Jessica Hernandez
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    • Indigenizing Conservation in a Changing Climate
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Jessica Hernandez, Ph.D., is an Indigenous scholar, scientist, and community advocate based in the Pacific Northwest. She has an interdisciplinary academic background ranging from marine sciences to forestry. Her work is grounded on her Indigenous cultures and ways of knowing. She advocates for food, climate, and environmental justice through her scientific and community work and strongly believes that Indigenous sciences can heal our Indigenous lands. She was raised in South Central Los Angeles and in 2020, she became the first alum from her high school to receive and complete a doctoral degree. She is the founder of Pina Soul, SPC  an environmental consulting & artesanias hybrid business that promotes and supports environmental sustainability & conservation among Black & Indigenous communities
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"I belong to one of the strongest matriarchal societies, and it is my inherited right to honor my kinships with our strongest matriarch of them all, Mother Earth."
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  • HOME
  • Projects & Research
    • Energy Justice
    • Indigenizing Restoration in Urban Parks
    • Environmental Justice in the PNW
    • Piña Soul, SPC
    • Podcast >
      • Indigenizing Urban Seattle Podcast
  • CV
  • Teaching
    • Indigenizing Conservation in a Changing Climate
    • Decolonizing the Environmental Discourse
  • Books
    • Fresh Banana Leaves
    • Contributing Chapters
  • Leadership & Service