ResilienceTalks seminar with Prof. Pigga Keskitalo: Capacity Sharing Approaches in the Arctic: Community Engagement and Knowledge Co-Creation

Welcome to listen to Prof. Pigga Keskitalo´s (University of Lapland) keynote ResilienceTalks: Capacity Sharing Approaches in the Arctic - Community Engagement and Knowledge Co-Creation and participate in discussion on 16 October 2025, 2 PM - 4 PM, at the Library's Maisemasali.

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Abstract

This lecture explores how capacity sharing can strengthen resilience and sustainability in the Arctic through collaboration between communities, policymakers, and researchers. Drawing on examples from recent projects such as CAP-SHARE, the talk highlights the role of community engagement, Indigenous knowledge, and knowledge co-creation in addressing biodiversity, climate, and educational challenges. The lecture also reflects on how these approaches can inspire more inclusive and resilient futures in the Arctic and beyond.

Bio

Pigga Keskitalo is Professor of Education, specifically in Arctic perspectives in education at the University of Lapland, Finland, and Docent in Multicultural Education at the University of Helsinki. She is Professor II at the Sámi allaskuvla. Her expertise lies in Arctic education, Sámi education, and Indigenous pedagogies, with a special focus on decolonial and responsive approaches in teaching. She currently leads several international and national projects, including LINCOSY (Research Council of Finland) on linguistically responsive teaching and LOHKANLIHKKU (Interreg Aurora) on Sámi language teaching and digital gamification solution creation, and is a partner in CAP-SHARE (Interreg NPA) on biodiversity and climate resilience and REBOUND (SRC) on green transition and intergenerational justice. Her research emphasizes community engagement, capacity sharing, and knowledge co-creation in education.

Programme

14.00 Coffee & snacks

Opening of the event

14.15 Capacity Sharing Approaches in the Arctic: Community Engagement and Knowledge Co-Creation: Pigga Keskitalo, University of Lapland

Discussants: Sigga-Marja Magga, FRONT and Giellagas Institute & Elina Lehtomäki, FRONT and Faculty of Education and Psychology

15.30 Discussion

16:00 Closing of the event