❀ VIDEO INTERVIEWS ❀ 

​​— DR. JESSICA HERNANDEZ, FRESH BANANA LEAVES

“Taking care of nature and nature taking care of us in return is the greatest teaching my father has taught me... nature protects us as long as we protect nature.”

❀ Articles/Press Publications ❀​
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Nature: ‘Communities already have the solutions’: why I advocate for Indigenous knowledge 

Latino USA: Indigenous Science With Jessica Hernandez​ 

 Forbes:  Mujeres Poderosas de Centro America, Jessica Hernandez ​

Grist: Want to heal the planet? Stop ignoring Indigenous science ​

Audubon: Why Western Environmentalism Won’t Save Us​

Vox: Want to know how to save nature? Ask Indigenous scientists 

IndigiNews: ‘Taking Back the Dinner’ is about reclaiming our history, says Indigenous scientist ​

 Hip Latina: ​First Indigenous Professor at University of Washington to Teach on Climate Change Introductory Course ​

 Brooklyn Public Library: Climate Reads: Braiding Sweetgrass with Stokes, Hernandez, Moore 

 Puget Sound Sage: ​2020-2021 Community Leadership Institute

 Crosscut: With mic and spade, this researcher-turned-podcaster is helping restore Seattle's Indigenous landscape

UW Resilience Lab: Awarded Seed Grant 2019 for Indigenizing Urban Seattle Podcast 

 Award: ​Northwest Horticulture Scholarship 

 Dissertation Proposal: April, 12th from 4-6 PM successfully passed and completed

 Native American Association of Indigenous Studies: Presentation-Indigenizing Environmental Justice: Case Studies from the Pacific Northwest 

 NOIS: 17th Annual Symposium of Native & Indigenous Scholarship

 The Living Breath of wǝɫǝbʔaltxʷ: 6th Annual Symposium of Indigenous Foods and Ecological Knowledge

 SACNAS: Indigenizing the Environmental Discourse: Inspiring our Future Environmental and ​Social Activists​ 

UW Alumni magazine: Decolonizing the Environmental Discourse Q & A with Jessica Hernandez 

 School of Marine & Environmental Affairs: Hernandez Featured on Race & Equity Initiative Blog 

 UW Race & Equity Initiative: New Course Shines Light on Environmental (In)Justice 

UW College of the Environment: Students from UW Environment honored in the 2017 Husky 100 

 School of Marine & Environmental Affairs: 2 SMEA Students win NSF Research Fellowships

University of Washington: Hernandez selected as 2017 Husky 100 Recipient 

The Daily Article: New UW Course Aims to Tackle Environmental Issues with a Decolonizing Lens  ​​

 School of Marine and Environmental Affairs: UW School of Marine and Environmental Affairs Q & A with
Jessica Hernandez  

The Daily Article: New Study Abroad Set in UW'S Backyard: The Puget Sound and British Columbia 

 Episode 2: Jessica, Cycles: Climate Change & Indigenous Women  

The Daily Article: "Indigenous Students's Work Featured in the 15th Annual Research Symposium  

 ​Video: American Indian Science and Engineering Society Regional 2 Conference 

School of Marine and Environmental Affairs: Hernandez Teams Up with University Partners to Host Immersion ​Day  

 Yes Magazine:  Beyond Decolonization ​

Popular Science: Many Indigenous languages lack a word for ‘conservation.’ Here’s why. 

 Nexus Media News: Meet the Environmental Scientist Who Wants to Decolonize Conservations 

 Teen Vogue: Decolonizing Conservation: Native Communities Know How to Protect Nature 

 ​UW Bothell: Climate change through a broader lens

​Remezcla: First Indigenous Professor Tapped to Teach Intro Course in Climate Change at UW

Sacred Wisdom, Sacred Earth: ​Centering Indigenous Knowledge for Future Generations 

Student Equitable Medicine Initiative (SEMI): Indigenous Communities & Environmental Racism 

Raíces Verdes: Indigenizing Environmental Science & Mutual Aid 

 American Indian Science & Engineering Society: Participated in Panel- Indigenizing Science and Reasserting Indigeneity in Research​ 

 Native American Association of Indigenous Studies: Panel—The Future of Research is Indigenous, Culturally Grounding our Scholarship 

Native American Association of Indigenous Studies: Presentation—Indigenous Lands Before Urban Parks: Indigenizing Restoration in Discovery Park 

 Native American Association of Indigenous Studies:  Panel-​Making Waves: Empow(her)ed Native Women Indigenizing Environmental and Food Justice in the Pacific Northwest 

 UW Graduate School: Jessica Hernandez: Climate change, Indigenous communities, and “taking back” 
Thanksgiving ​  

UW College of the Environment: Jessica was awarded the Outstanding Diversity Commitment Award for 2016-2017

 The Daily Article: Symposium brings together Native voices and stories of indigenous struggle

 School of Marine & Environmental Affairs: Hernandez selected as one of the ​Husky 100 

 May 17, 2017 4:30-8:30: The 16th Annual Symposium of Native and Indigenous Scholarship at the University of Washington, Seattle 

National Science Graduate Research Fellowship Program: Jessica was awarded the 2017 NSF Fellowship for her doctorate work in 'environmental justice'

March 6th and 8th:  Environmental (IN) Justice Showcase Symposium 

 May 5th and 6th: ​The Living Breath of wǝɫǝbʔaltxʷ: Indigenous Foods and Ecological Knowledge
​Symposium 

Guest: Native America Calling, Where Environmental and Indigenous Goals Part 

The Daily Article: Making NOIS-e for Standing Rock Fundraises $2046 for Oceti Sakowin Medics Team  

 The Daily Article: Listening to the Unheard Native Perspective  

School of Marine and Environmental Affairs: Mentoring our Future STEM Students >>---> 

Marina Lab:  Jessica Hernandez Awarded the Linda Maxson Endowment Marine Policy Award  

 School of Marine and Environmental Affairs: Hernandez Selected as a Latino/a Scholars Graduate School Fellowship ​Awardee  

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