Chase Bryer, PhD student in Behavioral and Social Health Sciences, received Mellon funding to attend the June 2024 annual conference of the Native American and Indigenous Studies Association (NAISA), the primary academic association for NAIS. This year’s conference was held overseas in BODØ (Bådåddjo/Buvvda/Bodø), Norway (or Sábme). This year’s conference provided opportunities to meet and learn more about the Sammi people, on whose homelands the gathering occurred, and included the well-known Sammi market, an art exhibit and Soptsestimmie (storytelling) events.