INDIGENOUS TRADITIONAL ECOLOGICAL AND CULTURAL KNOWLEDGE CERTIFICATE SUPPORT
Project ID: F22AC02775
Federal Agency: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Partner Institution: Portland State University
Fiscal Year: 2022
Initial Funding: $29,375
Total Funding: $29,375
Principal Investigator: Bluehorse Skelton, Judy
Agreement Technical Representative: Strassburg, Kim
Abstract: THIS AWARD WILL SUPPORT THE PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY, INDIGENOUS NATIONS STUDIES PROGRAM, INDIGENOUS TRADITIONAL ECOLOGICAL AND CULTURAL KNOWLEDGE CERTIFICATE. THIS NEWLY-APPROVED CERTIFICATE IS A SUSTAINABLE ACADEMIC AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM THAT CAN BRIDGE THE GAP BETWEEN MODERN LAND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES AND TRADITIONAL WAYS OF KNOWING, INCLUDING MEANINGFUL CONNECTIONS TO LOCAL NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGES. IT FURTHER SUPPORTS FOSTERING OPPORTUNITIES FOR EMERGING INDIGENOUS YOUTH LEADERS AND STUDENTS TO GAIN WORK EXPERIENCE AND EXPERTISE IN TRADITIONAL ECOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE AND MODERN LAND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES THROUGH RECIPROCAL AND COMMUNITY-BASED LEARNING. TYPICAL ACTIVITIES EXPENDITURES WILL INCLUDE FIELD TRIPS TUITION REMISSION STAFF SUPPORT TRANSPORTATION STIPENDS HOSTING COMMUNITY-BASED EVENTS AND DIRECT ENGAGEMENT WITH US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE PROFESSIONALS AND NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGES.