DavidWilsey,PhDExtensionEducatorForestry&AmericanIndianProgramsUniversityofMinnesota

ANREP2010:LessonsfromtheLastFrontier27‐30June

The World was created when muskrat brought mud from the bottom of the flood to be placed on turtle’s back. The turtle’s shell

has thirteen central plates.

The traditional Ojibwe calendar year follows a thirteen-moon lunar cycle.

The names of each moon are influenced by natural phenomena, animal activity, and

cultural practices and beliefs. !

The Idea: !A partnership between !UMN Extension and!Fond du Lac Band!

  ~100,000acres(~30,000held)  3,800enrollees Wetlandswithwildrice Mixedforestcover

 TheIdea:  BuildaFDL/UMNExtensionPartnership

To“SoundOut.”Arapidappraisalmethodofdirectlylearningaboutpeoplescontext‐goals,experiences,problems,perspectives‐anddoingsofromthepeoplethemselves.

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Disconnect!  IndividualsandNaturalResources

  IndividualsandSocial(non‐family)Networks

  IndividualsandOjibweCulture

  Therightapproach:  Assessingneeds/interests  Themes&content  Deliverymethods  Ephemeralleadership

 Makingfirstcontacts:  Individualsincommunity  Leadersandinstitutions

  Buildinganinvestednetwork:  LinkstoExtension/RMD(more)  Intra‐communitylinks(less)  Linkstorelatedevents/experiences

  Programstructure/timing  Every3rdThursday?orWhenthesapisrunning?  Hollowprogram?  LinkstoUMNExtension

  Evaluation  Whocame?  Evaluationofoutcomes,etc

  Administration  Whois/shouldbedriving?  Programownership(responsibility)

  Seasonalcontent(1/3)  Moreofthesame…  (plusevaluation!)

  Corecontent(2/3)  LinkagestoFDLTribalCollege

  LinkagestoUMNExtension

  Courseadaptationanddevelopment

Breadth Breadth

Depth

Thirteen Moons! Tribal College Extension Program!

Core!

Seasonal!Seasonal!

  Certificateprogram(3/3)  Formalizeslinkagesbetweencommunityexperts,learninginstitutions,andpractical/culturalknowledgethroughacreditprogramcomprisedofclassroomandexperientiallearning

DavidWilsey,PhDAssistantExtensionProfessorandEducatorForestry&AmericanIndianProgramsUniversityofMinnesota

27‐30June2010Support

TheFondduLacBandofLakeSuperiorChippewaRenewableResourcesExtensionAct

USDA/NIFA

dwilsey@umn.edu

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