Indigenous Stewards

Indigenous Stewards is a product of the Native Environmental Health Stories Project. It was created in collaboration between the Southwest Environmental Health Sciences Center at the College of Pharmacy and the Center for Ecogenetics at the University of Washington. The publication focuses on issues and topics related to the health and the environment among Indigenous communities.

The journal provides Native Americans an opportunity and platform to discuss the environmental issues that impact their everyday lives, health, and communities.

Volume 5 • 2021

Front Matter

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Journal Editors

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Letter From the Editor

Letter From the Editor

Cheyenne Grabiec

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Article

Cover Artist: Lexana Echegary

Cover Artist: Lexana Echegary

Cheyenne Grabiec

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UArizona Native American Leaders

UArizona Native American Leaders

Cheyenne Grabiec

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Neuroscience and the Navajo Nation

Neuroscience and the Navajo Nation

Cheyenne Grabiec

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Native Students LEAD the Way in Addressing Health Equity

Native Students LEAD the Way in Addressing Health Equity

Agnes Attakai

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Indigenous Steward Highlight: Dr. Felina Cordova-Marks

Indigenous Steward Highlight: Dr. Felina Cordova-Marks

Micaryn Begay

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Op-Ed: Indigenous Volunteers

Op-Ed: Indigenous Volunteers

Felina Cordova-Marks

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Increasing Tohono O’odham Enrollment at UArizona

Increasing Tohono O’odham Enrollment at UArizona

Alex Benavides and Daniel Sestiaga

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American Indian Student Initiatives

American Indian Student Initiatives

Micaryn Begay

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College of Medicine COVID-19 Relief

College of Medicine COVID-19 Relief

Agnes Attakai

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This Is VOICE at UArizona

This Is VOICE at UArizona

Jordania Livingston

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PREP@UAZ

PREP@UAZ

Tiffani Begay

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Engaging in Student Research in a Time of COVID-19

Engaging in Student Research in a Time of COVID-19

Micaryn Begay

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Op-Ed: Tribal Spectrum Rights

Op-Ed: Tribal Spectrum Rights

Darrah Blackwater

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Southwest Environmental Health Sciences Center Staff Working During COVID-19

Southwest Environmental Health Sciences Center Staff Working During COVID-19

Micaryn Begay

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Poetry Contest Winner

Poetry Contest Winner

Souksavanh T. Keovorabouth

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Where I Am From

Where I Am From

Souksavanh T. Keovorabouth

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Adapting to Virtual Programming

Adapting to Virtual Programming

Natalia Cachora and Carol Seanez

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Meet the Advisory Board

Meet the Advisory Board

Journal Editors

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Cover Art Runner Ups

Cover Art Runner Ups

Journal Editors

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Indigenous Stewards Partners and Advisory Board

Indigenous Stewards Partners and Advisory Board

Journal Editors

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About this Journal

A publication of the Southwest Environmental Health Sciences Center, College of Pharmacy, University of Arizona