WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 (UPI) -- NASA says it will hold a second national strategies workshop to examine the impacts of climate change and extreme weather variability on native peoples.
The workshop, which officials say will study the impacts from an indigenous cultural, spiritual and scientific perspective, will take place Wednesday through Saturday at the Mystic Lake Casino Hotel in Prior Lake, Minn.
"This workshop will bring native indigenous knowledge together with science, education, and technologies to address the challenges of climate and environmental change," said Nancy Maynard of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md.
The space agency said the workshop is designed to ensure participation by tribal colleges and universities in the development of response and adaptation policies and recommendations regarding climate change. The goal is to ensure the survival of indigenous communities.
The workshop is being held in collaboration with the nation's 36 tribally-controlled colleges and universities, the American Indian Higher Education Consortium, and other partners.
More information, including registration information, is available at http://www.nativepeoplesnativehomelands.org.
