The NNA-CO invites in-person Alaska Forum attendees to join an interactive research showcase on February 5, 2026 from 3:30-4:30 pm (AKT). The first half of this session will include presentations by undergraduate students from the NNA Research Experience for Undergraduates program. The remaining time has been reserved for brief highlight talks from NNA researchers who are attending the Alaska Forum.
The Fostering Indigenous-led Research (FILR) Convergence Working Group (CWG) is one of three Convergence Working Groups that the NNA-CO supported from June 2023 to May 2025. The FILR group focused on what Indigenous-led research is now, what it can look like, and next steps to creating research that is Indigenous-led. One of the final products of the FILR CWG is a podcast mini-series, of which this is the third episode. This episode is hosted by Dr. Margaret Anamaq Rudolf, with guests Stacey Kangipneq Lucason and Warren Miaraq Jones.
The Fostering Indigenous-led Research (FILR) Convergence Working Group (CWG) is one of three Convergence Working Groups that the NNA-CO supported from June 2023 to May 2025. Each group had experienced and early-career co-leads. This group focused on what Indigenous-led research is now, what it can look like, and next steps toward Indigenous-led research.
