By Justin Herne My name is Justin T. Herne, a member of the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe, and I am honored to be graduating with my M.S. in Aquatic and Fishery Science after a five-year journey shaped by resilience, community, and purpose. My relationship with SUNY-ESF began in 2012, when the university’s environmental focus and the teachings of Dr. Robin... Continue Reading →

By Nevaeh Marshall Aanii Boozhoo! Nevaeh nindizhinikaaz. Makwa nindoodem. Michigan nindonjibaa. Nindonjibaa Bahweting Ojibwe. Syracuse Nindaa. Nindaaw gekinoo’amaagan SUNY ESF. Hello! My name is Nevaeh and I am a bear clan member of the Sault Ste. Marie Ojibwe Nation. I live in Syracuse and I am a student at SUNY ESF. I am a current... Continue Reading →

By Mia Glover Building Community and Capacity at the SREB Teaching & Mentorship Institute Last month, I had the opportunity to travel to Atlanta for the Southern Regional EducationBoard’s Teaching and Mentorship Institute as a Sloan Indigenous Graduate Partnership fellow.Stepping into a room full of brilliant Black, Indigenous, and other scholars of color, nearly allPh.D.... Continue Reading →

By Corey Edgar - Sloan Scholar and CNPE Student at SUNY ESF My name is Corey Blodgett-Edgar and I’m from the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation located in Central Washington State. I graduated from Northwest Indian College in Bellingham, Washington in June 2025 and I began my first semester as a master’s... Continue Reading →

By Amber Ballenger This summer, I had the opportunity to join Native Earth as both a graduate researcher and chaperone through the Center for Native Peoples and the Environment. I am Diné from New Mexico and have spent the last eight years of my professional career immersed in environmental education. I am currently in my... Continue Reading →

SUNY ESF Earth Week 2025 The Center for Native Peoples and the Environment presents: April 23, 11:40 - 12:40 Marshall Hall 24, SUNY ESF Public Talk: Onondaga Land Rights after 20 years and what it means today Jeanne Shenandoah, Onondaga Nation, Indigenous Scholar in Residence at ESF, will reflect on the 20th anniversary of the... Continue Reading →

The Center for Native Peoples and the Environment kicked off our 2024 school year with a wonderful retreat for our graduate students, faculty, graduate advisors and staff to the Cranberry Lake Biological Station in the Adirondacks. We spent the weekend welcoming new folks, including five incoming graduate students and a new postdoctoral student, and renewing... Continue Reading →