The Indigenous Land and Data Stewards Lab is an interdisciplinary research lab supporting Indigenous and community-based natural resource stewardship. Our research works to better understand and apply local and Indigenous knowledge and governance systems in natural resources focused research and education.
Our work is directly informed by Indigenous values, ethics, and worldviews. In doing so, we honor knowledge and experience from sources not often represented in academic research, including community knowledge keepers, elders, and customary teachings and protocols.
Photo by Brianne Dewani Lauro. Brianne’s uncle, Joshua Cabreros, throws his net over a school of mullet at Punalu’u Black Sand Beach. Story here.