March 23, 2025
NNA Annual Community Meeting
Boulder, Colorado
Strengthening collaboration, coordination, and inclusivity within the Navigating the New Arctic (NNA) initiative
The 2025 NNA Annual Community Meeting will be held in-person in Boulder, Colorado on March 23, 2025 in conjunction with Arctic Science Summit Week (ASSW) 2025. This year's meeting hosts are the NNA Community Office and University of Colorado Boulder.
The meeting will bring together NNA researchers, research partners, Indigenous community and organization representatives, decision-makers, and others who have an interest in the NNA initiative. We anticipate a diverse group of in-person participants, and encourage all attendees to also attend ASSW during March 20-28, 2025 in Boulder, which will include the Fourth International Conference on Arctic Research Planning (ICARP IV) Summit (March 25-28).
This year's meeting agenda is focused into one day, recognizing the many events happening during an already busy week at ASSW 2025. The agenda offers a plenary keynote and focuses on creating opportunities for exchange and interaction through participant-led discussion groups. Additionally, the NNA Community Office is supporting the ASSW Indigenous Pavilion, film screenings, and other events throughout ASSW and the ICARP IV Summit.
Participation in the 2025 NNA Annual Community Meeting is free and open to all NNA researchers, research partners, Indigenous community and organization representatives, decision-makers, and others who have an interest in the NNA initiative. Please note that if you plan to attend ASSW 2025, including the ICARP IV Summit, you will need to register for that separately. Find more information about the separate ASSW 2025 registration here.
If you question whether this NNA Annual Community Meeting is for you, please visit our participation guide or contact us.
Land Acknowledgment
City of Boulder, Colorado
The City of Boulder acknowledges the city is on the ancestral homelands and unceded territory of Indigenous Peoples who have traversed, lived in and stewarded lands in the Boulder Valley since time immemorial. Those Indigenous Nations include the: Di De’i (Apache), Hinono’eiteen (Arapaho), Tsétsėhéstȧhese (Cheyenne), Nʉmʉnʉʉ (Comanche), Caiugu (Kiowa), Čariks i Čariks (Pawnee), Sosonih (Shoshone), Oc'eti S'akowin (Sioux) and Núuchiu (Ute).
We honor and respect the people of these Nations and their ancestors. We also recognize that Indigenous knowledge, oral histories, and languages handed down through generations have shaped profound cultural and spiritual connections with Boulder-area lands and ecosystems — connections that are sustained and celebrated to this day.
We must not only acknowledge our past but work to build a more just future. We are committed to taking action beyond these words. We pledge to use this land acknowledgment to help inspire education and reflection and initiate meaningful action to help support Indigenous Nations, communities and organizations.
The above text is a small part of the City of Boulder's full land acknowledgment. You may read the full statement here.
