Welcome to Our Arctic Presence. In this first episode hosts Enni Similä and Deenaalee Hodgdon sit down with special guest Rosa-Máren Magga of the Indigenous Peoples’ Secretariat to discuss the inception of the Arctic Council. Through one on one and roundtable interviews with the Indigenous Leaders that were present in those early years, we weave together the tapestry of how this intergovernmental forum became the only stage in the world to include Indigenous Peoples at the table and make decisions through consensus.

Hosts:
Enni Similä. Project Worker, Saami Council
Deenaalee Hodgdon, Arctic Athabaskan Council Youth Representative

Special Guest Host: Rosa-Máren Magga

Featured Storytellers by order of appearance:

Ivan Trofimov, Youth Representative, Russian Association of Indigenous Peoples of the North
Gunn-Britt Retter, Head of Arctic and Environmental Unit of the Saami Council
Dr. Ellen-Inga Turi, Saami Council Member, previous IPS Chair
Hjalmar Dall, President, Inuit Circumpolar Council
Yuri Khatanzeyskiy, Vice President, Russian Association of Indigenous Peoples of the North
Chief Bill Erasmus, Previous International Chair, Arctic Athabaskan Council
Evon Peter, Gwich’in Council, International
Dr. Liza Mack, President, Aleut International Association

Logo by : Halux Markings by Dustin Newman, Aleut International Association Youth Representative. Follow @haluxmarkings for more

Theme Music:
Juniper by Nagamo Productions
Maani Nunamteni by Uqill’aq Byron Nicholai @byronnicholai

Published and produced by: On The Land Media – a multimedia organism created to center Indigenous voices and our relationships to the land and water.

In Collaboration with: The Indigenous Peoples’ Secretariate, Arctic Athabaskan Council, Aleut International Association, Inuit Circumpolar Council, Russian Association of Indigenous Peoples of the North, Saami Council, the Permanent Participant Youth Network.

Sponsored by: The Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Iceland, The Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland

This Project was undertaken as an approved project of the Permanent Participant Youth Network. The podcast and written content were prepared by the project team and do not necessarily reflect the policy or positions of any Arctic State, Permanent Participant, or Observer of the Arctic Council.