Entry 14: Indigenous Knowledge and Arctic Policy with Henry Huntington

In this episode of From the Field, Henry Huntington, an independent researcher and Arctic Science Director at Ocean Conservancy, explains how the combination of traditional knowledge and scientific knowledge regarding the ecology of marine mammals, use of sea ice and climate change can accurately and effectively influence policy. He further explains how indigenous knowledge must be accepted within in the scientific community and Indigenous Peoples must be credited for their long lineage of knowledge and work in the Arctic.