Noted Iñupiaq scholar speaking at UAA on April 7, 2022

On Thursday, April 7, Dr. Cana Uluak Itchuaqiyaq (Iñupiaq, Noorvik) will share her journey as an Alaska Native scholar, from undergrad and Ph.D. to university faculty. Her talk, “An Inuk in the Institution: Centering Clanwork & Community as a Matter of Course,” will explain how she has used her Iñupiaq identity and cultural knowledge as a lens to best understand her coursework and research.

Dr. Itchuaqiyaq’s presentation will take place at 7 p.m. in Room 307 of the UAA/APU Consortium Library. The event is free and open to the public, and will be presented in a hybrid format, with registration required for both in-person and Zoom options.

• Click here to register as an in-person attendee. Space is limited and masks are required.
• Remote attendance is available via Zoom. Click here to register to attend via Zoom.

Questions? Email Andrew Harnish at ajharnish@alaska.edu.

Dr. Itchuaqiyaq is an Iñupiaq scholar from the NANA region and an assistant professor of professional and technical writing at Virginia Tech. Her parents are Gladys Pungowiyi (Wells) from Noorvik and the late Caleb Pungowiyi from Savoonga. She attended Kotzebue Elementary and Kotzebue Middle High School, and received her bachelor's from Harvard, her master's from Idaho State, and her doctorate from Utah State. Dr. Itchuaqiyaq's research centers on equitable and respectful academic practices, especially with regards to engaging with Indigenous communities and knowledges. She is the recipient of multiple academic distinctions and awards but her biggest honor is helping her people with their self-determined needs and aspirations. Currently, she is partnering with Aqqaluk Trust in Kotzebue to create an accessible and community-focused online archive that helps Inuit to preserve and rematriate cultural knowledges.

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Students are also invited to join a conversation with Dr. Itchuaqiyaq from 4-5 p.m.

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