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How a Return to Tribal Management is Restoring Landscapes
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How a Return to Tribal Management is Restoring Landscapes

Tuesday, May 21, 2024 - 7:00pm - 8:30pm

Speaker: Cody Desautel, Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation

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7:00pm - 8:30pm
 
 
 
Association for Advancing Participatory Sciences Regional Meeting
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Association for Advancing Participatory Sciences Regional Meeting

Friday, May 24, 2024 - 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Event Location
Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History, 10th & Constitution Ave, Washington, D.C.

We are pleased to share the news that a regional meeting of the Association for Advancing Participatory Sciences (AAPS) will convene on Friday, May 24, from 3:00pm - 5:00pm. The event will be held at the Smithsonian’s Natural History Museum at 10th & Constitution Ave, Washington, D.C., and it is free and open to everyone. There are no requirements for attendees and participants to belong to the Association or any other entity. Everyone is welcome. The only requirement is to register, which helps us plan the space and refreshments.

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3:00pm - 5:00pm
 
Environmental Archaeology Dig Day
Participatory Science
Family Program

Environmental Archaeology Dig Day

Join us for a day of archaeological fun!

Saturday, May 25, 2024 - 9:30am - 3:00pm
Event Location
Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, 647 Contees Wharf Road, Edgewater, MD 21037

Join us for a dig day with the Environmental Archaeology Lab! Help us look for evidence of a structure near the Java Ruins on our campus in Edgewater, Maryland. You'll have the chance to work together and with researchers to do a variety of tasks, including sieving sediment and washing/sorting artifacts.

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9:30am - 3:00pm
 
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May 21, 2024

  • How a Return to Tribal Management is Restoring Landscapes

    How a Return to Tribal Management is Restoring Landscapes

    Tuesday, May 21, 2024 - 7:00pm - 8:30pm
    Advance Registration Required
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    Event Details

    A forest of long, slender trees is perfectly reflected in the clear lake beside it
    Evergreen forest beside North Twin Lake, part of the Colville Reservation in Washington state. (Credit: Mark Pouley, CC-BY-NC-ND 2.0)

    Tribal people have lived in North America for at least 10,000 years, shaping how the landscape evolved and functioned. During that time, they developed cultures and traditions that stressed the obligation tribal people had to the foods, medicines and places that sustained and defined their way of life. However, disease and settlement disrupted the balance, replacing it with the extractive management approach that has dominated the landscape for the past three centuries.

    On May 21, discover how a return to tribal practices can help restore that balance. Cody Desautel, executive director of the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation in northern Washington state, hosts our next Life on a Sustainable Planet webinar. He’ll reveal how the last 50 years have seen a resurgence of tribal self-determination, and how indigenous knowledge is helping reestablish healthy relationships between people and the land.

    This webinar will be recorded! Closed captions will be available during the live event and on the recording. By signing up on Zoom, you'll be able to join live and receive a link to the recording approximately 1 week after the live webinar.

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    7:00pm - 8:30pm

May 24, 2024

  • Association for Advancing Participatory Sciences Regional Meeting

    Association for Advancing Participatory Sciences Regional Meeting

    Friday, May 24, 2024 - 3:00pm - 5:00pm
    Event Location
    Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History, 10th & Constitution Ave, Washington, D.C.
    Advance Registration Required
    Yes
    Register

    Event Details

    We are pleased to share the news that a regional meeting of the Association for Advancing Participatory Sciences (AAPS) will convene on Friday, May 24, from 3:00pm - 5:00pm. The event will be held at the Smithsonian’s Natural History Museum at 10th & Constitution Ave, Washington, D.C., and it is free and open to everyone. There are no requirements for attendees and participants to belong to the Association or any other entity. Everyone is welcome. The only requirement is to register, which helps us plan the space and refreshments.

    This meeting has been coordinated with support from the Association for Advancing Participatory Sciences (AAPS). AAPS is a professional organization devoted to facilitating the exchange of best practices and other knowledge to advance the field of participatory sciences.

    Free!

    May 24, 2024 from 3:00pm to 5:00pm

    Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History, 10th & Constitution Ave, Washington, D.C.

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    3:00pm - 5:00pm

May 25, 2024

  • Environmental Archaeology Dig Day

    Environmental Archaeology Dig Day

    Join us for a day of archaeological fun!

    Saturday, May 25, 2024 - 9:30am - 3:00pm
    Event Location
    Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, 647 Contees Wharf Road, Edgewater, MD 21037
    Advance Registration Required
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    Event Details

    A group of people under pop-up tents against a backdrop of fields and forest shovel dirt into buckets and look through it using raised screens.

     

    Who can participate? 

    This is a family-friendly event and we welcome volunteers age 14+.

    • All volunteers under the age of 16 must be accompanied by a participating adult.  
    • Volunteers younger than 14 may be accepted on a case-by-case basis.
    • All volunteers (including accompanying adults) must be included in the sign up.

    What to expect? 

    The general activities are fairly straightforward (such as digging, sieving sediment, washing and sorting artifacts), and training and materials will be provided. We work outside on uneven terrain, and ask that participants wear close-toed, sturdy shoes.

    The dig day will be happening rain or shine. It if doesn't rain or if it is only drizzling, we will be working outside, so please dress to be comfortable and in clothing and shoes that can get dirty. If it does rain, there will be opportunities to work in the lab or take a tour of the Woodlawn History Center (close-toed shoes are required in the lab too).

    We'll be set up in a gravel parking lot adjacent to Java ruins (large brick building with metal supports). Please stay as long as you want for your slot! There is no pressure to stay the whole time. There are two solar-powered porta potties at the site that can be accessed down a relatively steep grassy hill. 

    Important notes

    • Specific directions and additional details will be sent via email two days before the date to those who sign-up.  

    • If you have any questions or access needs, please contact Rachael Mady (MadyR@si.edu), who is the SERC Participatory Science Coordinator.
    9:30am - 3:00pm

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