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We should dismantle the fact that indigenous peoples are seen as research subjects and areas

of expertise rather than the scientists and experts themselves.

From FuturoMedia and PRX, it's Latino USA.

I'm Maria Inujosa.

Today, Jessica Hernandez and why we need indigenous environmental science.

For Jessica Hernandez becoming an environmental scientist seemed like the most natural thing

in the world.

She had grown up learning about animals and plants from her grandmother in Wahakka in

southern Mexico.

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