Alaska Native Science Commission 2005

Alaska Native
Science Commission
www.nativescience.org

Greetings from ANSC
Board of Commissioners

Traditional Knowledge and
Contaminants
• Documents Traditional
Knowledge about
environmental changes
throughout Alaska
• www.nativeknowledge.org
Contents:
Resource Guide for Tribes
Search the database
Native Concerns
Research Summaries
Related Websites

Alaska Native Community
Resources Directory
• A statewide directory of Native Scientists
and other community resources.
• Information includes contact person, area
of knowledge (beaver, moose, ice, climate
change, fish, plants, etc.) and location of
observations and knowledge.

Alaska Native Regional
Research Plans
• Identifies community
research protocols,
prioritized research topics
and community contacts.
• Lists NSF and other
research in region.
• Regional Research Plans
assist NSF staff and
researchers in identifying
priorities and research
needs of Alaska Native
communities.

Alaska Native Science Internship
Program
• ANSC places Alaska
Native college students in
areas of science and
research.
• Interns work with Native
organizations and
researchers in a variety
of projects such as
contaminants, biology,
subsistence, cultural and
social issues, and
education.

Traditional Food Safety Program
• This program
establishes
collaboration among
state, federal, Native,
and Tribal entities, to
address issues of
environmental
contaminants and
effects on traditional
food and human
health.

Mini-Grant Program
• This program enables
tribes in Alaska to identify
and address their
environmental concerns
through communitybased/driven
research.
• Issues being addressed
include fish, animal and
plant testing (contaminant
& pathology), burn
barrels, traditional
knowledge, sanitation,
beaver, site testing.

Alaska Traditional Diet Project
• In partnership with
Alaska Native Health
Board, a food survey
was conducted in 14
communities.
• ANSC is coordinating
food sampling and
testing for 2 villages
and training of local
samplers.

National Subsistence Workshop
• 40 national tribes
represented
• Identified:
-On-going tribal research
-Concerns and issues
-Available resources
-Gaps
-Recommendations
• National Survey and
database underway

In Progress
• Center for Learning & Indigenous Knowledge
Systems
• Climate Change Information Database
• Indigenous Knowledge Observation Network &
Monitoring Program
• Intellectual Property Rights Workshop
• Research Rendezvous
• International Polar Year Collaborations
• Alaska Contaminants Alliance - clearinghouse
• Elder Mentor Internship - statewide

Come and Visit
Alaska Native Science Commission
429 L Street
Anchorage, AK 99501
907-258-2672
907-258-2652 (fax)