Lydia Jennings, PhD @1nativesoilnerd.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Question-- as someone newish to New England, I noticed the trend that a lot of people call themselves "homesteaders." As a Native person, that term gives me big ick, and I think of the Homesteader Act of 1862 that was the forced removal of Indigenous Peoples from our homelands. I don't see people 1122
Reposted by Lydia Jennings, PhDDartmouth Arts and Sciences @dartmouthartsci.bsky.social · 09/09/2026To ensure that Indigenous peoples' rights and knowledge are recognized in scientific data and scholarly publishing, a team of Indigenous scholars led by professor @1nativesoilnerd.bsky.social has established Guidelines for the Governance of Indigenous Peoples' Data in Scholarly Publishing.fas.dartmouth.eduNew Guidelines Created for Publishing Indigenous Data | Faculty of Arts and SciencesScholars seek to ensure Indigenous peoples have governance rights to data. 0169
Lydia Jennings, PhD @1nativesoilnerd.bsky.social · 08/09/2026is paying extra for an assigned seat with an aisle worth it post running a marathon? lol. 261
Lydia Jennings, PhD @1nativesoilnerd.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Proud of this feature in @nativenewsonline.bsky.social about our recently (as of yesterday!) released Guidelines for the Publishing of Indigenous Data. Check it out!nativenewsonline.netIndigenous Scholars Establish Guidelines for Governance of Indigenous Data in Scholarly PublishingOverview: Indigenous scholars led by Lydia Jennings have developed new guidelines to help ensure Indigenous peoples’ rights, knowledge and data sovereignty are respected in scientific research and sch... 35633
Lydia Jennings, PhD @1nativesoilnerd.bsky.social · 13/07/2026personal 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. 0385
Reposted by Lydia Jennings, PhDAnjali Dayal @anjalikdayal.bsky.social · 06/07/2026This is a really moving and thoughtful interviewadvocate.comMan in viral D.C. Metro photo says he was ‘terrified’ as masked white nationalists surrounded himRoswell Encina, a gay Filipino American civic leader, said the Fourth of July encounter with Patriot Front was frightening and impossible to separate from American history. 4142541377
Reposted by Lydia Jennings, PhD(numunu, quahadis band) - Sky Kwihnai Pihi (name) @anarcho.bsky.social · 30/06/2026www.cpr.org/2026/06/29/f...cpr.orgFort Lewis College gets $1.35 million grant to explore a 'more-than-human world' through an Indigenous lensThe college will establish a new humanities lab in a collaborative effort to connect the sciences with Indigenous ways of knowing. 0133
Lydia Jennings, PhD @1nativesoilnerd.bsky.social · 30/06/2026Dr. 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" journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...journals.sagepub.comSage Journals: Discover world-class researchSubscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher. 184
Reposted by Lydia Jennings, PhDChanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 29/05/2026NEW: A lot of bad has happened to American science over the last year but nothing comes even close to what’s about to happen if we don’t speak out in opposition to the OMB rule changes and I hope @aaas-socsci.bsky.social @apsphysics.bsky.social and others will launch public campaigns about this. 🧪🔭⚛️news.chanda.scienceIt's the End of American Science As We Know ItWe have 45 days to express our opposition to catastrophic changes. 91428938
Lydia Jennings, PhD @1nativesoilnerd.bsky.social · 26/05/2026I'm drowning in emails.... academics, how do you stay on top of them?! What's your strategy? 180
Reposted by Lydia Jennings, PhDDimitris C. Papadopoulos @dcphq.bsky.social · 22/05/2026Online “Teachers on Tech” conversation, Tuesday, May 26, at 6 PM: “Indigenous Data: Challenges Of IP, AI, And Data Sovereignty” with Angelo Baca, RISD, and @1nativesoilnerd.bsky.social Lydia L. Jennings, Dartmouth College. Register via Zoom to RSVP. risd.zoom.us/meeting/regi...risd.zoom.usWelcome! You are invited to join a meeting: TEACHERS ON TECH: Indigenous Data. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.TEACHERS ON TECH: "Indigenous Data: Challenges of IP, AI, and Data Sovereignty" Angelo Baca, Assistant Professor, History, Philosophy, And The Social Sciences, RISD In conversation with: Lydia Jenn... 041
Lydia Jennings, PhD @1nativesoilnerd.bsky.social · 01/05/2026Looking forward to participating in the INVISIBLE IMPACTS SOCIETY & LONG-TERM ECOSYSTEM CHANGE symposium at @hubbardbrook.bsky.social next month! iisymposium.criticalecologylab.orgiisymposium.criticalecologylab.orgInvisible Impacts: Society and Long Term Ecosystem ChangeA virtual symposium bridging social analysis and long-term ecological data. June 2026. 041
Reposted by Lydia Jennings, PhDJordan Chapman @jchapnocaps.bsky.social · 20/11/2024Hi! I definitely recommend checking out Dr. Suzanne Pierre's work at the Critical Ecology Lab Also this paper is pretty good!: doi.org/10.1080/1461...doi.orgPlantation Soilscapes: Initial and Cumulative Impacts of Colonial Agriculture in Antigua, West IndiesThis paper examines physical, chemical, and biological properties of soils and sediments from landforms in eastern Antigua, West Indies, to better understand the long-term consequences of colonial ... 182
Reposted by Lydia Jennings, PhDDartmouth Arts and Sciences @dartmouthartsci.bsky.social · 23/04/2026Professor @1nativesoilnerd.bsky.social says AI may help Indigenous communities with language preservation or synthesizing information, but cautions Indigenous data AI systems may be co-opting information without consent and data centers may pose risks to tribal lands and water resources.teaonews.co.nzWar, climate change, and AI: What’s at stake at this year’s UN Indigenous forumDelegates are arriving in New York this week for the world’s largest gathering of Indigenous peoples. Amid other challenges, the U.S. has made it increasingly difficult for delegat 0107
Lydia Jennings, PhD @1nativesoilnerd.bsky.social · 04/03/2026remember, 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. 073
Lydia Jennings, PhD @1nativesoilnerd.bsky.social · 02/03/2026Horrifying and unsurprising move by this administration to rollback tribal consultation: tribalbusinessnews.com/sections/ene...tribalbusinessnews.comInterior NEPA rollback shifts procedures to internal handbook, raising tribal consultation concernsThe Interior Department finalized a rollback of its NEPA regulations, shifting procedures to internal guidance in a move tribal leaders say could weaken consultation and cultural protections. 043
Lydia Jennings, PhD @1nativesoilnerd.bsky.social · 26/02/2026Help! 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! 231
Lydia Jennings, PhD @1nativesoilnerd.bsky.social · 20/02/2026"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" www.theeduledger.com/tenure/artic...theeduledger.comImposter Syndrome: A Buzzword with Damaging ConsequencesLike many racially minoritized faculty who engage in work for equity and social justice, we are no strangers to the daily manifestations of systems of oppression and oppressive behavior in academia. R... 09433
Lydia Jennings, PhD @1nativesoilnerd.bsky.social · 17/02/2026Great 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).the-scientist.comPeer Review Timelines Show Gender Gap, Large Study ReportsA study of millions of life science papers revealed that manuscripts with women in key authorship roles spent longer between submission and acceptance. 2196
Lydia Jennings, PhD @1nativesoilnerd.bsky.social · 13/02/2026We 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! 051
Lydia Jennings, PhD @1nativesoilnerd.bsky.social · 09/02/2026It’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 🫶🏽 0101
Reposted by Lydia Jennings, PhDGlobal Abortion Rights News @globalabortionnews.bsky.social · 08/02/2026Anti-choice extremists in Indiana are trying to force the release of records for the very few legal abortions in the state (146 in 2024). The purpose is to intimidate patients and providers and expose them to harassment, arrests, and violence.truthout.orgAnti-Abortion Groups Try a New Intimidation Tactic: Make Abortion Records PublicAbortion rights opponents want Indiana to use reporting rules to expose abortion providers and recipients to targeting. 49133831634
Lydia Jennings, PhD @1nativesoilnerd.bsky.social · 05/02/2026LOVE seeing the work on @nativebio.bsky.social and @joseph-yracheta.bsky.social highlighted in the NYT. More good news of Indigenous data champions! www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/s...nytimes.comHe Built a Server to Protect Indigenous Health Data 04921
Lydia Jennings, PhD @1nativesoilnerd.bsky.social · 27/01/2026Appreciate 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. 072
Lydia Jennings, PhD @1nativesoilnerd.bsky.social · 22/01/2026I 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 😂 1200
Lydia Jennings, PhD @1nativesoilnerd.bsky.social · 21/01/2026Proud to share the second policy brief emerging from the Past, Present, and Future Indigenous Data Sovereignty Needs in Agriculture Workshop. indigenousdatalab.org/wp-content/u...indigenousdatalab.org 162
Lydia Jennings, PhD @1nativesoilnerd.bsky.social · 15/01/2026A 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! www.snexplores.org/article/scie...snexplores.orgLinking science to dance, culture and more expands who can take partThrough movement, sound, culture and community, some researchers are expanding the ways we learn, think about and communicate science and engineering. 081
Lydia Jennings, PhD @1nativesoilnerd.bsky.social · 14/01/2026I 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 bestttttt 0180
Reposted by Lydia Jennings, PhDDartmouth Arts and Sciences @dartmouthartsci.bsky.social · 14/01/2026“Just-shoring insists on a reordering of power in the extractive sector, centring the rights and interests of those whose lands and livelihoods bear its costs.” Professor @1nativesoilnerd.bsky.social co-writes an opinion piece in @natenergy.nature.com on how to achieve global energy transition goalsnature.comClient Challenge 042
Lydia Jennings, PhD @1nativesoilnerd.bsky.social · 11/01/2026How lovely it was to see snow on the Santa Rita Mountains today 😍 #azwx 0260
Reposted by Lydia Jennings, PhDmolly taft @mollytaft.com · 09/01/2026a study spanning multiple continents involving 50+ co-authors has found that the oceans added a record amount of heat in 2025—the energy equivalent of 12 atomic bombs going off in the ocean, one of the authors told me it's the eighth year in a row that the oceans have broken heat records like thiswired.comThe Oceans Just Keep Getting HotterFor the eighth year in a row, the world’s oceans absorbed a record-breaking amount of heat in 2025. It was equivalent to the energy it would take to boil 2 billion Olympic swimming pools. 28543
Lydia Jennings, PhD @1nativesoilnerd.bsky.social · 09/01/20261st paper of 2026 is out! A just energy transition requires just-shoring critical materials www.nature.com/articles/s41... 080
Lydia Jennings, PhD @1nativesoilnerd.bsky.social · 08/01/2026The news has been heavyyyyyy today so I want to interrupt it with the beautiful morning I had running the trails in the rain with my fur bestie. Can you smell the creosote? Hear the land absorbing the water? The Sonoran desert in the rain is my favorite 🫶🏽 1360
Reposted by Lydia Jennings, PhDLive Qurious @livequrious.com · 05/01/2026Lake Mendota’s Sunken Fleet: A 5,200-Year-Old Secret of Indigenous Engineering Beneath Wisconsin's Lake Mendota lies a stunning secret: a 5,200-year-old canoe cache, revealing a sophisticated transport network of ancient Indigenous engineers.livequrious.comLake Mendota’s Sunken Fleet: A 5,200-Year-Old Secret of Indigenous EngineeringBeneath Wisconsin's Lake Mendota lies a stunning secret: a 5,200-year-old canoe cache, revealing a sophisticated transport network of ancient Indigenous engineers. 0103
Lydia Jennings, PhD @1nativesoilnerd.bsky.social · 04/01/2026An Arizona Winter perfect day of movement! 10 mile run this am to desert waterfalls, 6 mile evening sunset hike with the best company & planning our future collaborations, then refueled with delicious tacos #AZLiving 2310
Lydia Jennings, PhD @1nativesoilnerd.bsky.social · 02/01/2026Just love it here 😭🫶🏽 Happy New Year from the Sonoran Desert 0250
Reposted by Lydia Jennings, PhDUAINE @mahtowin1.bsky.social · 31/12/2025The multi-billion-dollar fund doesn’t directly support the communities that bear the brunt of the health disparities wrought by lack of healthcare infrastructure in the US: Native Americans and Alaska Natives, who have the lowest life expectancy. nativenewsonline.net/health/feds-...nativenewsonline.netFeds Announce $50 Billion to States for Rural Health, Tribes Barely Mentioned in AwardsThe Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced yesterday awards to all 50 states under the Rural Health Transformation Program, a new initiative touted as the solution to the healthcare g... 1189
Lydia Jennings, PhD @1nativesoilnerd.bsky.social · 31/12/2025The way I love Southern New Mexico 😍 Beautiful soils, few people, the Rio Grande, and hot springs! And green chile 🤤(obviously!) #nmtrue 1362
Lydia Jennings, PhD @1nativesoilnerd.bsky.social · 23/12/2025Christmas Eve’s Eve in Northern New Mexico and it’s in the 60’s. As someone escaping New England’s winters I am not mad about it, but it makes me worried for the lands that raised me & summer fire season. #climatechangeishere Also— what a glorious single track trail 😍 #NMtrue 3241
Lydia Jennings, PhD @1nativesoilnerd.bsky.social · 18/12/2025Rewatching Idiocracy and yikessss why is it so close to our political reality?! 😩😩😩 Also, they are all wearing crocs 🤣🤣media.tenor.comIdiocracy Electrolytes GIFALT: Idiocracy Electrolytes GIF 093
Reposted by Lydia Jennings, PhDAndrew D Thaler @drandrewthaler.bsky.social · 17/12/2025I'm in the South Florida Sun Sentinel talking about deep-sea mining! Deep-sea mining cannot ignore environmental concerns - www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/12/17/d...sun-sentinel.comDeep-sea mining cannot ignore environmental concerns | OpinionA deep-sea ecologist writes that the United States’ new rush to allow deep-sea mining raises significant environmental concerns with little to show for it. 35426
Reposted by Lydia Jennings, PhDDr. Kim Hannula @stressrelated.bsky.social · 17/12/2025@landdesk.bsky.social This press release seems like it fits your beat. (Silverton is part of the Colorado Mineral Belt; I don't know if the group has worked down here.) 131
Reposted by Lydia Jennings, PhDMike (1 of many) @chicagomike.bsky.social · 16/12/2025I'm not sure if people realize the murder strikes are taking place across a large region. It's quite staggering. www.newsweek.com/map-us-strik... 10850832255
Lydia Jennings, PhD @1nativesoilnerd.bsky.social · 16/12/2025Since we're all thinking about 2026 (goodbyeeeeee 2025), here's one thing I am looking forward to in the New Year! Excited to connect with New England POC nerds! 061
Lydia Jennings, PhD @1nativesoilnerd.bsky.social · 15/12/2025Wild to be in Tucson in December where it's been in 70s-80s and mosquitos are still out! I don't think I've ever experienced mosquitos in December here! 180
Lydia Jennings, PhD @1nativesoilnerd.bsky.social · 15/12/2025Tribal Nations are increasingly using advanced economic tools to strengthen sovereignty and long-term self-determination. Foreign Trade Zones are one such tool. www.kosu.org/local-news/2...kosu.orgCitizen Potawatomi Nation blazes new path with foreign trade zone, helping companies navigate tariff changesAbout an hour’s drive outside Oklahoma City is one of the first active foreign trade zones in Indian Country — an economic tool for tribes and companies seeking stability amid fluctuating tariffs. Mee... 082
Lydia Jennings, PhD @1nativesoilnerd.bsky.social · 15/12/2025No student should have to worry about being a victim when pursuing education. No professor or teacher should have to navigate gun violence either (thinking of past incidents at the University of Arizona and UNC, Chapel Hill). We need change now. 1256