Victoria Qutuuq Buschman, PhD

On June 2, 2021, Victoria became the first Iñupiaq Dr. of Conservation Biology. She is Iñupiaq Inuit living on Kalaallit Nunaat land (Greenland). She is a well-traveled wildlife and Conservation Biologist, a researcher, and a Climber. She was raised between the vast tundra of Utqiaġvik, Alaska and northern California. She has lived and worked across the Arctic in an effort to promote how Indigenous Peoples fundamentally shape Arctic biodiversity conservation, from research to management, to actualizing the dreams of new protected areas. Her role in research is to challenge the colonial legacy of conservation and instead promote partnerships with Indigenous communities, knowledge, and governance to develop ethically-conscious, culturally-relevant, and fully knowledge-based conservation efforts in the Arctic. 

She is a phenomenal Indigenous woman. Check out the episode and let me know your thoughts. 

You can find more from Victoria:

https://www.victoriabuschman.com/

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Here are the 10 Things I learned from working for Royal Arctic Line, an international Greenlandic (but really Danish) shipping company. It is my take on the company's toxic culture, the people, and the environment that I worked in. The executive leadership is an example of what the company culture is like at this toxic company. Have a listen and let me know what you think. What is your experience with this company? 

Listen to how we moved to Greenland, got settled, and how far we've come in our unconventional Danglish Life.