Irene Angel Vasquez / Southern Sierra Miwuk And Paiute / Humboldt State University / Natural Resource

Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 07/25/2018 - 00:00

Growing up on ancestral lands next to Yosemite National Park, Irene Vasquez spent countless hours hiking, swimming, biking, and attending cultural ceremonies. Over the years, she’s seen the ecological deterioration of the land that she calls home. This deterioration pushed Vasquez to realize a dream: to help influence management of public lands with an Indigenous perspective.

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AISES People, Summer 2018, Students, Southern Sierra Miwuk, Paiute, University of California, Natural Resource Management, Humboldt State University