Brendan Griebel (NHC Fellow, 2024–25)

Brendan Griebel is an Arctic anthropologist, curator, and researcher of museology and material culture. His work facilitates the documentation and retelling of stories through material form, and he works closely with Indigenous communities and independent scholars to communicate their collections to broader audiences. Griebel has spent more than 20 years working with Inuit organizations and knowledge across the Canadian Arctic to facilitate the making, use, and interpretation of cultural objects ranging from traditional technologies to architecture, museum collections, and digital media. Griebel holds a PhD in anthropology, was the 2022 Fulbright Research Chair in Arctic studies, and is a research associate at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History.

Selected Publications

• Griebel, Brendan, Lillian Pas, Sophie Pantin, Emily Angulalik, Kim Crockatt, Melanie Ross, Kelsey Chegus, Leo Lu, Tyler Willson, Benjamin Hildebrandt, Amanda Robertson, Sandi Gillis and Tom Rutherdale. “Nunamiutuqaq (Building from the Land): Bridging Culture and Climate Sustainability through Architecture in the Canadian Arctic.” Journal of the Society for the Study of Architecture in Canada Le Journal de la Société pour l’étude de l’architecture au Canada 48, no. 1–2 (2023): 22–37.
• Griebel, Brendan and Jude Griebel. Care and Wear: Bodies Crafted for Harm and Healing. Calgary, Alberta: Esker Foundation, 2023.
• Griebel, Brendan, and Darren Keith. “Mapping Inuinnaqtun: The Role of Digital Technology in the Revival of Traditional Inuit Knowledge Ecosystems.” International Journal of Geo-Information 10, no. 11 (2021): 749.
• Griebel, Brendan, Darren Keith, and Pamela Gross. “Assessing the Significance of the Fifth Thule Expedition for Inuinnait and Inuit Knowledge.” Alaskan Journal of Anthropology 19, no. 1-2 (2021): 56–69.
• Griebel, Brendan. “Inuit Culture in a Digital Age.” Etudes Inuit Studies 40, no. 2 (2016): 157–161.