Darcy L. Peter is Koyukon and Gwich’in Athabascan from Beaver, Alaska which is located along the Yukon River. At Woodwell Climate, Peter works with the Permafrost Pathways project to be an intentional bridge between institutionalized science and Indigenous knowledge holders. She is a firm believer that all research, if properly communicated to locals and policy-makers, has the power to induce change.
Peter’s priority in life is to serve her Alaska Native peoples. She has an in-depth understanding of Arctic policy in many spheres, including tribe, city, corporate, state, academic, federal, and non-profit. Peter has worked previously at Alaska Native non-profits in environmental science, policy, and social science, and is currently advocating for subsistence hunting and fishing rights on four boards, ranging from statewide to international.
Peter grew up living a subsistence way of life, fishing, hunting, and trapping on the land in Beaver. She received her B.S. from Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colorado, and moved back to Alaska after graduating in 2017. In her free time, Peter enjoys spending time with her wife and two daughters, subsistence hunting, fishing & trapping in Alaska, playing the guitar, and traveling.
