Idaho Energy Water systems workshop opportunity: Ethical native-engaged research

The Idaho National Science Foundation (NSF) Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) is pleased to offer a workshop series on Ethical Native Engaged Research.

Registration will open in Jan. 2025.

The Reciprocal Research Workshop series, funded by the NSF EPSCOR Idaho Community-engaged Resilience for Energy-Water System (I-CREWS) grant employs the six 'R's (Respect, Relationality, Responsibility, Representation, Relevance, Reciprocity) framework for exploring the dynamics, logistics and practical considerations of conducting or engaging in collaborative research with, in and by Native Nations.

The workshop series will take place each spring of 2025, 2026 and 2027. It builds on the 2022 (Re)Cultivating and (Re)Newing Reciprocal Research workshops hosted by Idaho State University.

2025 Dates and Topics

9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., MT on Feb. 7, 2025

• Workshop: Reconnecting & Review
• Virtually, through Zoom

9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. MT on March 7, 2025

• Workshop: Respect
• Virtually, through Zoom

9 a.m. to 2:15 p.m. MT on April 4, 2025

• Workshop Relationality
• In-person at Fort Hall, ID with afternoon field trips and evening Powwow at Idaho State University

Each year, the series will have three sessions, two virtual sessions via Zoom running from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. MT and one in-person session workshop from 9 a.m. to 2:15 p.m. with optional afternoon field trips and evening events.

The location of the in-person visits will rotate and include Fort Hall in 2025; Coeur d'Alene in 2026; and Boise in 2027. The locations correspond to community partner sites of the I-CREWs project.

At these workshops, you will learn about research approaches supporting Tribal research sovereignty and reciprocal relationships between Tribes and other entities. By the end of the workshop series, attendees will be able to:

• Describe the six Rs of Indigenized research
• Describe theories and practices of Tribal Sovereignty and research sovereignty
• Explain how Tribal and institutional (universities, research labs, corporations, NGOs, NPOs, governmental agencies, etc.) systems impact research
• Apply the six Rs of Indigenized research to revising their institutions and their research practices

Participants will have the opportunity to apply what they have learned to co-create products such as:

• Mentoring plans
• Broader impacts statements
• Guides that you can take back to your community, department/university, or workplace.

All events are open to participants from any community or institution, including but not limited to Tribal leadership, research administrators, educators, students, and community practitioners and staff.

There is no cost for participating in this workshop series, but participants will need to cover travel costs for in-person workshop days. Some scholarships may be available for travel, particularly for graduate students and Native community members.

While participation in all sessions is encouraged, it is not required that you attend all the sessions.

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