International Centre for Reindeer Husbandry and Harvard University Seminar: lecture by professor Arja Rautio about COVID-19 in the Arctic region.

Arja Rautio, VP Research UArctic, Professor in Arctic Research, Thule Institute, University of Oulu, Finland.

The James J. McCarthy Leadership Seminar Series for Future Arctic Indigenous Leaders 2021

Training seminar for talented and emerging Arctic indigenous leaders, in memory of Professor James J McCarthy and his strong dedication to the Arctic.

The seminar was built on recent progress in the fields of resilience, adaptation and leadership, with the purpose of providing competence and confidence building for Arctic indigenous youth for a more sustainable future in the Arctic and beyond.

A joint effort by the International Centre for Reindeer Husbandry (ICR), the Arctic Initiative at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government, the Association of World Reindeer Herders (WRH), Arctic Council Indigenous Peoples Secretariat and the UArctic EALÁT Institute, building on earlier cooperation and outcomes.