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About AINE AINE goals are Utilize Alaska Native Elders as the foundation of Native education Encourage certified and noncertified Alaskan Native educators to seek increasingly higher degrees Develop a forum for Alaskan Natives involved in education to express their concerns on educational issues Create a network of support for Interior Natives involved in education Provide opportunities for Alaskan Native educators to meet other Native professionals in the education field Include Native language and knowledge in the curriculum Provide positive reinforcement for Native educators parents and students Foster sensitivity toward and encourage the teaching of our spiritual beliefs and custom Encourage Interior school districts to employ Native teachers and administrators AINEhas been involved with many camps projects workshops teacher inservices and annual conferencesthroughout the years. ANNOUNCEMENTS WORKSHOP for Alaskan communities and educators CONNECT with Elders UAF NASA scientists and educators interested in wildfire LEARN how communities and youth can monitor conditions related to wildfire COLLABORATE on wildfire education and locally relevant science TAKE ACTION through a community stewardship project CONTACT uafiarcoutreachalaska. edu INSTRUCTORS Arctic and Earth SIGNs AINE Alaska Fire Science Consortium httpsscience. nasa.