Indigenous Collaborations Program at Alaska Pacific University
In collaboration with the US Fish & Wildlife Service we are designing and piloting an Indigenous Collaborations Program hosted by Alaska Pacific University. We are launching a new course in 2021, titled "Indigenous Land Stewardship: Creating Meaningful Collaborations across Alaska." This is an 11-week course intended to create welcoming, respectful spaces, dialogues, and productive collaborations with Tribes, Indigenous peoples, land managing and conservation agencies and organizations. The course will include topics on the History of Land Management in Alaska, Equity and Inclusion, Indigenous Land Stewardship, and Collaborating Meaningfully with Indigenous Communities & Partners. The course aims to serve land and wildlife managing agencies, Tribal councils and staff, non-profit organizations, and graduate and undergraduate environmental science students.
It will help agency, science professionals, and students learn about the diversity of conservation and science programs that are Indigenous-led in Alaska and beyond that could be integrated with their current and future work. Our goal is for the program to become a core component of a new Indigenous Environmental Training Center (working title) that is currently being proposed as a collaboration between APU, the NLP, and other partners. Partnership Director Leanna Heffner will co-teach the class along with five Indigenous scholars and leaders. Guest speakers will include Indigenous experts (Elders and emerging youth leaders) who are leading dialogues on decolonization and racial equity, and professionals who work for or closely with Tribes and Indigenous Organizations on science and conservation challenges.
This 11 week course will be held September 24-December 10. For more information, or to register, reach out to James Temte at Alaska Pacific University at 907-564-8243 or [email protected].
It will help agency, science professionals, and students learn about the diversity of conservation and science programs that are Indigenous-led in Alaska and beyond that could be integrated with their current and future work. Our goal is for the program to become a core component of a new Indigenous Environmental Training Center (working title) that is currently being proposed as a collaboration between APU, the NLP, and other partners. Partnership Director Leanna Heffner will co-teach the class along with five Indigenous scholars and leaders. Guest speakers will include Indigenous experts (Elders and emerging youth leaders) who are leading dialogues on decolonization and racial equity, and professionals who work for or closely with Tribes and Indigenous Organizations on science and conservation challenges.
This 11 week course will be held September 24-December 10. For more information, or to register, reach out to James Temte at Alaska Pacific University at 907-564-8243 or [email protected].
Our Role
Project Co-Lead Project Leaders Northwest Boreal Partnership, Alaska Pacific University, US Fish & Wildlife Service Contact Leanna Heffner: [email protected] |