Conference Proposal: GA-5: Data Science in Indian Country

第五届地球科学联盟（GA-5）会议，“印第安国家的数据科学”，将汇集地球科学家，土著领导人，教育工作者和学生，以提高美国土著人在地球科学中的声音，促进参与，推进研究和促进合作。本次会议的重点是解决科学向大数据的转变，以及如何将美洲原住民的观点纳入地球系统的收集和分析。由于地球科学的民族和种族多样性比例最低，在讨论影响人类社会的数据丰富的复杂问题（例如，资源管理和环境管理）时，关键的声音往往会消失。剥离了文化特性的数据产生的结果是不完整的。GA-5会议旨在通过促进以土著观点为中心的数据科学的关键讨论来实现变革。讨论结果和调查结果的传播将启动关于开放数据做法和美洲原住民控制如何处理和解释在其土地上收集的数据的权利的关键对话。这种讨论将导致反映美洲原住民观点的价值观和敏感性的变化。会议将在位于北卡罗来纳州罗利的北卡罗来纳州州立大学举行，该大学是美国东部最大的美洲原住民人口之一。地球科学联盟（GA）是一个由致力于扩大美洲原住民、阿拉斯加原住民和夏威夷原住民血统的人参与地球科学的个人组成的全国性联盟。地球科学联盟的目标是：1）建立新的合作，支持美国原住民学生的地球科学教育，2）建立一个新的研究议程，缩小与美国原住民参与地球科学有关的障碍和最佳做法的知识差距，3）增加美国原住民参与制定国家地球科学研究议程，特别是在影响原住民土地的问题上，4）为美国土著学生提供地球科学教育机会，5）尊重土著传统知识。GA-5会议将促进关于最佳实践的知识共享，以帮助所有学生准备使用地球科学数据;支持在地球科学学科中代表性不足的少数民族的学术和专业发展;并为参与者提供有关NSF资助的计划，实习以及本科和研究生课程的信息。与会者将来自地球科学、环境和可持续性科学、生物学、工程学、数学和其他相关学科。超过80%的参与者将来自地球科学中代表性不足的群体，重点是美洲原住民，阿拉斯加原住民和夏威夷原住民，并鼓励所有参与者在海报会议中分享当前的研究。会议重点关注网络建设，将支持所有与会者在地球科学领域建立强大的同行和合作者网络。该奖项反映了NSF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。

The 5th Geoscience Alliance (GA-5) conference, “Data Science in Indian Country,” funded under this award, will bring together geoscientists, Native leaders, educators, and students for the purpose of elevating Native American voices in the geosciences, promoting participation, advancing research, and fostering collaboration. This conference focuses on addressing the shift in science towards big data and how Native American perspectives can be incorporated in the collection and analysis of the Earth system. Because the geosciences have some of the lowest rates of ethnic and racial diversity, crucial voices are often lost in the discussion of data-rich complex problems that impact human societies (for example, resource management and environmental stewardship). Data that is stripped of cultural identity produces results that are incomplete. The GA-5 conference is designed to be transformative by facilitating critical discussions regarding data science centered on Indigenous perspectives. Results from discussions and the dissemination of findings will initiate a critical dialog about open data practices and the rights of Native Americans to have control over how data collected on their land is handled and interpreted. Such discussions will result in changes reflective of the values of, and sensitivity to, Native American perspectives. The conference will be held at North Carolina State University in Raleigh, North Carolina, home to one of the largest Native American populations in the eastern United States.The Geoscience Alliance (GA) is a national alliance of individuals committed to broadening participation of Native Americans, Alaska Natives, and people of Native Hawai’ian ancestry in the geosciences. The goals of the Geoscience Alliance are to: 1) create new collaborations that support geoscience education for Native American students, 2) establish a new research agenda that closes knowledge gaps about barriers and best practices related to Native American participation in the geosciences, 3) increase participation by Native Americans in setting the national geosciences research agenda, particularly on issues that impact Native lands, 4) communicate educational opportunities for Native American students in the geosciences, and 5) respect indigenous traditional knowledge. The GA-5 conference will promote knowledge-sharing on best practices for preparing all students to use data in the geosciences; support the academic and professional development of underrepresented minorities in geoscience disciplines; and provide participants with information about NSF-funded programs, internships, and undergraduate and graduate programs. Participants at the conference will be drawn from the geosciences, environmental and sustainability sciences, biology, engineering, mathematics and other related disciplines. Greater than 80% of participants will be from groups underrepresented in the geosciences with a focus on Native Americans, Alaska Natives and Native Hawai’ians and all participants will be encouraged to share current research in a poster session. A focus on networking at the conference will support all participants in developing a strong network of peers and collaborators in the geosciences.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.