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.
I recently did an interview for UMN’s Camp 8 Podcast. It highlights the need for diversity in forestry and an Indigenous model of sustainability created at the College of Menominee Nation’s Sustainable Development Institute (SDI). Have a listen: https://afnr-podcast.s3.amazonaws.com/ForestEdPodcast/Camp8_Ep07.mp3 For more resources on the SDI model or to listen to Read more…
The National Silviculture Workshop Proceedings have been published by the US Forest Service! We have a nice paper that gives some background on tribal innovations and partnerships. It is an easy read for some excellent suggestions on how to build partnerships with tribes. It also has some background information on Read more…
Scientific American picked up the E&E Greenwire story on Manoomin (wild rice). I truly believe that by deepening our relationships with Manoomin, we will start down the path of social, environmental, and economic healing. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/climate-change-threatens-the-ancient-wild-rice-traditions-of-the-ojibwe/
Today Environmental Initiatives awarded the Kawe Gidaa Naanaagadawendaamin Manoomin (First We Should Consider Wild Rice) an Honorable Mention for local sustainability! We are a large collaborative project among tribes, intertribal treaty organizations, and University of Minnesota faculty, staff, and students. The project prioritizes tribal research needs and tribal perspectives to support wild rice conservation Read more…
I was honored to be a part of a panel discussion with the National Academies of Sciences on Indigenous perspectives on biotechnology. My presentation starts at 56:03 (click on screen shot). Here is a link to the entire presentation and the National Academies of Sciences website: http://nas-sites.org/dels/studies/forest-biotech/webinar-indigenous/ where you can Read more…
The Journal of Forestry September 2017 issue is dedicated to Tribal Forest Management. I co-edited this special issue with Serra Hoagland of the USFS Rocky Mountain Research Station. This is really exciting because it is the culmination of a several year process of bringing together 24 articles from Indigenous and Read more…
Here is a link to a very detailed training video from the Department of Justice. The training video is very comprehensive and worth the 67 minutes to watch it. While the video is focused on Sacred Sites and federal responsibilities, there are great overviews of federal Indian law, tribal consultation, Read more…
We just got finished with the 37th Annual Intertribal Timber Symposium co-hosted by the Menominee Tribe and Stockbridge Munsee Tribe. I am always impressed by the dedication and work done by tribal forest managers. They have a perception of sustainability that integrates social, cultural, environmental, and economic values in service to Read more…