PA53A:
Native Science to Action: How Indigenous Perspectives Inform, Diversify, and Build Capacity in Environmental Science and Policy I


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Session ID#: 57759

Session Description:
Perspectives of indigenous peoples can bring deep insight to the study and management of complex environmental systems through their holistic approaches to problem solving and ways of knowing. These perspectives can inform and enrich western scientific research and discussions of policy in areas related to sustainability, human-environment interactions, ecosystems, climate adaptation, geohealth, and more. Although western science started to acknowledge the importance of indigenous knowledge, voices of indigenous peoples are largely absent from scholarly discourse. With this in mind, we welcome submissions focusing on indigenous voices and perspectives in environmental sciences and policy emphasizing meaningful collaborations between western scientists and indigenous communities, or on indigenous scholars’ experiences walking in both worlds. Submissions may be case studies, syntheses, or other scholarship focusing on one or more indigenous tribe, group, or organization. We also welcome perspectives discussing relevant issues surrounding community based participation, ethics, mutual understanding, and respect for sacred knowledge.
Primary Convener:  Ryan E Emanuel, North Carolina State University Raleigh, Forestry and Environmental Resources, Raleigh, NC, United States
Conveners:  Karletta Chief, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, United States, Daniella Scalice, NASA Astrobiology Program, Mountain View, United States and Dominique M David-Chavez, Colorado State University, Forest and Rangeland Stewardship, Fort Collins, United States
Primary Liaison:  Ryan E Emanuel, NC State University, Raleigh, United States
Chairs:  Ryan E Emanuel, NC State University, Raleigh, United States, Karletta Chief, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, United States, Daniella Scalice, NASA Astrobiology Program, Mountain View, United States and Dominique M David-Chavez, Colorado State University, Forest and Rangeland Stewardship, Fort Collins, United States
OSPA Liaison:  Ryan E Emanuel, NC State University, Raleigh, United States

Cross-Listed:
  • GC - Global Environmental Change
  • GH - GeoHealth
  • H - Hydrology
Index Terms:

0230 Impacts of climate change: human health [GEOHEALTH]
1630 Impacts of global change [GLOBAL CHANGE]
1880 Water management [HYDROLOGY]
6620 Science policy [PUBLIC ISSUES]

Abstracts Submitted to this Session:

Working Together to Increase Inclusion of Indigenous Perspectives in Arctic Research and Policy (456225)
Lisa Sheffield Guy, Arctic Research Consortium of the United States, Fairbanks, AK, United States, Kaare Erickson, UIC Science, Anchorage, AK, United States, Robert H Rich, ARCUS, Washington, DC, United States, Asma Shethwala, ARCUS, Fairbanks, AK, United States and Helen V Wiggins, Arctic Research Consortium of the U.S. (ARCUS), Fairbanks, United States
Dine’ Worldviews driving assessment of environmental and human Impact of the Gold King Mine Spill on Navajo Agricultural Communities (469379)
Duane Chili Yazzie1, Karletta Chief2, Paloma Beamer3, Jani Ingram4, Dean Billheimer3, Manley Begay JR5 and Nicolette Teufel-Shone5, (1)Navajo Nation, Shiprock, NM, United States, (2)University of Arizona, Tucson, United States, (3)University of Arizona, College of Public Health, Tucson, AZ, United States, (4)Northern Arizona University, Chemistry & Biochemistry, Flagstaff, AZ, United States, (5)Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ, United States
SEVERED AT THE HEAD: TOWARDS REVITALIZING THE MAURI (LIFE-FORCE) OF TE AWA O TE ATUA (Invited) (398951)
Dan C H Hikuroa, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
Karst Ethnogeology in Puerto Rico and Dominican Republic: Local Interpretations of Features and Processes (455994)
Angel A Garcia Jr, Arizona State University, School of Earth and Space Exploration, Tempe, AZ, United States, Steven Semken, Arizona State University, School of Earth and Space Exploration, Tempe, United States and Elizabeth Brandt, Arizona State University, School of Human Evolution and Social Change, Tempe, AZ, United States
Indigenous Feminist Environmental Resistance and Leadership (Invited) (417891)
Paulette L Blanchard, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, United States
A Tribal College Experience - Growing a Native Environmental Scientist at Northwest Indian College (Invited) (456589)
Aissa Yazzie, Kaneohe, HI, United States and Emma S Norman, University of Durham, Durham, United Kingdom
Resilience, Sustainability, and Indigenous Communities: Knowledges in Dialogue for Environmental Research, Assessment, and Planning (399127)
Stephanie Carroll Rainie, Daniel B Ferguson and Andrew Martinez, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, United States

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