Posted: October 12, 2022
Watch our conversation with UMN PhD candidate and Penn State alumna Maddy Nyblade about her experience conducting research through a collaborative, tribally-driven project in the Great Lakes region.
Session Description
Research at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities (UMN) has negatively impacted Indigenous Peoples around the upper Great Lakes. Within this context, a collaborative of UMN researchers, tribes, and inter-tribal organizations came together to center tribal priorities and approaches in researching Wild Rice, a sacred relative and central food to the Anishinaabe, Dakota, and many other Indigenous Peoples. This presentation will explore Maddy's experience as part of this collaborative, showcasing the tensions and transformations possible through Tribal-University partnership.
Resources
- UMN Earth and Environmental Sciences Department Statement of Intent
- UMN Earth and Environmental Sciences Department Commitments
- Kawe Gidaa-naanaagadawendaamin Manoomin Research Collaborative Website
- Manoomin/Psin Research Collaborative Responsible and Ethical Research Protocol
- Article, "Recognizing Geology’s Colonial History for Better Policy Today"
- Article, "Land seizures, 'unethical' research: University of Minnesota confronts troubled history with tribal nations"
- Manoomin/Psin Research Collaborative Partnership Paper, "Transforming research and relationships through collaborative tribal-university partnerships on Manoomin (wild rice)"
- 'Confronting Colonization' Reflection Worksheet
- 'Confronting Colonization' Resource Guide
Storyteller Bio
Maddy Nyblade is a PhD student in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences at the University of Minnesota studying the hydrology of Manoomin (wild rice) ecosystems as part of a tribal-university partnership, Kawe Gidaa-naanaagadawendaamin Manoomin. She is interested in decolonizing, community-driven research in pursuit of understanding water, ways of knowing, and equitable collaboration to achieve water justice. Maddy is also a 2018 graduate of Penn State (BS Geoscience with honors in Community, Environment, and Development).
About the Series
Stories from the Field is a conversation series on community engagement and applied research. The series is designed to bring academics and practitioners together for informal discussions about the challenges and opportunities of doing work with communities, businesses, and the public sector. Stories from the Field is hosted by Penn State's Center for Economic and Community Development, an applied research center dedicated to strengthening local and regional development in Pennsylvania and beyond.
