Ten simple rules for elevating Indigenous partnerships in research

Waqaa, Aang-Greetings.As Tribes and Tribal Organizations that represent a large portion of Western Alaska and communities along the Bering Sea, we write to share our collective concerns with the National Science Foundation's Navigating the New Arctic program (NNA).Kawerak Incorporated (Kawerak) is the Alaska Native non-profit Tribal consortium for the 20 federally recognized Tribes of the Bering Strait region.The Association of Village Council Presidents (AVCP) is the regional non-profit Tribal consortium for 56 Alaska Native villages in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta.The Bering Sea Elders Group (BSEG) is an association of Elder Representatives appointed by 38 Tribes in the Yukon-Kuskokwim and Bering Strait regions.The Aleut Community of St. Paul Island is the federally designated name used to identify the community of Unangan, also known as Aleuts, residing on St. Paul Island.