Celina Hall

Celina Hall is a proud member of the Ho-Chunk Nation tribe of Wisconsin, majoring in environmental studies with a minor in Indigenous studies. She aspires to work with the Ho-Chunk Nation Agriculture Department to enhance the relationship between people and land and combating food insecurity. This past summer, she interned with the Natural Resources Conservation Service and the Ho-Chunk Nation Agriculture Department. This experience strengthened her knowledge and desire to promote sustainable practices within heavily human-impacted areas.

To capture both the adverse and beautiful journey of walking in two worlds, she will work with ARI Faculty Fellow Melinda Adams to create a portfolio reflecting research on Indigenous-led prescribed fire used to steward lands. The highlight of the portfolio will be a piece of beadwork that she will design and handcraft to share her experience with fire stewardship and the intersection of ecology, Indigenous studies, and Indigenous arts. The goal of her visual and material work is to amplify interdisciplinary research among Indigenous ecologies, decolonizing museums, and visual sovereignty.