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by joree lafrance and alexander cotnoir<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

we and our partners, university of arizona and planet forward, are thrilled to announce the inaugural cohort of 10 indigenous correspondents through the new il\u00ediaitchik: indigenous correspondents program<\/a> (icp).<\/p>\n\n\n

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this new storytelling program is guided by indigenous mentors, and offers one-on-one feedback from indigenous writers, journalists, and media producers to our student correspondents. as co-founders, we wanted to build a space where indigenous students feel comfortable and confident telling stories about their communities and the issues that are important to them. these stories will help to bring broader awareness about indigenous communities and concerns, center traditional knowledge, amplify modern existence, show cultural resilience, and focus on solutions that uphold community values and responsibilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

the 2022-2023 planet forward indigenous correspondents represent 10 tribes and seven universities from across the u.s., including both undergraduate and graduate students. the 10-month program culminates in all indigenous correspondents receiving a travel grant to attend 2023\u2019s planet forward summit in washington, d.c., where they will engage in workshops led by global environmental leaders and meet with their cohort. correspondents also will have their work published right here on planetforward.org, and presented to sustainability experts, professionals, and thought leaders through planet forward and university of arizona events and partners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

meet our 2022-2023 planet forward indigenous correspondents: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u25cf alisa smith woodruff <\/strong>– evergreen state college. skokomish tribe. alisa is pursuing her master\u2019s degree in environmental science. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u25cf troi madison <\/strong>newman<\/b> – university of arizona. piscataway conoy tribe. troi is a first-year law student at the james e. rogers college of law. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u25cf shondiin mayo<\/strong> – university of alaska fairbanks. native village of stevens. shondiin is pursuing her graduate degree in rural development. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u25cf raylen bark<\/strong> – dartmouth college. cherokee, choctaw, hualapai, and hidatsa. raylen is in her junior year, studying native american and indigenous studies modified with linguistics. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u25cf darrien benally <\/strong>– northern arizona university. din\u00e9 (navajo nation). darrien is a first-year graduate student enrolled in the master of arts communication program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u25cf nadira sage mitchell<\/strong> – university of arizona. din\u00e9 (navajo nation).<\/b> nadira is in her senior year, studying natural resources with an emphasis in wildlife conservation and management.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u25cf carlie domingues<\/strong> – university of california, davis. chumash. carlie is a third year ph.d. student studying native american studies. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u25cf lokina kishoiyian<\/strong> – university of arizona. maasai tribe of kenya. lokina is a second year ph.d. student in the indigenous peoples law and policy program. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u25cf sara mae williams<\/strong> – university of arizona. tohono o’odham nation. sara is in their senior year, majoring in elementary education. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u25cf kaly arvizu <\/strong>– northern arizona university. din\u00e9 (navajo nation). kaly is a senior majoring in social work and minoring in community engagement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

***<\/p>\n\n\n\n

stay tuned to planetfoward.org for more updates from our incredible students involved in this year’s program!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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