Generations of Knowledge: Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Environmental Science

该项目将通过创新的展览和实践活动，让服务不足的土著和非土著青年和成年人参与环境科学内容和认识。传统生态知识（TEK）和西方科学将在文化相关的背景下传播和推广，作为认识，理解和关心世界的宝贵，互补的方式。牵头机构俄勒冈州科学和工业博物馆（OMSI）及其伙伴组织土著教育研究所（IEI）、美国印第安人国家博物馆（NMAI）、Tramastklikt文化研究所、Umatilla印第安人保留地联合部落、Hibub文化中心和自然历史保护区（Tulalip部落）将合作开发和提供该项目的所有方面。预计将有150万美洲原住民和非美洲原住民青年和成年人参与该项目的展览、网站和活动包，为期五年。来自波特兰地区的美洲原住民和非美洲原住民青年（11-14岁）及其家人、国家科学中心、部落博物馆的参观者以及美洲原住民组织和服务提供者的成员将成为参与"知识世代“活动的目标。此外，专业合作部分将带来来自合作组织的专业人士分享资源，专业机会，并记录他们的合作过程。OMSI，项目合作伙伴，土著科学家，部落博物馆合作伙伴，展览开发商，顾问和各个美洲土著社区的成员将共同努力，开发四个综合交付成果。每个可交付成果都将相互关联，并旨在适应各种场地和观众。项目交付成果包括：（a）一个2，000平方英尺的巡回展览，（B）一个小型巡回图片展览，（c）一个在线虚拟展览，（d）一个在非正式和正式场合为土著青年提供的活动包，以及（e）通过一项专业合作倡议，为伊势和美洲土著伙伴之间的互惠合作提供机会和资源。 IEI和来自RMC Research和Native Pathways的顾问将使用混合方法，基于社区的参与性研究（CBPR）方法进行外部评估。形成性和总结性评价数据将用于监测、评估和告知项目，以及项目目标的实现程度和预期影响的实现程度。预计项目成果包括（但不限于）：（a）认识和理解技术和科学与西方科学的相互联系，（B）认识到技术和科学与西方科学在理解和关心自然世界方面的相关性和价值，（c）代际学习和讨论技术和科学与西方科学的相关问题，（d）有证据支持的能力增强，在项目团队和合作伙伴之间进行交流，以促进互惠合作。该项目建立在由OMSI和IEI领导的NSF/DRL成功支持工作的悠久历史之上。它还通过文化背景化的实践旅行和虚拟展览，严格的专业发展组成部分，高度可见的国家合作伙伴（例如，NMAI），并在五年内向100多万美国土著和非土著青年和成年人提供全国服务。该项目的研究和评估结果将增加关于可用于传播和促进TEK和西方科学的战略的知识基础，作为理解和关心自然世界的补充和宝贵的工具。

This project will engage underserved Native and non-native youth and adults in environmental science content and awareness through innovative exhibitions and hands-on activities. Traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) and western science will be communicated and promoted within culturally relevant contexts as valuable, complementary ways of knowing, understanding, and caring for the world. The Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI), the lead institution, and its partner organizations, The Indigenous Education Institute (IEI), The National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI), the Tramastklikt Cultural Institute, the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, the Hibub Cultural Center and Natural History Preserve (Tulalip Tribes) will work collaboratively to develop and deliver all aspects of the project. An estimated 1.5 million Native American and non-Native American youth and adults are expected to be engaged in the project's exhibits, website, and activity kits over the five year duration of the project. Native American and non-Native American youth (ages 11-14) and their families from the Portland area and visitors to national science centers, tribal museums, and members of Native American organizations and service providers will be targeted for participation in Generations of Knowledge activities. In addition, the Professional Collaborative component will bring professionals from the partnering organizations to share resources, professional opportunities, and document their collaborative process.OMSI, project partners, Native scientists, tribal museum partner, exhibit developers, advisors, and members of various Native American communities will work collaboratively to develop four integrated deliverables. Each deliverable will be interconnected and designed to accommodate a variety of venues and audiences. Project deliverables include: (a) a 2,000 sq ft traveling exhibition, (b) a small traveling graphic panel exhibition, (c) an online virtual exhibition, (d) an activity kit for Native youth in informal and formal settings, and (e) opportunities and resources for reciprocal collaboration between ISE and Native American partners through a professional collaborative initiative. IEI and advisors from RMC Research and Native Pathways will conduct the external evaluation using a mixed method, community-based participatory research (CBPR) approach. Formative and summative evaluative data will be used to monitor, assess, and inform the project and the extent to which project goals have been met and the intended impacts achieved. The anticipated project outcomes include (but not limited to): (a) an awareness and understanding of the interconnectedness of TEK and western science, (b) a recognition of the relevancy and value of TEK and western science for understanding and caring for the natural world, (c) intergenerational learning and discussions about related TEK and western science issues, and (d) an increased capacity, supported by evidence, among the project team and partners to facilitate reciprocal collaborative efforts. This project builds on a long history of successful NSF/DRL supported work led by OMSI and IEI. It also extends existing traditional ecological knowledge focused work through a culturally contextualized hands-on traveling and virtual exhibitions, a rigorous professional development component, highly visible national partners (e.g., NMAI), and a national reach to over one million Native American and non-Native American youth and adults over a five year period. The project's research and evaluation findings will add to the knowledge base on strategies that can be employed to communicate and promote TEK and western science as complementary, valuable was of understanding and caring for the natural world.