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<p>Co-production is increasingly recognized as a transformative approach to addressing environmental and societal challenges; however, key questions remain about how academic and Indigenous partnerships adapt and endure. Existing co-production frameworks offer insights on how to establish new relationships and suggest that long-term partnership may be key to climate adaptation efforts, yet few studies report on the application of co-production to long-term resilience. This perspective explores this gap, reporting on more than a decade of collaborative work between the Pointe-au-Chien Indian Tribe (PACIT) and Louisiana Sea Grant; a partnership rooted in shared goals of community resilience and climate adaptation in coastal Louisiana. Drawing on a basket weaving metaphor, we examine long-term co-production as a process of interlacing diverse knowledge systems, relationships, and strategies into a durable, adaptive structure. While challenges such as institutional power imbalances, environmental disasters and ongoing hazards, and shifting priorities persist, we present these not as obstacles but as opportunities to strengthen the relationship. From this case study, we identify five main strategies that have sustained the PACIT–Sea Grant partnership: (1) Maintaining Flexibility, (2) Evolving Partnerships, (3) Embracing Pluralism, (4) Investing Time, and (5) Building Capacity. We also offer transferable lessons for others engaged in environmental co-production with Indigenous communities. This work contributes to specific strategies and examples on how to build long-term, equitable collaborations in the face of ongoing climate and institutional change.</p>

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Woven Through Time: Five Strategies for Enduring Indigenous-Academic Co-Production

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  • 发表日期：

    2026年6月3日

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  • Alyssa A. Outhwaite,
  • Francisca N. Santana,
  • Georgie V. Ferguson,
  • Cherie Matherne,
  • Donald Dardar,
  • Matthew B. Bethel

摘要

Co-production is increasingly recognized as a transformative approach to addressing environmental and societal challenges; however, key questions remain about how academic and Indigenous partnerships adapt and endure. Existing co-production frameworks offer insights on how to establish new relationships and suggest that long-term partnership may be key to climate adaptation efforts, yet few studies report on the application of co-production to long-term resilience. This perspective explores this gap, reporting on more than a decade of collaborative work between the Pointe-au-Chien Indian Tribe (PACIT) and Louisiana Sea Grant; a partnership rooted in shared goals of community resilience and climate adaptation in coastal Louisiana. Drawing on a basket weaving metaphor, we examine long-term co-production as a process of interlacing diverse knowledge systems, relationships, and strategies into a durable, adaptive structure. While challenges such as institutional power imbalances, environmental disasters and ongoing hazards, and shifting priorities persist, we present these not as obstacles but as opportunities to strengthen the relationship. From this case study, we identify five main strategies that have sustained the PACIT–Sea Grant partnership: (1) Maintaining Flexibility, (2) Evolving Partnerships, (3) Embracing Pluralism, (4) Investing Time, and (5) Building Capacity. We also offer transferable lessons for others engaged in environmental co-production with Indigenous communities. This work contributes to specific strategies and examples on how to build long-term, equitable collaborations in the face of ongoing climate and institutional change.