Water in the Native World

Abstract

Helicopter research (Minasny et al. [13]), or research in which scientists dictate research with little to no engagement by tribal communities, is not welcomed by tribes. Research questions formulated by the tribes prevent reactive research where tribes are engaged as an afterthought or after scientists have obtained research grants. Not only does Dr. Ingram's work have a profound impact on addressing water quality disparities on the Navajo Nation and other Southwestern tribes, but she has also forged a path for Indigenous youth and college students to be trained in her lab and do research related to their own tribal communities. Her work is important to tribes as her article Conroy-Ben and Crowder ([5]) demonstrates that tribes manage their water and wastewater. [Extracted from the article]