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FULBRIGHT ARCTIC INITIATIVE INAUGURAL MEETING: RESILIENT COMMUNITIES AND SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIES MAY 21-26, 2018
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS We appreciate everyone who made the Fulbright Arctic Initiative II Inaugural Meeting possible. The Fulbright Program is sponsored by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs at the U.S. Department of State, with administrative support in the United States from the Institute of International Education. We would like to thank Global Affairs Canada and the Government of Canada for their ongoing support and, in particular, for providing additional financial support for this meeting.
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FULBRIGHT ARCTIC INITIATIVE INAUGURAL MEETING: RESILIENT COMMUNITIES AND SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIES MAY 21-26, 2018
CONTENTS Welcome Letters
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Meeting Agenda Detailed program plan
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Fulbright Arctic Scholars Biographical information
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Alumni Mentors Biographical information
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Host Biographical information
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Special Guests Biographical information
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Organizing Partners Biographical information
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Additional Information Weather, packing guide, map
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WELCOME LETTERS
In advance of the inaugural meeting of the Fulbright Arctic Initiative 2018-2019, let me first take the opportunity to congratulate each of the grantees and to thank our hosts in Iqaluit, who have been incredibly generous with their time and their insights into life in the far North. I would like to thank Fulbright Canada’s principal sponsors, the United States Department of State and the Government of Canada through the Department of Global Affairs. It is my pleasure to welcome each of you to Canada for this inaugural meeting. It is my belief that our time in Ottawa and Iqaluit will provide the opportunity to develop a clear direction for the innovative research that lies ahead, while engaging meaningfully with policymakers, academics, and community groups. Today’s Northern communities are facing profound and rapid change on environmental, social, and economic fronts. Challenges and opportunities as complex as those faced by Arctic communities require a diversity of perspectives, and I am confident that this group of multidisciplinary and multinational scholars is well-positioned to advance innovative ideas for a sustainable Arctic future. Welcome to Canada and welcome to the program! Michael Hawes CEO, Fulbright Canada
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The first plenary meeting of the Fulbright Arctic Initiative (FAI) 2018-19 is being held in Iqaluit for several important reasons. We have come together to build on the successes of the inaugural FAI program and to create a new interdisciplinary, collaborative research designed to meet ever-evolving policy challenges for the peoples of the Arctic. Considering and planning how this will be accomplished is best done in and with partners of an Arctic community. In 2015 we began our inaugural FAI journey in Iqaluit and it is fitting and important that we begin here again with a new team, a new mission statement, and new partners. We are honored to have the support of the Iqaluit community and Fulbright Canada as our local hosts and full partners in our endeavors. Our agenda is simple yet challenging - bring together 16 Fulbright scholars and their colead scholars engaging the eight Arctic nations and its Indigenous peoples to define an ambitious research agenda that encourages co-generation of knowledge, public outreach, policy recommendations, and engagement with community members and policymakers. We have outlined an agenda to create an engaging academic environment, get to know each other, learn about Iqaluit, Nunavut and its community members, and provide time for collaborations to develop, and for the group as a whole to decide on how we will communicate and set goals for the 18 months of the initiative. The primary challenge ahead is to form creative, innovative thematic working groups to address the core research areas of Resilient Communities and Sustainable Economies, while further refining individual scholar research and project designs. The agenda below is a road map, subject to revision and the inclusion of activities that extend into the evening. The sun will not set on us. Think big and be prepared to share.
Ross Virginia and Mike Sfraga Co-Lead Scholars
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AGENDA
Arrival of scholars in Ottawa and check in at the Lord Elgin Hotel 100 Elgin Street
6:00 pm
Casual Meet and Greet Mackenzie Room, Lord Elgin Hotel
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FULBRIGHT ARCTIC INITIATIVE INAUGURAL MEETING: RESILIENT COMMUNITIES AND SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIES MAY 21-26, 2018
8:00-10:00 am
Group breakfast Mackenzie Room, Lord Elgin Hotel Welcome and brief introductions by organizers Time for questions regarding Fulbright Arctic Initiative grants with Joyce Parsons, IIE Advisor
10:15 am
Meet in lobby of Lord Elgin and depart for Global Affairs Canada
10:30 am-12:00 pm
Discussion on Canada’s international Arctic priorities with government officials from Global Affairs Canada, and Crown Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs (CIRNA) 111 Sussex Drive
12:30-1:45 pm
Lunch and Keynote address by Virginia Poter, Vice-President, Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency 509 Hamelin Hall, University of Ottawa 70 Laurier Avenue East
2:00-4:00 pm
Perspectives on Arctic policy with University of Ottawa scholars: Dr. Willow Scobie, Professor of Sociological and Anthropological Studies; Dr. Audrey Giles, Full Professor in the Faculty of Health Sciences; Dr. Natalie Carter, Postdoctoral Fellow at the Environment, Society, and Policy Group 509 Hamelin Hall, University of Ottawa 70 Laurier Avenue East
5:30-7:00 pm
Reception at the U.S. Ambassador’s Residence for scholars and invited Canadian academics, Fulbrighters, and government officials Hosted by the Ambassador of the United States to Canada, Kelly Craft 500 Lisgar Road, Rockliffe Park
8:00 pm
Group dinner with FAI alumni mentors, Dr. Greg Poelzer (Economies Group) and Dr. Noor Johnson (Communities Group)
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6:00 am
Breakfast at your own leisure and hotel check out
7:30 am
Meet in lobby of Lord Elgin for shared taxis to the airport
9:15 am
Canadian North flight 5T 436
12:30 pm
Arrival in Iqaluit and check-in at Frobisher Inn
1:30 pm
Lunch and Iqaluit plenary overview with lead scholars, Dr. Mike Sfraga and Dr. Ross Virginia Koojesse North Room, Frobisher Inn
3:00 pm
Guided walking tour of Iqaluit with Dr. Gwen Healy and Dr. Sean Guistini
6:00 pm
Welcome Dinner Koojesse North Room, Frobisher Inn Welcoming remarks by Madeleine Redfern, Mayor of Iqaluit Closing remarks by Okalik Eegeesiak, Chair of the Inuit Circumpolar Council
Thursday, May 24 8:00 am
Breakfast at your own leisure
8:45 am
Meet in lobby of Frobisher Inn and walk to Inuksuk High School
9:00-10:00 am
Visit to the Environment Club at Inuksuk High School (TBC)
10:30 am
Orientation to Nunavut with Letia Obed, Director, Aboriginal and Circumpolar Affairs, Government of Nunavut and Guy d’Argencourt, Manager of Claims Implementation, Government of Nunavut Koojesse North Room, Frobisher Inn
12:00 pm
Working lunch Koojesse North Room, Frobisher Inn
1:00 pm
Plenary Session 1 Koojesse North Room, Frobisher Inn The FAI - A short history FAI organization and the roles of lead scholars and staff FAI alumni mentors and their roles FAI-1 accomplishments and identification of key stakeholders (co-leads) FAI-2 goal setting: shared aspirations and expectations Identification of Thematic Working Groups and their general topics
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2:30 pm
Afternoon Break
2:45-5:30 pm
Plenary Session 2 Koojesse North Room, Frobisher Inn Lightning round of individual project descriptions FAI “products,” public engagement and outreach Group working sessions and time with mentors and co-leads
6:30 pm
Dinner The Granite Room at the Discovery Lodge Hotel 1056 Mivvik Street
Friday, May 25 8:00 am
Breakfast at your own leisure
8:30 am
Meet in lobby of Frobisher Inn and walk to Nunavut Legislative Assembly
9:00 am
Viewing of Legislative Assembly (Assembly will be sitting)
10:30 am
Thematic Working Group Breakout Sessions Koojesse North, Frobisher Inn Design of group research project(s) and timelines
12:00
Working lunch Koojesse North, Frobisher Inn
1:30-2:00 pm
Thematic Working Group Breakout Sessions Continued Koojesse North, Frobisher Inn Working Groups report back
3:30-5:30 pm
Time to explore the community, shop, group meetings etc.
6:00 pm
Reception with local partners and dignitaries Koojesse North Room, Frobisher Inn Remarks by the Honourable Paul Quassa, Premier of Nunavut (TBC)
9:00 pm
Dinner at your own leisure
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Saturday, May 26 8:00 am
Group Breakfast and Closing Plenary Session Koojesse North, Frobisher Inn Group final report out: Review of goals, public engagement plan, and end products Communications and outreach: strategy, tools, contacts Initial planning for opportunities for outreach and presentations at key Arctic venues prior to Finland FAI meeting, February 2019 Closing remarks
11:30 am
Catered lunch Koojesse North Room, Frobisher Inn
1:30 pm
Canadian North flight 5T 437 to Ottawa
4:40 pm
Arrival in Ottawa
Evening
Departure of scholars from Ottawa or on May 27
“Under the Same Stars” collection by Acacia Johnson, 20142015 Fulbright Student
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FULBRIGHT ARCTIC INITIATIVE SCHOLARS Dr. Mike Sfraga is the director of the Polar Initiative at the Wilson Center. A geographer by training, he is an internationally recognized authority on the geography of Arctic landscapes, Arctic policy, and the impacts and United States implications of a changing climate on social and political regimes in the Director, Polar Initiative at the Wilson Center; CoArctic. Dr. Sfraga previously served as vice chancellor at the University of Director, Institute for Arctic Policy at the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) as well as faculty member, department chair, and the Arctic associate dean in the UAF School of Natural Resources and Extension. He served as co-lead scholar for the inaugural Fulbright Arctic Initiative from 2015-2017, a complementary program to the U.S. Chairmanship of the Arctic Council. He will serve in the same capacity for the Fulbright Arctic Initiative from 2017-2019. Dr. Sfraga also serves as co-director of the University of the Arctic’s Institute for Arctic Policy and is an affiliate faculty member at the International Arctic Research Center at UAF. He holds a Ph.D. in northern studies and geography from the University of Alaska Fairbanks.
Dr. Michael Sfraga Co-Lead Scholar
Dr. Virginia is the Myers Family Professor of Environmental Science and Director of the Institute of Arctic Studies at Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, USA. He received his Ph.D. in Ecology from the University of California Davis and previously held positions at the University of California Riverside and San Diego State University. He is an ecosystem ecologist interested in how rapid environmental change affects ecosystems and society. His research seeks to understand how climate change alters soil biodiversity and the cycling of carbon in Arctic and Antarctic ecosystems. He leads the NSF Joint Science Education Project (Greenland) and the Joint Antarctic School Expedition (Chile, Antarctica) to train and inspire the future generation of international polar scientists. He also studies the relationships between the disciplines of ecology, ecosystem science, and environmental law and policy. He is active in Arctic policy and global environmental issues as co-director of the University of the Arctic Institute for Arctic Policy, as a global fellow in the Wilson Center’s Polar Initiative, and as a member of the board of governors for Ilismatusarfik, the University of Greenland.
Dr. Ross Virginia Co-Lead Scholar United States Director, Institute of Arctic Studies Myers Family Professor of Environmental Science, Dartmouth College
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Dr. Ellie Bors United States Postdoctoral Scholar, Marine Mammal Institute, Oregon State University Host Institution: The Arctic University of Norway
Eleanor “Ellie” Bors is a marine biologist with policy experience whose research has spanned numerous environments from the deep sea to coastal waters. Her research has an emphasis on the use of genetics to better understand population dynamics and evolution. Her Fulbright Arctic Initiative project will explore both the biological and policy implications of shifting distributions of Arctic fish stocks. Ellie is currently a Postdoctoral Scholar in the Marine Mammal Institute at Oregon State University, where she is developing molecular biology methods to age Cook Inlet beluga whales. In 2017, Ellie was a Knauss Marine Policy Fellow in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Office of International Affairs in Washington, DC. She holds a Ph.D. from the MIT-Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Joint Program in Oceanography.
Dr. Katie Cueva Dr. Cueva works in partnership with Alaska Native and American Indian communities through participatory action research. She is interested in social determinants of health in the circumpolar north, culturally appropriate health promotion, and advancing health equity. She is an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Public Policy and Health at the Institute of Social and Economic Research, as well as a CDC/CSTE Applied Epidemiology Fellow in the Alaska Section of Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, and Associate Faculty at the Johns Hopkins Center for American Indian Health. She has a Master's of Public Health from Johns Hopkins and a dual doctoral degree from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health in Nutrition and Social and Behavioral Sciences. Dr. Cueva is an avid dancer, hiker, and cross country skier.
United States Adjunct Assistant Professor, Institute of Social and Economic Research University of Alaska, Anchorage Host Institution: Institute for Circumpolar Health Research
Dr. Elena Gladun Russia Associate Professor , Institute of State and Law, University of Tyumen Host Institution: United States TBD
Elena Gladun has been teaching at the University of Tyumen since 1999. She teaches Natural Resource Law, Environmental Law, and Global Environmental Management. Elena launched and coordinates the “STEP into Russian Energy: social, technological, environmental, political” program for international students. She has participated in the Russian Fulbright Summer School in Sustainable Development of Arctic Regions, a civic education project, and other international research and educational projects. She is the UArctic coordinator at her home university, and is the leader of “Way to the North” International Summer School. For the last 15 years the focus of her research has been the northern indigenous peoples and legal regulations of the Arctic. The results of her research are published in the Yearbook of Polar Law, Land Use Policy Journal, and other publications.
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Dr. Daria Gritsenko Finland Assistant Professor, Aleksanteri Institute and HELDIG, University of Helsinki Host Institution: Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University
Daria Gritsenko studied in St. Petersburg, Hamburg, Turku, and Helsinki, and currently works as an assistant professor at the University of Helsinki. Daria’s major scholarly focus is on maritime transportation and energy, in particular on policymaking activities of private actors, environmental sustainability, and large infrastructure governance in the Russian Arctic. Her work has been published in international peer-reviewed journals, including Energy Policy, Marine Policy, Maritime Policy and Management, Energy Research and Social Science, and professional magazines. Her on-going research project applies big data methodologies to explore the future of renewable energy in Russian regions. Daria is the founder and coordinator of the Digital Russia Studies, an international and interdisciplinary network of scholars and students who share an interest in combining data science and social sciences.
Dr. Sean Guistini
Sean Guistini is the manager of Nunavut Arctic College Media (NAC Media), which was established in April 2015 to create learning resources for Nunavummiut and others with interest in Inuit and Arctic histories, cultures, and languages. NAC Media’s work includes book publishing, film production, oral history documentation, and digital archiving. Sean’s Fulbright Arctic Initiative research will focus on the further enhancement of the digital archive, which was activated to support cultural preservation, teaching, research, resource and policy development, governance, and most recently, repatriation. Sean’s research will include further inquiry into ownership rights, accessibility platforms, digital repatriation, and frameworks for community & kin consultation. Sean lives and works in Iqaluit, Nunavut.
Dr. Gwen Healy Canada Co-Founder, Executive and Scientific Director, Quajigiartiit Health Research Center Host Institution: Dartmouth College
Canada Manager, Nunavut Arctic College Media Department of Language and Culture, Nunavut Arctic College Host Institution: University of Alaska - Fairbanks
Dr. Gwen Healey was born and raised in Iqaluit, Nunavut, and it is in this community that she continues to live, work, and raise her family. Gwen is co-founder and Executive and Scientific Director of the Qaujigiartiit Health Research Centre in Iqaluit, NU. She holds a Master’s degree in Epidemiology & Community Health Sciences from the University of Calgary and a Ph.D. in Public Health from the University of Toronto. Dr. Healey co-founded the Qaujigiartiit Health Research Centre to enable health research to be conducted locally, by northerners, and with communities in a supportive, safe, culturally-responsive, and ethical environment. Since Qaujigiartiit's inception in 2006, it has successfully brought over $16 million dollars in research and training grants into Nunavut, and more than 800 Nunavummiut have led, partnered on, or participated in research projects and training workshops in Nunavut during that time. All the data has remained in Nunavut, and much has been published in peer-reviewed and non-peer-reviewed literature. In her spare time, Gwen sews and beads mitts and parkas for her family, swims at the Iqaluit pool, and volunteers in her community.
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Dr. Lara Johannsdottir Iceland Associate Professor, School of Business University of Iceland Host Institution: United States TBD
Lara Johannsdottir is an Associate Professor in the Program for Environment and Natural Resources at the University of Iceland (UI) School of Business. She holds a Ph.D. from UI, and a Master's in Business Administration (with honors) from Thunderbird School of Global Management. Dr. Johannsdottir is a board member for the Institute for Business Research, the board of the UI research fund, and heads the School of Social Sciences evaluation committee. Her papers have been published by the Journal of Cleaner Production, Environmental Science and Policy, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Polar Record, and others. Her research focus is the finance sector, corporate social responsibility, and sustainability. Dr. Johannsdottir has 14 years of working experience in the Icelandic insurance sector, and she has been a board member of an occupational pension fund since 2011.
Nicole Kanayurak Nicole Kanayurak, Kannik, is Inupiaq from UtqiaÄĄvik, Alaska. Nicole works on wildlife management at the North Slope Borough. Prior to returning to UtqiaÄĄvik at the beginning of this year, Nicole conducted a fellowship in Washington D.C. with the National Marine Fisheries Service in International Fisheries. Nicole is interested in how the newly installed telecommunications infrastructure on the North Slope could foster food security and sustainable economies. She has research experience in living marine resource governance across scales. Nicole enjoys engaging in Indigenous co-management of natural resources in the Arctic. Recently she has been involved in developing Inuit polar bear co-management. Her advocacy work has enabled her to serve as a representative for Inuit youth, and be involved in addressing increased Arctic activity.
United States Assistant to the Director, North Slope Borough Department of Wildlife Management Host Institution: University of Iceland
Dr. Christina VL Larsen Denmark Senior Advisor, Research Director, Center for Public Health (Greenland) National Institute of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark Host Institution: University of Alaska - Fairbanks
Dr. Larsen is a sociologist by training (University of Copenhagen, 2006) and completed her Ph.D. in Public Health at the University of Southern Denmark in 2014. She has lived and worked in the Arctic with her family since 2006. She is the research director of the Centre for Public Health in Greenland based in Copenhagen, responsible for large population-based surveys conducted every four years in Greenland, and the research based consultant for the Greenland Ministry of Health. Her research interests include social inequality in health, mental health and resilience, youth, suicide prevention, and the influence of ongoing social transition on the health of the Greenland Inuit. Based on countrywide populationbased health surveys, she works with social epidemiological research to improve our understanding of health among indigenous populations in the Arctic. Furthermore, her ambition is to move public health research in Greenland into a more community-based direction, with a focus on interventions, as well as building and strengthening local capacities.
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Dr. Sanne Vammen Larsen Denmark Associate Professor, Department of Planning Aalborg University The Danish Center for Environmental Assessment Host Institution: University of Alaska - Anchorage
Sanne Larsen’s research lies within a framework of sustainable development, planning, and environmental impact assessment, mainly based in Denmark and Greenland, branching out into other Arctic nations. One of her research focus points is handling uncertainty in environmental impact assessment and decision-making, and what role local knowledge can play in this- particularly in the Arctic. Sanne teaches at the bachelor's and master's level and is program coordinator for the bachelor program in Urban-, Energy- and Environmental Planning. Sanne lives in Copenhagen, where she enjoys her allotment garden and a passion for Argentine tango.
Dr. Josée G. Lavoie Josée Lavoie is of French-Québec ancestry, and grew up in northern Québec isolated communities. She has been at the University of Manitoba since 2014, and maintains a university appointment at the University of Northern British Columbia. Prior to undertaking her Ph.D., Josée spent 12 years working for First Nation and Inuit managed primary health care systems. She has research expertise in health policy, financing, and contracting in health. She has been involved in the development of optimal models of contracting in health in Indigenous environments in Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, in partnership with Indigenous organizations. She has also worked in Norway and Colombia.
Canada Director, Indigenous Institute of Health and Healing Professor, Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Manitoba Host Institution: University of Alaska - Anchorage
Dr. Soili Nysten-Haarala Finland Professor, University of Lapland Soili Nysten-Haarala’s interest in legal studies is interdisciplinary, Host Institution: School of Law, University of Wash- combining law, economics, and social sciences. In contract studies, her ington main field of interest is the design of contracts in business, especially in governing megaprojects. From 2004 onwards, she has led or participated in research projects concerning natural resource governance in the Arctic, focusing on forest and extractive industries. Currently Soili’s main interest is in comparing corporate social responsibility and benefit sharing schemes of resource extracting industries in the Arctic. The focus is on economic, social, and environmental sustainability of private versus public governance. Participatory and land rights of indigenous people form the core of this focus. She has about 100 publications on Russian law and transition, natural resource governance, and contracting and proactive law.
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Dr. Elizabeth Rink United States Associate Professor, Department of Health and Human Development, Montana State University Host Institution: University of Oulu
Dr. Rink conducts community based participatory research with Indigenous communities in Montana, Greenland, and Finland to address the socio-ecological determinants of sexual and reproductive health. She is particularly interested in the extent to which colonialism, historical loss and trauma, structural violence, and climate change impact sexual and reproductive health disparities in Arctic Indigenous communities. Dr. Rink is a researcher with the Center of American Indian and Rural Health at Montana State University and a research mentor in the Montana–Alaska American Indian/Alaska Native Center for Clinical and Translational Research. Dr. Rink’s research has received funding from the U.S. Office of Population Affairs, the National Science Foundation, and the National Institute of Health. Dr. Rink is a passionate outdoorswoman, disciplined yogini, striving Montanan gardener, and aspiring weaver.
Dr. Todd Sformo Todd Sformo is a Wildlife Biologist with the North Slope Borough of the Department of Wildlife Management (NSB-DWM) in Utqiaġvik (Barrow), Alaska, USA, and a Research Scientist with the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) Institute of Arctic Biology. His focus is in animal physiology and lowtemperature biology. Todd’s position for NSB-DWM includes monitoring the health and abundance of subsistence species for residents of the borough’s eight villages. In particular, he monitors arctic fish, investigates the emergence of freshwater mold Saprolegnia, examines the effect of crude oil on bowhead whale feeding, and is the department’s permit holder on scientific studies on polar bears and walruses. As Chair of the Handicraft Committee for the Migratory Bird Co-Management Council, he helped amend regulations to allow the sale of non-edible migratory bird parts in Native art. As a Research Scientist at UAF’s Institute of Arctic Biology, he continues to investigate overwintering strategies of arctic insects on his own time, including a recent trip to the Argonne National Lab to conduct testing using high-energy x-rays. For the Fulbright Arctic Initiative, Todd will study the mold Saprolegnia in fish as it relates to climate warming.
United States Wildlife Biologist, North Slope Borough Department of Wildlife Management; Research Scientist, Institute of Arctic Biology University of Alaska - Fairbanks Host Institution: University of Victoria
Jon Petter Stoor Sweden Clinical Psychologist Sámi Norwegian National Advisory Unit on Mental Health and Substance Abuse Host Institution: University of Alaska - Fairbanks
Jon Petter Stoor, Nilsa Ánde Biehtár, is a Sámi/Swedish clinical psychologist born and raised in the city of Giron/Kiruna and Laeváš Sámi reindeer herding community in Arctic Sweden. He lives in Umeå, Sweden, and is the proud father of two girls. Stoor researches cultural and contextual aspects of suicide among Sámi, particularly young men, in Norway and Sweden. In recent years, he has worked on psychosocial health issues on behalf of the Sámi Parliament in Sweden, and written a plan for suicide prevention among Sámi on behalf of Sámi Norwegian National Advisory Unit on Mental Health and Substance Abuse and the Saami Council. Stoor has also been engaged in international suicide prevention projects for Indigenous peoples in the Arctic, and he is a board member of the International Union for Circumpolar Health.
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Dr. Svetlana Tulaeva Russia Assistant Professor, Department of Comparative Political Studies, North-West Institute of Management, Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration Host Institution: Bowdoin College
Svetlana Tulaeva holds a Ph.D. in Legislative Studies from the University of Eastern Finland and Ph.D. (Candidate of Sciences) in sociology from St. Petersburg State University. Her dissertation topics were devoted to the implementation of global standards in Russian forest and oil sectors. She has participated in international research projects concerning the role of non-state actors in the governance of natural resources, and investigated interactions between oil corporations and indigenous communities in the Russian Arctic. Her Fulbright Arctic Initiative project will examine an array of new governance instruments developed and implemented by state and non-state actors in order to increase sustainability of local communities in the Arctic.
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FULBRIGHT ARCTIC INITIATIVE ALUMNI MENTORS Noor Johnson is a cultural anthropologist whose research focuses on the politics and practices of environmental knowledge and governance in the Arctic. She holds a joint research appointment at the National Snow and Ice Data Center at the University of Colorado Boulder and the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University. From 2015 – 2016, she was an inaugural Fulbright Arctic Initiative Scholar researching offshore development and renewable energy. Noor has worked as both an advisor and staff member to a variety of non-profit organizations on science policy, strategy, and program development, including the National Geographic Society, the Smithsonian Institution, the Inuit Circumpolar Council, and City Year.
Dr. Greg Poelzer Alumni Mentor Canada
Dr. Noor Johnson Alumni Mentor United States
Dr. Greg Poelzer, a professor with the School of Environment and Sustainability (SENS) at the University of Saskatchewan, is the Lead of the Renewable Energy in Remote and Indigenous Communities Flagship Initiative (2016 to present) and was the Lead of the Energy Group of the Fulbright Arctic Initiative (2015-16). Dr. Poelzer serves as an Advisor and Negotiator for SaskPower (2012 to present), working toward a global settlement with a major First Nation in northern Saskatchewan that will resolve historical issues and build new relationships going forward. A political scientist by training, his deep connections with industry, government, NGOs and Indigenous communities in Canada and across the circumpolar states are drivers for these initiatives. For three decades Greg Poelzer has engaged in research focused on comparative politics and policy as it relates to Aboriginal-state relations; energy and resource development in the Circumpolar north; capacity-building in northern regions; and northern development. In addition, Dr. Poelzer was the founding director of the International Centre for Northern Governance and Development (ICNGD) (20082013), and former Dean of Undergraduate Studies at the University of the Arctic (2003-2008). Off-campus, he can be found canoeing in the many lakes and rivers of Saskatchewan or hunting with his Large Munsterlander, Gus, for Saskatchewan’s finest game birds.
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HOST Fulbright Canada The Foundation for Educational Exchange between Canada and the United States of America (Fulbright Canada) is a binational, treaty-based, non-governmental, not-for-profit organization with a mandate to engage exceptional scholars and students in reciprocal academic exchange between Canada and the United States of America. Fulbright Canada's mission is to enhance mutual understanding by providing support to outstanding individuals and continuing to be firmly committed to community development, to diversity, and to the development of cultural understanding. In doing so, Fulbright Canada aims to grow intellectual capacity, increase productivity, and assist in the shaping of future leaders. Since 1990, over 1500 students and scholars have participated in Fulbright Canada's prestigious residential, academic, and cultural exchange program.
Dr. Michael Hawes Dr. Michael Hawes is a professor of political science, a tireless advocate of international education, and a proud alumnus of the Fulbright program. He is Chief Executive Officer of the Foundation for Educational Exchange between Canada and the USA and Executive Director of Fulbright Canada. Under his direction Fulbright Canada has witnessed dramatic growth in the breadth of its programming and in the number of students and scholars that the program supports. Since 1985, he has been a professor of international relations (currently on leave) in the Department of Political Studies at Queen's University in Kingston. He currently chairs the International Advisory Board of the Institute for Studies in International Development at McGill University, is a member of the executive committee of the board at Canada World Youth, and a member of the Canadian Foreign Policy Journal Editorial Advisory Board. Dr. Hawes has held visiting professorships in North America, Europe, and Asia. Among others, he was Visiting Professor at the Center for Public Diplomacy in the Annenberg School of Communications and Journalism at the University of Southern California; J. William Fulbright Distinguished Professor of International and Area Studies at the University of California at Berkeley; Visiting Scholar at the Instituto Tecnologico Autonomo de Mexico in Mexico City; Visiting Professor in the Political Science Department at the University of British Columbia; Visiting Research Fellow at the Swedish Institute for International Affairs in Stockholm; Visiting Professor of International Political Economy at Tsukuba University in Japan; and, on several occasions, Visiting Professor of International Political Economy at the International University of Japan in Niigata Japan. His most recent books are Canadian Foreign Policy in a Unipolar World, with Christopher Kirkey (Oxford University Press, 2017) and, Canada’s Public Diplomacy, with Nicholas Cull, (Palgrave Macmillan, November 2018). Professor Hawes also holds the distinction of Doctor of Humane Letters (Honoris Causa) from the State University of New York (May 2016) and Doctor of Letters (Honoris Causa) from Vancouver Island University (June 2018).
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Alanna Blackie DeMos Alanna Blackie Demos is the Coordinator for Public Affairs and Alumni Relations at Fulbright Canada. She is responsible for managing the Foundation’s public affairs and communications strategy. Alanna acts as a point of contact for grantees, alumni, and partners on matters relating to recruitment, publicity, outreach, and community engagement. She also manages the Foundation’s alumni programs. Alanna holds an Honours Bachelor of Arts degree from Carleton University in Philosophy and Political Science (International Relations) and a Master of Arts degree in Philosophy from Carleton University, where she focused her studies on environmental ethics and distributive justice. In 2015, she completed a Graduate Program in Public Relations and Communications Management at McGill University. Alanna is a proud Ottawa native with experience working in communications and within the Federal Public Service as a Program Officer.
Caroline Woodward Caroline Woodward is a Special Projects Coordinator. Her role focuses on project support for the Foundation on a number of special projects, including a hemisphere-wide student enhancement seminar, Fulbright Canada’s opening meeting of the 2018 Fulbright Arctic Initiative, and Killam’s annual Spring Seminar. Caroline completed an Honours Bachelor of Social Sciences at the University of Ottawa, where she specialized in Political Science. Her research interests include political engagement, food politics, and soft power in international relations. An alumna of the Killam Fellowship Program, Caroline studied on exchange at Arizona State University in the Fall of 2015, during which she took the opportunity to explore much of the American Southwest. More recently, Caroline spent a semester in Nepal.
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FULBRIGHT ARCTIC INITIATIVE INAUGURAL MEETING: RESILIENT COMMUNITIES AND SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIES MAY 21-26, 2018
SPECIAL GUESTS Ambassador Kelly Craft Ambassador of the United States to Canada Ambassador Kelly Craft is a leader, entrepreneur, and philanthropist who has made community service and improving education the cornerstone of her career. A third generation Kentuckian, Ambassador Craft demonstrates a deep commitment to her home state by serving in several leadership roles with the Salvation Army of Lexington and the Center for Rural Development – a non-profit dedicated to economic development in rural Kentucky. She also served on the Boards of Directors for the Kentucky Arts Council, the Lexington Philharmonic, YMCA of Central Kentucky, and the United Way of The Bluegrass. With a deep commitment to education, Ambassador Craft has served on the University of Kentucky Board of Trustees, and co-founded the Morehead State University Craft Academy for Excellence in Science and Mathematics which nurtures the academic talents of young Kentuckians. In the private sector, Ambassador Craft founded a successful marketing and business advisory firm providing leadership advice to businesses in her community and across the country. In 2007, President George W. Bush appointed Ambassador Craft as an alternate delegate to the United Nations General Assembly. This significant policy and diplomatic responsibility allowed her important experience for her role as U.S Ambassador to Canada. Ambassador Craft is a graduate of the University of Kentucky and holds an Honorary Doctorate from Morehead State University. She and her husband, Joe Craft, who is also a Kentucky native and UK graduate, share six children and ten grandchildren.
Kay Mayfield Minister Counselor for Public Affairs, U.S. Embassy, Ottawa Fulbright Canada Board Member Kay Mayfield is a public diplomacy officer and a member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of Minister-Counselor. She served most recently in Washington, D.C., as Deputy Director of Career Development and Assignments in the Bureau of Human Resources. Her overseas assignments include Pakistan, Guatemala, Taiwan, and Nigeria in public diplomacy positions. In Washington, she has served in the Executive Secretariat, the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor, and the Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, in addition to a previous tour as a Career Development Officer in HR/CDA. She holds a bachelor’s degree in political science from Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas, and a master’s degree in journalism from The University of Texas at Austin. She is married to Mark Mayfield, a consular officer and member of the Senior Foreign Service.
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Terhi Mölsä CEO, Fulbright Finland Foundation Terhi Mölsä is Chief Executive Officer of the Fulbright Finland Foundation since 2016, and Executive Director of the Finland-U.S. Educational Exchange Commission since 2002. The Fulbright Finland Foundation is an independent not-for-profit based in Helsinki. With the purpose of promoting a wider exchange of knowledge and professional talents between Finland and the U.S., the Foundation collaborates with a range of government, foundation, university and corporate partners on both sides of the Atlantic to design and manage study and research scholarships, leadership development programs and internationalization services. As CEO, Terhi Mölsä is responsible for the strategic development of the Foundation and is in charge of all staff, finance, and organizational matters, alumni and public affairs, development and fundraising. In 2017, the Foundation awarded over EUR 1.42 million in grants and served over 6,500 client contacts. The Foundation organized the mid-term plenary week for the inaugural Fulbright Arctic Initiative in 2016, and will again serve in the same role for the second FAI program in 2019. Terhi Mölsä has nearly 30 years of professional experience in internationalization of higher education and research in various capacities, and she has also served as a consultant, trainer, and curriculum developer in strategic leadership in international education in both Europe and the United States.
Virginia Poter Vice President Policy, Planning, Communications and Northern Management on Major Projects, Northern Economic Development Agency Virginia Poter joined Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency in December 2016 and is the Vice President Policy, Planning, Communications and Northern Management on Major Projects (NPMO). She came to Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency from Environment and Climate Change Canada where she occupied two positions, first Director General (DG) Canadian Wildlife Service then DG Industrial Sectors, Chemicals and Waste Directorate. Prior to this she held senior level positions at Employment and Social Development Canada (DG Income Security Policy) and Health Canada (Associate DG Food Directorate). She started her civilian career with National Defence after serving as a Naval Reserve Officer and held various positions related to major acquisitions, business reengineering and project management. Virginia attended NATO Defence College Rome, Italy and holds a BSc(Hons) Chemistry and an MBA from Queen’s University at Kingston. She is married with two children.
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Frank Sobey Chairman, Crombie REIT Former Fulbright Canada Board Member Frank C. Sobey joined Atlantic Shopping Centres Limited (now Crombie REIT) in 1981 as Director of Operations and after holding a variety of positions, has been Chairman since 1998. He also holds the position of Vice President Real Estate for Empire Company Limited. Crombie is the largest commercial real estate developer in Atlantic Canada and owns and manages a portfolio of 12,600,000 sq. ft. of leasable space from Atlantic Canada to Alberta. Frank attended Acadia University, and has since taken several professional and industry related educational programs, including Harvard’s Advanced Management Program in 2000. Frank has also received an honorary degree from Dalhousie in 2006. In addition to being a Director of Empire Company Limited, he is also Chairman of Dalhousie Medical Research Foundation. Frank was past Provincial Director for the International Council of Shopping Centres (ICSC), a Director of the Canadian - US Fulbright Program, and has also served on various community groups throughout the years. Frank was named Business Person of the Year for 2004 by Pictou County Chamber of Commerce.
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FULBRIGHT ARCTIC INITIATIVE INAUGURAL MEETING: RESILIENT COMMUNITIES AND SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIES MAY 21-26, 2018
ORGANIZING PARTNERS Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) is part of the Public Diplomacy arm of the U.S. Department of State. Through public-private partnerships and tax-payer funding, the Bureau manages a host of professional, academic, cultural and athletic exchanges, including the Fulbright Program, whose mission is to increase mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the people of other countries and assist in the development of peaceful relations.
Stephen Money Stephen Money is an Academic Exchange Specialist in the office of Academic Exchange Programs, part of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs at the U.S. Department of State, where he works on Fulbright programs in the Europe region. Prior to joining the State Department, Mr. Money administered Fulbright exchanges for scholars and teachers at the Institute of International Education, and worked in the international admissions office at American University. Mr. Money has a B.A. in International Studies from Vassar College and an M.S. in European Studies from the London School of Economics.
Institute of International Education For nearly a century, IIE has been a world leader in international education. As a not-for-profit with 18 offices and affiliates worldwide, IIE collaborates with a range of corporate, government and foundation partners across the globe to design and manage scholarship, study abroad, workforce training and leadership development programs. IIE supports the implementation of the Fulbright Scholar Program on behalf of ECA.
Joyce Parsons Joyce Parsons is the advising portfolio manager for a number of Fulbright programs at IIE and oversees three advisors. Prior to her work at IIE, she was a Senior Program Officer at American Councils for International Education for Teacher Exchanges. In graduate school at Vanderbilt University, she worked as a program coordinator for the Humphrey program, which she credits for deepening her belief that International Education exchanges can make a positive impact on the world. She holds a M.Ed. from Vanderbilt in International Education Policy and Management and a B.A. in Education and Sociology from Principia College.
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Weather
Spring in Iqaluit is known to be cool and sunny. Below are the average temperatures and hours of sunlight for May 23: May 23
May 23 (Iqaluit)
Average maximum temperature
Average minimum temperature
Civil twilight start
-1ºC (30ºF)
-5ºC (23ºF)
Civil twilight end
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Sunrise
3:00
Sunset
22:05 --:--
Sunrise to Sunset
19.08
Total hours (including civil twilight)
24.00
From late March to end of May, the sunlight reflected off the snow and ice can cause sunburn so sunscreen and sunglasses are advisable.
The average high in Ottawa for the month of May is 19°C (66°F) with an average low of 8°C (46°F)
Suggested Packing List
Airline tickets, itinerary, insurance papers, passport, grant letter
North American adaptor for electrical appliances (100-120V, 60Hz)
Winter jacket (good for -5 degrees C), wind pants, mitts, hat, scarf
Good waterproof walking shoes
Business wear for Ottawa events and reception in Iqaluit
Casual clothing for most group sessions
Camera
Money to buy souvenirs (local art)
Medications and prescriptions
Sunglasses and sunscreen
Facts about Iqaluit
Iqaluit is the plural of iqaluk (which is Arctic char, a cold-water fish in the family Salmonidae) in Inuktitut. It is pronounced ee-kah-loo-eet. The ‘kah’ is more of a sound from the throat.
Location: 63º45’N 68º31’W, 2,090 air km north of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
The population according to the 2016 Census is 7,740 (about 60% Inuit)
Before 1987, Iqaluit was called Frobisher Bay after Englishman Martin Frobisher who sailed into Frobisher Bay believing he found the route to China
Iqaluit is located in the Eastern time zone (the same as Ottawa or New York City)
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Language in Nunavut
There are four official languages in Nunavut: Inuktitut, English, French and Inuinnaqtun, which is a variant of the Inuit language spoken in the westernmost communities of the territory.
Inuktitut is the mother tongue of 70 percent of Nunavummiut. English is the first language of 27 percent of the population, French and Inuinnaqtun about one and a half percent each.
There are many dialects of Inuktitut throughout Nunavut and within Canada. While English is prevalent throughout Nunavut, learning some Inuktitut phrases is encouraged. Below are some common phrases as well as a chart with Inuktitut syllabics:
Phrase
Inuktitut (Roman orthography)
Phonetically
My name is …
Uvanga …
Oo-van-ga …
Good morning
Ullaakkut
Ood-laa-koot
Good afternoon
Unnusaakkut
Oo-noo-sa-koot
Good evening
Unnuukkut
Oo-noo-koot
How are you?
Qanuippit?
Ka-noo-eep-peet?
I am fine
Qanuingi
Ka-noo-ing-ee
Thank you
Nakurmik
Na-koo-meek
You are welcome
Illali
Ee-la-lee
Yes
Ii
Eeee
No
Agga
Ahg-ga
Additional Resources
The city of Iqaluit’s Visitor Guide: https://www.city.iqaluit.nu.ca/sites/default/ files/2016_iqaluit_visitors_guide.pdf
SikSik, the first map app for Iqaluit: http://findingtruenorth.ca/blog/siksik
Travel Nunavut: https://www.nunavuttourism.com/things-to-do-while-visiting-nunavuts-capital-city/
The Government of Nunavut’s Mandate: https://www.gov.nu.ca/sites/default/files/ turaaqtavut_final_all_languages_0.pdf
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