Incorporating Indigenous Knowledges into Federal Research and Management: Case Studies of Successful IK Engagement Active
In this webinar, speakers Sarah Rinkevich, Cathy “Cat” Techtmann, Kanoeʻulalani Morishige, and Nicole M. Herman-Mercer discuss examples of successful engagement with Tribes and ethical incorporation of Indigenous Knowledge in existing case studies.
Webinar Date
May 18 at 3 PM ET
Webinar Series Summary
The National CASC hosted a virtual webinar series on "Incorporating Indigenous Knowledges into Federal Research and Management" that discusses how to integrate Indigenous Knowledges (IK) into Federal ecological research and resource management programs. It ran bi-weekly from April 6 to June 1, 2023 and centers Indigenous perspectives to explore ethical, legal, and scientific considerations inherent in working within different knowledge systems and provides guidance and case studies reflecting best practices for collaborating with Tribes and Indigenous communities. Learn more about the series here.
Webinar Summary
In this webinar "Case Studies of Successful IK Engagement", speakers Sarah Rinkevich, Cathy “Cat” Techtmann, Kanoeʻulalani Morishige, and Nicole M. Herman-Mercer discuss examples of successful engagement with Tribes and ethical incorporation of Indigenous Knowledge in existing case studies.
More about the Speakers
Sarah Rinkevich received her Ph.D. in Wildlife Conservation from the University of Arizona’s School of Natural Resources and the Environment in 2012. Her research focused on a reintroduced population of Mexican gray wolves on the Fort Apache Indian Reservation, homeland to the White Mountain Apache Tribe. She has worked for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in Endangered Species Conservation since 1993 and currently works in the Branch of Recovery and Restoration. Dr. Rinkevich works extensively with Tribes on management and conservation of threatened and endangered species on Tribal lands within the Southwest.
Cathy “Cat” Techtmann is a University of Wisconsin-Madison Division of Extension Environmental Outreach State Specialist. She partners with the Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission and Tribal specialists to create educational initiatives that integrate Ojibwe ecological and leadership knowledge including Gikinoo’wizhiwe Onji Waaban (“G-WOW”)-Changing Climate, Changing Culture, Minisan-Connecting Ojibwe Ecological Knowledge and Climate Change, and “indigenizing” leadership development programs. Cathy coordinates the University of Wisconsin-Division of Extension Climate Leadership Team and is a member of the UW-Extension Native American Task Force.
Kanoeʻulalani Morishige is the Native Hawaiian Program Specialist and NOAA Affiliate for Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument supporting Native Hawaiian advocacy and engagement across research, policy, and management to guide the co-management of PMNM. For the past fifteen years through her work in the Native Hawaiian non-profit organization, Nā Maka Onaona, she has been working alongside local communities weaving Native Hawaiian knowledge systems and academic scientific tools to support communities of kilo (conscious observers) working towards ʻĀina Momona, healthy and productive lands, oceans, and communities.
Nicole M Herman-Mercer is a Research Social Scientist in the Decision Support Branch of the Integrated Information Dissemination Division of the Water Mission Area. She began at the USGS in 2008 as a Student Intern in Support of Native American Relations (SISNAR), a program funded by the USGS Office of Tribal Relations. As a SISNAR, she completed a case study of Indigenous Observations of Climate Change in a rural Alaska Native Village in the Yukon River Basin while completing her master's degree in social science at the University of Colorado, Denver. Her work explores the interactions between different knowledge systems regarding human dimensions of landscape change and water resources in rural Alaska Native villages. She focuses on the co-production of knowledge utilizing community-based and participatory methods in the Arctic and sub-Arctic to form a better understanding of environmental change and impacts on the populations of this region.
Resources
Guidance for Federal Departments and Agencies on Indigenous Knowledges
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In this webinar, speakers Sarah Rinkevich, Cathy “Cat” Techtmann, Kanoeʻulalani Morishige, and Nicole M. Herman-Mercer discuss examples of successful engagement with Tribes and ethical incorporation of Indigenous Knowledge in existing case studies.
Webinar Date
May 18 at 3 PM ET
Webinar Series Summary
The National CASC hosted a virtual webinar series on "Incorporating Indigenous Knowledges into Federal Research and Management" that discusses how to integrate Indigenous Knowledges (IK) into Federal ecological research and resource management programs. It ran bi-weekly from April 6 to June 1, 2023 and centers Indigenous perspectives to explore ethical, legal, and scientific considerations inherent in working within different knowledge systems and provides guidance and case studies reflecting best practices for collaborating with Tribes and Indigenous communities. Learn more about the series here.
Webinar Summary
In this webinar "Case Studies of Successful IK Engagement", speakers Sarah Rinkevich, Cathy “Cat” Techtmann, Kanoeʻulalani Morishige, and Nicole M. Herman-Mercer discuss examples of successful engagement with Tribes and ethical incorporation of Indigenous Knowledge in existing case studies.
More about the Speakers
Sarah Rinkevich received her Ph.D. in Wildlife Conservation from the University of Arizona’s School of Natural Resources and the Environment in 2012. Her research focused on a reintroduced population of Mexican gray wolves on the Fort Apache Indian Reservation, homeland to the White Mountain Apache Tribe. She has worked for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in Endangered Species Conservation since 1993 and currently works in the Branch of Recovery and Restoration. Dr. Rinkevich works extensively with Tribes on management and conservation of threatened and endangered species on Tribal lands within the Southwest.
Cathy “Cat” Techtmann is a University of Wisconsin-Madison Division of Extension Environmental Outreach State Specialist. She partners with the Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission and Tribal specialists to create educational initiatives that integrate Ojibwe ecological and leadership knowledge including Gikinoo’wizhiwe Onji Waaban (“G-WOW”)-Changing Climate, Changing Culture, Minisan-Connecting Ojibwe Ecological Knowledge and Climate Change, and “indigenizing” leadership development programs. Cathy coordinates the University of Wisconsin-Division of Extension Climate Leadership Team and is a member of the UW-Extension Native American Task Force.
Kanoeʻulalani Morishige is the Native Hawaiian Program Specialist and NOAA Affiliate for Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument supporting Native Hawaiian advocacy and engagement across research, policy, and management to guide the co-management of PMNM. For the past fifteen years through her work in the Native Hawaiian non-profit organization, Nā Maka Onaona, she has been working alongside local communities weaving Native Hawaiian knowledge systems and academic scientific tools to support communities of kilo (conscious observers) working towards ʻĀina Momona, healthy and productive lands, oceans, and communities.
Nicole M Herman-Mercer is a Research Social Scientist in the Decision Support Branch of the Integrated Information Dissemination Division of the Water Mission Area. She began at the USGS in 2008 as a Student Intern in Support of Native American Relations (SISNAR), a program funded by the USGS Office of Tribal Relations. As a SISNAR, she completed a case study of Indigenous Observations of Climate Change in a rural Alaska Native Village in the Yukon River Basin while completing her master's degree in social science at the University of Colorado, Denver. Her work explores the interactions between different knowledge systems regarding human dimensions of landscape change and water resources in rural Alaska Native villages. She focuses on the co-production of knowledge utilizing community-based and participatory methods in the Arctic and sub-Arctic to form a better understanding of environmental change and impacts on the populations of this region.
Resources
Guidance for Federal Departments and Agencies on Indigenous Knowledges
Webinar Recording
Interested in Exploring Our Other Webinars?
Check out previously recorded webinars on our website!