ARCTICA: Perspectives, Philosophy, and Culture from the North
Hosted by Miaraq, Warren Jones

Warren is a Northern philosopher, husband, father of four, fisherman, and a Marine Corp veteran. He is Alaska Native with Gwich’in, Yup’ik and Iñupiaq ancestors. A lifelong Alaskan, Warren was born in Bethel and raised in Nome and Palmer.

In Episode 4 of ARCTICA, Warren is joined by Alaska Venture Fund Partner and Justice40 Initiatives Program Director, Jonella Larson. A lifelong Alaskan, Jonella/Ququngaq (Yupik) was born and raised in Nome and has strong family ties to Savoonga on St. Lawrence Island. She and her children are tribal citizens of the Native Village of Savoonga. Warren and Jonella discuss a range of topics including Native nation building, the problematic nature of blood quantum, self-determination, learning from other Indigenous communities, and how a relationship with lands and waters informs stewardship.

Reference Links – Mentioned in this Episode:
Nunavut
Qikiqtani Inuit Association (QIA)
Indigenous Guardians
Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC)
Native Nations Institute - University of Arizona
Native nation building
Native Corporations
Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA)
AYWAA Storyhouse
Arctic Indigenous Peoples Gathering
Our Seas Are Rising And So Are We via AYWAA
Watching Weather Our Way

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ARCTICA Podcast is recorded on Dena'ina land in Anchorage, Alaska and is produced by Alaska Venture Fund as part of Aywaa Storyhouse.

Music: "Anirniq" by Silla & Rise

ARCTICA: Perspectives, Philosophy, and Culture from the North
Hosted by Miaraq, Warren Jones

Warren is a Northern philosopher, husband, father of four, fisherman, and a Marine Corp veteran. He is Alaska Native with Gwich’in, Yup’ik and Iñupiaq ancestors. A lifelong Alaskan, Warren was born in Bethel and raised in Nome and Palmer.

In Episode 3 of ARCTICA, Warren is joined by Anchorage-based photojournalist and documentary photographer Ash Adams. Adams' work has been featured in The New York Times, The New Yorker, National Geographic, The Wall Street Journal, Rolling Stone, TIME, Vogue, and many other national and international publications. Adams is a recipient of a National Geographic Society grant, a 2018 VSCO Voices grantee, and was named one of Time’s 51 Instagram photographers to follow in 2016. In 2019, Adams was awarded one of six Sony Alpha Female Creator-in-Residence awards. Warren and Ash discuss a range of topics including cancel culture, accountability culture, restorative justice, and how they all relate to the Indigenous worldview, parenting, kindness as an evolutionary trait, and systemic issues that require systemic solutions.

Reference Links – Mentioned in this Episode:
“Decolonize Your Mind” by Warren Jones featured in Patagonia
“Not All Men”
Restorative Justice
Opening the Box of Knowledge Podcast
“The Signal and the Noise: Why So Many Predictions Fail – but Some Don't” by Nate Silver
“She Said: Breaking the Sexual Harassment Story That Helped Ignite a Movement” by Jodi Kantor
Statistics of Violence Against Women in Alaska

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ARCTICA Podcast is recorded on Dena'ina land in Anchorage, Alaska and is produced by Alaska Venture Fund as part of Aywaa Storyhouse.

Music: "Anirniq" by Silla & Rise

ARCTICA: Perspectives, Philosophy, and Culture from the North
Hosted by Miaraq, Warren Jones

Warren is a Northern philosopher, husband, father of four, fisherman, and a Marine Corp veteran. He is Alaska Native with Gwich’in, Yup’ik and Iñupiaq ancestors. A lifelong Alaskan, Warren was born in Bethel and raised in Nome and Palmer.

In Episode 2 of ARCTICA, Warren is joined by writer and photographer, Emily Sullivan (she/they). Currently living on Dena'ina Ełnena, the lands surrounding Anchorage, Emily is a backcountry ski athlete and a community organizer for climate justice, Arctic sustainability, and land issues in Alaska. They approach their work with an intersectional lens on climate, justice, and reciprocity, with a focus on outdoor recreation, community, and environmental wellness. Warren and Emily discuss a range of topics including outdoor recreation, relationship with self, relationship to land, and using Indigenous values as a way to approach adventure and exploration.

Reference Links – Mentioned in this Episode:
Alaska Native Corporations
Emily's articles on outdoor recreation
Colour The Trails - BlPOC & allies interested in outdoor adventure
Hatcher Pass
Alaska Avalanche School
Northern Alaska Environmental Center
IMAGO Initiative - The Wilderness Society
Backcountry skiing
Solomon Village and the IPOP Mine

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ARCTICA Podcast is recorded on Dena'ina land in Anchorage, Alaska and is produced by Alaska Venture Fund as part of Aywaa Storyhouse.

Music: "Anirniq" by Silla & Rise

ARCTICA: Perspectives, Philosophy, and Culture from the North
Hosted by Miaraq, Warren Jones

Warren is a Northern philosopher, husband, father of four, fisherman, and a Marine Corp veteran. He is Alaska Native with Gwich’in, Yup’ik and Iñupiaq ancestors. A lifelong Alaskan, Warren was born in Bethel and raised in Nome and Palmer.

In Episode 1 of ARCTICA, Warren is joined by longtime friend and Student Advocate, Mary Essaaq Sherbick. She is Yupik and her family comes from the Bristol Bay region of Alaska - specifically Twin Hills, Togiak, and Manokotak. She was primarily raised in Anchorage. Through the lens of Indigenous knowledge and values, they discuss a range of topics including parenting, building community, relationship to land, self-decolonization, conscious gratitude, and navigating identity.

Ideas and organizations mentioned in this episode:
The Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA)
University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA) Native Student Services
Alaska Native Corporations
Alaska Native Science and Engineering Program (ANSEP)
'Research is Ceremony' by Dr. Shawn Wilson (presentation)
Fish Camps
First Nations Futures Programme
Yuuyaraq: The Way of the Human Being by Harold Napoleon (book)

Follow us on Instagram, X, and Facebook: @arcticapodcast

ARCTICA Podcast is recorded on Dena'ina land in Anchorage, Alaska and is produced by Alaska Venture Fund as part of Aywaa Storyhouse.

Music: "Anirniq" by Silla & Rise