All posts by Paul Boyer
Indigenous Climate Conference Offers Hopeful Message
Participants at the recently concluded National Tribal and Indigenous Climate Conference focused on the resilience of Native peoples and celebrated the work of young activists.
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New USDA Program Promotes Diversity in Agriculture
The $250 million NEXTGEN program will help minority-serving colleges and universities recruit and support students interested in agriculture-related careers.
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From Kyiv to Tsaile
Oleksandr Makeyev describes his path from Ukraine to the Navajo Nation, where he is now an associate professor in the School of STEM at Diné College. Along the way, he offers advice for those interested in teaching at a tribal college—and expresses hope for the future of his own homeland.
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Tribal College Research Featured at Folklife Festival
The Smithsonian Institution’s 2022 Folklife Festival in Washington, D.C. featured Aaniiih Nakoda College’s newly established Buffalo Research and Education Center
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Healing Mental Health
Bringing more Native Americans into mental health professions.
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When Science Wins
For more than twenty years, researchers at Aaniiih Nakoda College and the Fort Belknap Reservation’s Environmental Protection Department have worked to document the harm done by an abandoned gold mine adjacent to the reservation. Their findings are now helping block efforts to restart exploration within the mine site.
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Fire as Medicine
Salish Kootenai College’s new graduate program in natural resources emphasizes fire ecology
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Agriculture by Design
At the Institute of American Indian Arts, gardening is both an art and a science.
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Diabetes on Tap
A partnership between the University of Arizona and Diné College is studying the connection between arsenic-contaminated drinking water and diabetes. It’s part of a larger effort to improve access to clean water for residents of the Navajo Nation.
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Greenhouse Designed to Promote Food Sovereignty
Diné College is testing a new solar powered greenhouse that grows food hydroponically. Higher yields and year-round harvests are the goal.
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