Dr. Ryan E. Emanuel

@waterpotential.bsky.social

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Lumbee hydrologist | author | engaged scholar. Water, ecosystems, climate change, environmental justice, & Indigenous rights. Book: ON THE SWAMP (UNC Press, 2024). Associate Professor at Duke. he/him www.RyanEmanuel.com

Dr. Ryan E. Emanuel @waterpotential.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 09, 2024 at 21:06 UTC

Time to submit abstracts to the American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting. We plan to hold the 8th "Indigenous Science to Action" session this year, so I guess it's now safe to call it an annual tradition! 🙌 Deadline is July 31.
agu.confex.com/agu/agu24/pr... #AGU24 #IndigenousAGU 🌏 #Indigenous

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Dr. Ryan E. Emanuel @waterpotential.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 07, 2024 at 15:13 UTC

Yesterday’s booth at #Lumbee Homecoming was fun. Spoke with 100+ Lums & visitors about our cultural connections to water & threats from pollution, unsustainable development, & #ClimateChange.

Shared about my book, heard new stories, & gave out a gallon of fresh blueberries!

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UNC Press @uncpress.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 03, 2024 at 16:46 UTC

Duke Alumni Summer Reads 2024 includes MAKING THE LATINO SOUTH: A History of Racial Formation by Cecilia Márquez and ON THE SWAMP: Fighting for Indigenous Environmental Justice by Ryan Emanuel @waterpotential.bsky.social 👏👏
alumni.duke.edu/duke-reads/s...

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Dr. Ryan E. Emanuel @waterpotential.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 01, 2024 at 22:30 UTC

In a brand new paper, @justhydrolog.bsky.social recommends a set of standardized metrics to characterize saltwater intrusion (AKA salinization) events in freshwater environments.

aslopubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... #OpenAccess #Hydrology #Wetlands #Coasts 🌎

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Dr. Ryan E. Emanuel @waterpotential.bsky.social
[ View ] Jun 30, 2024 at 16:21 UTC

I just updated the calendar of upcoming events for my book, ON THE SWAMP.
Talks, book signings and other events (many in eastern North Carolina) coming up later this summer and fall.
Link below. 👇🏽
www.ryanemanuel.com/event-calendar

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Dr. Ryan E. Emanuel @waterpotential.bsky.social
[ View ] Jun 29, 2024 at 14:06 UTC

ON THE SWAMP was chosen for the Duke Alumni Association’s summer reading list! You can find discussion questions, a short introductory video, and the full reading list at the link below.

Happy reading! 📖📚

alumni.duke.edu/duke-reads/s...

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Dr. Ryan E. Emanuel @waterpotential.bsky.social
[ View ] Jun 29, 2024 at 14:00 UTC

I thoroughly enjoyed this paper, and I wish that I had encountered this content when I was in school! 👇🏽🔥👍🏽

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Dr. Ryan E. Emanuel @waterpotential.bsky.social
[ View ] Jun 08, 2024 at 12:58 UTC

New publication in Energy Research & Social Science!

#FossilFuel projects cause more than environmental harm - they erode sense of identity & place for people nearby. Thanks, @drmacaretta.bsky.social, for leading this #OpenAccess Perspective.

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... 🌎

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Dr. Ryan E. Emanuel @waterpotential.bsky.social
[ View ] May 29, 2024 at 18:22 UTC

I love a good fall line hypothesis!

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Dr. Ryan E. Emanuel @waterpotential.bsky.social
[ View ] May 15, 2024 at 21:28 UTC

Chatting about my new book w/ Louie Rivers at Flyleaf in Chapel Hill. Louie teaches me teenager slang and reads an excerpt on land acknowledgments before we talk about #LandBack & living memory.
www.youtube.com/embed/-UYZ3y... #Indigenous #EnvironmentalJustice #OnTheSwamp 🌎

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Dr. Ryan E. Emanuel @waterpotential.bsky.social
[ View ] May 09, 2024 at 00:51 UTC

A day of wonder on the swamp with good friends! We took in the spring canopy that towered overhead, and we glided across honey-colored sandbars on swirling dark water. I'm home. #Coharie #Lumbee #dendrochronology #hydrology #kayak #canoe #easternNC #OnTheSwamp

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Dr. Ryan E. Emanuel @waterpotential.bsky.social
[ View ] May 02, 2024 at 13:54 UTC

Tonight - book event for ON THE SWAMP at Flyleaf Books in Chapel Hill!

Book signing at 5:30, convo with my colleague Louie Rivers at 6:00.

www.flyleafbooks.com/event/emanue... #Indigenous #EnvironmentalJustice 🌎

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Dr. Ryan E. Emanuel @waterpotential.bsky.social
[ View ] May 01, 2024 at 12:44 UTC

Barely 1% of the 96,000 sites on the National Register of Historic Places are listed specifically because of their significance to Indigenous peoples. The story of one such site, Old Main, frames my new book's discussion of Indigenous cultural preservation & environmental stewardship.

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[ View ] Apr 29, 2024 at 01:48 UTC

Thanks but the title tells me all I will ever need to know about this plan.

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[ View ] Apr 28, 2024 at 20:29 UTC

I’ll be at Flyleaf Books in Chapel Hill on Thursday, May 2 to discuss my new book with Louie Rivers.

Dr. Rivers & I worked together for years at NCSU, and his work on #EnvironmentalJustice affected my thinking about policies, practices, & lived experiences.
www.flyleafbooks.com/event/emanue...

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Dr. Ryan E. Emanuel @waterpotential.bsky.social
[ View ] Apr 24, 2024 at 16:38 UTC

DC Bound! Looking forward to tomorrow's book discussion at Politics & Prose.

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[ View ] Apr 16, 2024 at 14:29 UTC

Last week was a whirlwind, but the highlight was a book launch hosted by Duke's Forum for Scholars and Publics. I got to sit on stage and talk with my good friend & colleague Diego (@carbonshed.bsky.social), and I chatted afterward with folks who are reading, have read, or want to read ON THE SWAMP!

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Dr. Ryan E. Emanuel @waterpotential.bsky.social
[ View ] Apr 15, 2024 at 20:29 UTC

Appreciated the opportunity to share about Indigenous peoples & our cultural connections to water - topics that feature prominently in my new book, On the Swamp! Check out the link to listen to an interview & reading from the book (transcripts, too).
#OnTheSwamp 🌎

nicholas.duke.edu/news/swamp-f...

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Dr. Ryan E. Emanuel @waterpotential.bsky.social
[ View ] Apr 07, 2024 at 00:14 UTC

They pulled an Aunt Viv on you.

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Dr. Ryan E. Emanuel @waterpotential.bsky.social
[ View ] Apr 05, 2024 at 00:16 UTC

Update - There will be a virtual option for ON THE SWAMP's book launch next week! Follow the link below and select "zoom registration."
🌎 #Indigenous #EnvironmentalJustice

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Dr. Ryan E. Emanuel @waterpotential.bsky.social
[ View ] Mar 29, 2024 at 03:44 UTC

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Dr. Ryan E. Emanuel @waterpotential.bsky.social
[ View ] Mar 27, 2024 at 13:50 UTC

ON THE SWAMP is here! Duke U is hosting a book launch in Durham on April 11 - free and open to the public. I’ll have a conversation about the book with @carbonshed.bsky.social followed by a reception and book signing. See link below for details and RSVP.
🌎 #Indigenous #EnvironmentalJustice

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Dr. Ryan E. Emanuel @waterpotential.bsky.social
[ View ] Mar 11, 2024 at 14:46 UTC

ON THE SWAMP is here, and I am thrilled! The publisher sent me a copy last week, and folks have begun receiving preordered copies. The book explores environmental justice through stories and experiences of #Lumbee & other Indigenous peoples in eastern North Carolina.

uncpress.org/book/9781469...

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Dr. Ryan E. Emanuel @waterpotential.bsky.social
[ View ] Feb 25, 2024 at 16:43 UTC

At last year’s AISES conference, Apple Maps announced addition of US #Indigenous lands to their database. The presenters only mentioned reservations, but they later told me they’d used the US Census AIANNHA layer, which includes NC tribal lands. Not perfect, but good to see SDTSAs tagged.
#geosky

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dr. e. katherine @genuinebilski.bsky.social
[ View ] Feb 20, 2024 at 22:42 UTC

Including @waterpotential.bsky.social 's forthcoming book about Lumbee / Indigenous environmental activism! uncpress.org/book/9781469...

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Dr. Ryan E. Emanuel @waterpotential.bsky.social
[ View ] Feb 21, 2024 at 13:41 UTC

Thanks for the shout out! I can't believe the release is less than 6 weeks away.

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Dr. Ryan E. Emanuel @waterpotential.bsky.social
[ View ] Feb 19, 2024 at 22:55 UTC

For the first (and perhaps only) time, I was part of 2 paper submissions in one day. Hopefully that does not mean I will get 2 rejections in 1 day a few weeks from now. 😵‍💫

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Dr. Ryan E. Emanuel @waterpotential.bsky.social
[ View ] Jan 26, 2024 at 15:46 UTC

As cool as it would be, can we take a pass given the context of her last performance?

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Dr. Ryan E. Emanuel @waterpotential.bsky.social
[ View ] Jan 26, 2024 at 02:55 UTC

'You Don't Look Native to Me,' a photo book about Lumbee people, saw recent coverage by CNN & Guardian that felt both shallow & settler gaze-y.

A new critical review, led by Lumbee ⚡️undergraduate⚡️ Unmai Arokiasamy, is the coverage you really need.

photobookjournal.com/2024/01/24/m... #Indigenous

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Dr. Ryan E. Emanuel @waterpotential.bsky.social
[ View ] Jan 18, 2024 at 13:34 UTC

Today marks 66 years since the Battle of Hayes Pond - a key moment in Lumbee history and in the intersecting stories of Civil and Indigenous Rights. Read my unrolled thread from the 60th anniversary commemoration (2018) to learn more about it.
threadreaderapp.com/thread/95385...

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Dr. Ryan E. Emanuel @waterpotential.bsky.social
[ View ] Jan 15, 2024 at 19:17 UTC

ON THE SWAMP won't be out until April, but you can still take advantage of the extended holiday sale at UNC Press to pre-order my book at 30% off. The sale applies to all of their titles! 📚
uncpress.org/book/9781469... #Indigenous #EnvironmentalJustice

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Dr. Ryan E. Emanuel @waterpotential.bsky.social
[ View ] Jan 15, 2024 at 18:51 UTC

Mine is one of ~30 essays in the collection published by Fulcrum Press (Deloria's long-time publisher). The book will be out in April, but you can pre-order now from @Powells and other booksellers. 3/3
www.powells.com/book/of-livi...

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Dr. Ryan E. Emanuel @waterpotential.bsky.social
[ View ] Jan 15, 2024 at 18:50 UTC

My new essay, "Sovereignty's Cycle," tells about Deloria's advocacy for my Tribal Nation, the Lumbee, as part of a larger discussion of feedbacks between sovereignty, recognition, and stewardship of land & water in a time of environmental crises. 2/3

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Dr. Ryan E. Emanuel @waterpotential.bsky.social
[ View ] Jan 15, 2024 at 18:50 UTC

"Those of us currently occupying the present adopt what is still useful, repurpose ideas to fit current needs, & build upon what we have been given to create new ways to engage one another and with the worlds we inhabit." - intro to new essay collection on Vine Deloria, Jr. 1/3 🧵

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Mark Simpson-Vos @simpsonvos.bsky.social
[ View ] Dec 02, 2023 at 01:41 UTC

My dear friend Malinda Lowery has been doing amazing work
to write, produce, and direct a film based on stories from Lumbee Indian people. Today is her birthday - would you take a moment to share, watch the trailer, and consider supporting her work?

fundraising.fracturedatlas.org/lumbeeland-f...

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Dr. Ryan E. Emanuel @waterpotential.bsky.social
[ View ] Nov 28, 2023 at 22:48 UTC

Yay! I am excited that it will be out in the world soon.

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Dr. Ryan E. Emanuel @waterpotential.bsky.social
[ View ] Nov 24, 2023 at 16:42 UTC

Three step guide to contentment (Lumbee vegetarian edition).

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Dr. Ryan E. Emanuel @waterpotential.bsky.social
[ View ] Nov 23, 2023 at 14:00 UTC

North Carolina Tribal Nations recently worked with state government to change vital records policy - from now on, vital records will allow reporting of tribal affiliation.
ncmedsoc.org/new-tribal-a... #Indigenous

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Dr. Ryan E. Emanuel @waterpotential.bsky.social
[ View ] Nov 22, 2023 at 22:22 UTC

Great to hear, and please let me know if you use it. Also of potential interest for your independent study - a Red Nation episode from 1-2 years ago featuring Malinda Lowery and Jorden Revels.

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Dr. Ryan E. Emanuel @waterpotential.bsky.social
[ View ] Nov 22, 2023 at 21:12 UTC

New episode of Heritage Voices Podcast - I join Lumbee archaeologist & @appstate prof, Seth Grooms to chat with host Jessica Yaquinto about cultural resources, Indigenous community engagement, environmental research ethics, & more.
www.archaeologypodcastnetwork.com/heritagevoic...
#anthropology
🌎 🧪

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Dr. Ryan E. Emanuel @waterpotential.bsky.social
[ View ] Nov 21, 2023 at 21:07 UTC

HEY! Even though it won't be out for a few months, ON THE SWAMP is part of the Native American Heritage Month reading list from UNC Press. AND you can get 30% off books (including pre-orders for my book) during their holiday sale. Check out their great reading list below.

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Dr. Ryan E. Emanuel @waterpotential.bsky.social
[ View ] Nov 21, 2023 at 20:54 UTC

I just booked a meeting with @ardonlab.bsky.social, and it shows up on my calendar as the intro to a mystery thriller.

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Dr. Ryan E. Emanuel @waterpotential.bsky.social
[ View ] Nov 19, 2023 at 01:53 UTC

Exhausting, rewarding day at the American Indian Heritage Celebration, a showcase of Tribal Nations at the NC History Museum!

Thanks to all who supported our Title VI Indian Education fundraiser, & thanks to folks who attended my talk on extractive research:
www.southerncultures.org/article/stor...

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Dr. Ryan E. Emanuel @waterpotential.bsky.social
[ View ] Nov 17, 2023 at 15:44 UTC

Apart from the air quality concerns, your skeet reminded me of my first coffee crush. shenandoahjoe.com/product/smok...

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Dr. Ryan E. Emanuel @waterpotential.bsky.social
[ View ] Nov 17, 2023 at 02:34 UTC

I’m re-upping this thread from last month, noting that today NCAI voted down the proposed constitutional amendment to expel non-federally recognized tribes. The pre-vote rhetoric mirrored the discriminatory behavior that Indigenous scholar Vine Deloria warned against some 50 years ago.

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Dr. Ryan E. Emanuel @waterpotential.bsky.social
[ View ] Nov 12, 2023 at 00:09 UTC

“If this proposal succeeds, NCAI will have assumed the mantle of colonizer, without the colonizer even asking for the favor.”

Robert Williams (faculty chair of UA’s Indigenous Peoples Law & Policy Program) on the upcoming attempt to change NCAI’s constitution.

turtletalk.blog/2023/11/11/g...

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Dr. Ryan E. Emanuel @waterpotential.bsky.social
[ View ] Nov 10, 2023 at 19:32 UTC

During WWII my grandma, Martha Dimery Odom, and another #Lumbee, Margret Locklear Learner were among thousands of women cryptographers stationed at Arlington Hall. In the #UNCP podcast below, my dad, Laney, shares their story.
www.uncp.edu/resources/mu...
#Indigenous #VeteransDay

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Dr. Ryan E. Emanuel @waterpotential.bsky.social
[ View ] Nov 07, 2023 at 22:03 UTC

Deron Marquez (San Manuel Band) on an upcoming vote to change the NCAI constitution:

The interesting construct behind this proposal is the willingness to use a colonizer’s “Indian description,” further empowering the federal government.

ictnews.org/opinion/ncai... #Indigenous

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Dr. Ryan E. Emanuel @waterpotential.bsky.social
[ View ] Nov 07, 2023 at 14:07 UTC

The UNC Press spring 2024 book catalog is out, and I’m thrilled to see the Lumbee River on the cover! Less than 5 months until ON THE SWAMP, my book on Indigenous environmental justice arrives in the world. Preorder info: bookshop.org/p/books/on-t... 🧪 🌎

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Dr. Ryan E. Emanuel @waterpotential.bsky.social
[ View ] Nov 07, 2023 at 14:02 UTC

Spectacular talk yesterday evening by Kyle Whyte reframing the climate crisis as a crisis of Indigenous consent. He spoke to a full house at Duke as part of University 102, “The Climate Course.”

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