Graduate Degree Programs
Indigenous Peoples and the Environmental Science
Students in Indigenous Peoples and the Environmental Science (IPES) Study Area collaboratively and creatively engage both Indigenous knowledge systems and Western academic science in environmental research. In this graduate program, students will analyze the colonial and decolonial forces throughout the history of environmental scientific research; articulate the value of Indigenous science within environmental science; and conduct environmental science between multiple worldviews in alliance with Indigenous Nations, all while respecting their sovereignty and rights. This Study Area is anchored by the guidance of the ESF Center for Native Peoples and the Environment.
Participating Faculty in Indigenous Peoples and Environmental Science
| Name | Research Keywords | |
| Madeline Nyblade | mlnyblad@esf.edu | Community Based Research, Water Justice Hydrology, Indigenous Knowledge Systems |
| Kyle Artelle | kaartell@esf.edu | Indigenous-led conservation, human-wildlife coexistence, ecology, wildlife stewardship and management, minimally invasive monitoring, biodiversity-supporting food production systems, restoration, fisheries stewardship and management |
| Jean Kayira | jckayira@esf.edu | Indigenous knowledge systems, food justice, Indigenous and decolonizing methodologies, community-based research |