So, last weekend, I celebrated the completion of my Ph.D. and being in the #ClassofCovid by doing a 50-mile honor run, dedicating each mile to a different Indigenous scientist who has inspired me!
It was also an opportunity to raise $$ for the @AISES T3 fund, which
It was also an opportunity to raise $$ for the @AISES T3 fund, which
provides financial assistance to students whose education has been impacted by COVID19.
Many people have asked who is on this list, so I thought I'd share--some are on Twitter, some not!
Here we go:
Many people have asked who is on this list, so I thought I'd share--some are on Twitter, some not!
Here we go:
1) Karletta Chief (@nativehydro), Diné hydrologist, and a big reason why I came to the University of Arizona.
2) Selso Villegas, Tohono O'odham Nation, Toxicologist, water manager of the Tohono O'odham Nation.
3) Marisa Duarte, Pascua Yaqui Tribe, researches technology and
2) Selso Villegas, Tohono O'odham Nation, Toxicologist, water manager of the Tohono O'odham Nation.
3) Marisa Duarte, Pascua Yaqui Tribe, researches technology and
information knowledge. Author of "Network Sovereignty."
4)Naomi Lee, Diné, a biochemist who works on vaccines (@NAULeeLab)
5) Gregory Cajete, Tewa, researches culturally-based science. Author of Native Science (an awakening book for me in my undergrad years).
4)Naomi Lee, Diné, a biochemist who works on vaccines (@NAULeeLab)
5) Gregory Cajete, Tewa, researches culturally-based science. Author of Native Science (an awakening book for me in my undergrad years).
6)Ofelia Zepeda, Tohono O'odham Nation, Linguist, whose words best describe the Sonoran Desert's beauty.
7) Jani Ingram, Diné, chemist & my AISES LTP mentor.
8) Stephanie Russo (@scbegonias), Atna, Public Health Policy, PI of the @IndigiDataLab.
7) Jani Ingram, Diné, chemist & my AISES LTP mentor.
8) Stephanie Russo (@scbegonias), Atna, Public Health Policy, PI of the @IndigiDataLab.
9) Octaviana Trujillo, Yaqui, ethanohistory, co-director of the Center for American Indian Resilience.
10) Rosalyn La Pier, Blackfeet Tribe, ethnobotanist & environmental historian.
11) Timberly Roane, Lumbee Nation, microbial ecologist.
10) Rosalyn La Pier, Blackfeet Tribe, ethnobotanist & environmental historian.
11) Timberly Roane, Lumbee Nation, microbial ecologist.
12) Suzanne Singer (@SuzSinger), Diné, mechanical engineer & solar advocate.
13) Max Liboroiron, (@Maxliboiron), Michif Geographer, author of "Pollution is Colonization"
13) Max Liboroiron, (@Maxliboiron), Michif Geographer, author of "Pollution is Colonization"
14) Aaron Yazzie (@YazzieSays), a mechanical engineer for NASA
15) Grace Bulltail (@GraceBulltail), Crow Tribe, an engineer studying oil & gas extraction impacts on water quality.
16) Carrie Jospeh (@CNuvaJoseph), Hopi environmental scientist, studies uranium mining
15) Grace Bulltail (@GraceBulltail), Crow Tribe, an engineer studying oil & gas extraction impacts on water quality.
16) Carrie Jospeh (@CNuvaJoseph), Hopi environmental scientist, studies uranium mining
contamination.
17) Kat Napaaqtuk Milligan Myhre (@Napaaqtuk), Inupiaq ecologist that studies host-microbe interactions.
18) Melissa Nelson, Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa, studies ecology and traditional ecological knowledge.
17) Kat Napaaqtuk Milligan Myhre (@Napaaqtuk), Inupiaq ecologist that studies host-microbe interactions.
18) Melissa Nelson, Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa, studies ecology and traditional ecological knowledge.
19) Twyla Baker (@Indigenia), Mandan, Hidatsa & Arikara Nations, geoscientist, College President, Boss !
20) John Herrington, Chickasaw Nation, NASA Astronaut on the Endeavour. 1st Native American in Space, famously brought his traditional flute with him in space.
20) John Herrington, Chickasaw Nation, NASA Astronaut on the Endeavour. 1st Native American in Space, famously brought his traditional flute with him in space.
21) Otakuye Conroy-Ben, Ogala Lakota biochemist & engineer.
22)Mary Gold Ross, Cherokee Nation, Aerospace Engineer & Mathematician.
22)Mary Gold Ross, Cherokee Nation, Aerospace Engineer & Mathematician.
23) Margaret Hiza Redsteer, Diné, geochemist & hydrogeologist.
24) Serra Hoagland, Laguna Pueblo, wildlife biologist.
25) Kelsey Leonard (@KelseyTLeonard), Shinnecock Nation, water scientist & legal scholar. Check out her Ted Talk: ted.com/talks/kelsey_l…
24) Serra Hoagland, Laguna Pueblo, wildlife biologist.
25) Kelsey Leonard (@KelseyTLeonard), Shinnecock Nation, water scientist & legal scholar. Check out her Ted Talk: ted.com/talks/kelsey_l…
26) Ryan Emmanuel (@WaterPotential), Lumbee Nation, ecohydrology & water governance. Has the coolest GIS medallion I've ever seen!
27) Kathleen Johnson (@cavesandclimate), Anishnaabe, paleoclimatology & geochemistry of caves.
27) Kathleen Johnson (@cavesandclimate), Anishnaabe, paleoclimatology & geochemistry of caves.
28) Daniel Wildcat, Muscogee Nation, climate impacts on Indigenous Peoples. Co-Director of Haskell Environmental Research Studies Center.
29) Robin Wall Krimmerer, Potawatomi, ethnobotanist, author of Braiding Sweetgrass.
29) Robin Wall Krimmerer, Potawatomi, ethnobotanist, author of Braiding Sweetgrass.
30) Marco Hatch, Samish Indian Nation, coastal ecologist.
31) Crystal Tulley Cordova, Diné, Navajo Nation principal hydrologist.
32) Keolu Fox (@KeoluFox), Kanaka Maoli, genomics & Indigenizing biomedical research. Check out his Ted Talk!
ted.com/talks/keolu_fo…
31) Crystal Tulley Cordova, Diné, Navajo Nation principal hydrologist.
32) Keolu Fox (@KeoluFox), Kanaka Maoli, genomics & Indigenizing biomedical research. Check out his Ted Talk!
ted.com/talks/keolu_fo…
33) Ciarra Green, Nez Perce Tribe, Science education curriculum & environmental stewardship.
34) Corey Welch (@CoreyWelch_STEM), Northern Cheyenne ecologist.
35)Deborah McGregor, Anishinaabe, Indigenous environmental justice.
34) Corey Welch (@CoreyWelch_STEM), Northern Cheyenne ecologist.
35)Deborah McGregor, Anishinaabe, Indigenous environmental justice.
36)Althea Walker, Gila River Indian Community, works in tribal climate adaptation planning.
37)Nánibaá Garrison (@NanibaaGarrison), Diné, bioethicist & geneticist.
38) Mary Jo Ondrechen, Mohawk Nation, chemical & computational biology.
37)Nánibaá Garrison (@NanibaaGarrison), Diné, bioethicist & geneticist.
38) Mary Jo Ondrechen, Mohawk Nation, chemical & computational biology.
39) Samantha Chisholm Hatfield, Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians, land stewardship, traditional knowledge & climate adaptation.
40) Kyle Powys White (@kylepowyswhyte), Potawatomi, environmental justice, climate & energy.
40) Kyle Powys White (@kylepowyswhyte), Potawatomi, environmental justice, climate & energy.
41) Desi Rodriguez Lonebear (@native4data), demographer, sociologist, scholar sister, Indigenous badass. I thought a lot about her words of Indigenous people being relentless throughout my run--thank you for that!
42)Robbie Hood, Cherokee Nation, atmospheric scientist & remote sensing.
43) Ruth Hall, Mandan, Hidatsa & Arikara, rangeland ecologist.
44) Darryl Reano (@DarrylReano), Acoma Pueblo, geoscience & geoscience education.
45) Katrina Claw, Diné, researches pharamgenomics.
43) Ruth Hall, Mandan, Hidatsa & Arikara, rangeland ecologist.
44) Darryl Reano (@DarrylReano), Acoma Pueblo, geoscience & geoscience education.
45) Katrina Claw, Diné, researches pharamgenomics.
46) Belin Tsinnajinnie (@LoboWithACause), Diné, mathematician.
47) Dominique David Chavez (@Indiginerd), Arawak Taíno, decolonizing natural resource sciences.
48) Clint Carroll, Cherokee Nation, ethanobotany, land conservation and cultural revitalization.
47) Dominique David Chavez (@Indiginerd), Arawak Taíno, decolonizing natural resource sciences.
48) Clint Carroll, Cherokee Nation, ethanobotany, land conservation and cultural revitalization.
49) Tommy Rock, Diné, an environmental scientist & toxicologist studying uranium contamination from abandoned mines.
50) This mile was dedicated to all the future scholars that are rising up, navigating academic pathways & creating their own routes. I feel SO inspired every time I talk with students, hear what they are passionate about, how informed they are & how culturally rooted they stand.
There are many more I wanted to dedicate miles to, but maybe that's for my first 100 miler 🤣
Cite these scientists, include them in your grants & course curriculum, because they are amazing at what they do--and representation matters!
Cite these scientists, include them in your grants & course curriculum, because they are amazing at what they do--and representation matters!
Currently, this honor run has raised $5,000 dollars for students--or $500 for 10 students--but there is still time to donate (thank you to those who have so far!).
secure.aises.org/np/clients/ais…
secure.aises.org/np/clients/ais…
Also, as we look to highlight diverse scientists in STEM, if anyone knows a kids book publisher, hollaaaa!
I think a kids coloring book of all these amazing individuals would be so inspiring--and is a goal outcome of this honor run!
I think a kids coloring book of all these amazing individuals would be so inspiring--and is a goal outcome of this honor run!
PS: If you care about the running part of this run, LOL, it took me 11:02:06 to run the 50 miles (moving time), or 13.5 hours if you count stoppage time.
Shout out to @ashanishinaabe @Sergio_concolor @_NativeInLA @Afro_Herper @canicas for being the best running crew!
Shout out to @ashanishinaabe @Sergio_concolor @_NativeInLA @Afro_Herper @canicas for being the best running crew!
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