The 13th Inuit Studies Conference Planning Committee offer some proposed education sessions topics for you to consider. If you would like to be considered for a paper presentation or session, please submit your abstract to Mary Ann Katt, m.katt@uaf.edu by March 31, 2002.
 

Arctic Research
Western Science & Indigenous Researchers
Community-Based Research
Collaborative Research
Use of Traditional Knowledge in Research
Student Researchers
Community-Based Archaeology Programs

Inuit Languages
Strategies for Inuit Language Preservation
Applied Linguistics
Theoretical & Descriptive Linguistics
Narrative & Discourse
Special Topics in Language Research

Development in the Arctic
Community Development Strategies
Successful Economic Development
Resource Development & Sustainability

Development in the Arctic (continued)
Development of Successful Education Systems
Development of Healthy Communities

Technologies of the Inuit World
Inventing Traditions: New Technologies in Inuit Society
Rights to Technology
Information Technology in the Arctic
Impacts of New Technology

Inuit Communities & Culture
Self-Determination & Self-Governance
Youth & Elders
Legal Issues Facing Inuit Communities
Inuit Communities & International Law & Politics
Community-Based Museums & Culture Centers
Food Security in the Inuit World
Traditional Healing in Inuit Communities
Innovative Programs in Higher Education