Leadership and Strength in Utqiaġvik (Barrow), Alaska
Since 2009, we have partnered with community leaders to collaboratively design a project that shares community members’ stories about living well in Utqiaġvik (Barrow), Alaska. This project draws from the Iñupiat Values and the Iñupiaq Learning Framework as models for leadership, strength and healing. Our project goal is to collect these stories for the community and future generations.
We use a community-based framework to show how women and men across generations build leadership, strength and community well-being. We root our work in a participatory and inclusive approach where research and learning projects are part of larger decolonization processes.
