Dr. Tatiana Degai

Bio

My scholarly and creative work is informed by the beautiful land of Kamchatka, the waters of the Pacific Ocean, the shores of the Sea of Okhotsk, salmon and the teachings of my community of Itelmen People. 

Through applying Indigenous storywork approach I center Indigenous knowledge in research. While my formal training is in anthropology, American Indian Studies, education and linguistics, I continue my education through maintaining strong connections with knowledge holders of my community and beyond advancing my understanding of unique methodologies and technologies Indigenous peoples have developed for comfortable and sustainable life in the Northern climates.

Interests

• Indigenous knowledge systems
• revitalization and stabilization of Indigenous languages
• Indigenous visions on sustainability and well-being in the Russian North and Arctic

Courses

• ANTH 318 Ethnographic research methods
• ANTH 483 Arctic Anthropology
• ANTH 393 A03 Indigenous Storytelling
• ANTH 393 A02  Indigenous Visions to Sustainability
• ANTH 396 Indigenous Languages and Cultures

Selected publications

• Petrasheva V.(2023). Ipłꭓ - Friend. A book of stories ed. by Degai T., Vasilieva Y., Karpenkov A., Ivanov V. 1-36.
• Degai, T., Koester, D., Bobaljik, J., & Ono, C. (2023). Kŋaloz'a'n Ujeret'i'n Ŋetełkila'n—Keepers of the Native Hearth. In Vladimir Davydov, Jenanne Ferguson & John Ziker (eds.). The Siberian World. Taylor and Francis. 64-78 
• Degai T. (2022) Geopolitical impact on linguistic diversity. State of the art of indigenous languages in research: a collection of selected research papers, UNESCO. 387-394.  
• Degai T, Petrov AN, Badhe R, Egede Dahl PP, Döring N, Dudeck S, Herrmann TM, Golovnev A, Mack L, Omma EM, Retter G-B, Saxinger G, Scheepstra AJM, Shadrin CV, Shorty N, Strawhacker C. (2022) Shaping Arctic’s Tomorrow through Indigenous Knowledge Engagement and Knowledge Co-Production. Sustainability. 14(3):1331, 2-4.
• Degai, T. S., & Petrov, A. N. (2021). Rethinking Arctic sustainable development agenda through indigenizing UN sustainable development goals. International Journal of Sustainable Development & World Ecology, 28(6), 518-523.