Host Dr. Ted Jojola of Indigenous Design and Planning Institute explores stories of resilience and collaboration among the partners of Intermountain West Transformation Network (IWTN @transformimw - also our sponsor) in the aftermath of the 2015 Gold King Mine spill. In that disaster, a maintenance rupture released 3 million gallons of acidic mine waste into the Animas River and San Juan River Basin near Silverton, Colorado.
Our first guest in our July episode is Dr. Lani Tsinnajinnie, Assistant Professor of Community & Regional Planning at University of New Mexico and a citizen of the Navajo Nation. Lani brings her expertise in mountain and watershed hydrology to work with Indigenous communities on water resourcing.
Lani is also Co-Principal Investigator with the IWTN.
Later we travel to the Four Corners region of the Navajo Nation to visit Gloria Lane of Navajo Ethno-Agriculture (@navajofarming) 🌽 In 2019, Gloria’s group received the prestigious MIT Solve fellowship for their work using water testing and data to support Navajo farming after the spill, all while mentoring new generations of Navajo farmers in culturally-infused agriculture 🌱👩🏽🌾
Nyá:wen to our production partners at @theauntiesdandelion for your technical and editorial prowess. 🎙️🌼
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