Recipient name: university of wellington project title: whanganui KI yellow sea KI alaska - the annual adventure of the bar tailed godwitoverall project period: 04 05 2025 through 04 04 2027AWARD…

Recipient name: university of wellington project title: whanganui KI yellow sea KI alaska - the annual adventure of the bar tailed godwitoverall project period: 04 05 2025 through 04 04 2027AWARD purpose: travel for new zealand researchers to travel to alaska to engage in collaborative work with local researchers looking at the migratory patterns of the bar-tailed godwit.activities to be performed:-design tukutuku panel (mori weaving tradition) for creating with yupik native weaving materials-whanganui research team to travel to anchorage, alaska, to create woven panels to be embedded in significant visible place in anchorage as symbol of connection through godwits-short written communication publication documenting the collaborative indigenous approach to agreement makingdeliverables and expected outcomes:completion and installation of tukutuku panel s in prominent location in alaskadrafting of short communication piece for submission to indigenous or environmental internatinal journalpublic presentation in by whanganui research team at relevant location in anchorage alaskaintended beneficiary(IES): -whanganui (new zealand) research team and whanganui tribal community developing skills and leadership platform within migratory bird conservation work globally.-yupik and alaskan native communities growing leadership in migratory bird conservation work globally.-east asian australasian flyway partnership and member states and organisations will benefit from indigenous leadership across their programmes-indigenous peoples across the east asian austalasian flyway and other global flyways provided leadership models to grow local indigenous engagements in migratory bird conservation efforts.