Climate change academy for adults seeks participants

April 29, 2016

The Association of Interior Alaska Native Educators is seeking participants for a free academy to be held in Fairbanks this June.

The academy, called Signs of the Land II, is for people who are interested in learning more about climate change and traditional Alaska Native knowledge. It will be held at the Howard Luke Gaalee'ya Camp, June 14-17, 2016.

The academy targets Alaska Native adults including educators, leaders, planners, resource managers and community members. Participants must register online at www.ainealaska.org. Travel assistance is available. The deadline for travel assistance requests is May 18, 2016.

The goals of the camp are to increase knowledge about climate change and impacts to Alaska, provide tools for planning and making decisions, and for participants to share what they learn about climate change with others.

The Signs of the Land II Academy is a collaborative project developed by AINE and the International Arctic Research Center. It is part of the Polar Learning and Responding to Climate Change Education Partnership sponsored by the National Science Foundation.

CONTACTS: Malinda Chase, AINE, at 907-452-8251, ext. 7008, malinda@ainealaska.org; Elena Sparrow, IARC, at 907-474-7699, ebsparrow@alaska.edu.