Worldwide, approximately 370 million indigenous people live in over 90 countries. Although, indigenous people are only approximately 5% of the world population, they represent 90% of the cultural diversity and hold 20% of the land that maintains 80% of the world's remaining biodiversity. However, indigenous people often lack access to energy, water, and food infrastructure. For example, 14% of US Native American households lack access to electricity. On the Navajo Nation, our partners for this graduate student training experience, approximately 35% of dwellings are not connected to central power or potable water. To develop this workforce, our project, Indigenous Food, Energy, and Water Security and Sovereignty or Indigi-FEWSS will educate and engage students, with an emphasis on recruitment of first-generation and minority students seeking opportunities, to make a difference in developing communities …