SEARCH Highlights

A Dazzling Display of Indigenous Fashion

17 May 2024

Jackie Qataliña Schaeffer’s designs dazzled a crowd of cheering hundreds during April’s Far North Fashion Show in Anchorage. An annual showpiece of the Arctic Encounter Symposium, the event features Alaska Native models and designers from across the state. Jackie—SEARCH Co-Principal…

Rising Arctic Flames

7 May 2024

Nine diverse voices spoke to the increasing severity of Arctic and boreal wildland fire at the 10th anniversary Arctic Encounter Symposium last week. In a session convened by SEARCH Research & Program Management Fellow Alex Shahbazi and Co-Principal Investigator Francis…

A Science Symposium in the Middle of the Bering Sea

20 March 2024

SEARCH recently participated in a unique sharing of science in the middle of a wintery Bering Sea. In the midst of high winds and blizzards, several ARC NAV colleagues traveled to Gambell, Alaska—a Yupik village on St. Lawrence Island—to host a community…

Walruses, Subsistence, and Three-Eyed Seeing

22 February 2024

SEARCH presented its ongoing examination into walrus accessibility in the Bering and Chukchi seas to the Eskimo Walrus Commission (EWC) in December 2023. A collaboration between academic, Indigenous, and policy researchers, the project aims to better understand and respond to …

Braiding Science, Community, and Policy

15 February 2024

“If you’re someone who values a safe and healthy planet where people, ecosystems, plants, and polar bears can all thrive, then I have good news for you,” writes SEARCH Research & Program Management Fellow, Alex Shahbazi. “The message from the…

The Impact of Climate Change on Alaska Natives

26 January 2024

The disproportionate climate vulnerability of Alaska Native communities was the feature story of a recent issue of the Journal of Environmental Health. Co-written by SEARCH Executive Committee member & Human Well Being team co-chair Jackie Qataliña Schaeffer, the article highlights…