Topic:  Indigenous Science,  Decolonial Theory, Plant Pathology Participants: Natalie Solares, Master’s degree in Plant Pathology , UC Riverside Broadcast Air Date: 10/25/19 Time: Station: KUCR 88.3 FM Riverside, CA KUCR station page: http://www.kucr.org Homepage : http://www.dreport.orgAlso available on:AnchorFM,  iTunes, RadioPublic, Spotify,  SoundcloundSend comments about this segment to: [email protected]Segment produced in KUCR, the radio station of the University California in Riverside.Disclaimer:  The views expressed are the sole responsibility of the respective  speakers and do not represent the endorsed position of the UC Regents,  UC Riverside or KUCR.Discussion Topics: – What is plant pathology? – Botrytis cinereal is grey rot?-What careers are available in plant pathology? -Are humans creating the plant diseases?-How did the potato get to Ireland?-How do we navigate the different knowledge systems as we move through graduate work?– How does western science take advantage of past and present indigenous knowledge?-Can indigenous work to domesticate plants be protected from being co-opted by university researchers?-What does it mean to question “Western science?–Sin maize no hay paise.–  How do we change  current science authorship to reflect local  traditional science communities as the rightful authors of their  respective knowledge?-Greg Cajete, University of New Mexico– Robin Wall Kimmerer, Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants ( 2015)-How do we credit indigenous knowledge into the present academic template?-How do we  build the spaces of empowerment?