Symposium Program

Earth Observation (EO) is a strong long-lasting practice in Indigenous Communities. Ms. Nikki Tulley is an Indigenous scientist from the Navajo Nation, an Indigenous Nation located in the United States’ southwest region. She has woven her understanding of EO in Indigenous knowledge and western science together that she now uses in her work with NASA’s Indigenous Peoples Initiative (IPI). In this presentation, she will outline the connections she has made between multiple knowledge systems that have aided in EO capacity building with Indigenous communities. She will share a collection of stories about lessons learned with EO community capacity building, the importance of co-development and collaboration with Indigenous communities, the opportunities that are expanded with interagency partnerships such as those within the United States and across Turtle Island with the Canadian Space Agency (CSA), and examples of ways to support long-standing EO relationships with Indigenous communities.