Towards Arctic Research Upholding Indigenous Peoples’ Rights : Recommendations for ICARP IV, the International Conference on Arctic Research Planning

• Main Authors: Aslak Holmberg (Sámiráđđi – Saami Council, Sápmi), Evie Morin (Research Institute for Sustainability (RIFS) – Helmholtz Centre Potsdam, Germany), Anne S. Chahine (Research Institute for Sustainability (RIFS) – Helmholtz Centre Potsdam, Germany), Nina N. Doering (Research Institute for Sustainability (RIFS) – Helmholtz Centre Potsdam, Germany), Stephan Dudeck (University of Tartu, Estonia & Research Institute for Sustainability (RIFS) - Helmholtz Centre Potsdam, Germany & Foundation for Siberian Cultures, Germany), Charleen Fisher (University of Alaska Fairbanks), Nina Hermansen (The Indigenous Voices (IVO) research group – Álgoálbmogii jienat, The Arctic University of Norway (UiT)), Thora Martina Herrmann (University of Oulu, Finland), Ikaarvik - (Ikaarvik is an Indigenous-led youth organization bridging research and communities across knowledge systems www.ikaarvik.org), Britt Kramvig (The Indigenous Voices (IVO) research group – Álgoálbmogii jienat, The Arctic University of Norway (UiT)), Elle Merete Omma (Sámiráđđi – Saami Council, Sápmi), Arne Riedel (Ecologic Institute, Germany), Gertrude Saxinger (University of Vienna, Austria & Austrian Polar Research Institute APRI), Annette J.M. Scheepstra (Arctic Centre University of Groningen, The Netherlands), Jorrit van der Schot (University of Graz, Austria & Austrian Polar Research Institute APRI)
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Subjects: Erziehungswissenschaften; ÖFOS 2012 > SOZIALWISSENSCHAFTEN (5) > Erziehungswissenschaften (503); Educational Sciences; ÖFOS 2012 > SOCIAL SCIENCES (5) > Educational Sciences (503); Arctic research; Indigenous rights holders as research actors; decolonial methodologies; co-creative and collaborative methods; science policy; science politics; role of funding organisations; Indigenous rights; Indigenous research politics; ICARP IV; IASC; research planning; Arctic
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.25365/phaidra.459; https://phaidra.univie.ac.at/o:2054351

A decolonial approach is needed to fulfil IASC’s (International Conference on Arctic Research Planning) commitment to recognizing that Traditional Knowledge, Indigenous Knowledge and academic scientific knowledge are co-equal and complementary knowledge systems that all can and should inform its work (website ICARP IV, 2023). This document summarizes key recommendations for actions regarding five themes: 1. Indigenous Peoples’ right to self-determination as a prerequisite for high-quality Arctic research 2. Ethics, methods and methodology as key for decolonial research 3. Indigenous-led research in design and practice 4. Indigenous Peoples’ co-equal participation in Arctic research funding structures and decision-making for securing decolonial Arctic research in practice 5. Funding for Co-Creative and Indigenous-Led Arctic Research