- C33A-06: The Power of Space: co-creating spaces for diverse knowledge systems in the academy
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Vera Kuklina, George Washington University (First Author, Presenting Author)
Tatiana Degai, University of Victoria
Matthew Druckenmiller, National Snow and Ice Data Cen
Varvara Korkina, Independent
Andrey Petrov, University of Northern Iowa
James Temte, Alaska Pacific University
This paper discusses the process of co-creation of Indigenous Pavilion during the Arctic Science Summit Week (ASSW), held on March 24-28, 2025, in Boulder, CO. This pavilion served as an infrastructure to more effectively engage with Indigenous ways of knowing and knowledge sharing. As any other infrastructure objects, it required significant investments in planning, design, and maintenance and depended on institutional arrangements, values, meanings, and norms. Direct support from the University of Colorado Boulder and location on the lands of Indigenous Peoples helped with consultations with local Indigenous leaders about the program, access to local Indigenous food, and daily morning offerings to non-human beings. Moreover, the ASSW organizing team ensured that several key elements of Indigenous infrastructure were prominently featured at the summit, including the lavvu (Sámi dwelling), ceremony and fire, traditional foods, circular space, and exhibition space. Together, thoughtful planning and design of objects and technologies formed the basis for creating a collaborative atmosphere. This experience shows that we need to develop infrastructure for inclusion of diverse participants and methods of knowledge sharing and fostering meaningful interaction.
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