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Questions for Discussion: Alaska Native Teens Help Researchers

What do you think are the benefits of having students partner with scientists on local research projects?
How can traditional knowledge and wisdom and the Western scientific process complement and supplement each other?
Consider the changes in wildlife that you would expect to occur as tundra changes to boreal forest. How would the loss of permafrost impact the region's biodiversity?
What are the implications of this change for subsistence practices and Alaska Native ways of life?
What role can local populations have in the mitigation and prevention of global warming?