FUTURE KEEPERS OF THE HIGH NORTH

The Future Keepers of the High North is a new JONAA series that has been in the making since 2023 and will continue to grow. It focuses on young people living in the Arctic and Sub-Arctic regions and, aligns with JONAA’s mission to bring knowledge of the Arctic to the rest of the world, through the voices of people living in these regions and their stories. Stories that need to be told - and heard. Perhaps more now than ever before.

In that light, it is compelling to tell the stories as seen from the young generation’s perspective – Generation Z – who will turn into decision-makers and leaders of our region sooner than we think.

The Future Keepers of the High North series is made with support from NORA, an intergovernmental organization under the regional cooperation program of the Nordic Council of Ministers, focusing jointly on Iceland, Greenland, The Faroe Islands, and coastal Norway. Like many of the projects made possible by NORA in recent years, the Future Keepers of the High North focuses on the younger generations.

With this first part of the series and others to follow, JONAA aims to bring attention to the young people who live in the High North regions – their concerns, hopes, and dreams. The Future Keepers of the High North is also made to be a ‘shout out’ to current decision-makers and leaders with an appeal to genuinely integrate Generation Z’s voices in the future development of the North Atlantic and the Arctic by including them in decisive decision-making processes and dialogues.