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Kotlik: Background Report
Kotlik, an Alaska Native community in southwestern Alaska, works in partnership with AIJ to monitor the erosion and other weather events that present an increasingly severe risk to the community as the climate changes. The homes and infrastructure in Kotlik are...
Climate and Societal Interactions: Supporting Resilient Coastal Communities and Ecosystems
Supporting Resilient Coastal Communities and Ecosystems in a Changing Climate: Understanding Climate-Related Human Health Risks Within the Coastal Environment A rapidly changing climate in the Arctic is dramatically impacting the health and well-being of Alaska Native...
Kwigillingok: Community Profile
Prepared on behalf of the Native Village of Kwigillingok Kwigillingok (Kuigilnguq), Alaska, is imminently threatened by flooding and erosion. Flooding occurs annually in Kwigillingok as a result of storm surge, ice jams, ice override (called venuq), and other factors....
Rights, Resilience and Community-led Relocation: Creating a National Governance Framework
Honoring the Earth and Human Rights in a climate-altered world. Article by Robin Bronen, N.Y.U. Review of Law & Social Change, Vol 45. April 21, 2021. Read the article: ABSTRACTPopulation displacement presents one of the most complex governancechallenges created...
Permafrost Pathways
Permafrost PathwaysStrategyOur PeoplePartnersPermafrost Pathways A critical window of opportunity.STRATEGY A critical window of opportunity.Carbon monitoring and modeling have created large uncertainties in estimates of greenhouse gas emissions from permafrost thaw....
Pro Bono Asylum Project
ServicesHuman TraffickingDomestic ViolencePro Bono Asylum Project ResourcesImmigrant power and control wheelImmigration law is a technical and complicated area of law. The following information should not be used to determine whether you are eligible for a U or T...
Human Trafficking
ServicesDomestic ViolencePro Bono Asylum Project ResourcesQuestion Living conditionsImmigrant power and control wheel For more information about the immigration options available to you Anchorage Office431 West 7th Ave. Suite 208Anchorage, AK 99501Phone:...
Immigrant Victims of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault
ServicesHuman TraffickingDomestic ViolencePro Bono Asylum Project ResourcesImmigrant power and control wheelImmigration law is a technical and complicated area of law. The following information should not be used to determine whether you are eligible for a U or T...
Donors Pledge $41 Million to Monitor Thawing Arctic Permafrost
The six-year effort by climate scientists and policy experts aims to fill gaps in knowledge about planet-warming emissions and help affected communities in Alaska.By Henry Fountain April 11, 2022 Climate scientists, policy experts and environmental justice advocates...
Immigrant Resource Center
Know Your Rights: Discrimination Against Immigrants and Muslims This American Civil Liberties Union page includes easy-to-use resources, such as videos and printable cards in several languages, to address the following: What to do when faced with anti-Muslim...
Decolonizing Research Panel: June 22-2021
Decolonizing Research Panel: June 22,2021 Annauk Denise Olin is a recent graduate of the MIT Indigenous Language Initiative program where she received an M.S. in Linguistics. Robin Bronen, executive director, Alaska Institute for Justice Eva Dawn Burk is a Denaakk’e...
Thematic Report of the Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Internally Displaced Persons
In the present thematic report, the Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons, Cecilia Jimenez-Damary, examines internal displacement in the context of the slow-onset adverse effects of climate change. She analyses the impacts of this type...
Medical Interpreters in Outpatient Practice
Language Interpreter Center Program Director, Barb Jacobs, co-authored an article recently published in the Annals of Family Medicine. This article provides an overview of the federal requirements related to providing interpreter services for non-English-speaking...
Ethan Avram Berkowitz, Mayor of Anchorage, Alaska Answers Community Questions About COVID-19 in Different Languages
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7D77_q9Q9M