Thursday, September 20, 2012; 4 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

Location: Kresge Auditorium - Bowdoin College, , Brunswick, Maine

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Website: bowdoin.info/calendar/event.jsp?bid=579874&rid=67638

Bowdoin College will host a discussion entitled, “Navigating Alaskan Waters: Natives, Science, and Politics” from 4-5:30 p.m. on Thursday, September 20.

The leaders of the five Alaska animal commissions, charged with protecting relationships between Inupiat and Yupik and the animals on which they rely, participate in a discussion about the roles traditional knowledge, science, and policy play in stewarding marine mammal resources, protecting habitat, and ensuring availability and safety of country foods. For more information, call (207) 725-3416.