Dr. Michael Kotutwa Johnson presents on Hopi Dry Farming: 2000 Years of Resiliency

Recorded on February 25th, 2021 Annual Dry Farming Collaborative Winter Meeting Dr. Michael Kotutwa Johnson, a member of the Hopi Tribe in Northern Arizona, serves as the Native American Agriculture Fund’s (NAAF) Research Associate. Dr. Johnson received his PhD from the University of Arizona’s School of Natural Resources and the Environment. Dr. Johnson is a traditional Hopi farmer and practitioner and has given extensive lectures on the topic of Hopi dryland farming – a practice of his people for over two millennia – throughout his academic and professional career. Dr. Johnson’s work focuses on Indigenous Agriculture Knowledge (IAK), as it relates to the areas of conservation and subsistence farming. His most recent work, Barriers to PES programs in Indigenous communities: A lesson in land tenure insecurity from the Hopi Indian reservation has been published in Ecosystem Services. More information and resources from the OSU Dry Farming Project can be found at: https://smallfarms.oregonstate.edu/sm...