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Outreach to American Indians

Outreach to American Indians. As American Indian liaison for FGDC, numerous activities are involved Recognize the need to learn from and share knowledge with American Indians Annual report describes many of these activities and on going programs

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Outreach to American Indians

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  1. Outreach to American Indians • As AmericanIndian liaison for FGDC, numerous activities are involved • Recognize the need to learn from and share knowledge with American Indians • Annual report describes many of these activities and on going programs • FGDC collaborating with Indian governments and organizations to be more self sufficient • Increasing training and educational opportunities to improve their environmental studies and planning

  2. Outreach to American Indians • We can assist Indian Country by: • Empowering the tribes self sufficiency • Enable tribes to work more effectively with Federal, state & local governments • Maintain and protect data that is sensitive • Provide new ways of managing GIS.

  3. Outreach to American Indians • Creating Metadata • Common protocols using Clearinghouse • Common sets of data for applications and Framework • Ability to transfer and integrate data • Opportunities for resources-Partnerships

  4. FGDC and Indian Country • FGDC provides new ways of managing and using geographic information: • documenting and maintaining data - Metadata Standard • common protocols for access and dissemination using the Internet- Clearinghouse • common sets of data for GIS applications - Data Framework • ability to transfer and integrate data - Data and Technology Standards • opportunity to leverage resources - Partnerships

  5. FGDC and Indian Country • The FGDC can help to: • Empower tribes position as sovereign nations to take better care of future generations • Enable tribes to work more effectively with other tribes as well as with state, local and federal government agencies • Maintain and protect data that is proprietary or sensitive

  6. Southwest Indian Polytechnic Institute • SIPI is a BIA Indian School • Quarterly satellite broadcasts to 30 TCUs • Great connection to community, allows maps, documents and computer displays by presenter, excellent school to career opportunity • Promotes tribal self efficiency and communication

  7. Intertribal GIS Council • Builds cooperation in managing native lands and resources through spatial data technologies • Co-sponsor in planning and development of their Annual Conferences • Updated directory of GIS courses and programs at TCUs • Creating scholarship and internships • Updating tribal boundaries with EPA

  8. National Indian Business Association • NIBA-national trade association to promote American Indian business development through technology, education and communication • Co-sponsor of upcoming meeting “Native American’s in Technologies” • Creating Indian economic development opportunities • NSDI as building block for their future

  9. Education • University of Buffalo, UCGIS • Coordinating the development of graduate fellowships for American Indians in Geographic Info. Science • American Indian Heritage Foundation assist in nominations for program • American Indian Higher Education Con. • ASU, Dartmouth, UNC, UWI, TCUs

  10. BIA/NAALEA • BIA, National Native American Law Enforcement Association, training and education for technology, communication • Co-sponsoring upcoming NAALEA/BIA annual meeting • Crime mapping updates from DOJ • Development of crime mapping curriculum in BIA Police Academy

  11. National Consortium for Rural Geospatial Innovations in America • RGIS national non-profit educational and governmental set of programs funded through Dept. of Agriculture • MOU includes 7 university project sites, includes TCUs, to develop new decision making tools for infrastructure, transportation, natural resources and economic development for self sufficiency

  12. FWS and NOAA Training Centers • In partnership with NOAA and FWS, developing workshops and training sessions available to tribal entities regarding geographic data coordination. • FWS GIS Users Workshop • Coastal Metadata and GIS for Conservation Professionals courses

  13. Find out more . . . Bonnie Gallahan, American Indian Liaison Federal Geographic Data Committee USGS, 590 National Center Reston, Virginia 20192 Phone: 703.648.6084 Fax: 703.648.5755 Website: www.fgdc.gov NSDI

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