International Beringia Days 2002 Conference
October 17 - 18, 2002
Anchorage Museum of History and Art
Anchorage, Alaska
For more information see the Beringia Days 2002 website at:
http://www.nps.gov/akso/beringia/
Or contact Peter Richter
Phone: 907-257-2441
Email: Peter_Richter [at] nps.gov
The waters of the Bering Strait separate the continents of Asia and
North America but they do not divide the people, the resources or the
heritage of "Beringia". An annual international conference sponsored by
the National Park Service - "Beringia Days" - highlights the heritage
shared by two countries as participants from the United States and
Russia meet to share their knowledge and their experiences. The
Anchorage Museum of History and Art cosponsors and hosts the event in
their auditorium.
Since 1997, Native peoples of Alaska and Chukotka, Russian and American
scholars, researchers, environmentalists, and representatives of
government and non-governmental organizations have gathered in October
to report on their projects funded by the National Park Service's Shared
Beringian Heritage Program. Other presentations at the conference
include topics of interest to the Beringia region and to the proposed
Beringian Heritage International Park. The Beringian Days conference is
a true international forum at the crossroads of the Eurasian and
American continents where people come to share and learn about the past,
present, and future of the one of the most unique regions in the world -
Beringia.
All sessions are open to the public at no charge.
For more information visit the National Park Service's Beringian
Heritage International Park Program website at:
http://www.nps.gov/akso/beringia/
Or contact Peter Richter
Phone: 907-257-2441
Email: Peter_Richter [at] nps.gov
For an agenda of the Conference see:
http://www.nps.gov/akso/beringia/BeringiaDays.htm