leader Jessica Shadian and held in the Sand Point Community Center, with the help of Jim Gamble, Director of Aleut International Association. Additional funding from the U.S. National Science Foundation facilitated attendance by representatives from Labrador (Canada) and the Commander Islands (Russian Federation).
Please refer to the pages below for further information regarding the aims and findings of Sand Point talking circle.
Indeterminate and Changing Environments: Law, the Anthropocene, and the World
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