sociology – Alaska Voices

Designing accessible research for rural communities

September 28, 2020

Erica, a young woman with short brown hair, and Ryan, a man with a goatee and glasses, smile in front of an orange sunset sky.

“I think that the first thing that agencies have to acknowledge is there’s an extreme power imbalance between what value we put on scientific knowledge and what value we put on local knowledge.”

Finding nature and ourselves in cities

September 17, 2020

Rick and Naomi put their heads together and smile in front of a mountain and streams.

“I’m definitely interested in expanding access to nature because I do think it’s really important for mental health and spirituality and physical health.”

A different world

May 25, 2020

Megan and Sorina put their arms around each other in front of snowy mountains.

“When we went back, again, we just listened. We didn’t have any questions, we didn’t have any ideas, and that space for communication grew back.”