Lydia Jennings, PhD

Lydia Jennings, PhD

@1nativesoilnerd.bsky.social

Pascua Yaqui soil scientist, runner, science communicator, Indigenous data warrior & assistant professor. 🌵baby in NE😅 Learn more about me: https://nativesoilnerd.com See: Run to Be Visible, my 50 mile honor run: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=xrLTUUPugIc

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Lydia Jennings, PhD
@1nativesoilnerd.bsky.social

Question-- 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

Lydia Jennings, PhD
@1nativesoilnerd.bsky.social

in the West really use this term and I am curious why in the NH/VT/Maine area its sooooooo common and a point of pride for a lot of people, including those of color. Anyways, I don't trust homesteaders lol. I do in concept but not in terminology.

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Dartmouth Arts and Sciences
@dartmouthartsci.bsky.social

To 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.
Lydia Jennings, PhD
@1nativesoilnerd.bsky.social

MORE IMPORTANTLY... check out the Guidelines! Get the journals you publish with to endorse them! Any step is a step in the right direction! indigenousdatalab.org/2024/11/27/p...

indigenousdatalab.orgGuidelines for the Governance of Indigenous Data in Scholarly Publishing ​Download the Guidelines Citation: Jennings, L.L., Jones, K., Lazrus, H., Maldonado, J., Martinez, A., Taitingfong, R., Tofighi-Niaki, A., Thomas, B., Dye, D., David-Chavez, D., Weber, J., Spellman,…
Lydia Jennings, PhD
@1nativesoilnerd.bsky.social

Dr. 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/...

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Dimitris C. Papadopoulos
@dcphq.bsky.social

Online “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...

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Jordan Chapman
@jchapnocaps.bsky.social

Replying to @kellumtj.bsky.social

Hi! 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 ...

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Dartmouth Arts and Sciences
@dartmouthartsci.bsky.social

Professor @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
Lydia Jennings, PhD
@1nativesoilnerd.bsky.social

remember, 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.

NativeBio Data Consortium@nativebio.bsky.social

Important for Tribal sovereignty in so many areas. But especially data collected with "altruistic intent" such as health research data and environmental monitoring data. These "soft" policy venues are also "soft targets" for bad actors. arxiv.org/html/2602.16...

arxiv.orgLarge-scale online deanonymization with LLMs
Lydia Jennings, PhD
@1nativesoilnerd.bsky.social

"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...
Lydia Jennings, PhD
@1nativesoilnerd.bsky.social

Great 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.
Lydia Jennings, PhD
@1nativesoilnerd.bsky.social

I think about this for Indigenous authors as well, especially if they are pushing back on publishing standards, working with community to get peer review, etc etc. It really adds on time! Its a lot of invisible labor, and something committees can often penalize candidates for.

Lydia Jennings, PhD
@1nativesoilnerd.bsky.social

We 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!

GBIF@gbif.org

Ayúdanos a definir la gobernanza de datos indígenas en biodiversidad Comparte tus perspectivas en una breve #encuesta sobre la gobernanza y soberanía de datos indígenas, y ayuda a promover los #PrincipiosCARE en toda la red de GBIF. ⭐ ¡La encuesta ya está disponible español! gbif.link/Indigenous...

Lydia Jennings, PhD
@1nativesoilnerd.bsky.social

It’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 🫶🏽

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Global Abortion Rights News
@globalabortionnews.bsky.social

Anti-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.
Lydia Jennings, PhD
@1nativesoilnerd.bsky.social

Appreciate 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.

Dartmouth Arts and Sciences@dartmouthartsci.bsky.social

Environmental studies professor @1nativesoilnerd.bsky.social works to repair the rift between science and Indigenous knowledge. Combining different ways of understanding the world “make science better for everyone,” she says, via @snexplores.bsky.social.

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.
Lydia Jennings, PhD
@1nativesoilnerd.bsky.social

I 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 😂

Lydia Jennings, PhD
@1nativesoilnerd.bsky.social

A 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.

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molly taft
@mollytaft.com

a 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 this

wired.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.
Lydia Jennings, PhD
@1nativesoilnerd.bsky.social

The 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 🫶🏽

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Live Qurious
@livequrious.com

Lake 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.
Lydia Jennings, PhD
@1nativesoilnerd.bsky.social

An 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

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UAINE
@mahtowin1.bsky.social

The 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...
Lydia Jennings, PhD
@1nativesoilnerd.bsky.social

Christmas 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