UArctic Snowy OWL Talks, videos based on public presentations by inspirational leaders, serve as general information and supplementary material for students studying in or about the North.
The Snowy OWL Talk series is named in honor of Erling Olsen (1927–2011), founding Board member of UArctic, Member of the Danish Parliament for almost 30 years, twice Minister, and Speaker of the Danish Parliament. As Minister of Justice, when he was asked whether he was a dove or a hawk his reply was that he would be an owl. The Snowy Owl Talks can also be read as an acronym for Olsen World Lectures (OWL), representing Arctic (Snowy) talks for the world.
Håkon Jorikson, Director of the Grenna Museum, Polar Centre, tells the story of the North Pole expedition of Salomon August Andrée.
Krister Stoor, senior lecturer at Umeå University, talks about the importance of traditional knowledge.
Nina Kircher, ice sheet modeller at Stockholm University, talks about ice sheet modelling: what it is and what its values are.
President of the Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC) 1995-2002. Member of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, Greenland.
Fran Ulmer, Chair of the US Arctic Research Commission, USA.
Chief Gary Harrison at Chickaloon Village talks about coal mining and oil drilling in the Arctic. Filmed at the Museum of Natural History, Stockholm, Sweden.
Myers Family Professor of Environmental Science. Director, Institute of Arctic Studies, Dartmouth College, USA.
Bruce Forbes of the Arctic Centre, University of Lapland (Finland) explains observations and processes of the increased "greening" of the Arctic
GRID-Arendal, a member of the University of the Arctic, is responsible for the recording and production.
These videos can be used freely for educational or non-commercial purposes, as long as UArctic, GRID-Arendal and the individual speaker are properly credited. For other use, please contact secretariat@uarctic.org.
