RAY BARNHARDT

Presenters: Oscar Kawagley, Frank Hill, Ray Barnhardt, Virginia Ned, Sean Topkok, Andy Hope, Dixie Dayo and other AKRSI/ANKN staff and Elders

Alaska Native Knowledge Network/Alaska Rural Systemic Initiative

Integrating Indigenous Knowledge, Ways of Knowing and World Views into the Educational System

The workshop will provide an overview of a ten-year initiative that has been established by the Alaska Federation of Natives with funding from the National Science Foundation to assist schools throughout rural Alaska to integrate Alaska Native knowledge, ways of knowing and world views into all aspects of education, with a particular emphasis on indigenous and western science traditions. Discussion will include a description of the epistemological basis for the project, the organizational structure being utilized, the role of Elders, and the cultural documentation process involved, as well as the development of the Alaska Standards for Culturally Responsive Schools.

Audio-Visual Needs: Overhead projector and VCR