Pascua Yaqui soil scientist, runner, science communicator, Indigenous data warrior & assistant professor. 🌵baby in NE😅 Learn more about me: https://nativesoilnerd.com See: Run to Be Visible, my 50 mile honor run: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=xrLTUUPugIchttps://bsky.app/profile/1nativesoilnerd.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/1nativesoilnerd.bsky.social/post/3mqk56bgrhs2apersonal gripe, but I'd love to see a day where definitions about traditional ecological knowledge don't cite a non-Indigenous scholar (Berkes) who is seen as the main expert in Indigenous knowledges.13 Jul 2026 16:42 +0000at://did:plc:r47lctulus3klgllfddqcb3d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqk56bgrhs2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/1nativesoilnerd.bsky.social/post/3mpjem2qp7c2nDr. Tiana Bruno and I share our experiences as early career Black & Indigenous scholars on practices and how we aim to shape the future of our fields. "Forging a Sustainable Future Together: Conversations in Black-Indigenous Ecological Solidarity" https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/27539687261457155?__cf_chl_f_tk=24pNOyNYqaStmsGyE76mZGpT2TpJ09FkzRryRwweMx4-1782782904-1.0.1.1-SoXlCzfbUTAJ.dtNoroWk15ISUrU_hqA9WDkI4Rj4aM30 Jun 2026 15:58 +0000at://did:plc:r47lctulus3klgllfddqcb3d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpjem2qp7c2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/1nativesoilnerd.bsky.social/post/3mmqr5v2agc2kI'm drowning in emails.... academics, how do you stay on top of them?! What's your strategy?26 May 2026 10:15 +0000at://did:plc:r47lctulus3klgllfddqcb3d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmqr5v2agc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/1nativesoilnerd.bsky.social/post/3mksvmrvdx22eLooking forward to participating in the INVISIBLE IMPACTS SOCIETY & LONG-TERM ECOSYSTEM CHANGE symposium at @hubbardbrook.bsky.social next month! iisymposium.criticalecologylab.org https://iisymposium.criticalecologylab.org01 May 2026 19:50 +0000at://did:plc:r47lctulus3klgllfddqcb3d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mksvmrvdx22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/1nativesoilnerd.bsky.social/post/3mgartbrl2s2yremember, if its free, it means your data is for sale. what implications does this mean for communities fighting mining projects, pipeline projects, etc. when LLMs can perform attacks that would not have previously been possible, due to the lack of structured data or features. [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Mar 2026 17:14 +0000at://did:plc:r47lctulus3klgllfddqcb3d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgartbrl2s2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/1nativesoilnerd.bsky.social/post/3mg3vmro6z22uHorrifying and unsurprising move by this administration to rollback tribal consultation: https://tribalbusinessnews.com/sections/energy/15512-interior-nepa-rollback-shifts-procedures-to-internal-handbook-raising-tribal-consultation-concerns02 Mar 2026 18:38 +0000at://did:plc:r47lctulus3klgllfddqcb3d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg3vmro6z22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/1nativesoilnerd.bsky.social/post/3mfrw6sdubk2vHelp! Next week I am doing the very very very long road trip back to NH from NM.... suggestions on sites/museums/towns to see along the way to break it up? Podcasts are always welcome too!26 Feb 2026 19:22 +0000at://did:plc:r47lctulus3klgllfddqcb3d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfrw6sdubk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/1nativesoilnerd.bsky.social/post/3mfbmrmh64c23"Calling it ‘imposter syndrome’ hides the fact that oppressive systems teach many of us to actively suppress and hate ourselves. It’s not imposter syndrome, it is the consequences of oppression" https://www.theeduledger.com/tenure/article/15109066/imposter-syndrome-a-buzzword-with-damaging-consequences20 Feb 2026 07:51 +0000at://did:plc:r47lctulus3klgllfddqcb3d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfbmrmh64c23https://bsky.app/profile/1nativesoilnerd.bsky.social/post/3mf3ocz2hgc2kGreat article for hiring committees and T&P committees.... But I'd also love to see breakdown by ethnic categories. I saw a talk a few years ago at WEPAN.org that said on average, papers led by a Black woman took 6 months to 3 years longer! (the longest she saw was 7!! years). https://www.the-scientist.com/women-s-research-papers-spend-longer-under-peer-review-than-men-s-7407817 Feb 2026 23:02 +0000at://did:plc:r47lctulus3klgllfddqcb3d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf3ocz2hgc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/1nativesoilnerd.bsky.social/post/3merb3r5qw22mWe are now offering the GBIF survey on Indigenous Data Sovereignty considerations in Spanish and Portuguese! We want to capture your thoughts, concerns are considerations across languages. Please share with your networks! [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 Feb 2026 19:39 +0000at://did:plc:r47lctulus3klgllfddqcb3d/app.bsky.feed.post/3merb3r5qw22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/1nativesoilnerd.bsky.social/post/3megtdxgmg22zIt’s Monday. We gotta work. But damnit i will be watching that 13 min halftime show of pride, culture, and stunning visual storytelling on repeat. Thank you Benito for inspiring me through the month 🫶🏽09 Feb 2026 16:06 +0000at://did:plc:r47lctulus3klgllfddqcb3d/app.bsky.feed.post/3megtdxgmg22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/1nativesoilnerd.bsky.social/post/3me537s6ie22fLOVE seeing the work on @nativebio.bsky.social and @joseph-yracheta.bsky.social highlighted in the NYT. More good news of Indigenous data champions! https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/science/lost-science-yracheta-indigenous.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share05 Feb 2026 19:01 +0000at://did:plc:r47lctulus3klgllfddqcb3d/app.bsky.feed.post/3me537s6ie22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/1nativesoilnerd.bsky.social/post/3mdglv4efbc2cAppreciate having some of my work highlighted in this youth accessible publication! Thanks so much @snexplores.bsky.social and @dartmouthartsci.bsky.social Looking forward to continuing to build this work out, as well as building new relationships. [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Jan 2026 20:28 +0000at://did:plc:r47lctulus3klgllfddqcb3d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdglv4efbc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/1nativesoilnerd.bsky.social/post/3mcyq76s44k2yI learned today that I cannot in fact take good videos of myself running, while running with my phone, and instead face planted. But damn was it a beautiful run! Proud of you influences for having better spatial awareness and making it look easy 😂22 Jan 2026 08:08 +0000at://did:plc:r47lctulus3klgllfddqcb3d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcyq76s44k2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/1nativesoilnerd.bsky.social/post/3mcxbug6q2c2jProud to share the second policy brief emerging from the Past, Present, and Future Indigenous Data Sovereignty Needs in Agriculture Workshop. https://indigenousdatalab.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Safeguarding-Traditions-Enhancing-Agriculture-final.pdf21 Jan 2026 18:18 +0000at://did:plc:r47lctulus3klgllfddqcb3d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcxbug6q2c2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/1nativesoilnerd.bsky.social/post/3mcia64ryu22iA fun article that highlights some of my past and present work with Indigenous communities around data and land relations. I also loved learning about the other projects using dance and music! https://www.snexplores.org/article/science-culture-dance-sound-stem15 Jan 2026 18:38 +0000at://did:plc:r47lctulus3klgllfddqcb3d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcia64ryu22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/1nativesoilnerd.bsky.social/post/3mcg5maq73s2mI just spent the last half hour laying on the concrete in the sun, in all black, soaking up the sunshine like a damn lizard 🦎 I love the desert 🌵 😭 AZ winters are the bestttttt14 Jan 2026 22:47 +0000at://did:plc:r47lctulus3klgllfddqcb3d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcg5maq73s2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/1nativesoilnerd.bsky.social/post/3mc4ujzgozc25How lovely it was to see snow on the Santa Rita Mountains today 😍 #azwx11 Jan 2026 06:11 +0000at://did:plc:r47lctulus3klgllfddqcb3d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mc4ujzgozc25https://bsky.app/profile/1nativesoilnerd.bsky.social/post/3mbypm3pkrs2g1st paper of 2026 is out! A just energy transition requires just-shoring critical materials https://www.nature.com/articles/s41560-025-01940-409 Jan 2026 14:32 +0000at://did:plc:r47lctulus3klgllfddqcb3d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbypm3pkrs2g