Community Engagement
Beyond my research and teaching, I am committed to mentorship, community-engaged scholarship, and strengthening Indigenous academic and community institutions. Across this work, I collaborate with Native students, communities, and organizations to support educational opportunity, leadership development, and Indigenous self-determination.
Network for Development and Growth of Native Solidarity (NDGNS)
As a Graduate Assistant with NDGNS at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, I support mentorship programming, Talking Circles, professional development, and community-building initiatives for Native students. I also help organize programming that connects students with Indigenous faculty, mentors, community partners, and educational opportunities across Wisconsin.
I mentor undergraduate and graduate students through my research and my work with the Network for Development and Growth of Native Solidarity (NDGNS). I have trained undergraduate research assistants in qualitative interviewing and coding, survey research, Indigenous research ethics, and data sovereignty, while mentoring undergraduate and graduate students on research, academic development, navigating graduate education, and professional goals.
In 2022, I co-founded the Indigenous Graduate Student Organization at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and served on its Board of Directors for three years. The organization builds community among Indigenous graduate and professional students through mentorship, professional development, cultural engagement, advocacy, and interdisciplinary collaboration.
I helped revive Indian Summer Festival and served on its Steering Committee and Board of Directors. Through this work, I contributed to organizational leadership, outreach, and planning for one of Wisconsin’s longstanding Indigenous arts and cultural organizations, supporting opportunities to celebrate Native cultures, artists, and communities.
I serve on the Board of Directors for Roots for Resilience, an Indigenous-led organization advancing food sovereignty, fuel sovereignty, and community resilience. The organization works with Tribal Nations and Indigenous communities to strengthen self-determination, environmental stewardship, and sustainable community systems.
My professional service extends my commitment to strengthening Indigenous scholarship, mentorship, and academic communities. I served as the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Graduate Representative for the Department of Political Science at the University of Wisconsin–Madison from 2023 to 2025 and contribute to the American Political Science Association’s Indigenous Politics community, including organizing programming for junior scholars.