Mission & Vision

Mission

To center relationships to interweave Indigenous and institutional approaches to Earth sciences. In this way, we cultivate innovative responses to extreme weather, water, and climate impacts. We envision collaborative research that brings together Indigenous and other Earth sciences, methodologies, and knowledges in a respectful manner to achieve more scientifically robust weather and climate actions that support traditional lifeways. Through this process, Rising Voices works to honor Indigenous rights of sovereignty and self-determination.

Vision

To see Indigenous and institutional collaborations that uplift a scientifically robust, climate resilience, and culturally sustaining world for all generations.

Strategic Focus Areas

At its core, Rising Voices’ three focus areas are to: 

RV strategic focus areas

  1. Support adaptive and climate resilient communities through sharing scientific capacity 
  2. Provide opportunities for Indigenous students and early career scientists through scientific and community mentoring

  3. Advance scientific research excellence that serves Indigenous communities and complements traditional knowledges and lifeways through collaborations that bring Indigenous and other Earth sciences into partnership

     

 

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Our Values

Graphical Representation of Rising Voices Values

Graphical Representation of Rising Voices Values

Natural Hazards Workshop 2020 Plenary graphic recording summarizing Rising Voices core values and actions. Included with gratitude for and permission from the Natural Hazards Center. @Alece Birnbach, Graphic Recording Studio, 2020

Rising Voices holds the following values:

  • Cultivating scientific excellence through Indigenous and Earth sciences partnerships
  • Strengthening relationships between sciences and society
  • Supporting partners with many different scientific, cultural, community, geographic, and educational backgrounds
  • Supporting different points of view and recognizing the importance of Indigenous sciences and knowledge
  • Supporting relational-based science, as opposed to extractive or transactional-based science
  • Welcoming opportunities to connect with others by listening, learning, and sharing across cultures and generations
  • A commitment to developing trustworthy relationships over time
  • Collaborations that embody a respect for lived experiences shaped by historical legacies

To learn more, watch Introducing Rising Voices:

Introduction to Rising Voices