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Eleanor Wirts

Full Name:

Eleanor Kyle Wirts

Projects:

IGERT: Global-Local Interactions: Resilience and Adaption of Social-Ecological Systems in a Rapidly Changing North
Regional Resilience and Adaptation: Planning for Change

Roles:

Graduate Student

Univ. or Institute:

University of Alaska Fairbanks

Primary Discipline:

Interdiscplinary

Academic Interests:

Resilience and adaptation for indigenous communities of the circumpolar north

About Me

I am a musher and live in a Yurt (no electricity or running water) in the interior of Alaska. I love nature, the out of doors, raising and training sled dog puppies and quiet time by the wood stove.

I’m fascinated by northern indigenous cultures and the resilience and adaptation of indigenous peoples over centuries of change.