Relate North 10: Possible Futures is a collaboration between the University of the Arctic’s Arctic Sustainable Arts and Design thematic network (ASAD), Yukon University (Yukon School of Visual Arts), and the University of Lapland. The ASAD Network aims to identify and share innovative practices in learning, teaching, research and knowledge exchange in the fields of art, design and visual culture education. The network promotes cooperation and collaboration between academic institutions and communities with the purpose of working towards a shared understanding of critical issues relevant to people living in the North.
The research symposium will be broadcast from the Ayamdigut campus of Yukon University, in Whitehorse, Yukon, on the traditional territories of the Ta’an Kwäch’än Council and the Kwanlin Dün First Nation. The Yukon School of Visual Arts, the coordinating ASAD Network partner, is located on Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in territory, in Dawson City, Yukon.
The Relate North 10 logo was adapted from a sculpture by Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in artist Jackie Olson. Concentric circles are an important symbol to Hän-speaking people, who have lived along the Yukon River for millennia.