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The Top 50 STEM Workplaces 2019: Employer Spotlights
All the companies on the Winds of Change Top 50 Workplaces for Indigenous STEM Professionals list are strong supporters of diversity. But what are these workplaces doing that sets them apart?
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Paths in Education: Graduate by the Numbers
If you’re not a member of the college class of ’19, let those caps and gowns inspire you to plan for your own timely walk across the stage.
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Dr. Nizhoni Denipah / Navajo Nation / Christus St. Vincent Ear, Nose, and Throat Specialists / Otolaryngology
The world of medicine is vast, and as a youngster Nizhoni Denipah knew she wanted to be part of it.
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Ranalda L. Tsosie / Diné / University of Montana / Chemistry, Geoscience, and Environmental Studies
Originally from Tółikan (Sweetwater), Ariz., Ranalda Tsosie describes herself as “a proud Diné woman.”
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Marcy Ferriere / Ojibwe / Cloquet Senior High School
A typical eleventh-grader might spend Saturday hanging out with friends or playing sports. Marcy Ferriere spends her Saturdays crawling into abandoned wolf dens to gather data about these creatures’ habits.
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Tyson Jeannotte / Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians / University of North Dakota / Geological Engineering / Native American Success in Science and Engineering Mentor
Inspired to pursue geological engineering by his strong connection to his North Dakota homeland, Tyson Jeannotte will walk off the stage in May with a master’s degree from the University of North Dakota.
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Taking Stock of a Changing World: Indigenous experts and the National Climate Assessment
In an unprecedented step, the Fourth National Climate Assessment incorporates the expertise and perspectives of Indigenous experts in climate and environmental science, environmental justice, and other disciplines.
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Nikita Kahpeaysewat / Moosomin First Nation / Mount Royal University / Environmental Science
Nikita Kahpeaysewat comes from a long line of residential school survivors and hundreds of years of colonial resistance.