[Libs-Or] free upcoming NNLM webinar regarding decolonizing data

[Carolyn M Martin]

Hello everyone,
Your National Network of Libraries of Medicine Pacific Northwest Region (NNLM PNR) office has a free webinar next week that brings to light a different side of data that many of us may not be aware of. You don't have to be a data geek to attend. It's a fascinating topic and one that we could all benefit from knowing.

When: Wednesday, February 21, 1:00pm PT

PNR Rendezvous webinar session: "Hope from Our Grandmothers: Decolonizing Data through Stories of Resilience"

Much research has been historically rooted in controlling American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) and other indigenous peoples to exploit land and natural resources, or even heredity and group identity. Yet, AI/AN community ties, tribal sovereignty rights and claims, and cultural values are emerging as critical elements of resiliency key to reversing the very health and social issues that have plagued indigenous populations as a whole since the dawn of colonization. The practice of research and utilizing information collected by means of observation, hypothesis-testing, repetition of experiment and sound conclusions to inform decision-making, have been integral to indigenous survival and wellbeing for centuries. This webinar will review some of the modern scientific values in comparison to AI/AN ways of knowing and provide examples of indigenous research concepts as they align with decolonizing data.

Presenter: Rose James, PhD (Lummi), Director of Evaluation and Research for the Urban Indian Health Institute<http://www.uihi.org/>

How to connect: Registration is encouraged but not required. Register and learn how to connect at https://nnlm.gov/class/hope-our-grandmothers-decolonizing-data-through-stories-resilience/8148

1 Medical Library Association (MLA) Continuing Education credit is available.

Recording will be posted a few days later at https://nnlm.gov/classes/pnr-rendezvous, scroll down to Past Classes

Hope you can join us on what is sure to be an informative session!


Carolyn Martin, MLS, AHIP / Consumer Health Coordinator
NNLM Pacific Northwest Region
University of Washington Health Sciences Library
Box 357155
Seattle, WA 98195-7155
206-221-3449
martinc4 at uw.edu<mailto:martinc4 at uw.edu>
https://nnlm.gov/pnr

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