Landscape of Tribal Communities: Context for Working in Rural Alaska
Two infographics and a recorded presentation can help people understand some of the complexities of working to build resilience in rural Alaska. Clear graphics describe the large number of engagement requests and internal stressors that people in Alaskan tribes experience.
The “Day in the life of an Alaskan Tribe” schematic shows dozens of outside entities that Tribes engage with and receive requests from.
The “Internal stressors Tribal members face” graphic focuses on activities and stressors that individuals juggle while trying to protect their livelihoods, culture and subsistence ways of life.
Adelheid Herrmann presented a webinar on the complex challenges and opportunities for working in rural Alaska in September 2024.
Session Description:
Current funding opportunities for Arctic climate research and Indigenous priorities are needed but can simultaneously place a burden on Tribal communities in Alaska. The lack of capacity at the local level to receive and distribute these funds is challenging. Tribes, Tribal organizations and other rural and urban entities are left scrambling to access funding. Adelheid Herrmann, co-investigator at ACCAP, will discuss a set of resources she developed to help researchers, academics, and federal and state agencies working in rural Alaska understand the current landscape and complexities of Tribal communities. Herrmann’s graphics help people visualize the overwhelming number of external and internal forces that Tribes and Tribal members deal with daily.
