Welcome to the 2026 GIS in Action Annual Conference hosted by the Oregon & SW Washington Chapter of the Geospatial Professional Network & Cascadia ASPRS.
This project aims to understand the interconnected nature of: colonialism, environmental justice, and indigenous land sovereignty as it relates to the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma. This research is incredibly important in understanding and furthering the fight of Native nations for land sovereignty against colonial powers. In particular understanding the individual environmental injustices the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma are undergoing and how colonial systems have caused them. This research will be carried out through a literature review, conducting a survey, and doing a GIS analysis. Specifically the survey will be with employees of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma and residents within the boundaries of the ten and a half counties of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma. There will be surveys sent to employees of the Environmental Protection Service, Forestry Program, Land Management Program, Wildlife Conservation, Water Resource Management, and Hunting and Fishing. I will also post a survey online for residents who live within the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma boundaries to fill out. To conduct a GIS analysis I will be analyzing the negative effects that environmental injustices are putting onto the community, these being related to public health, environmental health, and sustainability.
