WOWCLAN People: Workshop on Water, Culture, Language, and Native People in the Arctic

水、文化、语言和土著人民研讨会(WOWCLAN)将是一个为期三天的研讨会，来自西伯利亚、阿拉斯加和太平洋西北部的土著代表参加。讲习班的目的是讨论在这些区域收集可靠的水质数据，并讨论土著数据来源的数据管理和存档技术。讲习班探讨了土著知识和西方科学之间的界限和联系，并将在土著人民和科学界之间就水质问题以及数据收集和共享问题进行持续对话。研讨会组织者将培训参与者进行数据收集和测试，以及文化保护和文件编制。除了学习科学技术和使用各种监测和记录设备外，土著参与者还将有机会建立关系并交流意见和想法。西方科学家将了解土著在人类健康和环境方面的需求和观点，以及对几个偏远地区的水质有了新的了解，这些地区几乎没有收集到关于这一主题的数据。该项目将通过增进对空间上不同的文化的了解，促进对文化的了解，促进对水质的了解，进而促进对环境质量的了解，从而促进更广泛的影响。将土著知识与科学相结合的效果将导致对人类和环境福祉的更多了解，目的是增加各种科学企业中的多样性和土著代表性。本次研讨会的成果将包括为与会者提供广泛的培训机会和最终研讨会报告，该报告将公开提供。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优势和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

The Workshop on Water, Culture, Language, and Native People (WOWCLAN) will be a three-day workshop attended by Indigenous representatives from Siberia, Alaska, and the Pacific Northwest. The workshop is designed to discuss the collection of reliable water quality data in these respective regions, as well as discuss data management and archival techniques for Indigenous data sources. The workshop explores the boundaries and connections between Indigenous Knowledge and western science and will create an ongoing dialogue between Indigenous Peoples and the science community on the issue of water quality and data collection and sharing. Workshop organizers will train participants in data collection and testing, as well as cultural preservation and documentation. In addition to learning scientific techniques and the use of various monitoring and recording devices, Indigenous participants will have the opportunity to build relationships and exchange views and ideas. Western scientists will gain an understanding of Indigenous needs and perspectives with regard to human health and the environment, as well as a new understanding of water quality in several remote regions that have seen little data collection on this topic. This project will contribute to broader impacts by improving understanding of spatially distinct cultures, advancing cultural understanding, advancing understanding of water quality and, by extension, environmental quality. The effect of blending Indigenous Knowledge with science will lead to greater understanding of human and environmental well-being, with a goal to increased diversity and Indigenous representation in various scientific enterprises. Outcomes of this workshop will include extensive training opportunities for conference participants and a final workshop report that will be made publicly available.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.