The Fostering Indigenous-led Research (FILR) Convergence Working Group (CWG) is one of three Convergence Working Groups that the NNA-CO supported from June 2023 to May 2025. Each group had experienced and early-career co-leads. This group focused on what Indigenous-led research is now, what it can look like, and next steps toward Indigenous-led research. One of the FILR CWG's final products is this podcast mini-series. Each episode is hosted by a different co-lead and explores a FILR topic of the host's choice, with guests curated by the host. Tune in to this episode of this special mini-series.

Join host Dr. Margaret Anamaq Rudolf and guests Stacey Kangipneq Lucason and Warren Miaraq Jones as they delve into Indigenous-led conservation. This episode explores the core of Indigenous-led conservation, the reasons we should adopt Indigenous-led conservation for our one Earth, and the reminder that we are living on this one Earth and are leaving it behind for the future generations.

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The Fostering Indigenous-led Research (FILR) Convergence Working Group (CWG) is one of three CWGs that the NNA-CO supported from June 2023 to May 2025. Each group had experienced and early-career co-leads. This group focused on what Indigenous-led research is now, what it can look like, and next steps toward Indigenous-led research. One of the FILR CWG's final products is this podcast mini-series. Each episode is hosted by a different co-lead and explores a FILR topic of the host's choice, with guests curated by the host. Tune in to this episode of this special mini-series.

This episode is hosted by Dr. Stanislav "Saas" Ksenefontov, with guests Dr. Ekaterina Zibrova and Dr. Vera Solovyeva. Ekaterina and Vera share what it means to be an Indigenous scholar in Siberia and what it’s like to conduct Indigenous and decolonial research there. Though Siberia occupies almost half of the geographical space of northern Eurasia, it is one of the least studied regions in western academia. It straddles both Arctic and subarctic climes and is home to four million people, the majority of whom are Indigenous. Tune in to this fascinating episode, and check out the show notes for more information on our guests!

The Fostering Indigenous-led Research (FILR) Convergence Working Group (CWG) is one of three Convergence Working Groups that the NNA-CO has supported. Each group had experienced co-leads as well as early career co-leads. The FILR group focused on what Indigenous-led research is now, what it can look like, and next steps to creating research that is Indigenous-led. One of the final products of the FILR CWG is this podcast mini-series. The episodes are hosted by a different co-lead of the FILR CWG. Each co-lead host chose a specific topic that relates to FILR to explore with selected guests. Tune in to this special mini-series that dives into what Indigenous-led Research is and can be.

This episode is hosted by Dr. Dylan Blaskey, with guests Henry P. Huntington and Louise Mercer. They are non-Indigenous and offer insight through their experiences working with Indigenous Arctic peoples. Tune in to hear nuggets of wisdom, practical advice, and their take on what it means to Foster Indigenous-led Research.

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