Address any questions to: email@alaskanativestudies.org

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Self-Determination: Growing Our Own 

Indigenous Research, Scholars, & Education
ALASKA NATIVE STUDIES CONFERENCE
March 14 – 17, 2014
University of Alaska Southeast campus
Hosted by the University of Alaska

The Alaska Native Studies Council invites submissions on research and activism from all fields related to Alaska Native Studies of the past, present, and future for the second annual Alaska Native Studies Conference, held in Juneau, Alaska.

The Alaska Native Studies Council promotes a deeper and more sustained commitment to integrating Indigenous perspectives into a variety of educational settings. Our mission is to identify, develop, and implement Native-­focused curricula, to promote and publish Alaska Native-­related research and pedagogical strategies, to reshape the University of Alaska into an Alaska Native serving institution, and to develop a strategic plan to attain these goals.

Scholars and practitioners from all fields are invited to submit proposals that address a variety of issues including, but not limited to: 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, History, Oral Traditions and Contemporary Texts, Indigenous Research Methodologies, Alaska Native Science and Math, Indigenous Pedagogies vs. Western Paradigms, Subsistence and Sustainability.

Formats include, but are not limited to:
• individual papers (20 minutes)
• panels (3-­4 participants, 90 minutes)
• roundtables (3-­5 participants, 90 minutes)
• poster presentations
• alternative formats (workshops, performances, film, media, 30 minutes)

Please send proposal submissions in digital format by January 15, 2014, and include the following:
• a paragraph describing the panel theme and/or title or presentation;
• the format (individual paper, roundtable, panel, performance, etc.);
• name(s) and address and email contact information of presenter(s)

Additional Dates & Information:
• Proposal notifications/acceptances will be sent out by February 1, 2014.
• The preliminary program will be posted by March 1, 2014.
• Pre-­registration will end March 1, 2014 (check the conference website for registration and updates).
• Address any questions to: email@alaskanativestudies.org
• Conference program and further updates will be posted at: http://alaskanativestudies.org
• Papers accepted for the conference will be considered for publication in the inaugural volume of the Journal of Alaska Native Studies, edited by the Alaska Native Studies Conference Program Committee. This journal will present the diversity of Alaska Native Studies research and activism being carried out within and across a range of disciplines.

Address any questions to: email@alaskanativestudies.org