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Alaska Inter- Tribal Council Alaska Inter-Tribal Council's Initiative to Improve Air Qualit In Alaska Villages ITEP Air Quality in Alaska Villages T November 20, 2008

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Page 1: Alaska Inter-Tribal Council Alaska Inter-Tribal Council's Initiative to Improve Air Quality In Alaska Villages ITEP Air Quality in Alaska Villages Training

Alaska Inter-Tribal Council

Alaska Inter-Tribal Council'sInitiative to Improve Air Quality In Alaska Villages

ITEP Air Quality in Alaska Villages Training

November 20, 2008

Page 2: Alaska Inter-Tribal Council Alaska Inter-Tribal Council's Initiative to Improve Air Quality In Alaska Villages ITEP Air Quality in Alaska Villages Training

AITC Vision Statement

Self-Determining Tribal Governments Traditional Knowledge and Wisdom Stewardship of Life (land, water, animals,

plants and air) Honor of Elders and Love of Children Respect Ancestry as service to Future

Generations (see www.aitc.org for full Vision Statement)

Page 3: Alaska Inter-Tribal Council Alaska Inter-Tribal Council's Initiative to Improve Air Quality In Alaska Villages ITEP Air Quality in Alaska Villages Training

Air Quality in Alaska?

some things like volcanoes are uncontrollable

Page 4: Alaska Inter-Tribal Council Alaska Inter-Tribal Council's Initiative to Improve Air Quality In Alaska Villages ITEP Air Quality in Alaska Villages Training

Air Quality in Alaska?Well............

some things like toxic garbage burning can be controlled

Page 5: Alaska Inter-Tribal Council Alaska Inter-Tribal Council's Initiative to Improve Air Quality In Alaska Villages ITEP Air Quality in Alaska Villages Training

Air Quality Education and

Outreach Improving Health through Environmental

Education and Outreach? Knowledge is Power Local Peoples (Tribes) are first responders All Things are connected (Universe)

Page 6: Alaska Inter-Tribal Council Alaska Inter-Tribal Council's Initiative to Improve Air Quality In Alaska Villages ITEP Air Quality in Alaska Villages Training

AITC's Air Quality Projects

Cooperative Agreement with U.S. EPA to

develop Clean Air Act projects Provide tools for villages to improve public

and community health Increase Tribal capacity to manage air quality

issues Education and outreach to reduce health

risks to the People

Page 7: Alaska Inter-Tribal Council Alaska Inter-Tribal Council's Initiative to Improve Air Quality In Alaska Villages ITEP Air Quality in Alaska Villages Training

AITC Development Areas

3 main Areas

1) Website-- ANUQA

2) IAQ in the schools-- pilot projects

3) Demonstration Projects-- improving

community health from the village

Page 8: Alaska Inter-Tribal Council Alaska Inter-Tribal Council's Initiative to Improve Air Quality In Alaska Villages ITEP Air Quality in Alaska Villages Training

Website

ANUQA-- North Pacific and Bering Sea

Indigenous Peoples word meaning “wind/

fresh air moving” Website is designed for Alaska villages as an

information resource Still under development and feedback is

welcome http://anuqa.net

Page 9: Alaska Inter-Tribal Council Alaska Inter-Tribal Council's Initiative to Improve Air Quality In Alaska Villages ITEP Air Quality in Alaska Villages Training

IAQ in the Schools

“Air Toxics Under the North Star” (Great

Bear) 3 Pilot Projects in collaboration with

University of Montana

1) Hoonah

2) Wasilla

3) Tok

Page 10: Alaska Inter-Tribal Council Alaska Inter-Tribal Council's Initiative to Improve Air Quality In Alaska Villages ITEP Air Quality in Alaska Villages Training

IAQ in the Schools (cont.)

Based on Big Sky Model connecting negative

human health outcomes with bad air toxics

through air quality education in schools

Students do hands on monitoring with Dust

Trak (monitor) in science class

Experience in environmental sciences

Page 11: Alaska Inter-Tribal Council Alaska Inter-Tribal Council's Initiative to Improve Air Quality In Alaska Villages ITEP Air Quality in Alaska Villages Training

Demonstration Projects

Mini-grant awards-- reduce air pollution risks

through education and outreach supports village based air quality projects

with community collaboration 3 selected- Port Lions Village, Orutsararmiut

Native Council, Seldovia Village

Page 12: Alaska Inter-Tribal Council Alaska Inter-Tribal Council's Initiative to Improve Air Quality In Alaska Villages ITEP Air Quality in Alaska Villages Training

CONTACT:

Carl G. Wassilie

Yup'iaq

Tribal Liaison

Alaska Inter-Tribal Council

[email protected]

907.563.9334

www.aitc.org

http//anuqa.net