A college environmental science course for students at an Anishinaabe tribal college is designed to incorporate cultural values into the curriculum. Goals are that students learn both Western and Indigenous science, that they earn a fully transferrable degree, that they learn more of Anishinaabe culture at an academic level, and that they enroll more often in natural science courses. Specific laboratory ... Full description.

Traditional knowledge is most similar to ecology of Western science, but it has added dimensions of being deeply integrated in Indigenous culture, language, spirituality, and philosophy. As such, it constitutes a wealth of ideas, understandings, and information developed during a healthy past, by healthy people who lived in a world whose health and sacred vitality was respected and preserved. This ... Full description.

This site provides information on a project undertaken by the Alaska Native Science Commission (ANSC), the Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER) and the University of Alaska Anchorage to document traditional knowledge of environmental contaminants and environmental changes, especially as it relates to contamination in subsistence foods. Topics include project goals, processes, and community ... Full description.

Sustainability has always been an important issue to Indigenous peoples, although it is sometimes a confusing new concept to industrialized nations. This collection of websites, print publications, and media about sustainability features those that incorporate Indigenous views of the subject. Vol. 13, Issue 3, Spring 2002 Full description.

This is the homepage of the Circumpolar Arctic Eco-Regions project, an initiative to develop an ecoregion map for the entire Circumpolar Arctic. Analogue and digital mapped information gathered for the project covers such subjects as bedrock and surficial geology, land surface forms, climate, hydrology, wildlife, land use/land cover, and cultural and ecological regionalization. Site materials include ... Full description.

This is the homepage of the Alaska Native Science Commission (ANSC), an organization dedicated to bringing together research and science in partnership with the Native community. Site materials include information on Alaska Native communities; especially a searchable database of contacts for community knowledge and a directory of local, statewide, and federally recognized Alaska Native agencies. There ... Full description.

This is the homepage of the GLOBIO (Global Methodology for Mapping Human Impacts on the Biosphere) consortium, an initiative to develop a global model for exploring the impact of environmental change on biodiversity. Site materials include news and announcements, information on the GLOBIO modeling methodology, and information on GLOBIO partner organizations. There are also links to selected highlights ... Full description.