OCN 780 Seminar | Tamamta (All of Us): Transforming Western and Indigenous Fisheries and Marine Sciences Together

Presenter: Dr. Courtney Carothers

Title: Tamamta (All of Us): Transforming Western and Indigenour Fisheries and Marine Sciences Together

The Tamamta program seeks to transform fisheries education, research, and governance systems in Alaska and beyond. We are motivated by deep systemic inequities, Indigenous erasure, and continued violence against Alaska Native peoples, and we strive to uplift Tribal sovereignty, Indigenous values, governance practices, and knowledge systems. We envision a future where Indigenous Peoples, knowledge, and governance systems steward land, fish, and animal relations. Our program supports three cohorts of Indigenous and allied students to pursue their graduate degrees in western and Indigenous fisheries and marine sciences. We are working to decolonize and Indigenize our curriculum, programs, and institutions. We are hosting difficult dialogues, providing short courses, and cultural exchanges for state and federal partner agencies to join this collective transformation. In this work, we center deep relational work based on reciprocity, respect, and redistribution. This talk will highlight motivations that gave rise to the program, recent research of our fellows, and reflections from affiliated oceanography faculty on change in the discipline.

https://sites.google.com/a/alaska.edu/carothers

Location: MSB-100

Time: 3:00 pm to 4:15 pm