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2025 Discover �ֻ�ֱ�� lecture series starts June 4

The �ֻ�ֱ�� will host the Discover �ֻ�ֱ�� lecture series starting on June 4.

The 2025 series is presented by UAF Summer Sessions and Lifelong Learning in cooperation with UAF’s College of Indigenous Studies. 

The free public lectures will be at 7 p.m. Wednesdays at the BP Design Theater, located on the fourth floor of the Usibelli Building on the UAF Troth Yeddha’ Campus. Parking on campus is free after 5 p.m.

The presentations will also be livestreamed on the and made available as videos on the summer sessions website within two weeks of the live event.

This year’s Discover �ֻ�ֱ�� lineup includes:

• June 4 – “The Little Known History of Colonization, Indigenous Land Claims and Sovereignty in �ֻ�ֱ��,” Kevin Illingworth, professor of tribal governance
• June 11 – “Cultivating Wellness Through Traditional Healing,” Teisha Simmons, CIS interim dean
• June 18 – “The Importance of Sharing Knowledge for �ֻ�ֱ�� Native Elders’ Ability to Age Well,” Jordan Lewis, director of research, Center for One Health Research
• June 25 – "Indigenous Pedagogy: Relevance and Practice," Diane McEachern, head of UAF Rural Human Services
• July 9 – “When the Muskox Comes to Town: Urban Muskoxen in Nome,” Claudia Ihl, associate professor of biology
• July 16 – “The Land Loves You: Honoring Relational Responsibility,” Tia Tidwell, professor of �ֻ�ֱ�� Native studies
• July 23 – “A Changing Landscape: Community Development in �ֻ�ֱ��,” Charlene Stern, vice chancellor for rural, community and Native education
• July 30 – “Northern Dene Astronomy,” Chris Cannon, associate professor of Indigenous studies
• Aug. 6 – “Indigenizing and Decolonizing Research,” Jessica Black, associate vice chancellor for rural, community and Native education
• Aug. 13 – “Tribal Response to the Pandemic,” Alisa Alexander, director, Center for One Health Research

For more information, visit the Summer Sessions events page, email summer@alaska.edu or call 907-474-7021.

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