MAST Network was represented in the 2026 Arctic Frontiers: Turn of the Tide Event, in a panel discussion including researcher Hanna-Máret Outakoski. Prof. Outakoski discussed the project from a linguistic perspective.

The main questions addressed in the panel were:

• How can Indigenous and scientific knowledge systems work together to reframe conflicts over species, land, and resources?
• Can we create models of co-research and co-governance that are both sustainable and just?
• Whose knowledge counts when deciding the future of the Arctic?

The speakers included:

Sara Olsvig, Chair, Inuit Circumpolar Council
Gunn-Britt Retter, Head of Arctic and Environmental Unit, Saami Council
Hanna-Máret Outakoski, Professor, Sámi University of Applied Scineces
Jørgen Berge, Pro Rector for Research, UiT The Arctic University of Norway
Rune Vistad, Chair of the Board, NordForsk

Moderator: Torjer Olsen, Professor, UiT The Arctic University of Norway

A recording of the event can be accessed through the link below:

https://www.nordforsk.org/events/2026/indigenous-engagement-and-co-creation-arctic-research