Hózhó, Choices, and Science Impacts for Seven Generations

Friday, October 30, 2015: 3:15 PM-4:45 PM
Chesapeake 1 (Gaylord National Resort And Convention Center)
Chair:
Joseph Bunnell, PhD, International Coordinator for Ecosystems, U. S. Geological Survey

Description: Hózhó, a state of order in the Navajo world, in constant flux with Hóchxó. Absence of Hózhó = imbalance. Session discusses science research and impacts of such imbalance on tribal lands. Examined are coal burning, energy, oil and gas development, water quality, Hurricane Sandy, drought, and climate change impacts.



3:15 PM
Coal Combustion on the Reservation
Joseph Bunnell, PhD , International Coordinator for Ecosystems , U. S. Geological Survey
3:35 PM
Global Change Impacts on Tribal Lands and People
Margaret Hiza-Redsteer, PhD , Research Scientist , U. S. Geological Survey
3:55 PM
Lidar & Land Use - Scoping Storm Impacts for Tribes
John Young, MS , Research Biologist , U. S. Geological Survey
4:15 PM
Energy Development on Tribal Water Resources
John Kilpatrick, MS , USGS Director of the Wyoming - Montana Water Science Center , U. S. Geological Survey