Our commitment to education and mentorship manifests in initiatives such as the Policy and Social Innovation for the Changing Arctic Course, the transformative Indigenous Youth Leadership in the Climate Crisis Workshop, active participation in the ARCADE program for young Arctic Leaders, and the perenni- ally successful annual Innovation Lab at the Arctic Circle Assembly. [...] voices of Tribes that are among those most directly affected by Government—including the White House Arctic Executive permafrost thaw, and provided the Permafrost Pathways team Steering Committee, the Department of State, the Depart- with recommendations to consider when charting the next ment of Interior, the National Science Foundation, the steps of the project. [...] In November 2022, members of the Arctic Initiative traveled The session at CSPC was recognized as a success in terms of to the Canadian Science Policy Conference (CSPC) in Ottawa building upon the relationships of scientists and policymak- to introduce Permafrost Pathways to the Canadian research ers within the permafrost space and sharing insights into the and policy communities. [...] The Indigenous youth leaders joined HKS students for the Throughout the week, the visiting youth leaders and HKS stu- second half of the January-term course IGA-67M: “Policy dents learned about the various dynamics which are transform- and Social Innovation for the Changing Arctic.” The intensive ing the Arctic, as well as the process of using social innovation Our Research Assistants The Arctic I. [...] She is also a Member of the Board of will leverage her substantial expertise in nature conservation, the Arctic Society of Finland and the Regional Council of Lap- policymaking, activism, and communication to help the Ini- land, the governing body responsible for regional planning and tiative advance its research and education goals and train the development.
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