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Students and mentors begin work on the youth’s projects. Students use personal interests, lived experience, plus reflections from the explore session to develop a project that will address an issue close to their home and heart. Additionally, mentors provide guidance with research, lived experience, and academic skills to support students’ problem based learning.

Past projects include:

Siletz:

  • Comparing Pest Depletion Treatment Practices: Addressing Pesticide use in community gardening practices to prevent personal, community, and environmental health harm.
    • JE Rackley, H. Grove
  • Effects of Wildfire Smoke on Moss: A study on moss as an ecological prevention method in forest wildfires.
    • Tamiya A. Yanez, C. Crofford
  • Rez Shells: Printing Money. An exploration of alternatives to dentalium for cultural and ecological sustainability.
    • Nikiya Williams, J. Aldrich
  • Fishing Access and Habitat Assessment in Siletz River: Understanding fish dynamics in the Siletz River to provide Siletz tribal members with better fishing opportunities, especially for those without access to boats.
    • Dean L. Smith, J. Marshall
  • Environmental Enrichment for Aquatic Pets: An exploration of habitat enrichment for aquatic pets to improve their health and wellbeing.
    • Julian A. Grove, J. Marshall
  • Testing Seagrass Seed-based Restoration Methods: A study on the durability of seagrass restoration methods.
    • Nevaeh S. Jackson, L. Breitkreut
  • Touch It, See It, Learn It: Develop accessible formats for learning about sea lions.
    • M.J. Davis, J. Aldrich
  • Wheeling Electricity: Studying the development of electrical energy through Heely sneakers. 
    • T.J. Smith, J. Aldrich
  • Student Science Communication: Using interviews and surveys to understand communication systems.
    • Kiara R. Archuleta, Safiya R. Reed, H. Grove
  • Makeup Changing the World: Exploring climate change through self-expression of makeup.
    • Z.S. Howard, L. Breitkreutz
  • Sea Otters: An informational science poster on sea otters.
    • Kyler, J. Marshall
  • Bean Team: A study on radiation's effect on seed germination.
    • O. Houghton, L. Breitkreutz

Past projects include:

Chemawa:

  • Aiding in Siletz Food Sovereignty Using Hydroponics: Addressing food insecurity and health issues resulting from a lack of food sovereignty in Indigenous communities.
    • E. Adams, R. Lamug
  • Snaggy Recipes: An Autoethnographic Exploration of Cooking and Cultural Healing: An autoethnography using decolonial methods of inner strength and wisdom to address public health issues of unhealthy coping mechanisms and disrupted relationships.
    • A.P. Martinez, S.J. Moss, A. Brown
  • Waškáta ti omniciye: Translating to "Play Home of the People," this project studies community centers and develops a model to serve as a safe and brave space for Indigenous people to heal, play, and be in community.
    • N.J. Little Wounded, T. King
  • Fashion for Forgotten Voices: Using fashion through ribbon skirt making and printmaking to raise awareness of the Missing, Murdered, and Indigenous Women (MMIW] crisis.
    • M.A. Gutierrez, K. Potter, A. Odman
  • Emotional Art Survey: An exploration of Art and healing mental health struggles through surveying responses.
    • T.A. Cly et al
  • Sole Slam: A study on different basketball shoes to understand which styles provide comfort and support to prevent injury.
    • D.T. Jim, T. King
  • Cooking with Camas: An exploration of Camas to better understand this first food and share its importance with those unfamiliar with the plant.
    • S.C. Foster, L. Lopez