Kanyʌhtowa•nʌ Cheyenne Reuben-Thomas
@cheyennethomas.bsky.social
Oneida 🐢 & Tonawanda Seneca | she/they | PhD Student in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at Cornell | Moreau Lab | NSF Fellow | Investigating impacts of Cultural Fire on insect biodiversity with a #LandBack framework 🐜
cheyennethomas.com
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Summer of love: rescued these two scissor grinders (Neotibicen linnei) from the road - hopefully with little disruption! 👀 (My partners submission to #2025OwlflyPhoto).
September 1, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Summer of love: rescued these two scissor grinders (Neotibicen linnei) from the road - hopefully with little disruption! 👀 (My partners submission to #2025OwlflyPhoto).
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In a survey of nearly 1,400 scientists released this week, 83% said federal government policies since January 20, 2025, had caused an "extremely negative impact" or "irreparable harm" on their field of science.
Entomologists, Fellow Scientists Report Negative Impacts of Government Actions
In a survey of nearly 1,400 scientists, 83% said government policies in 2025 had caused an "extremely negative impact" or "irreparable harm" on their field of science.
entomologytoday.org
August 28, 2025 at 6:02 PM
In a survey of nearly 1,400 scientists released this week, 83% said federal government policies since January 20, 2025, had caused an "extremely negative impact" or "irreparable harm" on their field of science.
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Ann Coulter's statement that "We didn't kill enough Indians" is a call for violence against Native people.
July 7, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Ann Coulter's statement that "We didn't kill enough Indians" is a call for violence against Native people.
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D4I's presenting at the AISES National Conference 2025 in MN! Our presentation titled “Not Like Us: Indigenous-Led Solutions for a Tribal Data Repository” will describe what D4I is doing for Indigenous data sovereignty with our repository work. Will you be at #AISESNC25? conference.aises.org/agenda
July 2, 2025 at 5:26 PM
D4I's presenting at the AISES National Conference 2025 in MN! Our presentation titled “Not Like Us: Indigenous-Led Solutions for a Tribal Data Repository” will describe what D4I is doing for Indigenous data sovereignty with our repository work. Will you be at #AISESNC25? conference.aises.org/agenda
Heading home from my first round of fieldwork this season! I love connecting with the land in this way - being in community and learning from our more-than-human relations while in the field. From woodlands to prairies I go… 🔥🐜 #pyroentomology #culturalfire #NativeinSTEM #womeninSTEM
July 1, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Heading home from my first round of fieldwork this season! I love connecting with the land in this way - being in community and learning from our more-than-human relations while in the field. From woodlands to prairies I go… 🔥🐜 #pyroentomology #culturalfire #NativeinSTEM #womeninSTEM
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Very excited to say that we are seeking an Assistant Curator to join our entomology team! 😁🪲
For full details on this 2 year fixed-term post, head to our website:
➡️ careers.nms.ac.uk/job/727783
#Entomology #InsectCollection #EntoJobs #MuseumJobs
For full details on this 2 year fixed-term post, head to our website:
➡️ careers.nms.ac.uk/job/727783
#Entomology #InsectCollection #EntoJobs #MuseumJobs
June 30, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Very excited to say that we are seeking an Assistant Curator to join our entomology team! 😁🪲
For full details on this 2 year fixed-term post, head to our website:
➡️ careers.nms.ac.uk/job/727783
#Entomology #InsectCollection #EntoJobs #MuseumJobs
For full details on this 2 year fixed-term post, head to our website:
➡️ careers.nms.ac.uk/job/727783
#Entomology #InsectCollection #EntoJobs #MuseumJobs
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Them: What are you going to do with a degree in *looks at hand* microbiology to uphold IDSov?
Me: Make sure any microbial data from Indigenous communities remain under the authority of those communities!
#Datasovereignty #Indigenous #IDSov #Data #STEM #Microbio
Me: Make sure any microbial data from Indigenous communities remain under the authority of those communities!
#Datasovereignty #Indigenous #IDSov #Data #STEM #Microbio
June 26, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Them: What are you going to do with a degree in *looks at hand* microbiology to uphold IDSov?
Me: Make sure any microbial data from Indigenous communities remain under the authority of those communities!
#Datasovereignty #Indigenous #IDSov #Data #STEM #Microbio
Me: Make sure any microbial data from Indigenous communities remain under the authority of those communities!
#Datasovereignty #Indigenous #IDSov #Data #STEM #Microbio
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Indigenous postgrads—interested in immunology and genomics? Apply now for the Indigenous Visiting Research Fellowship! Build skills, support rare disease diagnosis, and join a genomics alliance led by and for Indigenous Australians. @azurehermes.bsky.social @wehi-research.bsky.social
June 17, 2025 at 4:13 AM
Indigenous postgrads—interested in immunology and genomics? Apply now for the Indigenous Visiting Research Fellowship! Build skills, support rare disease diagnosis, and join a genomics alliance led by and for Indigenous Australians. @azurehermes.bsky.social @wehi-research.bsky.social
Yesterday was Twahyahnekílha (Strawberry Ceremony) back at home. Each June, we celebrate and give thanks to the leader of the plants, awʌ́hihteʼ (wild strawberry), brought to our world by Skywoman. The berries, leaves & roots are medicine for our people. Make your own awʌ́hihteʼ drink (simple recipe)!
June 17, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Yesterday was Twahyahnekílha (Strawberry Ceremony) back at home. Each June, we celebrate and give thanks to the leader of the plants, awʌ́hihteʼ (wild strawberry), brought to our world by Skywoman. The berries, leaves & roots are medicine for our people. Make your own awʌ́hihteʼ drink (simple recipe)!
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Excited to head to #Evol2025 next week! It will be my last year in a presidential role for The Society of Systematic Biologists @systbiol.bsky.social and as such I will be giving the SSB Presidential Address. www.evolutionmeetings.org/plenaries.html
Plenaries
FRiday 6/20 - IDEA prize LECTURE (7:00 - 8:00 PM) - Jeremy Yoder
www.evolutionmeetings.org
June 12, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Excited to head to #Evol2025 next week! It will be my last year in a presidential role for The Society of Systematic Biologists @systbiol.bsky.social and as such I will be giving the SSB Presidential Address. www.evolutionmeetings.org/plenaries.html
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There are only 14,393 comments submitted as of this moment! That's waaaay too few, considering the number of people who are affected by or rely on NIH/NSF funding.
🚨 Action alert: Two days left!!
Help protect NSF/NIH from political interference.
👎 A new rule (Sched. F) would allow for replacing career program officers with political appointees.
➡️ Action: Object here by THIS FRIDAY. Comments can be brief and/or anonymous. Helps future litigation.
Help protect NSF/NIH from political interference.
👎 A new rule (Sched. F) would allow for replacing career program officers with political appointees.
➡️ Action: Object here by THIS FRIDAY. Comments can be brief and/or anonymous. Helps future litigation.
Improving Performance, Accountability and Responsiveness in the Civil Service
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is proposing a rule to increase career employee accountability. Agency supervisors report great difficulty removing employees for poor performance or misconduc...
www.federalregister.gov
May 22, 2025 at 12:47 AM
There are only 14,393 comments submitted as of this moment! That's waaaay too few, considering the number of people who are affected by or rely on NIH/NSF funding.
It's #worldbeeday! At Oneida Nation, our tsinuhnéhklis (bee) relatives are essential to our livelihoods. Not only do they pollinate our crops/orchards and medicines (eg, bergamot or #6), we have seen many return home as we restore habitats on the reservation - including the rusty-patched bumble bee!
May 20, 2025 at 9:55 PM
It's #worldbeeday! At Oneida Nation, our tsinuhnéhklis (bee) relatives are essential to our livelihoods. Not only do they pollinate our crops/orchards and medicines (eg, bergamot or #6), we have seen many return home as we restore habitats on the reservation - including the rusty-patched bumble bee!
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My Tribe is hiring an Invasive Species Coordinator! Check out the position here: ldftribe.com/pages/12/Emp...
May 18, 2025 at 2:55 PM
My Tribe is hiring an Invasive Species Coordinator! Check out the position here: ldftribe.com/pages/12/Emp...
Woke up thinking about our ogweñyo'da (cicada) relatives. Our Onondaga brood won't be seen again until 2035, but I am always delighted to see nearby broods. These amazing insects are an example of our resiliency as Haudenosaunee people and I celebrate every emergence.
May 14, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Woke up thinking about our ogweñyo'da (cicada) relatives. Our Onondaga brood won't be seen again until 2035, but I am always delighted to see nearby broods. These amazing insects are an example of our resiliency as Haudenosaunee people and I celebrate every emergence.
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Federal research cuts impact local economies, and stall progress.
Publish an opinion piece in your hometown paper on June 16th to SPREAD THE WORD about how scientific research contributes to the everyday health and wealth of the general public.
#McClintockLetters
blogs.cornell.edu/asap/events-...
Publish an opinion piece in your hometown paper on June 16th to SPREAD THE WORD about how scientific research contributes to the everyday health and wealth of the general public.
#McClintockLetters
blogs.cornell.edu/asap/events-...
April 21, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Federal research cuts impact local economies, and stall progress.
Publish an opinion piece in your hometown paper on June 16th to SPREAD THE WORD about how scientific research contributes to the everyday health and wealth of the general public.
#McClintockLetters
blogs.cornell.edu/asap/events-...
Publish an opinion piece in your hometown paper on June 16th to SPREAD THE WORD about how scientific research contributes to the everyday health and wealth of the general public.
#McClintockLetters
blogs.cornell.edu/asap/events-...
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Congratulations to Dr. Chloe Jelley @chloejelley.bsky.social ! Beautiful Ph.D. thesis defense today! #MoreauLab #ProudPI
April 17, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Congratulations to Dr. Chloe Jelley @chloejelley.bsky.social ! Beautiful Ph.D. thesis defense today! #MoreauLab #ProudPI
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Congratulations to Dr. Leland Graber @bug4bug.bsky.social who did an excellent job defending his Ph.D. today! #MoreauLab #ProudPI @cornellentomology.bsky.social
April 10, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Congratulations to Dr. Leland Graber @bug4bug.bsky.social who did an excellent job defending his Ph.D. today! #MoreauLab #ProudPI @cornellentomology.bsky.social
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“From April 14-18, select UBC graduate programs at UBC Vancouver will re-open their applications for US citizens to be considered for Sept 2025 or Jan 2026 entry - they are ready to provide quick admissions decisions for these applicants“ #gradstudent #gradschool
www.grad.ubc.ca/us-applicant...
www.grad.ubc.ca/us-applicant...
US Applicant Week
www.grad.ubc.ca
April 8, 2025 at 3:23 AM
“From April 14-18, select UBC graduate programs at UBC Vancouver will re-open their applications for US citizens to be considered for Sept 2025 or Jan 2026 entry - they are ready to provide quick admissions decisions for these applicants“ #gradstudent #gradschool
www.grad.ubc.ca/us-applicant...
www.grad.ubc.ca/us-applicant...
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Excited to see the second volume of the Status of Tribes and Climate Change (STACC) Report is out.
This Indigenous-led, Indigenous-focused climate assessment is led by the Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals with 79 contributing authors and many artists.
This Indigenous-led, Indigenous-focused climate assessment is led by the Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals with 79 contributing authors and many artists.
STACC - STACC, Volume 2
The second volume of the STACC report followed a similar process as the first volume.
A steering committee was convened and lead authors were identified and sent an invitation.
In addition, the team...
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March 28, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Excited to see the second volume of the Status of Tribes and Climate Change (STACC) Report is out.
This Indigenous-led, Indigenous-focused climate assessment is led by the Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals with 79 contributing authors and many artists.
This Indigenous-led, Indigenous-focused climate assessment is led by the Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals with 79 contributing authors and many artists.
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Please share this report widely with your networks.
You can read the final STACC v2 report here:
sites.google.com/view/staccre...
You can read the final STACC v2 report here:
sites.google.com/view/staccre...
STACC - STACC, Volume 2
The second volume of the STACC report followed a similar path to the first volume.
A steering committee was convened and lead authors were identified and sent an invitation.
In addition, the team de...
sites.google.com
March 26, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Please share this report widely with your networks.
You can read the final STACC v2 report here:
sites.google.com/view/staccre...
You can read the final STACC v2 report here:
sites.google.com/view/staccre...
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I was honoured with a @genomecanada.bsky.social societal impact award tonight. Genome Canada/AB/BC give key support to sing-canada.ca, Indigenous researchers who do genomics for Indigenous communities. Tonight was bittersweet while Indigenous scientists across the border are in triage mode.
Home - SING Canada
SING Canada
Summer internship for INdigenous peoples in Genomics
The Summer internship for INdigenous peoples in Genomics Canada (SING Canada) is an annual one-week intensive workshop designed to bui...
sing-canada.ca
February 6, 2025 at 1:25 AM
I was honoured with a @genomecanada.bsky.social societal impact award tonight. Genome Canada/AB/BC give key support to sing-canada.ca, Indigenous researchers who do genomics for Indigenous communities. Tonight was bittersweet while Indigenous scientists across the border are in triage mode.
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NASA workers were told to "drop everything" and spend their time scrubbing mentions of women in leadership, indigenous people, and environmental justice from the web: www.404media.co/nasa-dei-dro...
Workers at NASA Told to ‘Drop Everything’ to Scrub Mentions of Indigenous People, Women from Its Websites
"This is a drop everything and reprioritize your day request," a directive "per NASA HQ direction" stated.
www.404media.co
February 4, 2025 at 3:09 PM
NASA workers were told to "drop everything" and spend their time scrubbing mentions of women in leadership, indigenous people, and environmental justice from the web: www.404media.co/nasa-dei-dro...
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This whole list is infuriating but especially (for me) Indigenous communities 😭
February 4, 2025 at 3:29 AM
This whole list is infuriating but especially (for me) Indigenous communities 😭
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We will host the 3rd Full Circle Symposium for Native Biologists at UCSF on April 3-4! We aim to build community and provide opportunities for Native scientists. If you are a Native biologist at any training stage who wants to speak, please fill this out by this Friday (1/31):
tinyurl.com/mm2tswt7
tinyurl.com/mm2tswt7
January 27, 2025 at 7:33 PM
We will host the 3rd Full Circle Symposium for Native Biologists at UCSF on April 3-4! We aim to build community and provide opportunities for Native scientists. If you are a Native biologist at any training stage who wants to speak, please fill this out by this Friday (1/31):
tinyurl.com/mm2tswt7
tinyurl.com/mm2tswt7
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FOX News blaming Native people for the California fires is unspeakably irresponsible, devoid of anything near journalism, colonizer dodging of responsibility.
January 9, 2025 at 10:11 PM
FOX News blaming Native people for the California fires is unspeakably irresponsible, devoid of anything near journalism, colonizer dodging of responsibility.