From Mountain to Sea: Creating a Culturally-Relevant, Multi-Faceted Summer Science Program to Facilitate a Community of Learners at the Salish Sea Research Center

从山到海：创建一个与文化相关的、多方面的夏季科学项目，以促进萨利希海洋研究中心的学习者社区

• 批准号: 1812474
• 负责人: Melissa Peacock
• 金额: $ 50万
• 依托单位: Northwest Indian College
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2018
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2018-06-01 至 2023-05-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1812474&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Mountain; Sea; Creating; Culturally; Relevant

The goal of the Tribal Colleges and Universities Program (TCUP) is to increase the education and research capacities in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) at institutions of higher education that serve the nation's Indigenous students. TCUP's funding of projects that address these goals expands opportunities for Native people to pursue challenging degrees and rewarding careers in STEM, to conduct research studies on culturally significant topics, and fosters generational appreciation for STEM education. In alignment with TCUP's goals, Northwest Indian College's (NWIC) project "From Mountain to Sea: A Culturally Relevant Summer Science Program at the Salish Sea Research Center (SSRC)" engages undergraduate students with research and faculty mentors in community-relevant scientific research related to water quality for the waters surrounding the Lummi Reservation in northwestern Washington state, and its impacts on food sovereignty. The project links academic-year STEM curricula from NWIC's Bachelor of Native Environmental Science degree (BSNES) with culturally relevant research at the SSRC, developing students' expertise and confidence as researchers, while generating knowledge important to the local community and broader society about harmful algae blooms (HABs). Participation in the project prepares students for service in natural resources leadership roles and/or to pursue a STEM graduate degree. Research findings will be widely disseminated to community stakeholders and to the professional community through presentations at conferences and publications. An institutional outcome of this project will be the development of a sustainable program that engages Indigenous knowledge and scientific learning, while supporting students in earning a BSNES degree at NWIC.Harmful algae blooms (HABs) are a concern for the Coast Salish People due to the effects of HABs on water quality and shellfish, a culturally important food source for many American Indian tribes living in the Pacific northwest. Anthropogenic nutrients from industry and agriculture, coupled with climate change effects like rising temperatures and recurrent drought events, increase the likelihood for longer duration and more frequent HABs. The Natural Resources Department of the Lummi Nation and the Salish Sea Research Center of Northwest Indian College are actively partnered in studies of HABs, which can cause serious public health and economic issues when HAB toxins rise to dangerous levels in shellfish. This project engages NWIC undergraduate students in the research partnership as summer interns conducting culturally-relevant studies of HABs in the waters surrounding the Lummi Nation. Student interns will disseminate their findings through publications and presentations in community and professional forums. Participation in the project prepares NWIC's STEM students to enter environmental science professions and/or matriculation to graduate school in environmental STEM disciplines. On an institutional level, the project builds NWIC's research capacity at the land-sea interface and improves the cultural congruence of its STEM curriculum to better serve its students.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

部落学院和大学计划（TCUP）的目标是提高为全国土著学生服务的高等教育机构在科学、技术、工程和数学（STEM）领域的教育和研究能力。TCUP资助的项目旨在实现这些目标，为原住民提供了更多机会，让他们能够在STEM领域攻读具有挑战性的学位和有回报的职业，开展具有文化意义的主题研究，并培养一代人对STEM教育的欣赏。为了与TCUP的目标保持一致，西北印第安学院（NWIC）的项目“从山到海：萨利希海洋研究中心（SSRC）的文化相关夏季科学项目”让本科生与研究人员和教师导师一起参与与华盛顿州西北部Lummi保留区周围水域水质有关的社区相关科学研究，以及它对食物主权的影响。该项目将NWIC土著环境科学学士学位（BSNES）的学年STEM课程与SSRC的文化相关研究联系起来，培养学生作为研究人员的专业知识和信心，同时产生对当地社区和更广泛社会有关有害藻类繁殖（HABs）的重要知识。参与该项目的学生准备服务于自然资源领导角色和/或追求STEM研究生学位。研究成果将通过在会议和出版物上的介绍，广泛传播给社区利益相关者和专业团体。该项目的一个成果将是制定一个可持续发展的方案，利用土著知识和科学学习，同时支持学生在NWIC获得BSNES学位。有害藻华（HABs）是海岸萨利希人（Salish People）关注的问题，因为它对水质和贝类的影响，而贝类是生活在太平洋西北部的许多美国印第安部落文化上重要的食物来源。来自工业和农业的人为营养物，加上气候变化的影响，如气温上升和经常性干旱事件，增加了持续时间更长、更频繁的赤潮发生的可能性。卢米族自然资源部和西北印第安学院萨利希海洋研究中心积极合作研究有害藻华，当有害藻华毒素在贝类中上升到危险水平时，会造成严重的公共卫生和经济问题。该项目邀请NWIC本科生作为暑期实习生参与研究伙伴关系，对Lummi国家周围水域的赤潮进行文化相关研究。学生实习生将通过出版物和在社区和专业论坛上的演讲来传播他们的研究成果。参与该项目的NWIC的STEM学生准备进入环境科学专业和/或进入环境STEM学科的研究生院。在机构层面，该项目建立了NWIC在陆海界面的研究能力，并提高了其STEM课程的文化一致性，以更好地为学生服务。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。