Out of the Arctic https://searcharcticscience.org/series/out-of-the-arctic/ Out of the Arctic highlights co-production of knowledge by SEARCH and others, details the successes and challenges of co-production in the Arctic, explores perspectives of Indigenous People, scientists, and decision makers about environmental change in the Arctic, and deepens understanding of how environmental change in the Arctic impacts human communities and ecosystems. Fri, 22 May 2026 14:37:37 +0000 en-US © Study of Environmental Arctic Change An Arctic soundscape exploring perspectives of environmental change Study of Environmental Arctic Change episodic Out of the Arctic highlights co-production of knowledge by SEARCH and others, details the successes and challenges of co-production in the Arctic, explores perspectives of Indigenous People, scientists, and decision makers about environmental change in the Arctic, and deepens understanding of how environmental change in the Arctic impacts human communities and ecosystems. Study of Environmental Arctic Change aecopenhaver@alaska.edu false https://searcharcticscience.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/OOA_logo_3000x3000.jpg Out of the Arctic https://searcharcticscience.org/series/out-of-the-arctic/ aecopenhaver@alaska.edu Out of the Arctic highlights co-production of knowledge by SEARCH and others, details the successes and challenges of co-production in the Arctic, explores perspectives of Indigenous People, scientists, and decision makers about environmental change in the Arctic, and deepens understanding of how environmental change in the Arctic impacts human communities and ecosystems. No yes b0f2482c-b57e-5bb0-b391-e91d32092806 194022431 10: Alaskan villages in a food crisis: Salmon management for the Yukon River at the nexus of needed change https://searcharcticscience.org/podcast/alaskan-villages-in-a-food-crisis-salmon-management-for-the-yukon-river-at-the-nexus-of-needed-change/ Mon, 12 May 2025 19:08:42 +0000 https://searcharcticscience.org/?post_type=podcast&p=5580 Co-authors of the latest Arctic Answers brief from SEARCH discuss the collapse of Yukon River Salmon, impacts of the collapse on subsistence and Indigenous communities, along with policy recommendations. Read the full brief at Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research. Speakers in this episode: Jackie Qataliña Schaeffer (Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium) and Francis K. Wiese (Climate, Ocean, & People LLC) facilitate the conversation between Doug DeMaster (Marine Analytics Consultants) and Edward Alexander (Woodwell Climate Research Center and Gwich'in Council International).

]]> Co-authors of the latest Arctic Answers brief from SEARCH discuss the collapse of Yukon River Salmon, impacts of the collapse on subsistence and Indigenous communities, along with policy recommendations. Read the full brief at Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research. Speakers in this episode: Jackie Qataliña Schaeffer (Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium) and Francis K. Wiese (Climate, Ocean, & People LLC) facilitate the conversation between Doug DeMaster (Marine Analytics Consultants) and Edward Alexander (Woodwell Climate Research Center and Gwich'in Council International).

]]> https://searcharcticscience.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/salmon-episode-final-artwork.jpg 10: Alaskan villages in a food crisis: Salmon management for the Yukon River at the nexus of needed change false no 00:44:49 No no 09: Shining a Light on Shishmaref https://searcharcticscience.org/podcast/09-shining-a-light-on-shishmaref/ Fri, 18 Oct 2024 20:06:55 +0000 https://searcharcticscience.org/?post_type=podcast&p=5297 Darlene Tocktoo Turner, a long-time educator and SEARCH researcher, sits down with team co-chairs Jamie Donatuto and Jackie Qataliña Shaeffer to discuss her experiences bringing Indigenous Knowledge into kindergarten through 12th grade education in Shishmaref, Alaska.

]]> Darlene Tocktoo Turner, a long-time educator and SEARCH researcher, sits down with team co-chairs Jamie Donatuto and Jackie Qataliña Shaeffer to discuss her experiences bringing Indigenous Knowledge into kindergarten through 12th grade education in Shishmaref, Alaska.

]]> https://searcharcticscience.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Shishmaref-map-square-cover.jpg 09: Shining a Light on Shishmaref false no 00:22:11 No no 08: Adapting to Climate Change One Step at a Time https://searcharcticscience.org/podcast/08-adapting-to-climate-change-one-step-at-a-time/ Tue, 23 Apr 2024 00:28:13 +0000 https://searcharcticscience.org/?post_type=podcast&p=4965 Climate change creates challenges in so many ways. The Fairbanks region in Interior Alaska is no exception. In this episode, Savannah Venetis Fletcher joins Alex to discuss the unintended impacts of changing weather extremes and how people and communities in Alaska are adapting to these changes. As a civil rights attorney, Presiding Officer of the Fairbanks North Star Borough Assembly, mayoral candidate for the Fairbanks North Star Borough, SEARCH researcher, and active member of the Fairbanks community, Savannah shares a wealth of knowledge on getting things done at a local level in the far north. Links mentioned in this episode are included below.

Savannah’s election website

Savannah's Fairbanks North Star Borough page

]]> Climate change creates challenges in so many ways. The Fairbanks region in Interior Alaska is no exception. In this episode, Savannah Venetis Fletcher joins Alex to discuss the unintended impacts of changing weather extremes and how people and communities in Alaska are adapting to these changes. As a civil rights attorney, Presiding Officer of the Fairbanks North Star Borough Assembly, mayoral candidate for the Fairbanks North Star Borough, SEARCH researcher, and active member of the Fairbanks community, Savannah shares a wealth of knowledge on getting things done at a local level in the far north. Links mentioned in this episode are included below.

Savannah’s election website

Savannah's Fairbanks North Star Borough page

]]> https://searcharcticscience.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/OotA-ep-8-image-cover.jpg 08: Adapting to Climate Change One Step at a Time false no 00:32:22 No no 07: Disappearing Highways in the Ice: What Access to Walrus Means for People https://searcharcticscience.org/podcast/disappearing-highways-in-the-ice-what-access-to-walrus-means-for-people/ Thu, 07 Mar 2024 16:28:58 +0000 https://searcharcticscience.org/?post_type=podcast&p=4840 Nature and people are connected in myriad different ways. In the western Arctic, one of those connections is between sea ice, marine mammals, and communities’ persistence. Join us for this special episode of Out of the Arctic where we play the role of a fly on the wall for a conversation between SEARCH researchers. We will hear from Bryan Rookok, Jr. (Native Village of Savoonga), Brendan Kelly (Science Director), George Kling (Chief Editor), and Athena Copenhaver (Executive Director) as we learn why access to walrus is of vital importance to the people of St. Lawrence Island and others throughout the Arctic.

]]> Nature and people are connected in myriad different ways. In the western Arctic, one of those connections is between sea ice, marine mammals, and communities’ persistence. Join us for this special episode of Out of the Arctic where we play the role of a fly on the wall for a conversation between SEARCH researchers. We will hear from Bryan Rookok, Jr. (Native Village of Savoonga), Brendan Kelly (Science Director), George Kling (Chief Editor), and Athena Copenhaver (Executive Director) as we learn why access to walrus is of vital importance to the people of St. Lawrence Island and others throughout the Arctic.

]]> https://searcharcticscience.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Walrus-on-ice-by-Christopher-Michel.jpg 07: Disappearing Highways in the Ice: What Access to Walrus Means for People false no 00:19:51 No no 06: “Our Garden Is the Tundra” https://searcharcticscience.org/podcast/06-our-garden-is-the-tundra/ Thu, 19 Jan 2023 00:05:43 +0000 https://searcharcticscience.org/?post_type=podcast&p=3211 Join us in the sixth episode of Out of the Arctic as we hear from Kotzebue resident and lifelong Alaskan, Cyrus Harris. A member of the Native Village of Kotzebue Tribal Council, Cyrus also serves as a Natural Resource Advocate for Maniilaq Association and as a manager of a Hunter Support Program. By collaborating with different governing bodies and health and safety authorities, Cyrus plays a vital role in his community providing traditional subsistence foods to Indigenous Elders.

]]> Join us in the sixth episode of Out of the Arctic as we hear from Kotzebue resident and lifelong Alaskan, Cyrus Harris. A member of the Native Village of Kotzebue Tribal Council, Cyrus also serves as a Natural Resource Advocate for Maniilaq Association and as a manager of a Hunter Support Program. By collaborating with different governing bodies and health and safety authorities, Cyrus plays a vital role in his community providing traditional subsistence foods to Indigenous Elders.

]]> https://searcharcticscience.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/maria-vojtovicova-SPvJPDXEmqA-unsplash.jpg 06: “Our Garden Is the Tundra” false no 00:28:44 No no 05: An Icebreaker, International Law, and “Owning” the Arctic https://searcharcticscience.org/podcast/05-an-icebreaker-international-law-and-owning-the-arctic/ Fri, 30 Sep 2022 15:56:24 +0000 https://searcharcticscience.org/?post_type=podcast&p=2995 Land, ice, and sea are not the only rapidly shifting elements of the Arctic. With increased political tensions rippling throughout the Arctic, international relations, governance, and decision making at all levels are all being forced to adapt. Here to share a fascinating and necessary perspective in the fifth episode of the SEARCH podcast is Betsy Baker, a SEARCH team member and former professor of law, who dedicated her career to understanding the intricacies of Arctic decision making and its impact on people and the environment. Mentioned in this episode:

]]> Land, ice, and sea are not the only rapidly shifting elements of the Arctic. With increased political tensions rippling throughout the Arctic, international relations, governance, and decision making at all levels are all being forced to adapt. Here to share a fascinating and necessary perspective in the fifth episode of the SEARCH podcast is Betsy Baker, a SEARCH team member and former professor of law, who dedicated her career to understanding the intricacies of Arctic decision making and its impact on people and the environment. Mentioned in this episode:

]]> https://searcharcticscience.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/NOAA-icebreaker-Courtesy-Unsplash.jpg 05: An Icebreaker, International Law, and “Owning” the Arctic false no 00:24:52 No no 04: When Code Comes Alive https://searcharcticscience.org/podcast/04-when-code-comes-alive/ Fri, 19 Aug 2022 22:20:27 +0000 https://searcharcticscience.org/?post_type=podcast&p=2938 What's it like to move between the digital world of climate modeling and the vast land, ice, and seascapes of the Arctic? In the fourth episode of the SEARCH podcast, we speak with Marika Holland, a SEARCH team co-chair and a scientist at the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Colorado. Marika has thought a lot about what it means to see the world from multiple perspectives—through computer screens filled with code, through scientists' eyes in the field, and now, through a lens of co-production: where diverse ways of knowing come together to create new understanding about the Arctic.

]]> What's it like to move between the digital world of climate modeling and the vast land, ice, and seascapes of the Arctic? In the fourth episode of the SEARCH podcast, we speak with Marika Holland, a SEARCH team co-chair and a scientist at the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Colorado. Marika has thought a lot about what it means to see the world from multiple perspectives—through computer screens filled with code, through scientists' eyes in the field, and now, through a lens of co-production: where diverse ways of knowing come together to create new understanding about the Arctic.

]]> https://searcharcticscience.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/OOA_logo_600a.jpg 04: When Code Comes Alive false no 00:20:33 No no 03: My Sea Level Isn’t Your Sea Level https://searcharcticscience.org/podcast/my-sea-level-isnt-your-sea-level/ Thu, 07 Jul 2022 19:45:00 +0000 https://searcharcticscience.org/?post_type=podcast&p=2663 In the third episode of Out of the Arctic we hear from two experts—Twila Moon (National Snow and Ice Data Center) and Jackie Qataliña Schaeffer (Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium)—about how the science of sea level rise, ice loss, and climate change intersects with human health, well being, and community in the Arctic and beyond.

]]> In the third episode of Out of the Arctic we hear from two experts—Twila Moon (National Snow and Ice Data Center) and Jackie Qataliña Schaeffer (Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium)—about how the science of sea level rise, ice loss, and climate change intersects with human health, well being, and community in the Arctic and beyond.

]]> https://searcharcticscience.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/bryan-rodriguez-unsplash.jpg 03: My Sea Level Isn’t Your Sea Level false no 00:36:18 No no 02: How Do We Know When—and If—We’re Saying the Same Thing? https://searcharcticscience.org/podcast/how-do-we-know-when-and-if-were-saying-the-same-thing/ Tue, 07 Jun 2022 16:00:00 +0000 https://searcharcticscience.org/?post_type=podcast&p=2657 How do we know when and if we are saying the same thing? Across cultures? Knowledge systems? Values? Even vocabulary? Digging into this concept, we talk with SEARCH co-chair and co-Principal Investigator Vera Kingeekuk Metcalf to hear about her experiences with translation. Vera's expertise then harmonizes with a conversation with Gifford Wong, Research Staff Member at IDA Science and Technology Policy Institute. Gifford shares insights about the values of effective communication inspired by his research as a glaciologist and an improv theatre performer.

Learn more about Vera Kingeekuk Metcalf.

Learn more about Gifford Wong.

]]> How do we know when and if we are saying the same thing? Across cultures? Knowledge systems? Values? Even vocabulary? Digging into this concept, we talk with SEARCH co-chair and co-Principal Investigator Vera Kingeekuk Metcalf to hear about her experiences with translation. Vera's expertise then harmonizes with a conversation with Gifford Wong, Research Staff Member at IDA Science and Technology Policy Institute. Gifford shares insights about the values of effective communication inspired by his research as a glaciologist and an improv theatre performer.

Learn more about Vera Kingeekuk Metcalf.

Learn more about Gifford Wong.

]]> https://searcharcticscience.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/pexels-photo-6151867.jpeg 02: How Do We Know When—and If—We’re Saying the Same Thing? false no 00:29:51 No no 01: SEARCHing the Arctic https://searcharcticscience.org/podcast/searching-the-arctic/ Mon, 02 May 2022 19:00:00 +0000 https://searcharcticscience.org/?post_type=podcast&p=2644 Welcome to the first episode of Out of the Arctic. In this episode we introduce the latest phase of SEARCH, featuring an interview with Science Director Brendan P. Kelly and the voices of those who co-designed SEARCH's latest phase, "Co-producing Understanding of the Drivers & Consequences of Environmental Arctic Change. SEARCH is funded by the National Science Foundation.

]]> full Welcome to the first episode of Out of the Arctic. In this episode we introduce the latest phase of SEARCH, featuring an interview with Science Director Brendan P. Kelly and the voices of those who co-designed SEARCH's latest phase, "Co-producing Understanding of the Drivers & Consequences of Environmental Arctic Change. SEARCH is funded by the National Science Foundation.

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