LEADERSHIP AND STRENGTH

Local advisors have told us that histories and stories of leadership and strength, while known locally, are not readily visible in history books or easily accessible. Since 2009, we have partnered with community leaders to collaboratively design a project that shares community members’ stories about living well in Barrow. We use a community-based framework to show how women and men across generations build leadership, strength and well-being. The project goal is to collect these stories for the community and future generations.

We have worked closely with the Native Village of Barrow and the Iñupiat Heritage Center throughout our project. This project has also been presented to the Alaska Eskimo Whaling Commission, the Barrow Whaling Captains’ Association, Iḷisaġvik College, Iñupiat Community of the Arctic Slope, the North Slope Borough School District, NSB Department of Wildlife Management. We would like to thank the Native Village of Barrow and all other project partners for welcoming us in your homes and onto your lands.