Session: Connecting Tribal Colleges and Tribal Communities for Climate Change Adaptation (2015 SACNAS National Conference)

Friday, October 30, 2015: 3:15 PM-4:45 PM

Chesapeake 8 (Gaylord National Resort And Convention Center)

Chair:

David Blockstein, PhD, Dr., National Council for Science and the Environment

Description: Tribal Colleges and Universities and partners promote awareness of climate change, encourage and support research and education, and help community preparedness, planning and implementation. Projects include:

The TCU/CEDD/NCSE/AIHEC the Climate-Adaptation-Mitigation-e-Learning portalwww.CAMELclimatechange.org
The Indigenous Peoples’ Climate Change Working Group,
The TCU climate response network.

3:15 PM

The Indigenous Peoples’ Climate Change Working Group
Dan Wildcat, PhD , Professor of Natural Science Department , Haskell Indian Nations University

3:35 PM

Connecting Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Western Science for Climate Change Education
Octavia Trujillo, PhD , Founding Chair and Professor, Department of Applied Indigenous Studies , Northern Arizona University

3:55 PM

The TCU Climate Response Network
Al Kuslikis, MS , STEM Coordinator , American Indian Higher Education Consortium

4:15 PM

The Climate-Adaptation-Mitigation-e-Learning Portal Www.Camelclimatechange.Org
David Blockstein, PhD , Dr. , National Council for Science and the Environment

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