American Indian Perspectives:
Nature, Natural Resources, and Natural Resources Education

This 117-page report provides information, both historical and contemporary, insights, and ideals about American Indians and natural resources in various contexts.

I. Historical and Contemporary Perspectives
  A. Nature and the wisdom of the great chiefs
    1. Debates over the Seattle speech
  B. Nature and Indian traditions, rituals, and legends
C. Contemporary thoughts ­ vision quest
D. Literature citations
II. Educational Perspectives
  A. NCSR tribal forum at Kah-Nee-Ta Resort
    1. Opening address
2. Perspectives shared at the NCSR tribal forum
3. The Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs, host of the NCSR tribal forum
4. A Conversation with Judi Davis
      a. What’s coming ­ NCSR and an American Indian Perspectives curriculum module
    5. Curriculum module
  B. Other Perspectives
    1. Fort Belknap College, Sitting Bull College, and Mesa
State College - a NCSR survey
2. Environmental education for those with limited opportunities ­ earth conservation corps and Salmon Corps
3. A lot of work, learning and fun…Salmon Camp
4. Holistic education in the natural resources
5. Natural resources education ­ a partnership between Northwest Indians and Oregon State University
6. Suggested videotape and internet resources
  C. Perspectives in natural resource management
    1. Nature is our caretaker
2. Warm Springs sustainability project focuses on huckleberry
3. You are the land and the land is you
4. Spokane Indian Reservation prescribed fire program plays a different game
  D. Closing comments
E. Copyright permission
F. Acknowledgements

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Curriculum produced by NCSR. Funding Provided by the National Science Foundation.


















Updated January 2008.

Copyright 2007 Northwest Center for Sustainable Resources,Salem,Oregon.