Indigenous Knowledge & Sustainable Arctic Futures

Partner: Saami Council

This workpackage will identify knowledge gaps and research needs in Arctic coastal communities, provide replicable frameworks for research initiatives that support collaborative knowledge creation, and assess and identify best practices for co-creative/co-productive methods and their implementation within a circum-Arctic scope.

Partner: UiT - The Arctic University of Norway

WP2 aims to assess changes in human-species and ecosystem interactions in the Varanger and Porsanger fjords, evaluate current management of red king crab, pink salmon, and seals, revitalize Sámi Indigenous Knowledge on seals, and strengthen pan-Arctic Indigenous and local knowledge exchange on the marine environment.

Partner: University of Copenhagen

This work package contributes to uncovering silenced Indigenous knowledge and local knowledge within archival records from Arctic coastal communities, a deeper understanding of the relational values to environment via connections between art, healing, and the natural world, and innovative and multimodal methods to strengthen the visibility of Indigenous knowledge and local knowledge systems.

Partner: Research Institute for Sustainability at GFZ (RIFS)

The project aims at assessing the impact -including opportunities and challenges- of climate change mitigation measures as experienced by young people living in Finnmark. In doing so, the project wants to collaboratively engage and understand young people’s vision of future in relation to the expansion of power production and wind energy projects in the Arctic.

Partner: UiT - The Arctic University of Norway, Indigenous Voices

WP5 will co-develop future marine resources management and governance options informed by Indigenous knowledge, scientific and local knowledge through multi-stakeholder dialogue to address evolving fjord ecosystems, building on the work of WP2.

Partner: UiT The Arctic University of Norway

WP6 will explore and implement innovative approaches to transform the roles of museums, archives, and libraries, positioning them as new knowledge stewards/new Elders, and foster a shift in the interactions among knowledge centers and coastal Arctic communities.

Partner: Sámi Allaskuvla

WP7 will analyze the link between gender asymmetries (female out-migration leaving young men behind in higher education and art production) and existing forms of Indigenous education and knowledge validation.

Partner: University of Tartu

WP8 supports young people in Arctic coastal areas to take an active role in shaping their communities’ future in response to climate change and social challenges.

Partner: Dáiddadállu

WP9 Birgejupmi Through Art emphasizes art and craft as a tool of in one's environment, as a means of political survival and as a means of strengthening Indigenous voices and land and sea relations.

Partner: Saami Council

This WP ties into the work done on WP1, and cover reflexive ethics assessment and explicit engagement with methodological approaches throughout the project to support the development and application of co-creative and collaborative methods across all WPs and feedback insights to adjust project design continuously, promoting ethical and context-appropriate research practices and meaningful outputs.

Partner: Árvu AS

WP11 focuses on delivering a comprehensive communication and design package that enhances the visibility, credibility, and effectiveness of Birgejupmi.

Partner: Árvu AS

Building on WP11, WP12 will monitor and revise the CDEO strategy as needed in close collaboration with project partners and continue to support and advise the consortium on effective communication and outreach.

Partner: University of Oulu

WP13 is dedicated to ensuring the overall coordination and successful delivery of the project.

Partner: University of Oulu

WP14 leads the final phase of the Birgejupmi project, ensuring smooth coordination, thorough evaluation, and high-quality results.