288 Indigenous Teaching and Research in the Geosciences: Approaches to Indigenizing Geoscience Across Multiple Contexts

We will discuss the outcomes and evidence of successful approaches to Indigenous community-driven science. We invite abstracts on convergence research relating to water use, energy/mineral needs, climate change, STEM curricula, and Traditional Ecological Knowledge as they pertain to Native communities.

Wednesday, 22 October 2025
1:30 PM - 5:30 PM
HBGCC, 302A

Participants

• Chair Darryl Reano
• Chair Wai Allen
• Chair Abhishek RoyChowdhury
• Chair Darlene Wilson
• Chair Kenneth Ridgway

Presentations

• 2:05 PM
  Indigenous-Inclusive Design Factors Enhance Geoscience Identity
  Darryl Reano, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ and Ryssa Keeto, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ and Eric Chaides, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ and Kushagra Tandon, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ and Steven Moran, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
  412173 (Technical Sessions)
• 2:20 PM
  Advancing Indigenous research and education partnerships to address environmental injustices on Acjachemen and Gabrieleño/Kizh/Tongva Homelands
  Kathleen Johnson, University of California Irvine, Irvine, CA and Angela Mooney D'Arcy, Sacred Places Institute for Indigenous Peoples, Los Angeles, CA and Julian Arnheim, University of California Irvine, Irvine, CA and Christopher Ihinegbu, University of California Irvine, Irvine, CA and Thi Truong, University of California Irvine, Irvine, CA and Gabriella Lassos, Sacred Places Institute for Indigenous Peoples, Los Angeles, CA and Ciara Belardes, Sacred Places Institute for Indigenous Peoples, Los Angeles, CA and Mikiztli Ortiz, University of California Irvine, Irvine, CA and Mohammed Bah, University of California Irvine, Irvine, CA and Salwa Sidahmed, University of California Irvine, Irvine, CA and Miranda Elizarraras Botello, University of California Irvine, Irvine, CA and Stephanie Martinez, University of California Irvine, Irvine, CA and Christina Marsh, University of California Irvine, Irvine, CA
  414455 (Technical Sessions)
• 2:50 PM
  A student-led community garden showcasing collaboration between Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Western Science
  Monique CARVER, Navajo Technical University, Crownpoint, NM and Abhishek ROYCHOWDHURY, Bentley University, Waltham, MA
  413931 (Technical Sessions)
• 3:05 PM
  The Effect of Water Scarcity on Human Health in Akko Local Government Area, Gombe State, Nigeria.
  Jumoke Ogunremi, Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL
  413905 (Technical Sessions)
• 3:20 PM
  Toward Indigenous-Led Climate Governance: Designing a Massachusetts Indigenous Climate Council
  Amaya Giannini, Williams College, Williamstown, MA and José Constantine, Williams College, Williamstown, MA and Lindi von Mutius, Williams College, Williamstown, MA
  413817 (Technical Sessions)
• 3:35 PM
  Successful installation of a community-level water filtration system to address groundwater contamination in the Navajo Nation
  ABHISHEK ROYCHOWDHURY, Bentley University, Waltham, MA and Darlene Wilson, Navajo Technical University, Crownpoint, NM and Randy Largo, Navajo Technical University, Crownpoint, NM and Bonnie Frey, New Mexico Bureau of Geology & Mineral Resources, Socorro, NM and Laila Sturgis, New Mexico Bureau of Geology & Mineral Resources, Socorro, NM and Jianjia YU, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, NM and Ranalda Tsosie, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, NM and Emily Woolsey, INTERA, Albuquerque, NM and John Byrom, Process Equipment & Service Company Inc., Farmington, NM
  413839 (Technical Sessions)