Heather Sauyaq Jean Gordon, PhD
@sauyaq.bsky.social
Inupiaq, honoring my ancestors, self-determination | Fulbright Arctic ❄️ | Climate advocate | sustainability 🌎| Science Diplomat | Researcher | Evaluator | Speaker | Trainer | futurist 💡| connecting Indigenous Peoples worldwide 🌺 | evidence based policy|🐈
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Following a good friend and fantastic Indigneous Arctic policy consultant Nikoosh Carlo, I would like to (re)introduce myself to you all! I am Iñupiaq and a Tribal citizen of the Nome Eskimo Community...
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Hello all, if you missed my introduction yesterday, please read it here www.linkedin.com/posts/hjgord... Also, see some of the things I enjoy doing outside of work in the photos below, beach walks and horseback riding! I love to be outside. 1/9
Excited to share my talk at the Arctic Centre University of Lapland.
Transforming Epistemic Authority in Environmental Management: Building a Future through Plural Knowledge Systems for Planetary Security
Wednesday 10/22/2025 at 2pm Finland; 7am US ET
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Transforming Epistemic Authority in Environmental Management: Building a Future through Plural Knowledge Systems for Planetary Security
Wednesday 10/22/2025 at 2pm Finland; 7am US ET
www.linkedin.com/posts/hjgord...
#alaska #fulbright #nunavut #sapmi #indigenous #land #water #ocean #management #security #humans #nonhumans #ecosystems #futures #anthropocentric #cosmography #foodsecurity #evidencebased #kinship… | ...
Hi all, excited to share my scheduled Fulbright Visiting Researcher talk at my host, the Arctic Centre, University of Lapland.
Transforming Epistemic Authority in Environmental Management: Building ...
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October 10, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Excited to share my talk at the Arctic Centre University of Lapland.
Transforming Epistemic Authority in Environmental Management: Building a Future through Plural Knowledge Systems for Planetary Security
Wednesday 10/22/2025 at 2pm Finland; 7am US ET
www.linkedin.com/posts/hjgord...
Transforming Epistemic Authority in Environmental Management: Building a Future through Plural Knowledge Systems for Planetary Security
Wednesday 10/22/2025 at 2pm Finland; 7am US ET
www.linkedin.com/posts/hjgord...
Hey all, I will be off the platform for a bit with a lot going on. Best to everyone and see you in a few months.
September 8, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Hey all, I will be off the platform for a bit with a lot going on. Best to everyone and see you in a few months.
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@ntnsndr.in @sauyaq.bsky.social What happens "in real life" which supports any of us to "have hope"? What happens which does not support people to "keep going", too, eh? What's "worth anticipating", is "worth the doing, even if & when outcomes are uncertain"? Indeed, "commitment", & "practice", eh?
August 2, 2025 at 6:48 AM
@ntnsndr.in @sauyaq.bsky.social What happens "in real life" which supports any of us to "have hope"? What happens which does not support people to "keep going", too, eh? What's "worth anticipating", is "worth the doing, even if & when outcomes are uncertain"? Indeed, "commitment", & "practice", eh?
Please share!!!
RFQ for Independent Evaluator
Learn more: lnkd.in/eb5TtDx2
All proposals must be received by 5 PM AKT on Friday, September 5, 2025.
RFQ for Independent Evaluator
Learn more: lnkd.in/eb5TtDx2
All proposals must be received by 5 PM AKT on Friday, September 5, 2025.
August 4, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Please share!!!
RFQ for Independent Evaluator
Learn more: lnkd.in/eb5TtDx2
All proposals must be received by 5 PM AKT on Friday, September 5, 2025.
RFQ for Independent Evaluator
Learn more: lnkd.in/eb5TtDx2
All proposals must be received by 5 PM AKT on Friday, September 5, 2025.
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This @today.yougov.com poll is why I'm going to become the Joker.
The US murder rate in 2024 was likely down nearly 30 percent relative to 2020 and down nearly 50 percent relative to 1990.
The US murder rate in 2024 was likely down nearly 30 percent relative to 2020 and down nearly 50 percent relative to 1990.
July 30, 2025 at 5:35 PM
This @today.yougov.com poll is why I'm going to become the Joker.
The US murder rate in 2024 was likely down nearly 30 percent relative to 2020 and down nearly 50 percent relative to 1990.
The US murder rate in 2024 was likely down nearly 30 percent relative to 2020 and down nearly 50 percent relative to 1990.
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@sauyaq.bsky.social @penahay.bsky.social
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What's "in real terms", what's "Real Life",... & "these last months & years", these last decades & today's "now", eh? 🤙🙏
Tomorrow's "Yesterday",...
The "past", what's "passed", "What's happening?!" & "conveyance" indeed!✌️✊
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What's "in real terms", what's "Real Life",... & "these last months & years", these last decades & today's "now", eh? 🤙🙏
Tomorrow's "Yesterday",...
The "past", what's "passed", "What's happening?!" & "conveyance" indeed!✌️✊
What's the time? Indigenous temporalities and the "Everywhen" - ABC listen
We tend to think of time as a universal experience, something that carries us all along in the same direction at the same pace. So it might seem strange to think of time in terms of "temporalities", d...
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July 27, 2025 at 7:33 AM
@sauyaq.bsky.social @penahay.bsky.social
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
What's "in real terms", what's "Real Life",... & "these last months & years", these last decades & today's "now", eh? 🤙🙏
Tomorrow's "Yesterday",...
The "past", what's "passed", "What's happening?!" & "conveyance" indeed!✌️✊
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
What's "in real terms", what's "Real Life",... & "these last months & years", these last decades & today's "now", eh? 🤙🙏
Tomorrow's "Yesterday",...
The "past", what's "passed", "What's happening?!" & "conveyance" indeed!✌️✊
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Rethinking Marine Protected Areas – why current practices are failing ❌
We're told that 30% of the ocean 🌊 will be protected by 2030. But only 8.4% of our blue planet is protected and just 2.8% is effectively protected.
✊Real change is needed #30x30
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We're told that 30% of the ocean 🌊 will be protected by 2030. But only 8.4% of our blue planet is protected and just 2.8% is effectively protected.
✊Real change is needed #30x30
blueplanetsociety.org/rethinking-m...
Rethinking Marine Protected Areas - why current practices are failing - Blue Planet Society
We keep hearing that 30% of the ocean will be protected by 2030. But only 8.4% of our blue planet is protected, and just 2.8% is effectively protected. We need drastic change to achieve the 30% target...
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July 22, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Rethinking Marine Protected Areas – why current practices are failing ❌
We're told that 30% of the ocean 🌊 will be protected by 2030. But only 8.4% of our blue planet is protected and just 2.8% is effectively protected.
✊Real change is needed #30x30
blueplanetsociety.org/rethinking-m...
We're told that 30% of the ocean 🌊 will be protected by 2030. But only 8.4% of our blue planet is protected and just 2.8% is effectively protected.
✊Real change is needed #30x30
blueplanetsociety.org/rethinking-m...
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If you're a visual learner: white represents money FEMA is granting to build detention centers. Blue represents too much money to spend saving little girls (and a hundred other people) from drowning
July 25, 2025 at 11:12 PM
If you're a visual learner: white represents money FEMA is granting to build detention centers. Blue represents too much money to spend saving little girls (and a hundred other people) from drowning
US NSF call for public comment on National Plan for Arctic Research
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Request for Public Comment: National Plan for Arctic Research
The Interagency Arctic Research Policy Committee (IARPC), chaired by the National Science Foundation, seeks public input from all interested parties on national needs regarding the Arctic and the rese...
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July 22, 2025 at 10:26 PM
US NSF call for public comment on National Plan for Arctic Research
www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS – NCRE Scholars Cohort 14
APPLICATIONS DUE Tuesday, August 12, 2025, at 5:00 pm MDT
Application at www.ncrescholars.org (Apply tab at the bottom of the page).
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APPLICATIONS DUE Tuesday, August 12, 2025, at 5:00 pm MDT
Application at www.ncrescholars.org (Apply tab at the bottom of the page).
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July 21, 2025 at 6:36 PM
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS – NCRE Scholars Cohort 14
APPLICATIONS DUE Tuesday, August 12, 2025, at 5:00 pm MDT
Application at www.ncrescholars.org (Apply tab at the bottom of the page).
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APPLICATIONS DUE Tuesday, August 12, 2025, at 5:00 pm MDT
Application at www.ncrescholars.org (Apply tab at the bottom of the page).
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Join me for the 2025 Global Indigenous Youth Summit on Climate Change 🌍
📅 August 9, 2025 (00:00–24:00 GMT)
💻 Fully virtual circling the Earth across three 8-hour time zones
🔗 Learn more and register: futureearth.org/global-indig...
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📅 August 9, 2025 (00:00–24:00 GMT)
💻 Fully virtual circling the Earth across three 8-hour time zones
🔗 Learn more and register: futureearth.org/global-indig...
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Global Indigenous Youth Summit on Climate Change | Future Earth
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July 18, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Join me for the 2025 Global Indigenous Youth Summit on Climate Change 🌍
📅 August 9, 2025 (00:00–24:00 GMT)
💻 Fully virtual circling the Earth across three 8-hour time zones
🔗 Learn more and register: futureearth.org/global-indig...
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📅 August 9, 2025 (00:00–24:00 GMT)
💻 Fully virtual circling the Earth across three 8-hour time zones
🔗 Learn more and register: futureearth.org/global-indig...
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RFQ for Independent Evaluator
Learn more: www.chugachmiut.org/rfq-for-inde...
All proposals must be received by 5 PM AKT on Friday, September 5, 2025.🧵
Learn more: www.chugachmiut.org/rfq-for-inde...
All proposals must be received by 5 PM AKT on Friday, September 5, 2025.🧵
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July 17, 2025 at 9:35 PM
RFQ for Independent Evaluator
Learn more: www.chugachmiut.org/rfq-for-inde...
All proposals must be received by 5 PM AKT on Friday, September 5, 2025.🧵
Learn more: www.chugachmiut.org/rfq-for-inde...
All proposals must be received by 5 PM AKT on Friday, September 5, 2025.🧵
Polar Careers Outside Academia - online panel discussion Thursday, August 7, 2025 🧵
Beginning at 8 am AKT | 10 am MT | 12 pm ET!
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Beginning at 8 am AKT | 10 am MT | 12 pm ET!
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Polar Careers Outside Academia Panel Discussion
Join us online for a ‘Polar Careers Outside Academia” panel discussion on Thursday, August 7, 2025, 8 am AKT | 10 am MT | 12 pm ET! Are you an early career researcher interested in career pathways out...
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July 16, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Polar Careers Outside Academia - online panel discussion Thursday, August 7, 2025 🧵
Beginning at 8 am AKT | 10 am MT | 12 pm ET!
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Beginning at 8 am AKT | 10 am MT | 12 pm ET!
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I just had a wonderful writing call with dissertating collaborators at U Michigan, Saf Milne & Archer Harrold. I am exploring with them what chemistry education looks like in Arctic Indigenous communities, and how teachers from outside of Alaska can serve the communities they are teaching in. 🧵
July 15, 2025 at 5:13 PM
I just had a wonderful writing call with dissertating collaborators at U Michigan, Saf Milne & Archer Harrold. I am exploring with them what chemistry education looks like in Arctic Indigenous communities, and how teachers from outside of Alaska can serve the communities they are teaching in. 🧵
Thank you so much UNICollaboration for sharing my story lnkd.in/eixEmfVH experiences supporting the building of the COIL@UArctic Thematic Network initiated by Robert Gordon University and lead by Izzy Crawford PhD FCIPR! 🧵
🔗 Read: lnkd.in/g2TpdnMj
🎥 Watch: lnkd.in/egfg2zYn
🔗 Read: lnkd.in/g2TpdnMj
🎥 Watch: lnkd.in/egfg2zYn
July 15, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Thank you so much UNICollaboration for sharing my story lnkd.in/eixEmfVH experiences supporting the building of the COIL@UArctic Thematic Network initiated by Robert Gordon University and lead by Izzy Crawford PhD FCIPR! 🧵
🔗 Read: lnkd.in/g2TpdnMj
🎥 Watch: lnkd.in/egfg2zYn
🔗 Read: lnkd.in/g2TpdnMj
🎥 Watch: lnkd.in/egfg2zYn
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So who is Trump expecting to bail out Nebraska the first red state to go bankrupt from Trump's failed tariff and immigration policies⁉️
July 5, 2025 at 9:37 PM
So who is Trump expecting to bail out Nebraska the first red state to go bankrupt from Trump's failed tariff and immigration policies⁉️
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@sauyaq.bsky.social ✊✌️🙏 🔥❣️
Thinking about Gloria Anzaldúa and pluralizing the languages of philosophy with Alex Stehn!
#DRLAnniversaryConference
#DRLAnniversaryConference
July 3, 2025 at 12:08 PM
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I'm on the Senate floor right now debating Trump's Big Ugly bill, and I really worry Americans do not fully realize just how bad it is.
Please help get the word out.
This is just SOME of what's in the bill (so far).
Please help get the word out.
This is just SOME of what's in the bill (so far).
July 1, 2025 at 12:46 AM
I'm on the Senate floor right now debating Trump's Big Ugly bill, and I really worry Americans do not fully realize just how bad it is.
Please help get the word out.
This is just SOME of what's in the bill (so far).
Please help get the word out.
This is just SOME of what's in the bill (so far).
Reposted by Heather Sauyaq Jean Gordon, PhD
www.cnn.com/2025/06/27/u...
Ever since ICE pulled the electrician over as he was driving to his first job of the day earlier this month in Nassau County, New York, Lemus has been on high alert, limiting his travel around town out of fear, he said — despite being a US citizen.
Ever since ICE pulled the electrician over as he was driving to his first job of the day earlier this month in Nassau County, New York, Lemus has been on high alert, limiting his travel around town out of fear, he said — despite being a US citizen.
‘We are not safe in America today:’ These American citizens say they were detained by ICE | CNN
Elzon Lemus is always on the road for work, traveling to one job site from another. But since his brief encounter with federal immigration officers, he’s been on high alert.
www.cnn.com
June 27, 2025 at 12:45 PM
www.cnn.com/2025/06/27/u...
Ever since ICE pulled the electrician over as he was driving to his first job of the day earlier this month in Nassau County, New York, Lemus has been on high alert, limiting his travel around town out of fear, he said — despite being a US citizen.
Ever since ICE pulled the electrician over as he was driving to his first job of the day earlier this month in Nassau County, New York, Lemus has been on high alert, limiting his travel around town out of fear, he said — despite being a US citizen.
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Spot on. This is the clearest explanation I’ve seen. It ‘s relatable, and humanizes the issue in a way everyone can understand.
June 28, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Spot on. This is the clearest explanation I’ve seen. It ‘s relatable, and humanizes the issue in a way everyone can understand.
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That about sums it up.
June 27, 2025 at 10:51 PM
That about sums it up.
Ridiculous: “Alaska’s economy under the Biden administration added a total of 31,700 new jobs and generated nearly $8 million in private sector investments. But none of this matters when it comes to Sen. Dan Sullivan…”
Dear Senator Sullivan…
“In fact, Alaska’s economy under the Biden administration added a total of 31,700 new jobs and generated nearly $8 million in private sector investments.”
www.adn.com/opinions/202...
“In fact, Alaska’s economy under the Biden administration added a total of 31,700 new jobs and generated nearly $8 million in private sector investments.”
www.adn.com/opinions/202...
Opinion: Biden vs. Trump — the firm economy of numbers in Alaska or the soft economy of hype
Alaskans deserve an economy grounded in jobs and investment, not vague mega-project promises.
www.adn.com
June 25, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Ridiculous: “Alaska’s economy under the Biden administration added a total of 31,700 new jobs and generated nearly $8 million in private sector investments. But none of this matters when it comes to Sen. Dan Sullivan…”
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...I feel the most cynical/overwhelmed when I am looking at the problem through an individual lens. Knowing the right stuff, posting the right stuff, being on the right side of history—these can all be useful, but they are not power. Only collective efforts can shape/topple/take power. (3/3)
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Of What Future Are These The Wild, Early Days? (Resources for Emerging Movement-Builders)
A collection of resources, books, quotes, and more for people looking to get involved in activism and/or organizing for the first time.
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June 22, 2025 at 3:47 PM
...I feel the most cynical/overwhelmed when I am looking at the problem through an individual lens. Knowing the right stuff, posting the right stuff, being on the right side of history—these can all be useful, but they are not power. Only collective efforts can shape/topple/take power. (3/3)
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Hello North American and Arctic youth! (with no age limit)
Looking for co-leads of the summit for organizing, youth engagement, and amazing experiences!!!
I am reaching out on behalf of the Global Indigenous Youth Summit on Climate Change, which I have co-organized the last two years.
Looking for co-leads of the summit for organizing, youth engagement, and amazing experiences!!!
I am reaching out on behalf of the Global Indigenous Youth Summit on Climate Change, which I have co-organized the last two years.
Global Indigenous Youth Summit on Climate Change | Future Earth
futureearth.org
June 19, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Hello North American and Arctic youth! (with no age limit)
Looking for co-leads of the summit for organizing, youth engagement, and amazing experiences!!!
I am reaching out on behalf of the Global Indigenous Youth Summit on Climate Change, which I have co-organized the last two years.
Looking for co-leads of the summit for organizing, youth engagement, and amazing experiences!!!
I am reaching out on behalf of the Global Indigenous Youth Summit on Climate Change, which I have co-organized the last two years.