TRIBAL AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS
Our project has a letter of support and/or a memorandum-of-understanding from the following:
| >>> Tribal <<< |
| Karen Diver (Former Fond du Lac Band Chairwoman, former Special Assistant to President Obama on Native American Affairs, Senior Advisor to the President for Native American Affairs, University of Minnesota) |
| Minnesota Chippewa Tribe (Union of the Bois Forte, Grand Portage, Fond du Lac, Leech Lake, Mille Lacs, and White Earth bands) |
| Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa |
| Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians |
| Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe |
| St. Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin |
| 1854 Treaty Authority |
| Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission |
| Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Council, Inc (Consortium of federally-recognized Indian Tribes, with subsidiary Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Epidemiology Center) |
| >>>State Agency<<< |
| Dr. Edward Swain (Minnesota Pollution Control Agency; Retired) |
| >>>Academic <<< |
| Prof. Chanlan Chun (Asst. Professor, Dept. of Civil Engineering, Natural Resources Research Institute, University of Minnesota – Duluth) |
UMN RESEARCHERS
Principal Investigators
| Dr. Diana Dalbotten | Director of Diversity and Broader Impacts, St. Anthony Falls Laboratory | dianad@umn.edu 612-624-4608 |
| Dr. Mae Davenport | Professor, Dept. of Forest Resources; Director of the Center for Changing Landscapes | mdaven@umn.edu 612-624-2721 |
| Dr. Mike Dockry | Citizen Potawatomi Nation; Asst. Professor, Dept. of Forest Resources; Affiliate Faculty Member, American Indian Studies Dept. | mdockry@umn.edu 651-649-5163 |
| Dr. Daniel Larkin | Assoc. Professor & Extension Specialist, Institute on the Environment Associate, Dept. of Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology | djlarkin@umn.edu 612-625-6350 |
| Dr. Crystal Ng | Assoc. Professor of Hydrology, Dept. of Earth & Environmental Sciences | gcng@umn.edu 612-624-9243 |
| Dr. Cara Santelli | Assoc. Professor of Geomicrobiology and Bioremediation, Institute on the Environment Associate, Dept. of Earth & Environmental Sciences; BioTechnology Institute | santelli@umn.edu 617-624-9760 |
Graduate student and postdoctoral researchers
| Hannah Jo King, PhD Candidate: Natural Resources Science and Management |
| Jacey Lamar, MS Candidate: Natural Resources Science and Management |
| Gigi Voss, PhD Candidate: Hydrology/Earth and Environmental Sciences/Hydrogeology |
| Shauna Capron, MS Candidate: Water Resources Science |
| Amelia Olsen, PhD Candidate: Earth and Environmental Sciences |
| Mickki Garrity, MS Candidate |
Alumni researchers
| Mark Bellcourt EdD, (White Earth Nation), retired UMN |
| Erik Kojola, PhD Sociology (2018) |
| Laura Matson PhD, post-doctoral research fellow, Center for Changing Landscapes (2018) |
| Jaren Peplinski, MS Natural Resources Science and Management (2018) |
| Josh Torgeson, MS Earth and Environmental Sciences/Geochemistry (2018) |
| Alex Waheed, MS Earth and Environmental Sciences/Geochemistry (2020) |
| McKaylee Duquain (Menominee), MS: Conservation Sciences |
| Sarah Dance (Lumbee), PhD: Earth and Environmental Sciences |
| Patrick O'Hara, MS: Earth and Environmental Sciences/Hydrogeology |
| June Sayers (Red Lake/Ho-Chunk), MS: Earth and Environmental Sciences/Hydrogeology |
| Samantha Stokes, PhD: Natural Resources Science and Management |
| Jessica Tran, PhD: Natural Resources Science and Management |
| Madeline Nyblade, PhD: Hydrology/Earth and Environmental Sciences (2023) |
| Hima Hassenruck-Gudipati, Post-doctoral researcher: Earth and Environmental Sciences (2024) |
| Arianna Gregg (Lower Sioux Indian Community), MS: Earth and Environmental Sciences (2025) |
| Sirena Torres, MS: Conservation Sciences (2025) |
UNDERGRADUATE INTERNS
2023
| Amalia Galvan: UMN Morris |
| Saheli Patel: Carleton College |
2022
| Maudesty Merino: California Polytechnic University, Humboldt |
| Antawnna Berthelote: Salish Kootenai College |
| CJ McLemore: University of Minnesota, Twin Cities |
2021
| Abigail Bartlett: UMN Morris |
| Kellen Cooks: Cornell University |
| Anna Kadrie: University of Minnesota |
| Christopher Villarruel (Ajumawi and Atsuge): Humboldt State University |
2020
| Mohala Aiona: San Francisco State, CA |
| Evan Boening: University of Minnesota |
| Jamie Colvin (Seminole Nation of Oklahoma): Haskell Indian Nations University |
| Anna Kadrie: University of Minnesota |
| Nizhoni Tallas: Virginia Tech, VA |
| Sirena Torres: Humboldt State, CA |
| Yajun Xiao: University of Minnesota |
2019
| Trinaty Caldwell (Menominee): UW-Oshkosh |
| Susannah Howard (Citizen Potawatomi Nation): Smith College |
| Gabbie Menomin (Forest County Potawatomi): University of Minnesota |
| Brena Mullen (Fond du Lac): Bemidji State University |
| Chris Rico: University of Minnesota |
| Lilah White (Mille Lacs): University of Minnesota |
2018
| LeeAnn Charwood (Leech Lake): Leech Lake Tribal College |
| Susannah Howard (Citizen Potawatomi): Smith College |
| Riley Howes (Fond du Lac): Brown University |
| Riley Schmitter (Chickasaw Nation): University of Minnesota |
| Lilah White (Mille Lacs): University of Minnesota |