Summer Science Camp for Native American Youth: Finding Common Ground Between Scientific Ecology

美国原住民青年科学夏令营纽约州立大学(SUNY)环境科学与林业学院(ESF)原住民与环境中心(CNPE)将与美国东北部的美国原住民社区合作，开发和协调一项生态科学教育计划。这项工作的一个组成部分是为期十天的夏季实地体验，它将结合生态科学和传统的生态知识。该项目将在三年的时间里，每年为20名美洲原住民学生提供服务。学生将通过现有的合作网络从美国东北部的15个部落中招募。将利用位于阿迪朗达克西部的纽约州立大学ESF Cranberry Lake生物站(CLBS)和由Akwesasne莫霍克委员会运营的圣劳伦斯河上的汤普森岛青年营地(TIYC)。这两个地点分别代表着科学生态知识中心和传统生态知识中心，都有很好的设备和工作人员来提供该领域的项目。该计划将通过这次结合科学和传统生态知识的暑期科学体验，在美洲原住民青年中培养接受环境科学高等教育的动机和准备。它将促进美洲原住民与纽约州立大学ESF原住民和环境中心之间的协作科学和教育倡议，这可以作为大学-部落伙伴关系的典范。欲了解更多信息，请联系PI罗宾·金默尔，电子邮件：rkimmer@esf.edu，并访问http://www.esf.edu/efb/faculty/kimmerer.htm。

Summer Science Camp for Native American YouthThe Center for Native Peoples and the Environment (CNPE) at the State University of New York (SUNY) College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) will develop and coordinate an ecological science education program in collaboration with Native American communities of the northeastern United States. Integral to this effort is a ten-day summer field experience which will combine ecological science and traditional ecological knowledge. The program would serve 20 Native American students annually, for a sequence of three years. Students will be recruited from the 15 tribes in the northeastern United States, through existing collaborative networks. SUNY ESF Cranberry Lake Biological Station (CLBS) in the western Adirondacks and the Thompson Island Youth Camp (TIYC) operated by the Mohawk Council of Akwesasne, on the St. Lawrence River will be utilized. The two sites represent centers of scientific ecological knowledge and traditional ecological knowledge, respectively and both are well equipped and staffed to provide programs in that arena. This program will nurture motivation and preparation for higher education in environmental sciences among Native American youth, through this summer science experience which combines scientific and traditional ecological knowledge. It will foster collaborative scientific and educational initiatives between Native American Nations and SUNY ESF Center for Native Peoples and the Environment, which can serve as a model for university-tribal partnerships. For additional information, contact Robin Kimmerer, PI at: rkimmer@esf.edu and visit http://www.esf.edu/efb/faculty/kimmerer.htm .