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The Arctic Indigenous Exchange Program (AIEP) brings together groups of 12-15 Indigenous community members, leaders, and professionals, for exchanges across Canada, Greenland, and Alaska. The goal is to explore areas of regional cooperation across the Arctic. AIEP aims to strengthen people-to-people relationships, advance cooperation, and foster greater cultural and commercial ties among Arctic Indigenous populations across a range of priority areas.

Since 2001, the Alaska Dialogue has convened a group of Alaska’s leaders for two and a half days of in-depth discussion of the key issues facing the state and our commons. After a long hiatus, the Institute is bringing back the Alaska Dialogue this September 19-20 in Talkeetna Alaska.

The next ANILCA training will be held January 27-30, 2026.

Alaska’s Permanent Fund is in peril. Over the last decade, volatile state revenues have placed increasing pressure on the Fund to support public spending. The potential for unsustainable spending from the Fund pose a direct threat to Alaska’s long-term future and...

Institute founder, Wally Hickel, long aspired to share Alaska’s Owner State Model of resource governance with other parts of the world. Today, we are excited to be making that dream a reality. Last June, the Institute’s Director traveled to Nairobi Kenya with former...

The Institute is now accepting applications for the Arctic Resilient Communities Youth Fellowship. The year-long program is available for individuals 18-30, living in Alaska, Greenland, and northern The fellowship is focused on advancing sustainable development and building resilient Arctic communities across the Arctic. Deadline to apply is to be determined.

Arctic Resilient Communities Youth Fellowship (ARC-YF) is officially launched and is seeking applicants! Young community leaders between the ages of 18-23 are invited to apply. The 2022-2023 cohort will focus on having a direct role in building resilient Arctic...

We are pleased to announce the 2021 Arctic Energy Summit, slated to take place next year in Iceland, March 8-9.  The 2021 Arctic Energy Summit is a multidisciplinary event expected to draw hundreds of industry officials, policy makers, energy professionals,...

Mayor Kristin Roymo of Tromso Kommune hosted 13 northern municipal leaders at the 2018 Arctic Frontiers, held in the Arctic capital of Norway.  Participating leaders came from Anchorage, Lulea, Tromso, Vardo, Nome, Arkhangelsk, Tornea, Oulu, Kirkenes, Rovaniemi,...

From April 2015 to May 2017 the United States chaired the Arctic Council. Here in Alaska, this offered more than the chance to make headway on Arctic policy – it presented the opportunity for Alaskans to learn more about their role within the Arctic.  The Alaska...

The Institute of the North is honored to have organized, in cooperation with Finland's TEM and many partners, the 2017 Arctic Energy Summit in Helsinki, Finland, from September 18 -20. Attended by 300 people from more than 15 nations, the 4th Arctic Energy Summit...

Just hours after the Arctic Council hosted its Fairbanks Ministerial, eleven circumpolar mayors came held a historic gathering to discuss a locally-driven future for Arctic governance. The Arctic Mayors Roundtable served three purposes: to introduce and strengthen the...

By Keith Stinebaugh, Senior Fellow, Institute of the North The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) hosted a discussion on 24 Jan entitled "In Defense of the Arctic: Assessing US Security Concerns."  The program featured a presentation by US Senator...

The Institute of the North is committed to advancing Arctic issues related to sustainable development as part of a strategic, inclusive and collaborative approach. These last few years have seen the U.S. work in this manner, with a series of high-level policies,...

The Institute of the North is excited to announce its recent publication, “Alaska’s Arctic: An Overview” - a first-of-its-kind publication that is intended to help educate Alaskans, Americans, and international visitors to Alaska alike about Alaska and the U.S. Arctic...

The Ministry of Defense (MOD) of the Kingdom of Denmark recently published a detailed analysis of future MOD missions in the Arctic. You may be asking, why does Denmark care about the Arctic? Well, Greenland (located in the Arctic) is an autonomous Danish dependent...

Maine’s location and resources ensure its status as a near Arctic state. Its largest city, Portland, is working to establish itself as a gateway to the high latitudes of the North Atlantic, an area that stretches from Maine to Newfoundland and Labrador in Canada,...

On June 9, the Council on Foreign Relations in Washington, DC hosted a panel discussion entitled “National Security Risks in a Changing Arctic.” The panel included Ambassador Mark Brzezinski, Executive Director of the Arctic Executive Steering Committee,The White...

On April 15, the U.S. Department of Transportation released “A Ten-Year Prioritization of Infrastructure Needs in the U.S. Arctic.” The report, sent to President Obama, falls under the 2013 United States National Strategy for the Arctic Region and the 2014 Strategy...