Alaska Native science : a curriculum guide

Garza, Dolores A. (Author). University of Alaska Fairbanks. (Added Author). Alaska Native Knowledge Network. (Added Author).

Summary: Numerous educational resources have been developed by educators and Elders in each cultural region of Alaska to bring the local knowledge systems to the forefront to be included side-by-side with the Western curriculum in the implementation of educational programs. This curriculum handbook introduces the reader to the creative potential of bringing multiple knowledge systems to bear in our understanding of the world around us.

Record details

ISBN: 9781877962479
ISBN: 1877962473
Physical Description: print
xii, 131 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm + 1 CD-ROM
Publisher: Fairbanks : Alaska Native Knowledge Network, University of Alaska, ©2011.

Content descriptions

General Note:	To be used with the CD from the Common Knowledge radio series.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references.
Formatted Contents Note:	Alaska Native Science: What is it? -- Herring management: Traditional & contemporary -- Co-management: the Eskimo Walrus Commission -- Traditional medicine and Alaska Native health -- Ways of learning -- Alaska Native Scientist Profiles -- Appendices: Oral history project outline -- Interviewing elders -- Elders in the classroom.