Indigenous Science to Action: Transforming Geoscience Through Indigenous Knowledge Systems and Meaningful Engagement with Indigenous Peoples

Ignace, Danielle

SY021
Indigenous Science to Action: Transforming Geoscience Through Indigenous Knowledge Systems and Meaningful Engagement with Indigenous Peoples

Session ID#: 252493

Session Description:

Indigenous Knowledge Systems hold immense power to transform contemporary geoscience research into meaningful, authentic, holistic understandings of complex relationships within Earth systems and have informed diverse and culturally inclusive research and pedagogical frameworks. This session is focused on theoretical and practical applications of Indigenous frameworks, methodologies, and perspectives that sustain and enhance the capacity of Indigenous Nations and communities to wield sovereignty, which is guided by Indigenous values. In this context, we welcome submissions that foreground or meaningfully amplify Indigenous paradigms, ideally in close partnership with specific Tribal communities, groups, or organizations. We also welcome submissions whose methods include (for example) Indigenous research principles and protocols, pedagogies, practices of gathering and protecting information, products, and dissemination approaches that advance science and benefit communities.

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B - Biogeosciences
ED - Education
GC - Global Environmental Change
H - Hydrology

Index Terms:

1615 Biogeochemical cycles, processes, and modeling [GLOBAL CHANGE]
1630 Impacts of global change [GLOBAL CHANGE]
1632 Land cover change [GLOBAL CHANGE]
1655 Water cycles [GLOBAL CHANGE]

Primary Convener: Danielle Ignace, University of Minnesota Twin Cities, Minneapolis, MN, United States

Conveners: Carolina Michel, Michigan State University, East Lansing, United States, Ranalda Tsosie, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, United States and Lydia Jennings, Dartmouth University, Hanover, United States

From the sun dance to the study of our star. Ancestral traditions, and contemporary studies on the sun. (1854071)

Elsa Sanchez-Garcia, National Autonomous University of Mexico, SCiESMEX, Instituto de Geofísica, Unidad Michoacán, Ciudad DE Armería, Mexico

Community Creation of the Native Food, Energy, and Water Systems (FEWS) Certificate (1892350)

David C Mays, University of Colorado Denver, Civil Engineering, Denver, United States, Alice Agogino, University of California Berkeley, Mechanical Engineering, Berkeley, United States, Karletta Chief, University of Arizona, Environmental Science, Tucson, United States, Rafael Moreno, University of Colorado Denver, Geography and Environmental Sciences, Denver, United States, Cynthia Rice, University of Colorado Denver, Political Science, Denver, United States and Timberley M. Roane, University of Colorado Denver, Integrative Biology, Denver, United States

Changing Waters, Changing Rice: Climate, Hydrology, and Cultural Knowledge of Manoomin in the Otter Tail River Watershed in Western Minnesota (1899706)

Emma Spangler¹, Shauna Capron², Gene-Hua Crystal Ng³, Mae Davenport⁴, Zhaashiigid Nooding⁵, Amelia Kreiter⁶, Isabel Villalobos Alvarado⁴ and Amelia Olsen⁷, (1)Villanova University, Villanova, PA, United States, (2)University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, Minneapolis, United States, (3)University of Minnesota Twin Cities, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences and Saint Anthony Falls Laboratory, Minneapolis, United States, (4)University of Minnesota Twin Cities, Department of Forest Resources, Minneapolis, United States, (5)University of Minnesota Twin Cities, Water Resources Science, Minneapolis, United States, (6)University of Minnesota, Institute on the Environment, St. Paul, United States, (7)University of Minnesota Twin Cities, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Minneapolis, United States

On good terms: pathways to decolonizing science-appropriated Indigenous terminologies in Arctic research (1899945)

Stanislav Saas Ksenofontov, ARCTICenter, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, United States, Vera Kuklina, George Washington University, Department of Geography, Washington, DC, United States, Andrey N Petrov, University of Northern Iowa, Department of Geography, Cedar Falls, IA, United States and Alexander L Kholodov, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Geophysical Institute, Fairbanks, AK, United States

The Role of Cultural Protocols In Fostering Resilience and Leadership Amidst Societal Change (1901772)

Maraya Ben-Joseph, Kapiolani Laronal and B. Kainoa Azama, The Olohana Foundation, Paauilo, United States

HISTORICAL MAPPING AND CO-PRODUCTION OF LANDSCAPE CHANGES IN ALASKAN INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES, INCLUDING STORYTELLING AND INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE (1923185)

Hailey Elson, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA, United States, Julie Brigham-Grette, Univ Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, United States, Kaite Archer Olson, Alaska Pacific University, Anchorage, United States, Harold Hunter, Administrator NIAPB, Nunam Iqua, United States and Martha Turner, Tribal Administrator, Nulato, United States

Transforming Indigenous Ryukyuan Music into Geo- and Climate Science Lessons for the Ryukyuan-Okinawan Diaspora in Hawaiʻi (1930794)

Justin T Higa^1,2, June Y. Uyeunten¹ and Kenton A. Odo¹, (1)Ryukyu Koten Afuso Ryu Ongaku Kenkyu Choichi Kai USA, Hawaiʻi Chapter, Honolulu, United States, (2)University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, Department of Earth Sciences, Honolulu, United States

Indigenous Governance Frameworks in Environmental Data Science Research: Advancing Sovereignty Through Knowledge, Method, and Practice (Invited) (1931912)

McKalee Steen, University of California Berkeley, ESPM, Berkeley, United States

Remote Sensing and Machine Learning as Contemporary Indigenous Knowledge and Cultural Praxis: Mapping Sagittaria Lancifolia (1935809)

Aiyesha Ghani, Organization Not Listed, Washington, DC, United States

Fostering Indigenous Voices in Orange County, California by Documenting Environmental Injustices on Acjachemen and Gabrieleño/Kizh/Tongva Homelands (1936147)

Gabriella Lassos¹, Ciara Belardes¹, Salwa Sidahmed², Miranda Elizarraras Botello², Mikiztli Sarapura Ortiz², Mohammed Bah³, Christina Marsh⁴, Stephanie Martinez⁵, Julian Arnheim², Christopher Ihinegbu³, Thi B Truong², Kathleen R Johnson⁶ and Angela Mooney D'Arcy¹, (1)Sacred Places Institute for Indigenous Peoples, Venice, United States, (2)University of California Irvine, Earth System Science, Irvine, United States, (3)University of California Irvine, Urban Planning and Public Policy, Irvine, United States, (4)University of Southern California, American Studies and Ethnicity, Los Angeles, United States, (5)University of California Irvine, Urban Planning and Public Policy, Irvine, CA, United States, (6)University of California, Irvine, Dept. of Earth System Science, Irvine, United States

Engaging Indigenous People in Development of Science Teaching Tools: The Cultural Connections Process Model for Co-Production of Place-Based Educational Resources (1941608)

Lynda McGilvary¹, Lori Schoening¹, Sean Asikłuk Asiqluq Topkok² and Esther Hammerschlag³, (1)University of Alaska Fairbanks, Geophysical Institute, Fairbanks, AK, United States, (2)University of Alaska Fairbanks, Center for Cross-Cultural Studies, Fairbanks, United States, (3)Goldstream Group, Inc., Missoula, United States

DECOLONIZING FOREST FIRE CHALLENGES AND LAND-BASED ADAPTATIONS IN NORTHERN CANADA: FROM WOODLAND CREE FIRST NATION PERSPECTIVES (1951807)

Ranjan Datta, Mount Royal University, Calgary, AB, Canada and • Colleen J. Charles, Woodland Cree First Nation from the Lac La Ronge Indian Band in northern Saskatchewan, Canada. E-mail: charles.colleen@northlandscollege.sk.ca • Dr. C. Emdad Haque, Natural Resources Institute, University of Manitoba, cemdad.haque@um

Dance For Land: Building Foundations for Shared Values Between Researchers and Communities (1953225)

Carolina Michel¹, Ramona Gutierrez², Bloom Sanchez³, Elisabet Miramontes³ and Julie C Libarkin⁴, (1)Michigan State University, CREATE for STEM Institute, East Lansing, United States, (2)Community, Tempe, United States, (3)Community, Phoenix, United States, (4)Michigan State University, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, East Lansing, MI, United States

Lessons in energy planning from Tribal leaders, organizations, and developers (1956704)

Jennifer Jones, University of Wisconsin Madison, Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies, Madison, United States and Morgan Edwards, University of Wisconsin Madison, La Follette School of Public Affairs, Madison, United States

Exploring Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) through Gender and Water Ecosystems among the Mi'kmaq Tribal Nation in Maine, USA (1959048)

Shakila Merchant, Organization Not Listed, Washington, DC, United States; CUNY City College of New York, New York, United States, Vartika Saman, CUNY City College of New York, CUNY Remote Sensing Earth Systems (CREST) Institute, New York, United States, Smita Ekka Dewan, CUNY New York City College of Technology, Human Services, Brooklyn, United States, Dena Winslow, Mi’kmaq Nation, Presque Isle, Maine, United States and Sheila McCormack, Mi'kmaq Nation, Presque Isle, Maine, United States

Community Fishers: A Community-Based Monitoring Program that Fosters Partnerships with Indigenous Communities in Canada (1961525)

Elise Beaudin¹, Lucianne M Marshall², Kiyomi Holman³, Hannah Kosichek⁴, Maia Hoeberechts⁵, Jessica Phillips⁶ and Sofia Jimenez Gonzalez⁶, (1)Ocean Networks Canada, Victoria, BC, Canada, (2)University of Victoria, Ocean Networks Canada, Victoria, BC, Canada, (3)Ocean Networks Canada, Learning and Engagement, Victoria, Canada, (4)Ocean Networks Canada, Learning and Community Engagement, Victoria, BC, Canada, (5)Ocean Networks Canada, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada, (6)Ocean Networks Canada, Victoria, Canada

Global Networks, Local Protocols: Implementing Indigenous Data Governance throughThe Indigenous Data Exchange (1969658)

Lydia Jennings¹, Riley Taitingfong², Andrew Martinez³, Ibrahim Garba², Maui Hudson⁴, Jane Anderson⁵, Nanibaa Garrison⁶ and Stephanie Carroll⁷, (1)Dartmouth College, Hanover, United States, (2)University of Arizona, Tucson, United States, (3)University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, United States, (4)University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand, (5)New York University, Program in Museum Studies, GSAS, New York, United States, (6)University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, United States, (7)University of Arizona, College of Public Health, Tucson, United States

Fifteen Years of Community-based Research and Mentorship: Reflections from the SLAWR REU Program (1970218)

Dr. Melissa A Kenney, PhD¹, Antony Berthelote², Cody Sifford³, Cathleen Elizabeth Torres Parisian⁴, Ella McClure⁵, Andy Fondren⁵, Ashley Bergman Humphrey⁵ and Diana M Dalbotten⁶, (1)University of Minnesota, Institute on the Environment, St Paul, United States, (2)Salish Kootenai College, Hydrology, Pablo, United States, (3)Salish Kootenai College, Forestry, Pablo, United States, (4)Polar Geospatial Center, St Paul, United States, (5)University of Minnesota Twin Cities, Institute on the Environment, Minneapolis, United States, (6)University of Minnesota Twin Cities, St. Anthony Falls Laboratory, Minneapolis, MN, United States

The Soil Keeps the Score: Effect of Indaziflam on Invasive Grasses and Soil Nutrients in a Degraded Rangeland (1970282)

Eleanor Barth Wu, Brown University, Providence, RI, United States and Ian McRyhew, Salish-Kootenai College, Extension Office, Pablo, United States

“Breaking Down Invisible Walls": Applying Indigenous and Community Relationality in the (Geo)sciences (1974373)

Amelia Rodarte, Western Washington University, Anthropology, Bellingham, United States

A Recipe for Ethical Engagement with Indigenous Communities in Geoscience Contexts (1976598)

Deondre Smiles, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada

Building Tribal Capacity in Environmental Data Science: Cultivating Sustainable, Culturally Rooted Partnerships (1978287)

James Sanovia, Organization Not Listed, Washington, DC, United States

Woven Earth: Attempting Co-Production of Geohazards Research with Tribal Governments in Southeast Alaska (1979163)

Luka Silva¹, Lauren Bell¹, Jennifer Hanlon¹, Lindsey Pierce², Melenda Lekanof³, Jeromy Grant⁴, Reuben Cash⁵, Daniel Hotch⁶, Austin Trudeau⁷, Eric Hamar⁸, Raymond Paddock III², Kenneth Weitzel², James Refuerzo², Ella Neumann⁹, Annette Patton¹⁰, Josh J Roering¹¹, Nicolas Mathews¹, Adelaide C Johnson¹², Deanna Nash¹³, Jonathan Rutz¹⁴, Robert J Lempert¹⁵, Ryan Brown¹⁵, Peggy Wilcox¹⁵, Gordon E. Grant¹⁶, Becky Fasth¹⁶, Kari Lanphier¹⁶, Chet Udell¹⁷, John Steven Selker¹⁷, Henry Chandler¹¹, Ries Plescher¹¹, Rachel Steratore¹⁵, Zofia Danielson¹, Sarah Tobey¹ and Ron Heintz¹, (1)Sitka Sound Science Center, Sitka, United States, (2)Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska, Juneau, United States, (3)Yakutat Tlingit Tribe, Council Member, Yakutat, United States, (4)Hoonah Indian Association, Hoonah, United States, (5)Skagway Traditional Council, Skagway, United States, (6)Chilkat Indian Village, Klukwan, United States, (7)Craig Tribal Association, Craig, United States, (8)Organized Village of Kasaan, Kasaan, United States, (9)Georgia Institute of Technology, Human-Centered Computing Ph.D. Program, Atlanta, United States, (10)Oregon State University, Corvallis, United States, (11)University of Oregon, Department of Earth Sciences, Eugene, United States, (12)Community Collaborators, Juneau, United States, (13)Scripps Institution of Oceanography, Univ. of California San Diego, Center for Western Weather and Water Extremes (CW3E), La Jolla, United States, (14)Center for Western Weather and Water Extremes (CW3E), Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego, La Jolla, United States, (15)RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, United States, (16)Oregon State University, College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences, Corvallis, United States, (17)Oregon State University, Biological and Ecological Engineering, Corvallis, United States

Community-based water sampling: Building leaders and water solutions in Indian Country (1979229)

Kenneth Swift Bird, Colorado School of Mines, Hydrologic Science & Engineering Program, Golden, CO, United States and Taylor Gunhammer, NDN Collective, Rapid City, SD, United States

Leveraging the International Geological Congress 2028 to Promote Indigenous Geoscience, Business, Culture, and Education (1989539)

Amrine Dubois Gafar, Mount Royal University, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Calgary, AB, Canada, John Fischer, Mount Royal University, Indigenization and Decolonization, Calgary, AB, Canada, Emily Head, Enervus, Calgary, AB, Canada, Mitch Maracle, Nova Scotia Geological Survey, Tyendinaga, Mohawk Nation, Stellarton, NS, Canada, Melvin Spearchief, Blood Tribe Nation (Kainai), Mount Royal University, Calgary, Canada, Katherine Janet Elizabeth Boggs, Mount Royal University, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Calgary, AB, Canada and David W S Eaton, University of Calgary, Department of Earth, Energy, and Environment, Calgary, AB, Canada

A Drop in the Ocean: Change From Within the Settler-Colonial Scientific Enterprise (1990587)

Elise Rosky, NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO, UNITED STATES

Physio-chemical & Biological Processes affecting Mixed Metal Sorption for Bioremediation: Using an Indigenous Centered Research Framework (1991061)

Cherie DeVore, University of Arizona, Chemical & Environmental Engineering, Tucson, United States

Contribution of Traditional Land-Based Knowledge of Cumberland House to Ensure Water Security, Food Security, and Ecological Justice. (1991261)

Kaneta Eya Lam Lam, University of Saskatchewan, Department of Education, Saskatoon, SK, Canada, Cari McIlduff, University of Saskatchewan, Community Health and Epidemiology, Saskatoon, SK, Canada, Denise McKenzie, Cumberland House, Cumberland House Cree Nation, Canada and Veronica Favel, Cumberland House Cree Nation, Elders, Cumberland House Cree Nation, SK, Canada

Why We Can’t Measure What Matters: A Blackfeet Nation Soil Carbon Case Study (1991367)

Tony Hartshorn, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT, United States and Jaelyn Long Time Sleeping, Piikani Lodge Health Institute, Browning, United States

We Carry the Land on Our Tongues: Cultural Programming as an Indigenous Climate Adaptation Strategy (1997422)

Kurt Naquin, Organization Not Listed, Washington, DC, United States

Effects of Yukon River Floods on Community Subsistence (2000655)

Jeamilett Martinez^1,2, Kristina Black¹ and Alice K DuVivier³, (1)University Corporation for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, United States, (2)Brown University, Providence, United States, (3)NCAR, Boulder, United States

Listening to the Land: Community Voices and Knowledge from the Milpa System (2000788)

Erika Diaz-Almeyda, California State University San Marcos, Biology, San Marcos, CA, United States, Pedro Uc Be, Asamblea de Defensores del Territorio Maya, Múuch’ Xíinbal, Yucatan MX, Mexico and Michael Romano, California State University San Marcos, Psychology, San Marcos, United States

Ka Wai Ola: Indigenous Water Hydrology Study in Comprehensive Strategic Community Planning (2003084)

Keolamau Tengan, Organization Not Listed, Washington, DC, United States and Richelle Moskvichev, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, Department of Earth Sciences, School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology, Honolulu, United States

Weaving Indigenous Ways of Knowing and Community Engagement to Address Environmental Justice for schitsu'umsh Land and People (2003971)

Aiyana James and Shawna Campbell-Daniels, Coeur d'Alene Tribe, Natural Resources, Plummer, United States

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SY021
Indigenous Science to Action: Transforming Geoscience Through Indigenous Knowledge Systems and Meaningful Engagement with Indigenous Peoples