Building on our previous project with Caribbean communities, we recognize the important knowledge held by Indigenous, Afro-Indigenous, and Black traditional healing and ecological knowledge keepers in PNW communities. In their everyday practices, medicine people, curanderes, traditional ceremonialists, and TEK specialists decolonize false distinctions between healing the Earth, and healing our bodies, hearts, and minds; for them, we are all interconnected in sets of healing relations that ensure all life can continue. Through storytelling, we create a digital platform that shares how healers support communities disproportionately impacted by climate change; foster educational exchanges between migrant Afro-Indigenous communities, and local Native and African American communities; and train students on how to engage in climate and racial-justice research, community engagement, and digital humanities.
Team
Alaí Reyes-Santos
Team Lead
Professor of Practice (pro-term), School of Law, University of Oregon
Ana-Maurine Lara
Team Lead
Associate Professor, Anthropology (University of Oregon)
Franny Gaede
Team Member
Director, Digital Scholarship Services (University of Oregon)
Azle Malinao-Alvarez
Team Member
Interactive Technology Consultant, UO Libraries (University of Oregon)
Kate Thornhill
Team Member
Digital Scholarship Librarian, Digital Scholarship Services (University of Oregon)
Joel A. Blanco Rivera
Team Member
Digital Storytelling on Puerto Rican Communities
Polet Campos-Melchor
Graduate Student Member
Ph.D. Student, Anthropology (University of Oregon)
Rachael Sol Lee
Graduate Student Member
Ph.D. Student, English and Environmental Studies (University of Oregon)
Roselyn Poton
Graduate Student Member
M.S. Student, Conflict and Dispute Resolution (University of Oregon)
Maya Revell
Graduate Student Member
Ph.D. Student, Environmental Studies and Education (University of Oregon)
Nadya Barba Ramirez
Graduate Student Member
Juris Doctor and Master of Public Administration Student (University of Oregon)