NNA Incubator: Collaborative Research: Indigenous-led Strategies for Co-Productive and Convergent Arctic Research

导航新北极（NNA）是美国国家科学基金会的十大构想之一。NNA项目解决快速变化的北极地区的融合科学挑战。这项北极研究需要为国家、更大地区和全球的经济、安全和复原力提供信息。NNA支持从地方到国际规模的新研究伙伴关系，使下一代北极研究人员多样化，加强正式和非正式教育的努力，并在适当情况下整合知识的共同生产。该奖项通过支持具有明确潜力的规划活动，以开发新颖，领先的研究理念和方法来实现NNA目标，从而实现了该目标的一部分。它整合了 自然环境、建筑环境和社会系统的各个方面，解决了重要的社会挑战， 与国际、当地和土著社区合作。人们日益认识到，需要以合乎道德和公平的方式利用土著知识，以应对我们的星球和社会面临的紧迫的全球挑战。为了实现这一目标，一个由土著学者和科学研究人员组成的合作团队将创建一个创新的参与过程，由北极土著人民设计和领导，为第四届北极研究规划国际会议（ICARP IV）的目标提供信息。这一十年规划过程于1995年首次在达特茅斯举行，并于2025年在博尔德举行第四次会议，将为2035年前的北极地区确定全球研究重点。最初的规划活动将把北极土著知识持有者聚集在一起，探索在北极研究工作中利用土著知识的实际实施。目标将是考虑这种方法对北极人民、科学和更广泛的社会的短期、中期和长期利益，并确定实施的战略机会。接下来，该项目将支持一项由土著居民主导的倡议，为ICARP IV进程提供投入，并建立一种机制，允许土著知识在北极研究规划和实施中进行道德参与。预期的结果是为北极的研究人员、大学、资助者和伙伴组织制定更多由土著主导的战略。其目的是积极支持土著知识的管理，以及北极土著人民和社区的权利和福祉。最后，该项目将综合从北极联合生产知识研究的领导者那里吸取的经验教训，联合生产研究的持续努力和成果，以及旨在更加包容土著知识的其他机构努力。它还将制定一个评估框架，以跟踪和评估这些努力的进展和影响，适用于国家和国际北极研究倡议。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

Navigating the New Arctic (NNA) is one of NSF's 10 Big Ideas. NNA projects address convergence scientific challenges in the rapidly changing Arctic. This Arctic research is needed to inform the economy, security and resilience of the Nation, the larger region and the globe. NNA empowers new research partnerships from local to international scales, diversifies the next generation of Arctic researchers, enhances efforts in formal and informal education, and integrates the co-production of knowledge where appropriate. This award fulfills part of that aim by supporting planning activities with clear potential to develop novel, leading edge research ideas and approaches to address NNA goals. It integrates aspects of the natural environment, built environment, and social systems, addresses important societal challenges, and engages internationally and with local and Indigenous communities.There is increasing recognition of the need to ethically and equitably engage Indigenous Knowledge to address the pressing global challenges facing our planet and society. To support this goal, a collaborative team of Indigenous scholars and scientific researchers will create an innovative engagement process, designed and led by Arctic Indigenous Peoples, to inform the goals of the Fourth International Conference on Arctic Research Planning (ICARP IV). This decadal planning process, first held in 1995 at Dartmouth and culminating in a fourth conference in 2025 in Boulder, will set global research priorities for the Arctic region through 2035.Initial planning activities will bring together Arctic Indigenous Knowledge holders to explore the practical implementation of utilizing Indigenous Knowledge in Arctic research efforts. The goal will be to consider short, medium, and long-term benefits of this approach for Arctic Peoples, science, and broader society and to identify strategic opportunities for implementation. Next, the project will support an Indigenous-led initiative to provide input into the ICARP IV process and the development of a mechanism that allows for ethical engagement of Indigenous Knowledge within Arctic research planning and implementation. The anticipated result is the development of more Indigenous-led strategies for researchers, universities, funders, and partner organizations in the Arctic. The aim is to actively support the stewardship of Indigenous Knowledge, as well as the rights and well-being of Arctic Indigenous peoples and communities. Finally, the project will synthesize lessons learned from leaders in Arctic co-production knowledge research, ongoing efforts and outcomes of co-produced research, and other institutional efforts that aim to be more inclusive of Indigenous Knowledge. It will also develop an evaluation framework to track and assess progress and impact of these efforts, applicable to both national and international Arctic research initiatives.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.