Taking it Global (SE.AK 5.01)

Students will have an opportunity to talk with other students and experts around the world about how Global Climate Change is affecting indigenous cultures around the world!

Wednesday, May 5, 2010 / from 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Session Time (Alaska time) / Country

10:00-10:40 / Canada (Keynote)
10:45-11:25 / Brazil
11:30-12:10 / Guatemala
12:15-12:55 / Mexico
1:00-1:50 / New Zealand
2:00-2:50 / Alaska – Panel
3:00-3:50 / Australia -
4:00-4:50 / Canada (Round Table)-

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HTH will be hosting 'Arctic Experts" from 2:00 - 2:40 pm on our Polycom in the Summit Room.  Students who are interested may join us.  For those who need Science, LA, Tech, and/or Careers standards, they may participate more fully on-line, as well:
TAKING IT GLOBAL SITE

Log on:  Students need to create a profile.  The class code is:  climatechange



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HTH will host Patricia Cochran as the "Arctic Expert".
Former Chair of the Inuit Circumpolar Council, representing 155,000 Inuit of Alaska, Canada, Russia, and Greenland, dedicated to protecting and advancing Inuit rights and interests on the international level. The ICC is a member of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues. She also served as Chair of the Indigenous Peoples’ Secretariat to the Arctic Council, to which 8 nations belong, and is currently Executive Director of the Alaska Native Science Commission, an organization created to bring together research and science in partnership with Alaska Native communities.
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