Understanding and Preventing Extractive Research
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Workshop Coordinator: Ryan E. Emanuel (Lumbee), Associate Professor, Duke University
Extractive research “talks over” Indigenous peoples, silencing our voices by taking knowledge and materials away from our communities for colonial projects. Left unanswered, such research feeds disinformation that undermines tribal sovereignty. We provide a brief overview of the tragic history of extractive research, explain how it threatens tribal self-determination, and offer recommendations for healing the harms of extractive research and for preventing it from happening in the future. We invite participants to share stories from their own communities about extractive research as part of an interactive discussion about strategies to overcome and prevent this type of harm.
Tribal Coastal Resilience Connections
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Workshop Coordinator: Stacey Feken, Policy & Engagement Manager, Albemarle-Pamlico Nat'l. Estuary Partnership
The Southeast Atlantic coastal plain holds important cultural value for many Indigenous communities with both ancestral and present-day connections to the watersheds, rivers, creeks, and sounds of the Albemarle-Pamlico Estuarine System. This region of Virginia and North Carolina is on the front lines of climate change, already experiencing impacts from intense storms, flooding, extreme temperatures, and other hazards. Our Tribal Coastal Resilience Connections team will present results from our Phase I Report, highlight Tribal led examples of water protection, conservation, and environmental stewardship, and present next steps including an Indigenous framework for climate resilience planning and adapting to environmental changes.
Kinship Care In Child Welfare
Jessica Frisina, Foster Care Coordinator, NC Division of Social Services
Learn how the North Carolina Department of Social Services defines kinship care, with some new family kin now eligible, and what resources are available to support keeping children and youth experiencing foster care placed in kin families.
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Workshop Presenters:
Jessica Frisina currently serves as the Foster Care Coordinator within the NC Division of Social Services. With a strong belief in the power of diverse perspectives, Jessica strives to foster collaboration and drive essential change for children and families affected by the child welfare system. Jessica's career includes experience in CPS assessments, foster care, and adoptions. In 2021, she joined NC DSS where she plays a role in analyzing, evaluating, and developing child welfare policy, with a particular emphasis on permanency planning.
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