2015 ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ Native Studies Conference to be held in Fairbanks
January 26, 2015
The third annual ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ Native Studies Conference, hosted by the University of ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ,
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 ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ Native Studies Conference to date, with more than
50 presentations on research and activism from all fields related to ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ Native
studies of the past, present and future. Keynote speakers will be Dennis Demmert,
from Klawock, ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ, and Marie Battiste, from Saskatchewan, Canada.
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, ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ Native
identities, ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ Native languages, ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ Native Claims Settlement Act, self-determination
and sovereignty, documenting and honoring indigenous knowledge systems, history, oral
traditions and contemporary texts, indigenous research methodologies, ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ Native
science and math, indigenous pedagogies vs. Western paradigms, subsistence and sustainability.
Questions about the ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ Native Studies Conference should be sent to Sean Topkok,
cstopkok@alaska.edu.