Arctic Governance, Indigenous Peoples, and Wildfire
This session will cover an overview of the Arctic Council and Gwich’in Council International (GCI), highlighting initiatives related to governance, climate change, and promoting Indigenous Knowledge on a global level. We will discuss how decision making on the local level has an impact on the international level, and vice versa. We will also provide a deeper dive on the significance of increased wildfire in the boreal forest on global climate change and how the Arctic Council’s permanent participants are meeting this challenge.
Presenters
- Edward Alexander – Gwichyaa Zhee Gwich’in, Gwich’in Council International Co-Chair, Arctic educator, leader, and writer