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Resilience
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Indigenous Resilience Center receives $2 million grant from Waverley Street Foundation
The Indigenous Resilience Center will expand its efforts to help tribal communities develop local solutions to climate-related issues thanks to $2 million in funding from the Waverley Street Foundation to support the two-year project "Climate Resilience Through Indigenous Co-Design at the Food, Energy and Water Nexus."
Growing Indigenous resilience
Michael Kotutwa Johnson represents the 250th generation of his Hopi ancestors who have farmed their homelands for at least 3,000 years.
"You're not only planting seeds, but you're planting yourself. You're also planting the next generation, too," Johnson says. "I think that's the thing that people tend to forget – it's not about raising plants, it's about raising people."
Centering the Source of Water Knowledge: Community-engaged research generates clean water solutions for all
Recognizing the entwined connection between disproportionate contaminant exposure and public distrust, faculty members are utilizing community-engaged research methods to connect with communities.
Connect with an Indigenous expert
Discover the diverse expertise of the University of Arizona's Native American/Indigenous faculty with NAAIR's specialized search engine, offering precise filtering options based on keywords, tribal affiliations, and academic departments.
Interdisciplinary programs Building
Indigenous Resilience
Indigenous Resilience Center
Relationship • Respect • Reciprocity • Responsibility
The Indigenous Resilience Center (IRes) works on the areas of food, water, and energy with tribes. IRes identifies and looks for resources to support co-designing solutions with Indigenous communities.
Native American Advancement, Initiatives, and Research
Spreading personal and economic impact throughout Arizona.
This web portal is a collaborative effort between three offices at the university dedicated to the advancement of Native faculty and students, and to the respectful and ethical research and engagement with Native nations.
Native Nations Institute
Envisioning a world where all Indigenous Peoples exercise their inherent sovereignty through strong self-governance.
The Native Nations Institute assists in building capable Native nations that can effectively pursue and ultimately realize their own political, economic, and community development objectives. This effort, which we call nation building, is the central focus of NNI's programs.
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