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Michael Kotutwa Johnson, the Hopi farmer championing Indigenous agricultural knowledge

May 15, 2022

Dr. Michael Kotutwa Johnson, Hopi traditional farmer, PhD researcher, and opera singer, talks about applying Indigenous Traditional Ecological Knowledge to agriculture.

May 13, 2022

A drawing depicting two trees with the sun in the back

Building Resilient Communities with Indigenous Peoples. A conversation between Dr. Karletta Chief and Mrs. Green

May 2, 2022

IndigeFEWSS trainees and Dine' College Land Grant Office personnel in the hoop house

IndigeFEWSS and Diné College greenhouse design promotes food sovereignty

March 7, 2022

Diné College is testing a new solar powered greenhouse that grows food hydroponically. Higher yields and year-round harvests are the goal.

Group of IndigeFEWSS Trainees with PI Karletta Chief, NNI Director Joan Timeche, and delegation from the Philippines

The UA, a home for Indigenous students everywhere

Feb. 16, 2022

"The university moves with intention in regards to Native American students’ needs, making it a leading institution for this group." IndigeFEWSS faculty and programming is featured in this Daily Wildcat article on UArizona's direct efforts to recruit, retain and involve Native American students.

Thesis Thursday KXCI Podcast Features Indige-FEWSS Trainees

Feb. 8, 2022

Local independent radio station KXCI hosts a regular podcast “Thesis Thursdays” to highlight the “young brilliant students at the University of Arizona.” Indige-FEWSS Trainees are now sharing their research into food-energy-water (FEW) security, environmental justice, and Indigenous food, energy, and water sovereignty.

Indigenous Resilience Center: An Interview with Karletta Chief

Jan. 30, 2022

Dr. Karletta Chief, Director of the newly established Indigenous Resilience Center speaks with President Robert Robbins about the Center's mission to support Native faculty, students, and research, and to strengthen relationships with Native Nations.

Indige-FEWSS Trainees take selfie at AISES event

IndigeFEWSS Trainees at AISES National Conference 2021

Dec. 15, 2021

Dr. Karletta Chief attended the AISES National Conference in Phoenix, Arizona with several Trainees and Undergraduate AISES members. Trainees share the positive impact of participating.

IndigeFEWSS Trainee Nikki Tulley with Secretary Haaland

Nikki Tulley Attends Landsat 9 Launch

Dec. 15, 2021

Nikki Tulley, Indige-FEWSS Trainee, and Ph.D. candidate met Deb Haaland, Secretary of the Interior, at the NASA Landsat 9 launch on September 27, 2021. The Landsat imaging project is a joint effort between NASA and the U.S. Geological Survey to improve Earth observation capabilities and make scientific data freely available to the public.