A workshop in support of the 21st Session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues Theme, Indigenous peoples, business, autonomy and the human rights principles of due diligence including free, prior and informed consent.
Isumaqatigingniq: “Thinking Together” about an Indigenous Integrated Model of Science Education: Linking Sustainability and Ecotourism
Date: April 25th, 2022
Time: Workshop, 10:00am -11:30 a.m., light lunch to follow
This is an interactive forum. Space is limited to 40 people. Guests looking to attend please contact Martin Nweeia at: mnweeia@explorers.org
Leader and Presenter: Martin Nweeia FN’99
Global Fellow of the Polar Institute at the Wilson Center for Scholars Research Scientist, Harvard University Research Associate, Arctic Studies Center, Smithsonian Institution and Canadian Museum of Nature
Moderator: Pamela Peeters FN’19
Environmental Economist, Sustainability Strategist, Fellow Vrije Universiteit, Brussels Founding Director, Institute for a Sustainable Planet
Panelists:
- Jason Edmunds MI’15, Operations Lead and Expedition Leader, Adventure Canada
- Hjörtur Smárason, Former Chief Executive Officer, Visit Greenland
- Navarana K’avigak’ Sørensen, Translator and Community Member, Qaanaaq, Greenland
Linking Education, Ecotourism and Human Rights in the Arctic
