International Centre for Reindeer Husbandry and Harvard University Seminar: Sámi reindeer herder Issat I. Turi from Guovdageaidnu, Norway, talks about leadership among reindeer herders.

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, took place on-line during January 25-29.

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.