Pearl Kiyawn Nageak Brower

Pearl Kiyawn Nageak Brower (Inupiat, Middle names pronounced Qaiyaan Naġiaq in Iñupiaq) is an American academic administrator. She was president of Iḷisaġvik College from 2012-2020.

Early life and education Brower was born in Barrow, Alaska and raised in Utqiagvik, Alaska and in Northern California by a family of Iñupiat, Armenian, and Chippewa descent. She completed two B.A. degrees in Alaska Native Studies and Anthropology in 2004. She completed a master's degree in Alaska Native and Rural Development in 2010 at University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF). She completed a Ph.D. in 2016 in indigenous studies, with an emphasis in indigenous leadership from UAF.

Career Brower managed a culture and education grant for North Slope Borough and was a museum curator at the Iñupiat Heritage Center.

Personal life Brower is married to Donald Jesse Darling Jr. They have two daughters.