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- Focus should be on benefiting the community.
- More people should be involved because every is affected, not just indigenous people
- More input from other people and other tribes
- Incorporation of tribal knowledge into the school systems
- Global things that affect local areas: global warming/invasive species
- Some scientists do research on tribal land and do not give the results to the tribe
- Involve elders that have knowledge in things we encounter in our work
- More involvement from the tribes point of view
- Be proactive—use academic advisors to involve students
- Help broaden understanding of the importance of including Native students
- Build place-based opportunities
- Students: don’t let others reduce you
- Native students are our next generation of environmental leaders
- Protect your natural resources – be a shield for your place
- Manage landbases
- Humility is important, science can learn from everyone whether they have a degree or not
- Issues researchers could address relevant to Native Communities:
- South Dakota has many – water quality, agriculture, mining
- Michigan – Dow Chemicals, Emerald Ash Borer, Air Quality
- Oklahoma – Wind Farm (problem: Kills eagles, hawks, and other birds); past ecological damage (i.e., spraying chemicals in 1950s)
- Arizona – Uranium mining issues
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