Society > Local & Traditional Knowledge
Alaska Native Knowledge Network (ANKN)
http://www.ankn.uaf.edu
Resources for compiling and exchanging information related to Alaska Native knowledge systems and ways of knowing.
Alaska Traditional Knowledge and Native Foods Database
http://www.nativeknowledge.org
This project, intended to benefit federally recognized tribes in Alaska, permits users to gather information on their communities or similar communities in Alaska by reading about the different resources or contaminants, looking up references to other studies, looking at tables showing levels of resource usage or possible levels of contaminants, or customizing a search of the databases for places or resources of particular interest.
Traditional Ecological Knowledge Prior Art Database (T.E.K.* P.A.D.)Â
http://ip.aaas.org/tekindex.nsf
A searchable archive of traditional knowledge to help establish and protect indigenous knowledge as prior art.
University of Alaska Anchorage > Alaska Natural Heritage Program
http://aknhp.uaa.alaska.edu/botany
The program collects information Alaska's rare and invasive plant species to assess their status. Among other activities, the program verifies and enters information about native and non-native plant species into two publicly available databases.
University of Michigan—Dearborn > Native American Ethnobotany
http://herb.umd.umich.edu
A database of foods, drugs, dyes, and fibers derived from plants and used by Native America peoples.