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Center for Indigenous Research, Science, and Technology (C-FIRST)

Haskell Environmental Studies Research Internship Program

Creating a Pathway for Native Students in STEM Disciplines

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Native Americans in STEM education

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Goals of the program

• The HERS Institute is aimed at preparing Indigenous undergraduate students for graduate study, particularly in STEM fields– 8 week intensive summer research program

• Research poster• Research paper

– Year round support• Graduate school applications, examinations• Support to attend recruitment conferences

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Previous Program 2009-2014

• Climate Change in Indigenous Communities– PI, Joane Nagel, KU & co-PI, Dan Wildcat, Haskell

• Over 54 American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islanders have completed the program

• 28 are pursuing advanced degrees• 12 graduate students have received GRA

fellowships at KU

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Poster presentation to scientists

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Candice YazzieNavajo

Amy WaishogFalalop, WoleiaPacific Islands

Janine WinnemuccaPyramid Lake Paiute

Natasha ChenotPawnee

Nick WilderPrairie Band Potowatomie

Cleta La BrieCherokee

Kelda BrittonRound Valley

Elton PoolaNavajo

HERS InternsSummer 2012 Daniel Ellis

MuscogeeJessica Lackey

Cherokee

Wassillie SoxieInupiat

Naja Carina SteenholdtGreenlander

Brenda Rhoades Chinook/Quinault

Harry EnggaardGreenland

Angela ShuckahoseeSac & Fox

Climate Change in Indigenous Communities

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Sustaining Resilient Ecosystems

1. understand the impact of climate and environmental change in diverse ecosystems

2. develop strategies for sustainable responses to environmental change that combine Indigenous ecological knowledge with scientific and technological approaches

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Collaborators

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• Konza Prairie Long-Term Ecological Research and Biological Station - on-going

• University Corporation for Atmospheric Research - on-going

• US Forest Service – Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry/University of Hawai‘i-Hilo (2014)

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Environmental Science Collaborations

• Dual-Campus co-taught courses– Wakarusa Wetlands– Hydrology– Remote sensing

• FIRST RCN Grant (OPP 1543677)

– Mentoring Our Own Native Scientists workshop 19-21 September 2018 at Haskell Indian Nations University

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Waníshi

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