Awards issued prior to january 20, 2025, were funded under previous administrations and may not reflect the priorities and policies of the current administration.** the USDA-nbts 2024-2028SUSTAINING…

Awards issued prior to january 20, 2025, were funded under previous administrations and may not reflect the priorities and policies of the current administration.** the USDA-nbts 2024-2028SUSTAINING pathways for tribal student recruitment, engagement, and successproject continues work to address two pressing problems in science and practice in the US, especially related to food, agriculture, natural resources, and human sciences, which are:new and more diverse strategies are needed, including from different paradigms (such as an increased inclusion of indigenous worldview), in order to improve the sustainability, productivity, and health impacts of our nation's food and agriculture systems.professionals working in food, agriculture, natural resources, and human sciences are not reflective of the diversity of our nation, with native americans particularly underrepresented.fortunately, one solution can help address both problems. Diversifying the people studying in, and leading, food, agriculture, natural resources, and human sciences will also help diversify our practices and paradigms for solving some of our most urgent food and agriculture system issues. The inclusion of an indigenous worldview would add value to by broadening the scope of what is included or viewed as academic programming in fanh sciences. This worldview would encompass a respect for mother earth and inclusion of sustainable practices (kimmerer, 2016). As detailed in this proposal, the sustaining pathways project is designed to contribute to this solution by attracting, retaining, and graduating more native american students, with more diverse worldviews, in UW degree programs particularly programs supporting food, agriculture, natural resources, and human sciences.