Effective Approaches to Attention-based Neural Machine Translation

EcoAmbassador Grant:
Food Scaping a Tribal College Campus
Interns:
 
Kaytlyn Bergeron
 
Na’ta’ne Miles (Pima-Maricopa)
 
Paul Cline (Nooksack)
Northwest Indian College Faculty:
 
Ane Berrett, Director of Service Learning, Social Science Faculty
 
Brian D. Compton, Ph.D., Faculty, Native Environmental Science
Program
 
Sarang K. Khalsa, Food Forest Coordinator, WACC Americorps VISTA
EcoAmbassador Objective
 
Food Scaping a Tribal College Campus will
address the issue of climate change and the impact on
food sources of the Lummi Nation. By establishing a
sustainable food sovereignty model of a nut and berry
food forest on the NWIC campus, it will provide a
space to educate and replicate gardens within the
community.
Collaboration with:
EPA, AIHEC, Elders, ISL, high school/college students
NIFA Objective
 
Telling the Story of the Land: Revitalization of
Traditional Plant Knowledge and Harvest with a View
Toward Sustainability
 
The National Institute of Food and Agriculture
(NIFA) supports research, education and Extension
programs in the Land-Grant University System and
other partner organizations
Relationship
Research Project’s Relationship to USDA NIFA Goals
Sustainable use of natural resource of USDA’s
Research
Education and Economics (REE) Action Plan
 
Age-old traditional practices supporting
sustainable interactions with the environment
included the harvest of plants for use in the family, as
trade items, and in other practices that helped enhance
plant populations
Research Questions
What was the pre-contact function of these ecosystems?
How can current vegetation be used to determine the footprint
of colonization?
What is the feasibility of restoring the ecosystem to its pre-
contact function?
Which plant species have the greatest potential for
reintroduction success?
 What is the potential for restoring cultural interaction within
these habitats?
Are small-scale pilot-level restoration efforts feasible and
desirable?
Expected Outcomes
Historical baseline of
existing plant life to assist in
establishing possible
restoration
Identification of the long-
term experimental capacity
for the chosen site
Identification of invasive and
other non-native species
Current conditions as
compared to pre-contact
conditions
Public awareness education
Identification of the
feasibility of plant/habitat
restoration
Identification of best
management practices
Initiation of a stewardship
plan for site
Identification of potential
barriers to implementation
of the stewardship plan and
potential activities to
overcome those barriers
Community Partners
John Davis
Project support; Head of Maintenance Department
Faculty and students from all campuses
Survey
Jim Freed
NIFA partner
Bruce Hoestedeer
Horticulturist/Permaculturist (meeting TBA)
Site Location
Lummi Nation (figure 1)
just northwest of
Bellingham
   In 2002, NWIC acquired
over 240 acres of land known
as the Kwina Estate, which is
in the heart of the reservation
   The purposed sites are
between Coast Salish Institute
building 21 and Salish Sea
Research Center building 22
   One half of this site is a
vestige of natural habitat and
the second half is a
manicured lawn (figure 2)
Figure 1
Figure 2
…In reference to a
campus map
Foodscape
Design Plan
Nut Bearing Plants
Hazelnut (H)
Garry Oak (G.O.)
Fruiting Plants
Salal
Wild Blackberry
Wild Strawberries
Huckleberry
Kinnikinninck
Indian Plum (I.P.)
Oregon Grape
Oregon Crab Apple (O.C.A)
Hawthorne (Haw.)
Bunchberry
False Lily of the Valley
(See species list)
Food Sovereignty
Sovereignty
“The authority of a state to govern itself”
What does food sovereignty mean?
Food sovereignty is when a Nation has control of their
food supplies
Define their own food and agriculture; to protect and
regulate domestic agricultural production and trade
in order to achieve sustainable development
To be self reliant; to restrict the dumping of products
in their markets
To provide local fisheries-based communities the
priority in managing the use of and the rights to
aquatic resources
Local Food Sovereignty
What does food sovereignty look like for the Lummi
community?
“The right of taking fish at usual and accustomed
grounds and stations is further secured to said Indians in
common with all citizens of the Territory, and of erecting
temporary houses for the purpose of curing, together
with the privilege of hunting and gathering roots and
berries on open and unclaimed lands. Provided,
however, That they shall not take shell-fish from any
beds staked or cultivated by citizens.”
So What is Next?
Spring Quarter
January
Finalize plant species list
Meetings with community partners, horticulturists, and
NIFA partners
February
Begin plant phenology data collection
March
Visit Washington food gardens
Finalize foodscape design
Select plant providers and gather for groundbreaking
Conclusion
 
Through support of the EPA, AHEIC, and
NWIC with continuing support through NIFA the
Lummi campus and community will benefit greatly
from the nut and berry garden. This garden will
provide a functioning,  active example of food
sovereignty. We intend to publicize our planning to
duplicate throughout the community directly in
people’s backyards.
 
While practicing sustainably, ecologically
friendly methods we intend to lessen the food print on
campus and the Lummi community.
Work Cited
Compton, Brian. "Telling the Story of the Land." Brians Blog. Northwest Indian
 
College. Web. Dec 1, 2014. Retrieved from 
http://blogs.nwic.edu/
 
briansblog/
Deloria, Vine, Jr. 1997. Indians of the Pacific Northwest from the coming of the white
 
man to the present day. Garden City. Doubleday and Company Inc. Print.
Grassroots International retrieved from 
http://www.grassrootsonline.org/
 
publications/educational resources/download-food-thought-action-a-food-
 
sovereignty-curriculum
Governors Office of Indian Affairs. (n.d.). Retrieved November 30, 2014, from http://
Governors Office of Indian Affairs. (n.d.). Retrieved November 30, 2014, from http://
 
 
www.goia.wa.gov/treaties/treaties/pointelliot.htm
www.goia.wa.gov/treaties/treaties/pointelliot.htm
 
 
Oxford Dictionaries. 2014. Oxford University Press. Web. Dec 2, 2014. Retrieved from
 
http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/sovereignty
?
 
searchDictCode=all
United States Department of Agriculture. Dec 31, 2013. Web. 2 Dec. 2014. Retrieved
from 
 
http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usda/usdahome?navid=research-
 
science
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  1. EcoAmbassador Grant: Food Scaping a Tribal College Campus Interns: Northwest Indian College Faculty: Ane Berrett, Director of Service Learning, Social Science Faculty Brian D. Compton, Ph.D., Faculty, Native Environmental Science Program Sarang K. Khalsa, Food Forest Coordinator, WACC Americorps VISTA Kaytlyn Bergeron Na ta ne Miles (Pima-Maricopa) Paul Cline (Nooksack)

  2. EcoAmbassador Objective Food Scaping a Tribal College Campus will address the issue of climate change and the impact on food sources of the Lummi Nation. By establishing a sustainable food sovereignty model of a nut and berry food forest on the NWIC campus, it will provide a space to educate and replicate gardens within the community. Collaboration with: EPA, AIHEC, Elders, ISL, high school/college students

  3. NIFA Objective Telling the Story of the Land: Revitalization of Traditional Plant Knowledge and Harvest with a View Toward Sustainability (NIFA) supports research, education and Extension programs in the Land-Grant University System and other partner organizations The National Institute of Food and Agriculture

  4. Relationship Research Project s Relationship to USDA NIFA Goals Sustainable use of natural resource of USDA s Research Education and Economics (REE) Action Plan sustainable interactions with the environment included the harvest of plants for use in the family, as trade items, and in other practices that helped enhance plant populations Age-old traditional practices supporting

  5. Research Questions What was the pre-contact function of these ecosystems? How can current vegetation be used to determine the footprint of colonization? What is the feasibility of restoring the ecosystem to its pre- contact function? Which plant species have the greatest potential for reintroduction success? What is the potential for restoring cultural interaction within these habitats? Are small-scale pilot-level restoration efforts feasible and desirable?

  6. Expected Outcomes Historical baseline of existing plant life to assist in establishing possible restoration Identification of the feasibility of plant/habitat restoration Identification of best management practices Identification of the long- term experimental capacity for the chosen site Initiation of a stewardship plan for site Identification of invasive and other non-native species Identification of potential barriers to implementation of the stewardship plan and potential activities to overcome those barriers Current conditions as compared to pre-contact conditions Public awareness education

  7. Community Partners John Davis Project support; Head of Maintenance Department Faculty and students from all campuses Survey Jim Freed NIFA partner Bruce Hoestedeer Horticulturist/Permaculturist (meeting TBA)

  8. Site Location Lummi Nation (figure 1) just northwest of Bellingham In 2002, NWIC acquired over 240 acres of land known as the Kwina Estate, which is in the heart of the reservation The purposed sites are between Coast Salish Institute building 21 and Salish Sea Research Center building 22 One half of this site is a vestige of natural habitat and the second half is a manicured lawn (figure 2) Figure 1 Figure 2

  9. In reference to a campus map

  10. Foodscape Design Plan Nut Bearing Plants Hazelnut (H) Garry Oak (G.O.) Fruiting Plants Salal Wild Blackberry Wild Strawberries Huckleberry Kinnikinninck Indian Plum (I.P.) Oregon Grape Oregon Crab Apple (O.C.A) Hawthorne (Haw.) Bunchberry False Lily of the Valley (See species list)

  11. Food Sovereignty Sovereignty The authority of a state to govern itself What does food sovereignty mean? Food sovereignty is when a Nation has control of their food supplies Define their own food and agriculture; to protect and regulate domestic agricultural production and trade in order to achieve sustainable development To be self reliant; to restrict the dumping of products in their markets To provide local fisheries-based communities the priority in managing the use of and the rights to aquatic resources

  12. Local Food Sovereignty What does food sovereignty look like for the Lummi community? The right of taking fish at usual and accustomed grounds and stations is further secured to said Indians in common with all citizens of the Territory, and of erecting temporary houses for the purpose of curing, together with the privilege of hunting and gathering roots and berries on open and unclaimed lands. Provided, however, That they shall not take shell-fish from any beds staked or cultivated by citizens.

  13. So What is Next? Spring Quarter January Finalize plant species list Meetings with community partners, horticulturists, and NIFA partners February Begin plant phenology data collection March Visit Washington food gardens Finalize foodscape design Select plant providers and gather for groundbreaking

  14. Conclusion Through support of the EPA, AHEIC, and NWIC with continuing support through NIFA the Lummi campus and community will benefit greatly from the nut and berry garden. This garden will provide a functioning, active example of food sovereignty. We intend to publicize our planning to duplicate throughout the community directly in people s backyards. friendly methods we intend to lessen the food print on campus and the Lummi community. While practicing sustainably, ecologically

  15. Work Cited Compton, Brian. "Telling the Story of the Land." Brians Blog. Northwest Indian College. Web. Dec 1, 2014. Retrieved from http://blogs.nwic.edu/ briansblog/ Deloria, Vine, Jr. 1997. Indians of the Pacific Northwest from the coming of the white man to the present day. Garden City. Doubleday and Company Inc. Print. Grassroots International retrieved from http://www.grassrootsonline.org/ publications/educational resources/download-food-thought-action-a-food- sovereignty-curriculum Governors Office of Indian Affairs. (n.d.). Retrieved November 30, 2014, from http:// www.goia.wa.gov/treaties/treaties/pointelliot.htm Oxford Dictionaries. 2014. Oxford University Press. Web. Dec 2, 2014. Retrieved from http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/sovereignty? searchDictCode=all United States Department of Agriculture. Dec 31, 2013. Web. 2 Dec. 2014. Retrieved from http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usda/usdahome?navid=research- science

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