Gedakina lead a class on anti-eugenics, supporting reflection, education, and empowerment.

In their draft report titled: The Intervale: Biomass, Public Health and Environmental Justice Environmental Studies, Community-Engaged Practicum, Middlebury College, May 20, 2025, the students came to the inevitable conclusion that the area is long-overdue for air-quality monitoring and stringent rules to safeguard against the potential health inequity impacting residents and the crumbling infrastructure of Riverside Avenue and its surrounding topography.

half color of oranges and reds and yellows with hand drawn Indigenous young woman’s face with red had print skeletal style in red covers mouth. Woman has braids and a feather in her hair. Tree is pierced by arrow. Features the dreaded boarding school and faces screaming below and the phrase”Kill the Indian, Save the Man” below.

A poem by Judy Dow and Verandah Porche

Gedakina had an opportunity to include fiber hemp into its annual planting cycle. We acquired seeds, cultivated, harvested, dried, hand-processed, dyed and wove the material into textiles. We experienced the full plant life from seed to table and we learned a lot in the process and shared what we learned with our classes and teachers.

Gedakina travelled to The Center for Science and Leadership on Hurricane Island.