Incorporating Traditional Ecological Knowledge into Geoscience Education

通过俄勒冈健康与科学大学海岸边缘观测与预测中心(CMOP)、波特兰州立大学、海达堡学区和海达堡合作协会之间的合作，这个以地点为基础的试点项目正在满足一个重要的地球科学劳动力需求：纳入阿拉斯加原住民。美洲原住民是STEM领域中代表性最低的群体之一，尽管部落群体将对自然世界的了解作为其文化遗产的重要组成部分。这一试点项目利用当代沿海地区的理解和工具来支持海达堡的K-12学生、教师和公民的文化和地球科学教育需求。海达堡是阿拉斯加东南部威尔士亲王岛上的一个海达村。项目内容包括侧重于沿海自然和生态环境的学生研究，教师专业发展，以及创建一套结合传统生态知识和探究技能的文化定制课程资源。在整个项目中，学生们正在培养与当地社区相关的宝贵的劳动力技能，并了解地球科学领域的教育和职业道路。

Through a partnership between the Center for Coastal Margin Observation & Prediction (CMOP) at Oregon Health & Science University, Portland State University, the Hydaburg School District, and the Hydaburg Cooperative Association, this place-based pilot project is addressing an important geoscience workforce need: the inclusion of Alaskan Natives. Native Americans are among the most underrepresented group in STEM fields despite the fact that tribal groups integrate an understanding of the natural world as an important part of their cultural heritage. This pilot project takes advantage of contemporary coastal-margin understanding and tools to support both the cultural and the geoscience education needs of K-12 students, teachers, and citizens of Hydaburg, a Haida village on Prince of Wales Island in Southeast Alaska. Project elements include student research focused on coastal physical and ecological environments, teacher professional development, and creation of a culturally-tailored suite of curricular resources that incorporate Traditional Ecological Knowledge and inquiry skills. Throughout the project, students are developing valuable workforce skills of relevance to the local community and learning about education and career pathways in the geosciences.