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Dr. Merciless NDN Savage
@ecohugger.bsky.social
MVSKOKE VHVLVKVLKE & CHAHTA🔥 #LANDBACK #decolonize 🔥Complex systems scientist focused on recreation ecology, pathogens/virulence,Native land management, & TEK and Indigenous values
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Super excited that this amazing book is finally available for preorder. It was written by over 50 Indigenous Peoples from around the world and contains stories, poetry, and critical thought pieces on how TEK is used and extracted from our communities and what folks are doing to protect it.
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Apply to work with an incredible team at LVD! LVD is searching for an Agricultural Coordinator to work in its Natural Resources Department.

Also please consider reposting to help get the word out about this position.

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#nativesinstem #agriculture #tek #imdigenous
September 13, 2025 at 10:12 PM
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Words matter. Language is foundational to our cultures, traditions, and lifeways. To see this going before Council is phenomenal.

NCA 25-087 A LAW OF THE MUSCOGEE (CREEK) NATION AMENDING THE CONSTITUTION OF THE MUSCOGEE (CREEK) NATION 1/2
September 20, 2025 at 1:47 AM
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Apply to work with an incredible team at LVD! LVD is searching for an Agricultural Coordinator to work in its Natural Resources Department.

Also please consider reposting to help get the word out about this position.

www.lvdcasino.com/Content/Care...

#nativesinstem #agriculture #tek #imdigenous
September 17, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Apply to work with an incredible team at LVD! LVD is searching for an Agricultural Coordinator to work in its Natural Resources Department.

Also please consider reposting to help get the word out about this position.

www.lvdcasino.com/Content/Care...

#nativesinstem #agriculture #tek #imdigenous
September 13, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Have you read this amazing book yet?

Would love to know your thoughts ✨
Super excited that this amazing book is finally available for preorder. It was written by over 50 Indigenous Peoples from around the world and contains stories, poetry, and critical thought pieces on how TEK is used and extracted from our communities and what folks are doing to protect it.
August 29, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Check out Volume 2 Status of Tribes and Climate Change Report. With @kjrm.bsky.social, we contributed a short narrative on Kukutali Preserve for Ch 7 Indigenous Lead Conservation as an example of leading the work at the first co-owned/managed Tribal State park in the nation.
🧪⚒️🍎 #IndigenousSTEM
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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July 30, 2025 at 9:04 PM
It’s a good day to be Indigenous.

…. Well, every day is!
June 25, 2025 at 2:55 AM
So grateful for the incredible review of our book, “Indigenous Critical Reflections on Traditional Ecological Knowledge”. Such kind and amazing words!!

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Book review: Indigenous voices reflect on knowledge and value systems
“Indigenous Critical Reflections on Traditional Ecological Knowledge” will be particularly valued by academics, students, tribal and government leaders, Indigenous communities and non-Indigenous allie...
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June 10, 2025 at 11:25 PM
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So proud of this work and honored to have been invited to join this incredible group of Indigenous scholars. Thank you, Lara! We provide a framework to evaluate how agencies are doing co-management & improve co-equity efforts doi.org/10.1002/eas2...
June 9, 2025 at 2:26 AM
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Finally taking some time to read the other chapters in this book, edited by @ecohugger.bsky.social. The poem "My dress has wings" by Michelle M. Jacob resonates so hard. Also randomly reminded me that somewhere out there is(are) photo(s) of me growing up in Kotzebue, taken by random tourists.
June 6, 2025 at 5:02 PM
New publication: “Cultivating reciprocity and supporting Indigenous lifeways through the cultural transformation of natural resource management in North America.” Great to work with amazing people on this, including @scholarmelinda.bsky.social

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Cultivating reciprocity and supporting Indigenous lifeways through the cultural transformation of natural resource management in North America
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog.
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May 19, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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🧪 Our Terminated NSF Grant Tracker is live 🧪

🔴 114 NSF grants listed so far

🔴 Cancelled grants focused on

→ Training scientists
→ Misinformation
→ AI
→ Climate change

Credit to @noamross.net for all the work to build this & to all PIs who submitted their info.

Link: airtable.com/appGKlSVeXni...
April 21, 2025 at 7:59 PM
If you have been waiting for a digital copy of the book, you are in luck! The ebook is $14.99.

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Indigenous Critical Reflections on Traditional Ecological Knowledge
With more than fifty contributors, Indigenous Critical Reflections on Traditional Ecological Knowledge offers important perspectives by Indigenous Peoples on Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Indig...
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April 20, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Grateful to @nwtreatytribes.org for highlighting Indigenous Critical Reflections on Traditional Ecological Knowledge on their website! Check out the other tribal books too when you visit the link:

nwtreatytribes.org/books-showca...

Thanks @tasmitchell.bsky.social for sharing this with me!
Books showcase cultural teachings for youth, scholars - Northwest Treaty Tribes
Three generations of the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community recently published a collection of children’s books and are featured in a…
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April 17, 2025 at 2:11 PM
The book has been out in bookstores for a few weeks now. If you have it, or have started to read it, let me know your thoughts 🥹
Super excited that this amazing book is finally available for preorder. It was written by over 50 Indigenous Peoples from around the world and contains stories, poetry, and critical thought pieces on how TEK is used and extracted from our communities and what folks are doing to protect it.
April 7, 2025 at 2:04 AM
The George Wright Society archived over 3Tb of data from NPS, BLM, FWS, USFS, USGS and NOAA about climate change, env protection, conservation & monitoring, marginalized groups, & DEI initiatives in anticipation of their deletion.

Happy to be a board member at GWS!

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The Stewardship Archive | georgewrightsociety
An archive of information supporting America's public lands, waters, and cultural sites.
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March 29, 2025 at 5:57 PM
The Status of Tribes and Climate Change (STACC) V2 report was just published!

I’m so grateful to have led two of its chapters with many incredible co-authors!

Learn about the Indigenous Lead Author Team here:

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STACC - Lead Author Team
One of the unique things about the second volume of the report is that all the lead authors are Indigenous and all are known for their work at academic, federal and community institutions. We are so g...
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March 26, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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Ngā mihi @ecohugger.bsky.social can’t wait to read this cover to cover. What a privilege to be able to contribute amongst si many wonderful Imdigenous scholars 🌱🙏🏼
March 23, 2025 at 11:20 PM
If you still need a copy of the new book and also want to support a Native owned bookstore, please visit to get a copy!

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March 23, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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I just got my copy of Indigenous Critical Reflections on Traditional Ecological Knowledge. Looking forward to reading it! @ecohugger.bsky.social #BookSky #NativeSky
March 18, 2025 at 10:59 PM
This amazing book is finally available as of yesterday. You can find it at most places that sell books! Let me know if you get a copy 🥰
Happy Publication Day to Lara A. Jacobs (@ecohugger.bsky.social)!
"Indigenous Critical Reflections on Traditional Ecological Knowledge" is now available from your favorite booksellers and directly from OSU Press!
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March 19, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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In good news, I was able to start reading "Indigenous Critical Reflections on Traditional Ecological Knowledge" while waiting at the car-fix-and-maintenance-place.

Ch 4 reminded me of Queen Liliuokalani, the first story of US colonization & Native resistance I learned as a child
Indigenous Critical Reflections on Traditional Ecological Knowledge
With more than fifty contributors, Indigenous Critical Reflections on Traditional Ecological Knowledge offers important perspectives by Indigenous Peoples on Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Indig...
osupress.oregonstate.edu
March 19, 2025 at 3:02 PM
A few weeks ago, I celebrated a milestone birthday and received this incredible pipe that has a bear face, fur, and an antler bowl as a gift (made by a Mvskoke artist). 🎂🎉🎊🎈
March 16, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Just signed a bunch of books at my local bookstore! How exciting to see this book out in the world after so many years putting it together! 🥹
March 10, 2025 at 8:12 PM