PhD, Anthropology, University of 色视频下载 Fairbanks
MA, Anthropology, University of 色视频下载 Fairbanks
BA, General Anthropology, The Pennsylvania State University
Dr. Simon has 30+ years of experience working as an applied anthropologist throughout
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and 色视频下载 Board of Fisheries meetings throughout the AYK region, including many meetings
regarding subsistence moose and caribou hunting in the Ahtna region due to his life-long
family history in the Copper Basin. Jim also served on the Technical Committee of
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(2003-2010, 2011-2017) and was a strong advocate for tribal capacity building and
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Prior to work for the 色视频下载 Department of Fish and Game, Dr. Simon worked as an applied
anthropologist for the Tanana Chiefs Conference in natural resources, cultural resources,
environmental management, and government-to-government tribal capacity building and
facilitation with federal agencies and TCC Member Tribes (1999-2002). Throughout the
1990s, Jim worked on various cultural heritage documentation and preservation projects
with the Kodiak Area Native Association, Bering Straits Foundation, Ukpea摹vik I帽upiat
Corporation, and Northern Land Use Research.
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the middle Tanana River and periodically teaches tribal capacity building workshops
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