Sharing Our Knowledge: A Conference of Tlingit Tribes and Clans

这一奖项主要资助学生、阿拉斯加原住民长老和演讲者参加2012年3月29日至4月1日在阿拉斯加州锡特卡举行的分享我们的知识会议。我们的知识分享大会是原住民和非原住民文化专家和学者、科学家、部族首领、作家、诗人和艺术家的大型聚会，涵盖了西方和原住民在研究、教育、知识和保护方面的传统。主办方预计将有400多名参与者和100名演讲者，包括介绍生物学、传统生态知识、考古学、语言学、博物馆研究、文化人类学、教育、民族史、人文和土著法律。这次会议为学者、传统知识专家和学生提供了一个机会，让他们与同事、学生、土著社区成员和公众分享想法、发现和方法。邀请名单是特林吉特地区科学和传统知识的名人录；然而，大部分资金是为了支持学生、长辈和氏族领袖参加会议。

This this award supports the travel of primarily students, Alaska Native Elders and presenters to the Sharing Our Knowledge conference, which will take place March 29-April 1, 2012 in Sitka, Alaska. The Sharing Our Knowledge conference is a large gathering of Native and Non-Native Cultural experts and scholars, scientists, clan leaders, writers, poets and artists, embracing both Western and Native American traditions of research, education, knowledge and preservation. The organizers anticipate over 400 participants and 100 presenters including presentations on biology, traditional ecological knowledge, archaeology, linguistics, museum studies, Cultural anthropology, education, ethnohistory, humanities, and indigenous law. The conference is an opportunity for academics scholars, traditional knowledge experts, and students to share idea, findings, and methodologies with colleagues, students, members of the Native community, and the public. The invitation list is a who's who in science and traditional knowledge in the Tlingit region; however, most of the funding is to support student, Elder, and Clan Leader participation in the conference.