Welcome
Welcome to the Alaska Tribal Resilience Bulletin from the Alaska Climate Adaptation Science Center. This e-bulletin is a quick read of Tribal and Arctic climate-related news, resources and forthcoming opportunities.
The Alaska Climate Adaptation Science Center would like to wish all of our Tribal collaborators, cooperators, and friends a validating and celebratory Indigenous Peoples Day on Monday, October 12th.
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“The great law of culture is to let one become what they were created to be. Let me be Inupiat with the freedom to hunt, to fish, to trap, and to whale as my forefathers did in past centuries.”
– Delbert Rexford, Barrow from Village Journey
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Funding & Opportunities
Training and technical support through FEMA is available for Tribal governments interested in applying for Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) and Hazard Mitigation Assistance grants. The grant application period is currently open and closes on January 29, 2021 at 11am AK time. Access the BRIC and Hazard Mitigation Assistance Grant funding call and webinars here.
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The Interagency Arctic Research Policy Committee (IARPC) recently met to define research priorities over the coming five years. Watch this recording, which details a new research networking activity to further food security and observation across the Arctic.
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The Migration in Harmony Research Coordination Network recently hosted a webinar featuring Dr. Marcy Rockman on cultural heritage, climate science, and policy. You can view a recording of the webinar here.
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ABOUT THE TRIBAL LIAISON
Malinda Chase is the Tribal Resilience Liaison for the Alaska Climate Adaptation Science Center and the Alaska Pribilof Islands Association. She is an Anvik Tribal member. Her role is to serve as a link between tribes and the climate science community in working together to increase tribal capacity to prepare for and respond to climate impacts and change.
Contact: iarc-tribal-liaison@alaska.edu or (907) 474-2768
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