EXXON VALDEZ Oil Spill Restoration Project Final Report: Native Village of Eyak Youth/Elders Conference on Subsistence. Restoration Project 98286.

摘要

This project brought together elders and other traditional knowledge bearers, youth and principal investigators for EVOS-sponsored research projects in an effort to facilitate the exchange of information between western scientific ways and traditional knowledge. Researchers from projects that have investigated important subsistence resources such as harbor seals, harlequin ducks, herring, salmon, and clams were invited and encouraged to interact with those elders and other traditional knowledge bearers who posses TEK that address the injured species. Collaboration between the two parties was encouraged. Additionally, the conference provided a forum for sharing of information by EVOS researchers and Trustee Council staff regarding the status of injured species and the restoration program. Over seventy youth and elders attended from 20 communities throughout the oil spill region. The conference was videotaped for use as an educational tool. It was also transcribed for future reference.