By Frey Blake-Pijogge, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, IndigiNews The shaking of hands and small smiles welcome me to Reykjav\u00edk, Iceland. So does the rain. I meet the rest of the Arctic Indigenous Youth Cohort the evening before the annual Arctic Circle Assembly starts, all of us tired after journeying from our many time zones that tightly span the planet\u2019s North. On the streets downtown, people are buzzing. Reykjav\u00edk feels alive. And everywhere in the city of nearly 150,000, I see signs about the global assembly, held from Oct. 8-10. Every October, the world\u2019s northernmost capital city hosts the event, the largest annual gathering of its kind. Organizers say more than 2,500 people from 75 countries attended this year. Over three days, participants take in the event\u2019s more-than-200 sessions \u2014 including… <\/p>\n
By Frey Blake-Pijogge, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, IndigiNews The shaking of hands and small smiles welcome me to Reykjav\u00edk, Iceland. So does the rain. I meet the rest of the Arctic Indigenous Youth Cohort the evening before the annual Arctic Circle Assembly starts, all of us tired after journeying from our many time zones that tightly span the planet\u2019s North. On the streets downtown, people are buzzing. Reykjav\u00edk feels alive. And everywhere in the city of nearly 150,000, I see signs about the global assembly, held from Oct. 8-10. Every October, the world\u2019s northernmost capital city hosts the event, the largest annual gathering of its kind. Organizers say more than 2,500 people from 75 countries attended this year. Over three days, participants take in the event\u2019s more-than-200 sessions \u2014 including... <\/p>\n