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The students profiled in this issue share their journeys and some tips they've picked up along the way. Our AISES college members come from
diverse backgrounds and far-flung places, and not all take the traditional route to higher education. You will probably see some elements of your own
story reflected in these pages. With the continuing support of family, friends, and AISES, these students - and you - are on the path to success.
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Sammy L.
Matsaw Jr.
SHOSHONE-BANNOCK
AND OGLALA LAKOTA
IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY
Ecology and Biology
UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO
PHOTO BY JULIANA BROWN EYES
PhD Student,
Water Resources
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grew up in rural southeastern
Idaho, spending most of my
childhood on the Fort Hall Indian
Reservation, both in the housing
projects and Fort Hall Bottoms, an
area where hundreds of springs
emerge from the ground and send
cold, clear water into the Snake
River. It's largely undisturbed and
has great fishing.
As Shoshone-Bannock and
Oglala Lakota, I was raised
hunting, fishing, and gathering.
My father's ancestry is Agai Dika,
which translates to "salmon eaters."
Today, my academic pursuit as a
fish ecologist at the University of
Idaho in Moscow is closely tied to
that ancestry. I bring my cultural
lineage together with my academic
background to share the ideas that
were taught in the communities
where I grew up. My current field
of study is the indigenous science
and aquatic ecology of freshwater
mussels, a "first food" of the
Shoshone-Bannock.
My parents struggled to
provide a stable lifestyle for us
kids. We moved frequently so my
dad could work as a pipe fitter
and welder. My mom would stay
home to take care of us, or find
work of her own. After they
separated when I was about seven
years old, I split my time with my
mom in South Dakota and my
dad in Fort Hall.
My paternal grandparents were
very supportive of us kids and
tried to make sure we had what we
needed. And my dad's sister, my
aunt Tina, was one of my biggest
boosters when it came to higher
education. When I was 15 my dad
passed away, and I lived with my
auntie for a while.
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