Thanks to a collaboration of the Orutsararmiut Native Council (ONC), the Kuskokwim Campus of the University of Alaska Fairbanks College of Indigenous Studies (KuC), the Lower Kuskokwim School District (LKSD), and a series of other, very supportive partners, we were able to hold yet another, successful Kuskokwim Science and Culture …
Notes For Research Poster (download poster ) UPDATE: Juanita won the WAISC 2024 Student Poster Award! (POST IN PROGRESS, please standby) An Exploration and Identification of Poisonous Species and Their Look-Alikes. Abstract To combat inaccurate and misleading information about toxic plants, I aim to explore, compare and contrast toxic plants …
Watch the recording or explore the full series of 2023 GROW webinars. Juneau-based EBOT student Khalil English presented on his experience of learning about and cultivating tséit, Pacific silverweed, and Meda DeWitt in her role as Lingít plant specialist shared her experience of growing k’únts, the famous Lingít potato. The …
Dr. Cory Whitney talked about the use of collaborative research and holistic analysis approaches to describe systems and model decision impact pathways. He addressed ‘some of the global challenges that provide inspiration for our work’ related to sustainability as outlined in the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Dr. Whitney works with …
In late July 2022, the Orutsararmiut Native Council of Bethel organized another successful Culture and Science Camp for students from all over the the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta. Thanks to the tribe’s collaboration with the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) Kuskokwim Campus, the students earned high school credit and college credit at …
Congratulations, Steffi! Please read the full award text posted on the website of The Botanical Society of America below: 2022 – Dr. Stefanie (Steffi) Ickert-Bond (University of Alaska Museum of the North and University of Alaska Fairbanks) is a well-respected botanist with a passion for fieldwork, collections, and natural history, combined with skills …
The Kaayani Sisters, consisting of Trixie Bennett, Louise Brady, Eva Burk, Tia Holley, Gloria Simeon, Disney Williams and Naomi Michalsen have developed the Respectful Harvesting Guidelines, a living document which they will edit and update as necessary. The project has been initiated and organized by Naomi Michalsen (Kaasei Training & …
GROW – Growing Rural Opportunities for Wellness is a partnership of the Rural Alaska Community Action Program (RurAL CAP) and the UAF Cooperative Extension Service, funded by the CARES Act with Covid-response funds. GROW hosted a webinar series dedicated to different aspects of growing and harvesting food in Alaska. Three …
‘You are loved, you are cared for and you belong’ KuC faculty Diane McEachern and Yup’ik Elder Esther Green dedicated their monthly Ikayutet radio show on KYUK to Indigenous perspectives of gender diversity: The Way We Naturally Are
Invited Ethnobotany Panel at the 2022 Alaska Forum on the Environment: Where Culture and Plants Entwine Presenters: Meda DeWitt: People, Plants, and Culture: Understanding through an Indigenous Lens of Interdependent Relationships. Julie Rowland: Overharvesting of Fiddleheads in Southcentral Alaska Lisa Strecker: The UAF Ethnobotany Program Ethnobotany is the interdisciplinary study …
