Kanyʌhtowa•nʌ Cheyenne Reuben-Thomas
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Kanyʌhtowa•nʌ Cheyenne Reuben-Thomas
@cheyennethomas.bsky.social
Oneida 🐢 & Tonawanda Seneca | she/they | PhD Student in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at Cornell | Moreau Lab | NSF Fellow | Investigating impacts of Cultural Fire on insect biodiversity with a #LandBack framework 🐜
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Thank YOU for putting this on! It would be submitted under Ryan Thomas! He also wants me to mention that we’re from Rochester 😆
September 15, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Thankfully, these cicadas started emerging as the Onondaga were facing homelessness and starvation. The cicadas helped them gain strength to persevere and rebuild, and they remain a strong community today. I am always happy to hear their songs and continue to give thanks for each emergence.
May 14, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Cicadas were a gift from Creator to help our Onondaga relatives survive after the path of destruction left by the Sullivan Campaign. Unfortunately, this was one of many instances where fire was weaponized against our people, with orders to burn down Haudenosaunee longhouses, villages, and crops.
May 14, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Reposted by Kanyʌhtowa•nʌ Cheyenne Reuben-Thomas
Please share this report widely with your networks.

You can read the final STACC v2 report here:

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STACC - STACC, Volume 2
The second volume of the STACC report followed a similar path to the first volume. A steering committee was convened and lead authors were identified and sent an invitation. In addition, the team de...
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March 26, 2025 at 6:35 PM