Tracy Perkins

Tracy Perkins, Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology and Criminology at Howard University, received a Haury Visiting Associateship Award in January 2018. Perkin's project, "Ward Valley and the Fight to Protect Tribal Lands" examines a largely undocumented anti-nuclear waste landfill campaign that took place in the Mojave Desert's Ward Valley from the late 1980s to the late 1990s.  "My experience with the Haury Program", said Perkins, "was a rich one. I am hopeful that the relationships that I built this spring will result in future collaborations". The project highlights the role of Native Americans in the US environmental justice movement and will help educators teach students about the inextricably linked nature of social justice and environmental concerns. "I hope this work contributes to the next generation's sense of pride in the accomplishments of those that came before them, and in doing so, increase their own sense of being able to make a change in the world", said Perkins.