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Mipnunum k̓itki·kȼIǂ：数字健康科学教育和职业道路使用 本土知识 项目摘要/摘要 Mipnunum和k̓itki·kȼIǂ分别是萨利语和库特奈语 翻译为“弄清楚某事；发现某事；成功地理解。” 这些话抓住了这个本土的集体影响项目的精神和方法 旨在创建并将健康科学和职业生涯规划纳入 数字空间。 为了应对新冠肺炎大流行和三角洲变种的崛起，我们寻求 补充资金以扩大我们LINK项目及其社区实验室的覆盖范围 编程。Mipnunum k̓itky·kȼiǂ，一个动态的数字聚集空间，其目标是深化 土著青年获得文化丰富的保健科学和职业规划的机会。在很多方面， 与LINK一样，Mipnunum k̓itki·kȼIǂ将成为致力于促进健康科学发展的第三个地方 教育和职业道路浸泡在社区、联系、导师和 赋权。 该项目得到了南部邦联萨利什·库特奈部落委员会的全力支持， 米苏拉市市长约翰·恩根和蒙大拿大学校长塞思·博德纳。一个 跨行业的共同创作委员会将推动项目的方方面面，从程序设计到 评价塑造。成员将包括部落社区领导人，身临其境和数字 学习专家，部落和非部落教育工作者，科学家，从业者，长老，土著青年， 以及用户体验和包容性设计方面的专家。 Mipnunum k̓itki·kȼiǂ将创建： 1.一个充满活力的社区，设计和文化相关的数字第三名。 2.数字共创汇聚空间，社区全方位、共建共设计 关于团队获奖和出版的共同创作过程。 3.数字原住民高中健康科学研究计划，即：原生角色 模型驱动，包括数字和身临其境的本土科学和实践 学习。 从这些努力中，我们将分享：关于部落共同设计过程的关键经验；新的 了解当地健康科学和职业道路的方法；以及动态的数字聚集 这个地方将为部落社区和全国的田野提供见解。 Mipnunum k̓itki·kȼiǂ将从我们现有的部落健康科学生态系统中吸取教训，这是 在职业和教育道路上充满活力。它将由Pi Holly Truitt(米苏拉市)共同领导， 合作伙伴Bill Swaney(CSKT已登记部落成员)和合作伙伴Rachel Severson博士(大学 蒙大拿州)，并与米歇尔·米切尔(部落教育)合作。因弗内斯研究 将评估Mipnunum k̓itki·kȼiǂ高中研究计划以及评估 集体、社区和参与者的影响。

Mipnunum k̓ itki·kȼiǂ: Digital Health Science Education and Career Pathways using Indigenous Knowledge Project Summary/Abstract Mipnunum and k̓ itki·kȼiǂ are the Salish and Kootenai words (respectively) that translate to “figure out something; find out about something; succeed in understanding.” These words capture the spirit and approach of this indigenous, collective-impact project that aims to create and bring health science and careers-pathway programming in and into the digital space. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the rise of the delta variant, we seek supplemental funding to expand the reach of our LINK project and its Community Lab programming. The goal of Mipnunum k̓ itki·kȼiǂ, a dynamic digital gathering space, is to deepen native youth's access to culturally rich health science and careers programming. In many ways, Mipnunum k̓ itki·kȼiǂ, like the LINK, will be a “third place” devoted to furthering health science education and career pathways that are steeped in community, connection, mentorship and empowerment. This project has full support from the Confederated Salish Kootenai Tribal Council, Missoula’s Mayor John Engen, and University of Montana President Seth Bodnar. A cross-sector, co-creation committee will drive all aspects of the project from program design to evaluation shaping. Members will include tribal community leaders, immersive and digital learning experts, tribal and non-tribal educators, scientists, practitioners, elders, native youth, and experts in user experience and designing for inclusivity. Mipnunum k̓ itki·kȼiǂ will create: 1. A vibrant community designed and culturally relevant digital third place. 2. A digital co-creation gathering space for community co-design of all aspects and builds on the team’s award-winning and published co-creation process. 3. A digital indigenous high school health science research program that is: Native role model-driven, includes indigenous science and practices of digital and immersive learning. From these efforts we will share: Key learnings on tribal co-design process; new approaches to native health science and career pathways; and a dynamic digital gathering place that will offer insights to tribal communities and the field nationwide. Mipnunum k̓ itki·kȼiǂ will draw from our existing tribal health science ecosystem that is alive with career and educational pathways. It will be co-led by PI Holly Truitt (City of Missoula), co-I Bill Swaney (enrolled tribal member of the CSKT), and co-I Dr. Rachel Severson (University of Montana), and in partnership with Michelle Mitchell (Tribal Education). Inverness Research will evaluate the Mipnunum k̓ itki·kȼiǂ high school research programming as well as assess collective, community and participant impact.