Tag: Indigenous communities

Kevin Patterson, MPH is a doctoral candidate at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health. His research investigates the geo-spatial distribution of metal exposures in public and private drinking water supplies across the US.

Dr. Valerisa Gaddy is the Community Conservation Program Director at WatershedManagement Group, where she leads efforts to promote sustainable water practices and protect Tribal water resources across Arizona.

Aalayna Green joins the Agents of Change in Environmental Justice podcast to discuss how race and gender intersect with conservation and how we can move toward more justice-oriented relationships with the natural world.

Aalayna R. Green is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Natural Resources & the Environment, with affiliations in the Department of Feminist, Gender & Sexuality Studies, at Cornell University. She obtained her B.S. in Zoology from Michigan State University. Green is a Sloan Scholar and a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow.

Azmal Hossan joins the Agents of Change in Environmental Justice podcast to discuss his recent selection for the 2030 Climate Champions fellowship, an initiative from The Asia Foundation aimed at bolstering U.S. and China collaboration on climate change.

Fellows Dr. Carolyn Ramírez and Gabriel Gadsden join the Agents of Change in Environmental Justice podcast to discuss some eye- and mind-opening books they’ve been reading on environmental justice.

Para proteger a la niñez indígena debemos dejar de ver al medio ambiente, la familia y la cultura como problemas separados.

To protect Indigenous children, we need to stop compartmentalizing the environment, family and culture as separate problems.

La nación Navajo ha luchado por el derecho al acceso al agua mucho antes de que el desierto se poblara. Y su lucha continúa.

A Supreme Court ruling against the Navajo Nation is the latest blow to the tribe in a long-standing fight for water.