Press & Recorded Presentations
Press:
2023, Sept.10. Report documents the critical elements of protecting Alaska Native children: The unique study focuses on many generations of the Alaska Native Ninilchik Village Tribe, and the harmful impacts of colonization and federal and state mismanagement of traditional homelands. Indian Country Today. By Nancy Spears at the Imprint. https://ictnews.org/news/report-documents-the-critical-elements-of-protecting-alaska-native-children
2023, Sept 5. Report Documents the Critical Elements of Protecting Alaska Native Children — Connections to Culture and the Environment. By Nancy Spears at The Imprint. https://imprintnews.org/top-stories/report-documents-the-critical-elements-of-protecting-alaska-native-children-connections-to-culture-and-the-environment/244150
2022, Sept. 29. Interview with Heather Jean Gordon. Tribal Health the Podcast. https://open.spotify.com/episode/1Px9eR6ahb9gnxompHZ5kc
2022, June 13. How to take an Anti-Racist Approach to Supporting Indigenous Kids. Talking About Kids Podcast. Available at https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-to-take-an-anti-racist-approach-to-supporting/id1611172444?i=1000566187605
2022, May 10. Talk of Alaska: Sustainable subsistence. Alaska Public Media. Available at https://www.alaskapublic.org/2022/05/06/talk-of-alaska-sustainable-subsistence/
Spring 2022 Keep Sedona Beautiful Newsletter on my "Learning Event on Building Cultural Relationships" (page 7)-through my consulting company
Testimony:
2022, September 9. Oral Response to National Academies of Sciences: Review of Federal Policies that contribute to Racial and Ethnic Health Inequities for Indigenous Populations. National Academy of Sciences. (starting at 56:30) https://www.nationalacademies.org/event/09-09-2022/review-of-federal-policies-that-contribute-to-racial-and-ethnic-health-inequities-meeting-4-part-1
Selected Recorded Presentations:
2024, February 14. Building Relationships with Indigenous Nations for Indigenous-led Land and Water Stewardship. Arctic Research Consortium of the United States Seminar Series. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sl2eUhgCPFA
2022, October 27. Conducting Research and Evaluation in a Good Way with Indigenous Nations and People: Bridging Indigenous and Western Rigor. Indigenous Peoples in Evaluation: Topical Interest Group. (with co-presenters: Deana Around Him, Rebecca Jones, Billie Jo Kipp, and Aleta Meyer). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wmy8fspq0uw
2022, July 28. Invited Panelist for Building a Culture of Trauma-Informed Care to Serve All Tribal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Families. Office of Family Assistance. Virtual Presentation. https://peerta.acf.hhs.gov/content/ofa-webinar-building-culture-trauma-informed-practices-serve-families-receiving-tribal-tanf
2021, April, 22. How to Engage with Indigenous Tribes & Communities in Evaluation Research. Measurement and Evaluation, School of Professional & Extended Studies, American University. (with co-presenter Travis W.M. Roberts) Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25W_aWqxhZE
2021, April, 19. Engaging Alaska Natives in Health and Wellbeing Research. One Health speaker series, Biomedical Learning and Student Training. Virtual Presentation. University of Alaska Fairbanks. Available at: https://media.uaf.edu/media/t/1_mml5abw2/78248742
2021, March 16. Invited Panelist for Virtual Discussion on When Indigenous meets Western. International Polar Week 2021. Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (APECS). Available at: https://vimeo.com/524545045.
2021, March 15. Ethnographic futures research as a method for working with Indigenous communities to develop sustainability indicators. Virtual Presentation. Migration in Harmony Research Coordination Network. Webinar series, Breaking the Ice Ceiling, women in polar research. Available at (second presenter, starting minute 36): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZzG8w00HC-w.
2020, November 17. Master/Mentor-Apprentice Language Learning Model for Native Language Teacher Training. Oral/virtual presentation at the 2020 National Native American Language Summit. Washington, DC. (with co-presenter Brent Huggins) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHpL_Ph3P1w
2020, June 25. Master-Apprentice Language Learning Model. Oral/virtual presentation for the Administration for Native Americans. Washington, DC. (with co-presenter Brent Huggins) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ts8JPOjOfgQ
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