IRes Grand Opening and Updates
IRes team members at the Grand Opening
National Tribal and Indigenous Climate Conference in Anchorage, AK
On Sept 9-14, IRes along with 6 tribal community partners went to the National Tribal and Indigenous Climate Conference in Anchorage, AK. This event sponsored by NAU Intertribal Environmental Professionals (ITEP) was attended by 600 attendees with about 200 virtual attendees. The 6 tribal partners are part of the IRes Climate Hub and received $50,000 to do climate resilience work in their communities. This project is funded by the Waverley Street Foundation. IRes held a 4 hour session entitled “Empowering Tribes through Environmental Justice: Leveraging Inflation Reduction Act Funding and EPA Technical Assistance Centers for Sustainable Solutions.” IRes and WEST EJ presented technical resources and EPA presented on national and regional TCTAC centers. Each community partner presented on their project and were connected to TA resources. There were also an additional 30 people in the room and 30 people on zoom. IRes hosted a WEST EJ table to connect tribal attendees to TA resources.
IRes Grand Opening
On September 19th IRes celebrated its official Grand Opening. We were honored to have so many Tribal leaders, ongoing supporters, members of AIR, and the IRes faculty in attendance.
The event included:
- Opening Blessing from Miguel Flores Jr., Cultural Advisor & Board Member
- Welcome Remarks from Dr. Karletta Chief, IRes Director
- IndigePod Open House to share our workspace with the community
- Tohono O’odham Dancers & Singers
- Pascua Yaqui Tribal Dancers
Thank you to all who provided blessings to IRes in ENR2. Special thank you to the Agnese Nelms Haury Program in Environment and Social Justice who provided the furniture and redesign of the IRes pod. Haury’s ongoing support extends beyond the time, energy, and funds they have dedicated to our Center.
Recent highlights from the IRes team include:
- Presenting on IRes to the Pascua Yaqui Tribal Council
- Attending the STAR School Harvest Fest outside of Flagstaff, AZ
- Working with Melodie Lopez on Strategic Planning for IRes
- Joining the O'odham Taṣ celebration at Tohono O'odham Community College (TOCC)
AISES Annual Conference, San Antonio, Oct 2-5, 2024
We hope to see you at a future IRes event! This week IRes will participate in the American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES) Annual Conference in San Antonio, TX.
On Friday, Oct 4th, IRes will be part of the presentation, “Native FEWS Student Success: Reflections of the Native American/Indigenous Student Experience in the Nexus of Food, Energy, and Water Systems” 9:30-10:20 AM in room 217C.
SACNAS Phoenix, Oct 30-Nov 2, 2024
From October 31st to November 2nd, IRes will participate in the Society for Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS) which is held this year in Phoenix, AZ.
Please join us for the IRes SACNAS panel, “Indigenous Research Methodologies in Community-Based Food, Energy, and Water Projects in Indigenous Communities” on Thursday, Oct 31, 2024 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM MST in room 124 AB. The panel will feature Dr. Ren Freeman and all of the IRes core faculty members, Dr. Karletta Chief, Dr. Cherie DeVore, Dr. Joe Hoover, and Dr. Michael Johnson.
Please check out our new annual report for the Waverley Street Foundation. Congratulations on all the hard work of the Climate Hub!
