This Project Grant award, funded by the National Science Foundation's Polar Programs (CFDA 47.078), supports a collaborative research project titled "Indigenous Northern Landscapes, Visual Repatriation, and Collaborative Knowledge Exchange". The $214,931 award to the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) spans the period from December 1, 2023 to November 30, 2026.
The project aims to leverage historical landscape photographs in museum and archival collections to identify and characterize environmental shifts due to climate change and other factors. Through a collaborative process of visual repatriation, the project will enable the I?upiat of Arctic Alaska and Ainu peoples of northern Japan to actively participate in the assessment of environmental changes and the development of community-centered adaptation strategies. Key activities include story mapping, repeat photography, oral history interviews, and photovoice to foster intergenerational dialogue and knowledge exchange among the indigenous communities. The project culminates in co-authored publications and a co-curated catalog of historical photographs.
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