Bozho Nikanek! I am a registered member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation and an Assistant Professor in the University of Minnesota’s Department of Forest Resources. I am also an associate faculty member of the American Indian Studies Department and an Institute on the Environment Fellow. I support tribal sovereignty and work to foster collaborative and respectful research relationships.
My research supports interdisciplinary sustainable natural resource management research with a focus on: (1) understanding and incorporating tribal perspectives into natural resource management (2) developing frameworks and best practices for building successful tribal partnerships for natural resource management, long-term planning, and research; and (3) analyzing diversity and inclusion within natural resource management institutions and higher education.
Migwetch/Dios pagarasunki/thank you to Dr. Elizabeth Sumida Huaman and the Critical Internationalization Network for inviting me to talk about the @CMNSDI sustainability model and how it can support Indigenous knowledge into global learning and education.
I am excited to announce that we are recruiting multiple research opportunities to work with our Kawe Gidaa-Naanaagadawendaamin Manoomin/Psiη (First we must consider Manoomin) project. Click here for our recruitment flyer for more information.
This is a great presentation of Jasmine Brown’s MS thesis work. I recommend that anyone interested in diversity in natural resources takes some time to watch her presentation. This is important work and I learned Read more…