2015 Alaska Native Studies Conference to be held in Fairbanks

January 26, 2015

Marissa Carl

The third annual Alaska Native Studies Conference, hosted by the University of Alaska, will be held at the Fairbanks campus March 6-8. Drawing inspiration from the land and its legacy, this year’s theme is Troth Yeddha' Roots: Connecting the Place with the People.

This will be the largest Alaska Native Studies Conference to date, with more than 50 presentations on research and activism from all fields related to Alaska Native studies of the past, present and future. Keynote speakers will be Dennis Demmert, from Klawock, Alaska, and Marie Battiste, from Saskatchewan, Canada.

Click here to register for the conference. Pre-registration ends March 1.

Scholars and practitioners from all fields will address a variety of issues including, but not limited to: culturally responsive leadership and education, Alaska Native identities, Alaska Native languages, Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, self-determination and sovereignty, documenting and honoring indigenous knowledge systems, history, oral traditions and contemporary texts, indigenous research methodologies, Alaska Native science and math, indigenous pedagogies vs. Western paradigms, subsistence and sustainability.

Questions about the Alaska Native Studies Conference should be sent to Sean Topkok, cstopkok@alaska.edu.