Sápmi

The project partners travelled to Norway & Finland from September 30th to October 4th for our first in-person gathering.

International Indigenous Salmon Peoples Gathering Week

The organizers of the gathering in Sápmi and one of the participants wrote blog posts detailing all of the exciting events and knowledge sharing that took place!

Project partners in Norway. From left to right: Lorraine Marshall (UINR), Michael Charlton (Cranfield), Heather Smith (Cranfield), Bob Grabowski (Cranfield), Camilla Brattland (UiT), Chad Walker (Dalhousie), Shelley Denny (UINR). Photo credit: Heath

Project partners in Norway. From left to right: Lorraine Marshall (UINR), Michael Charlton (Cranfield), Heather Smith (Cranfield), Bob Grabowski (Cranfield), Camilla Brattland (UiT), Chad Walker (Dalhousie), Shelley Denny (UINR). Photo credit: Heather Smith

Cranfield Team. Left to right: Michael Charlton, Heather Smith, Bob Grabowski. Photo credit: Heather Smith.

Cranfield Team. Left to right: Michael Charlton, Heather Smith, Bob Grabowski. Photo credit: Heather Smith.

Team members sharing a meal in Tromsø after a visit to UiT. Left to right: Bob Grabowski, Michael Charlton, Chad Walker, Heather Smith. Photo credit: Heather Smith.

Team members sharing a meal in Tromsø after a visit to UiT. Left to right: Bob Grabowski, Michael Charlton, Chad Walker, Heather Smith. Photo credit: Heather Smith.

Dr. Shelley Denny asking a question at the 2nd International Indigenous Salmon Peoples Gathering in Kárášjohka. Photo credit: Arctic Council

Dr. Shelley Denny asking a question at the 2nd International Indigenous Salmon Peoples Gathering in Kárášjohka. Photo credit: Arctic Council

Presentation on Indigenous Alaskan beadwork at the 2nd International Indigenous Salmon Peoples Gathering. Photo credit: Arctic Council

Presentation on Indigenous Alaskan beadwork at the 2nd International Indigenous Salmon Peoples Gathering. Photo credit: Arctic Council

Attendees at the 2nd International Indigenous Salmon Peoples Gathering. Photo credit: Arctic Council.

Attendees at the 2nd International Indigenous Salmon Peoples Gathering. Photo credit: Arctic Council.

Participants walking the river Deatnu during the day trip to Deanušaldi, lower part of the river Deatnu. Photo credit: Camilla Brattland.

Participants walking the river Deatnu during the day trip to Deanušaldi, lower part of the river Deatnu. Photo credit: Camilla Brattland.

Deatnu riverbank. Photo credit: Minetta Westerlund, Arctic Council

Deatnu riverbank. Photo credit: Minetta Westerlund, Arctic Council

Participants in a river boat during the day trip to Deanušaldi, lower part of the river Deatnu. Photo credit: Minetta Westerlund, Arctic Council

Participants in a river boat during the day trip to Deanušaldi, lower part of the river Deatnu. Photo credit: Minetta Westerlund, Arctic Council

Ethics in Sámi and Indigenous Salmon Research and Management practices panel at the Indigenous Salmon Research Symposium. Left to right: Pirita Näkkäläjärvi (President, Sami Parliament of Finland), Dr. Chad Walker (Dalhousie), Dr. Rauna Kuokkanen (U

Ethics in Sámi and Indigenous Salmon Research and Management practices panel at the Indigenous Salmon Research Symposium. Left to right: Pirita Näkkäläjärvi (President, Sami Parliament of Finland), Dr. Chad Walker (Dalhousie), Dr. Rauna Kuokkanen (University of Lapland), Dr. Juha Hiedanpää (Natural Resources Institute of Finland), and Dr. Camilla Brattland (UiT). Photo credit: Arctic Council

Preserving Salmon Peoples culture for the future. Live scribe made at the Deanušaldi public meeting by Big Brain Agency. Photo credit: Camilla Brattland.

Preserving Salmon Peoples culture for the future. Live scribe made at the Deanušaldi public meeting by Big Brain Agency. Photo credit: Camilla Brattland.

Indigenous knowledge in watershed restoration panel at the Indigenous Salmon Research Symposium. Centre left to right: Dr. Gro Ween (University of Oslo) and Dr. Bob Grabowski (Cranfield University). Photo credit: Arctic Council.

Indigenous knowledge in watershed restoration panel at the Indigenous Salmon Research Symposium. Centre left to right: Dr. Gro Ween (University of Oslo) and Dr. Bob Grabowski (Cranfield University). Photo credit: Arctic Council.