
I like to think with nature. Much of my research is shaped by Indigenous ways of knowing and the question of how Indigenous knowledge is produced, preserved, and erased. I’m especially interested in moving beyond a human-centered view of the world to consider more-than-human life. We often talk about speaking for Indigenous peoples, but we also need to speak for Indigenous animals displaced or replaced by colonial expansion. We need to pay attention to Indigenous landscapes—hills, mountains, and other terrains, sacred or not—that were flattened into farmlands, estates, amusement parks, and other developments. And we must talk about Indigenous waterways that were redirected or diverted, and how those changes continue to affect the health of the environments around them.
