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Tue Mar 30 14:54:21 MST 2021

FYI... A very nice summary of Trent's great work!

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Not sure if you all are on this listserv, but this is a nice write up on Trent.

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Tuesdays with Haury
March 30, 2021
Photo Credit: HP

Together, we can and must do more.
We also can and must do more together.

In today's Haury Profiles, we introduce Trent Teegerstrom<https://profiles.arizona.edu/person/tteegers>, the Associate Director for Tribal Extension Programs<https://extension.arizona.edu/tribal-extension> and Extension Specialist in the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics. Mr. Teegerstrom and the Haury Program share a passion for serving Indigenous communities. He joined the University of Arizona in 1997 after spending the previous two years as a Farm Business Management Specialist with Cornell Cooperative Extension. Mr. Teegerstrom serves as a board member on several national advisory committees, including the Native American Food Safety, the Consortium for Tribal Extension, and the Southwest Indian Agricultural Association.

[https://mcusercontent.com/777d46260ef9c459ce924cf20/images/c927e20d-f829-46a5-b190-d4dd44889a30.jpg]Mr. Teegerstrom has worked with Indigenous communities for 35 years, including papaya, banana, and coffee growers in Hawaii, Alaskan Natives, Mohawk and Seneca people in New York, and First Nations peoples in Canada. He has worked with Native Nations in Nevada, Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, and Arizona. Mr. Teegerstrom developed some of the beginning farming programs in Jicarilla Apache, Cochiti Lake, and Santo Domingo pueblos in New Mexico.

The Tribal Extension Programs Mr. Teegerstrom leads build capacity in tribal communities and remove barriers through proven leadership and trust needed to work in partnership with Native Nations. The programs link tribal communities and the University by developing and collaborating in programs and projects that cover a broad range of topics.

Projects include youth development, personal finance, agri-businesses, natural resources management, water and land rights, entrepreneurship, marketing, family consumer science, and early childhood literacy in a culturally appropriate way and incorporating traditional knowledge. Some programs aim to reestablish traditional crops and bring them back into the community gardens and the school garden farms.

The extension offices on Native Nations are a conduit to engage with Native students and youth. Examples of successful joint projects include "youth from elementary schools and detention centers who received gardening training continue gardening after several years, and now they're teaching other community members. They now see things differently. These projects have helped them improve their body and mental health." Mr. Teegerstrom added, "some agents work with 4-H kids, take them to the Colorado River, collect invertebrates, and analyze them under the microscope. This helps students discover new worlds that they could not otherwise experience. These have been just some of the greatest rewards of my job."

For Mr. Teegerstrom, the tribal agents, some of whom have been working since 1991, are the real stars of the program. "They open the doors for non-Native specialists to have conversations with the communities. Seven tribal agents are working in Arizona right now. When COVID-19 hit, the team was able to respond quickly and effectively to the communities' needs. They partnered with other organizations to deliver hay, wood for fuel, PPE, hand sanitizers, water, and food."

One of the main challenges tribal agents face is that "There are not enough boots on the ground out there to do the required work. We only have one agent for Hopi Tribe. We have four agents to cover Navajo Nation's more than 27,413 square miles; that means one agent in Western Navajo covers 10 million acres and all the communities within." South Dakota State lost three positions that had worked for over ten years in detriment of the trust, networks, and partnerships already established with Indigenous communities.

Mr. Teegerstrom partners with the Indian Land Tenure Foundation<https://iltf.org/> to expand the UArizona local tribal extension work into the national level. The Tribal Extension Program is also working with other institutions, including Utah State University<https://www.usu.edu/>, New Mexico State University<https://www.nmsu.edu/>, University of Nevada, Reno<https://www.unr.edu/> the Desert Research Institute<https://www.dri.edu/>, and Apex Applied Technology<https://aatechsolar.com/>, with whom his office has partnered to find solutions to agricultural challenges, expand the use of alternative energy and find solutions to water accessibility in Native Nations.

Mr. Teegerstrom works closely with other UArizona members, including SVP for Native America Advancement Levi Esquerra, Assistant Vice Provost Karen Francis-Begay, Director of the Native Peoples Technical Assistance Office Claudia Nelson, and Associate Professor and Extension Specialist of Environmental Science Karletta Chief. He also has worked with Crystal Tulley-Cordova, Principal Hydrologist for the Water Management Branch at the Navajo Nation Department of Water Resources, and Director of the State of Arizona Department of Agriculture Mark Killian, connecting him with tribal communities along the Southwest.

To know more about Mr. Teegerstrom's work, listen to the Native Waters on Arid Land Podcast<https://nativewaters-aridlands.com/2017/07/teegerstrom/>. In the video Moving Forward on Federally Recognized Tribal Land<https://youtu.be/zmmfvfBcm10>, Mr. Teegerstrom talks about his work with the Federally Recognized Tribes Extension Program.

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The Tribal Extension Programs seek to meet the ever-changing needs of tribal communities by developing and delivering locally and culturally appropriate programs to improve the well-being of individuals, families, and communities, and better the environment and the economies throughout the Native lands. Its mission is extension at its core. The programs are tailored to and derive from the ground up at tribal communities, based on their needs. It has laid the foundations of a respectful engagement model that should be replicated.

The Extension Program has a long history working with Gila River and San Carlos Apache communities that goes back to the 50s and 60s and through all the 70s. In partnership with the Intertribal Agricultural Council, the 1994 Farm Bill helped establish the actual program.

Water Solutions for Our Warmer World webinar series

Register for the Arizona Institutes for Resilience<https://environment.arizona.edu/water-series-2021> Spring collection of webinars in the Water Solutions for Our Warmer World series. This series is co-hosted by the Udall Center and the Water Resources Research Center. For more information about the full series visit: https://environment.arizona.edu/water-series-2021

Episode 2: Water and COVID-19 in Indian Country
Wednesday, April 21 from 4 to 5:30 PM MT Register for Episode 2<https://arizona.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_dsFHNwhPSfuKWWQWI3pZHg>

The panel will be moderated by Toni Massaro, Interim Director of the Haury Program. Panelists include,
Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez<https://www.opvp.navajo-nsn.gov/About-Us/Office-of-the-President-and-Vice-President> (Navajo),
Gwendena Lee-Gatewood<https://whitemountainapache.org/leaders/> (White Mountain Apache), Chairwoman of the White Mountain Apache Tribal Council
Dr. Karletta Chief<https://profiles.arizona.edu/person/kchief> (Diné), UArizona Associate Professor and Extension Specialist of the Department of Environmental Science
Dr. Otayuke Conroy-Ben<https://sustainability-innovation.asu.edu/person/otakuye-conroy-ben/> (Oglala Lakota), ASU Assistant Professor of the School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment,
Dr. Crystal Tulley-Cordova<https://nmwrri.nmsu.edu/crystal-tulley-cordova-principal-hydrologist-navajo-nation-department-of-water-resources/> (Navajo), Principal Hydrologist of the Water Management Branch at the Navajo Nation Department of Water Resources
Beatrice Norton (Hopi), Board Chair, Village of Orayvi
Dr. Stephanie Russo Carroll<http://nni.arizona.edu/people/staff/leadership/stephanie-russo-carroll> (Ahtna-Native Village of Kluti-Kaah), UArizona Associate Director and Manager of the Tribal Health Program

Episode 3: The Realities of Adaptation in the Water Sector
Wednesday, May 19 from 4 to 5:30 PM MT Register for Episode 3<https://arizona.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_LwAvP1rZR7enfTlZm5ovsg>

Watch Episode 1: Perspectives on Regional Water Sustainability<https://youtu.be/feGrWLebO9E>

This series is dedicated to the memory of Regents Professor Jim Shuttleworth, 1945-2020.

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Indigenous Knowledge & Western Science: Collaborations, Relationships, and Climate Solutions

The Global Council for Science and the Environment<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001ZWSnw9EISZl6t4cTLTbOsQaZWILc9XU_p8gG_3-w7LPcp3f7G3x-MU18_4mNoCeTNkfAN8QD8PLETelJ2-x1k8ZwJazyW5LGq9r4_AxtHMZ5ZUDvpjpHS-B6fk-xhhGIWCibgoh4iLP3CW8D3cMJMw==&c=E8ognkxJrAyGuYIHdhz7-U6AF-VHv2mE2UiR2GZj1CMtwZ6TDWzBjw==&ch=wVjbDTeEQdm6l-4_vMAlP-EcVwDbw8T9aBESZ2kEggbTdP8X7Dn6sg==> & The Land Peace Foundation<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001ZWSnw9EISZl6t4cTLTbOsQaZWILc9XU_p8gG_3-w7LPcp3f7G3x-MUatFaynLcDHwZ2z9Rv9bw8A-JTcse2Uz1LBPJoMPc20RN3wwqdjcfRXpJCKSGChE2lMoXtLD8yvbTQD4MCVEQRlJEAmGmQm06LaXXSs9vVQ&c=E8ognkxJrAyGuYIHdhz7-U6AF-VHv2mE2UiR2GZj1CMtwZ6TDWzBjw==&ch=wVjbDTeEQdm6l-4_vMAlP-EcVwDbw8T9aBESZ2kEggbTdP8X7Dn6sg==> invite you to join us for the "Indigenous Knowledge & Western Science: Collaboration, Relationship, and Climate Solutions" Online Learning Series beginning April 7, 12:30-2:00 pm ET.

In this series, participants will be invited to widen the lens through which they view science, decision-making, and climate solutions.

Register Today<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfdyqOtp2wenlgyt59V9dIaVO581i4Be6sM93A3wgbCXkKtNQ/viewform>

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Arizona Science Lecture Series | 2021

Join the College of Science virtually every Thursday in April at 6 p.m. MST for five free lectures exploring the science of water, its history, and its future.

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Building Tribal Capacity with Water Research Partnerships Workshop
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Water Resources Research Center 2021 Virtual Annual Conference

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The Haury Program announces its
Spring 2021 Tribal Resilience Initiative Recruitment Grants<https://www.haury.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/Haury_Tribal_Resilience_Initiative_Recruitment_Grants_Spring_2021.pdf>

Through the Tribal Resilience Initiative, the Haury Program aims to strengthen the academic pipeline for Native American and Indigenous scholars, with an emphasis on UArizona programs and people. In furtherance of this goal, and in light of the special challenges facing UArizona and our Native American and Indigenous programs and partners during the COVID-19 crisis, the Haury Program will award up to ten one-time grants in Spring of 2021 to support the following:

  *   Recruitment and support of scholars (faculty, researchers, staff) whose teaching, scholarship, or outreach centers on matters relevant to Native American and Indigenous resilience
  *   Recently hired faculty whose teaching, scholarship, or outreach centers on matters relevant to Native American and Indigenous resilience
  *   Recruitment of masters and doctoral candidates who bring knowledge and experience on matters relevant to Native American and Indigenous resilience
  *   Recruitment of researchers or staff to support on-going Haury Program funded Navajo Nation water research and outreach projects to sustain these projects or help carry them into new directions with maximum impact.

Each one-time award will be for $18,000. Special consideration will be given to applications to support the hiring of individuals (1) whose work addresses the severe water access challenges that face Native American and Indigenous communities, especially those facing Native American communities within Arizona; and (2)  who have significant expertise or experience that relates to tribal customs and governance, and to traditional knowledge, and ways of approaching resilience challenges of Native American and Indigenous communities that respect both.

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NEW: Navajo Nation Water Resilience Information Hub

Inspired by the water sustainability goals and accomplishments of the Navajo Nation's COVID-19 Water Access Coordination Group (WACG), the Haury Program announces the Navajo Nation Water Resilience Information Hub, "The Haury Water Hub."

The Haury Water Hub is a place where information on current and on-going work and research happening on the Navajo Nation water issues can be shared with interested parties. The Haury Water Hub aims to advance greater coordination with, and collaboration among the many people and entities currently doing research, contributing funding, or engaging in other outreach work to advance the water sustainability goals of the Navajo Nation, or who wish to do so in the future.

If you [https://mcusercontent.com/777d46260ef9c459ce924cf20/images/86684d83-4b1c-406d-a457-854a87df9d8f.png] <https://www.haury.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/Water_Resilence_Hub_201205.pdf> are a water resilience researcher, funder, nonprofit, or other entity dedicated to solving the water access issues that face the Navajo Nation in a manner that respects the principles of respectful tribal engagement, and if you would like to know more about others' work as well as share stories about your own endeavors, please join this national and global community.

The Haury Water Hub will be featured on Tuesdays with Haury's electronic newsletter.

Note that the Haury Water Hub is not intended to be any form of a data repository.

For more information on what and how to share your work and stories, please read our invitation to join us here.

https://www.haury.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/Water_Resilence_Hub_201205.pdf<https://www.haury.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/Water_Resilence_Hub_201205.pdf>

Until the next Tuesdays with Haury
The Haury Team

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