2013 | Transforming the University: Alaska Native Studies in the 21st Century

Anchorage, Alaska

April 4 - April 6, 2013

Scholars and practitioners from all fields submitted proposals and panels on a variety of topics including:

  • Culturally Responsive Leadership and Education
  • Alaska Native Identities
  • Alaska Native Languages
  • Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA)
  • Self Determination and Sovereignty
  • Documenting and Honoring Indigenous Knowledge Systems
  • Alaska Native Art History
  • Oral Traditions and Contemporary Texts
  • Indigenous Research Methodologies
  • Indigenous Pedagogies vs. Western Paradigms
  • Subsistence and Sustainability
Podcast available by the keynote speaker, Graham Smith