Certificate Requirements

To receive the full Environmental Stewardship of Indigenous Lands (ESIL) Certificate, student must complete a course from the STEM Focus Areas and then choose any two courses from the topics (Topics 1-5), along with the additional requirements below. Substitutions can be made with permission from the student’s ESIL advisor. 

STEM Focus Areas​

Topic 1. Tribal Governance and Relations

Topic 2. Cultural Engagement and Participatory Decision-Making

Topic 3. Indigenous Cultural Responsiveness and Positionality

Topic 4. Communication, Mediation, Negotiation, and Conflict Resolution

Topic 5. Tribal Liaison Focus Areas

ESIL Internship

Contact your ESIL advisor at least a semester prior to the semester (including summer) you want to complete your internship. ESIL internships should combine some aspect of environmental science, policy, or engagement with work with or on behalf of a Native/Indigenous community. Your ESIL advisor will help you identify or codesign your internship. Internships should be time equivalent to 3 credits.

ESIL Workshop and Event Participation

All ESIL students are required to participate in designated ESIL workshops or events. Workshops/events will be available in in-person and online formats and are designed to provide students experiences complementary to ESIL's educational programming.  These monthly workshops/events will require anywhere from 1-3 hours of time. Your participation in the workshops/events will be assessed through written reflection statements submitted at the end of the workshop or event.