UMN research stations reside on Native lands

December 2, 2022

The lands were originally taken by the federal government and granted to the University of Minnesota. Some stations are now trying to build relationships with the surrounding Native Nations.

An Garagiola, a research associate with the TRUTH Project; Audrianna Goodwin, a graduate student and research assistant in the Humphrey School of Public Affairs; PR Director Jake Ricker; Kyle Gill, forest manager and research coordinator for MN Experimental Forests properties; Joleen Hadrich, a professor and the interim associate dean of CFANS research and outreach centers; Jonathan Schilling, director of the Itasca Biological Station and Laboratories and a professor in the College of Biological Sciences and CFANS; and Caitlin Potter, associate director of the Cedar Creek Ecosystem Science Reserve, are quoted. President Joan Gabel is mentioned.