Salmon in the Trees
XA’AT ATWU WEI AASKWANI: SALMON IN THE TREES A Science Literacy Unit for High School: Teacher Edition GOLDBELT HERITAGE FOUNDATION SALMON 1 Photo Credit: 2013 GHF Path to Excellence Academy Xa’at Atwu Wei Aaskwani: Salmon in the Trees Place-based learning extensions for a high school ecology class Introduction to Place-Based Education-Written By Paul K. Berg Alaskan public education has historically excluded Native culture and knowledge from the curriculum. In the last decades of the 20th century, the education system strove to appear outwardly sympathetic towards Alaska Native cultures, but remained structurally resistant to Native ways of knowing (Thornton, 2008 Oxford University’s Place as Education’s Source). However, we are beginning to realize that no one culture has a monopoly on reality. To ignore the ancient wisdom of those who have lived and prospered in this challenging environment for thousands of years is to court disaster. An excellent way of making…
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