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I had a great time on the Water Talk podcast! Check out the latest episode. 👇🏽
#OnTheSwamp
#Indigenous
#EnvironmentalJustice
fkearns.bsky.social Faith Kearns, Ph.D. @fkearns.bsky.social · Nov 15
Join us for a fantastic conversation with @waterpotential.bsky.social! We talked about environmental justice, Indigenous survival and resilience across swamps, plains, and blackwaters in Eastern North Carolina. Listen where you get your podcasts and at watertalkpodcast.com
Water Talk podcast. Season 5: Blackwater Swamps. “Who has fair and meaningful access to decision making and why? That's a super important theme within environmental justice and also within Indigenous rights and thinking about free, prior, and informed consent.” Ryan Emanuel, Duke University. watertalkpodcast.com
November 15, 2024 at 5:48 PM
waterpotential.bsky.social
Please check out my book talk next Tuesday at Massy Books in Vancouver, BC! #OnTheSwamp #Indigenous #EnvironmentalJustice
massybooks.bsky.social Massy Books @massybooks.bsky.social · Aug 14
Next week!!

📚 On the Swamp: Talk with Ryan Emanuel on Indigenous Environmental Justice
🗓 Tuesday, August 19th | 7 PM
📍 Massy Books, 229 E. Georgia St., Vancouver

www.eventbrite.ca/e/on-the-swa...

#MassyBooks #BookLaunch #VancouverEvent #VancouverBookstore #Vancouver #booksigning
August 15, 2025 at 5:22 PM
waterpotential.bsky.social
I am not at #NAISA2025 this year, but my book and publisher are there!
#OnTheSwamp
#Indigenous #EnvironmentalJustice
uncpress.bsky.social UNC Press @uncpress.bsky.social · Jun 27
Our #NAISA2025 table setup is looking good 😎 stop by to view our Native American & Indigenous Studies titles or visit our virtual booth below👇

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June 27, 2025 at 2:58 PM
waterpotential.bsky.social
I found a timeline of my Interlibrary Loan requests from @ncsulibraries.bsky.social back when I was a professor at @ncstate.bsky.social.

There are inklings of my book as far back as 2010 before the dam broke in 2016-2017.
#Indigenous #EnvironmentalJustice #EnvHist #OnTheSwamp @uncpress.bsky.social
November 21, 2025 at 1:58 AM
waterpotential.bsky.social
Morning traffic report in RobCo - my Lester Fallsapart impression. #EasternNC #OnTheSwamp
July 23, 2025 at 1:56 PM
waterpotential.bsky.social
Thanks to @massybooks.bsky.social for hosting a great book talk and signing thing evening in #Vancouver! Largest Indigenous book selection of any bookshop I’ve visited. It was cool seeing #OnTheSwamp shelved in the “Indigenous Politics” subsection—and right next to Nick Estes (whose book I teach).
August 20, 2025 at 4:32 AM
waterpotential.bsky.social
Last month I visited American Scientist / Sigma Xi for a lunchtime presentation about my book. More info and link to recording below!
#OnTheSwamp #Indigenous #EnvironmentalJustice
americanscientist.org American Scientist @americanscientist.org · Jun 10
In this installment of the American Scientist lunchtime seminar series, Science by the Slice, Ryan Emanuel discusses his book, On the Swamp: Fighting for Indigenous Environmental Justice (2024, UNC Press).
Environmental Change and Indigenous Rights On the Swamp
The Lumbee work for environmental justice for their ancestral lands.
www.americanscientist.org
June 11, 2025 at 4:11 PM
waterpotential.bsky.social
Saw #OnTheSwamp today on displayat Birchbark Books in Minneapolis. I signed their copy and also got to sign their wall of authors!
#Indigenous #EnvironmentalJustice #Lumbee
Ryan’s book, On the Swamp, displayed on a wooden shelf next to Theory of Water and Manoomin. Background shows inside of Birchbark Books with a coffee mug and other merchandise in the background. Outside View of Birchbark Books storefront. Blue door and awning visible along with chalkboard on sidewalk reading “Our door is open.”
October 3, 2025 at 11:15 PM
waterpotential.bsky.social
Excited to be part of this event with Kirsten Squint next month, hosted by Erica Abrams Locklear as part of UNC Asheville’s Rising Waters series. Come join us! Registration link: www.unca.edu/events-and-n... #OnTheSwamp #Indigenous #EnvironmentalJustice
Flyer for UNC Asheville environmental literature event on October 30.
September 19, 2025 at 7:52 PM
waterpotential.bsky.social
A day of wonder on the swamp with good friends! We took in the spring canopy that towered overhead, and we glided across honey-colored sandbars on swirling dark water. I'm home. #Coharie #Lumbee #dendrochronology #hydrology #kayak #canoe #easternNC #OnTheSwamp
May 9, 2024 at 12:51 AM
waterpotential.bsky.social
Updates to my calendar of speaking engagements on my work at the nexus of water & Indigenous #EnvironmentalJustice.

Next up: book talk at Emory University on March 31 & plenary address at the International Association of Landscape Ecology on April 16!
www.ryanemanuel.com/event-calendar #OnTheSwamp
Calendar of Events — Ryan E. Emanuel, Ph.D.
Public speaking engagements, book talks, and other events.
www.ryanemanuel.com
March 18, 2025 at 12:16 AM
waterpotential.bsky.social
Amid the chaos, people still do amazing work. Watch a segment on the Great Coharie River Initiative & Coharie Tribe airing soon on State of Change (PBS North Carolina). Beloved river, powerful story, beautiful production. Pairs well with Ch. 7 of my book, #OnTheSwamp
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzwZ...
The river that disappeared – and the tribe bringing it back | State of Change
YouTube video by PBS North Carolina
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March 31, 2025 at 11:49 PM
waterpotential.bsky.social
ICYMI (like I did, since I'm at #AGU24)

Interview w/ Jeff Tiberii on WUNC's Due South is online! We had a wide-range conversation about climate change, colonialism, #Indigenous survival, & resilience - threads that run throughout my book, #OnTheSwamp

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A conversation with Ryan Emanuel, author of 'On the Swamp: Fighting for Indigenous Environmental Justice'
Ryan Emanuel is a member of the Lumbee Tribe and a professor of hydrology at Duke University. He talks with Jeff Tiberii about his book, On the Swamp, in a wide-ranging and also personal conversation ...
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December 12, 2024 at 3:39 AM
waterpotential.bsky.social
On the Swamp is a finalist for @selc.bsky.social's 2025 Reed Environmental Writing Award! I'm honored to be listed alongside these great writers, including one of my favorite journalists, Melba Newsome!
www.southernenvironment.org/news/meet-ou... #OnTheSwamp #Lumbee #Indigenous #EnvironmentalJustice
Meet our 2025 Phil Reed Environmental Writing Award finalists
The Southern Environmental Law Center is pleased to announce the finalists for the 2025 Phillip D. Reed Environmental Writing Award. Presented each year, the Reed Award celebrates writers who achieve ...
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December 17, 2024 at 5:27 PM
waterpotential.bsky.social
En route to Hartford for @uconn.bsky.social’s Teale Lecture series where I’ll share stories & lessons from ON THE SWAMP. Excited to reconnect w/ colleagues and meet new folks!

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Teale Lecture: Dr. Ryan Emanuel (Duke University)
“On the Swamp: Fighting for Indigenous Environmental Justice” - Dr. Ryan Emanuel (Duke University)
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September 17, 2025 at 11:09 PM
waterpotential.bsky.social
New #OpenAccess review of my book in the Journal for the Study of Religion Nature & Culture! I really appreciate seeing how various disciplines interpret this work. Thank you, DT Berry!
journal.equinoxpub.com/JSRNC/articl...
#OnTheSwamp
#Indigenous #EnvironmentalJustice
View of Ryan Emanuel, On the Swamp: Fighting for Indigenous Environmental Justice
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January 22, 2025 at 2:59 AM
waterpotential.bsky.social
P.S. If anyone at #AGU24 wants a copy of #OnTheSwamp right away, Politics & Prose (Union Market - walking distance) has 1 more in stock. Their Connecticut Ave store has a few more copies but is not in walking distance of the conference.
December 12, 2024 at 4:05 AM
waterpotential.bsky.social
Appreciated the opportunity to share about Indigenous peoples & our cultural connections to water - topics that feature prominently in my new book, On the Swamp! Check out the link to listen to an interview & reading from the book (transcripts, too).
#OnTheSwamp 🌎

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On the Swamp: Fighting for Indigenous Environmental Justice
Despite centuries of colonialism, Indigenous peoples still occupy parts of their ancestral homelands in what is now Eastern North Carolina. Duke environmental scientist Ryan Emanuel, a member of the L...
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April 15, 2024 at 8:29 PM
waterpotential.bsky.social
It’s back to school time - what are you reading? For the next 2 days, On the Swamp and other titles are 50% off at the publisher’s new website. Use discount code 01NEWSITE50.

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On the Swamp
Despite centuries of colonialism, Indigenous peoples still occupy parts of their ancestral homelands in what is now Eastern North Carolina—a patchwork quil...
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August 26, 2025 at 11:13 AM
waterpotential.bsky.social
Article in student newspaper about my recent visit to Wake Forest U's Environmental & Epistemic Justice Initiative to discuss my book, #OnTheSwamp, alongside author Corban Addison & our host - the amazing journalist Melba Newsome.
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Corban Addison and Ryan Emanuel visit Wake Forest for book forum
Bestselling author Corban Addison and professor of hydrology at Duke University, Ryan Emanuel, presented at a book forum hosted by the Mellon Environmental and Epistemic Justice Initiative (EEJI) at W...
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November 9, 2024 at 3:36 PM
greatlakessandra.bsky.social
I’m almost done with Wastelands so #OnTheSwamp will be next! #water
February 24, 2025 at 5:42 PM
waterpotential.bsky.social
Video from April 2024 book launch at Duke U! Watching it reminded me of how much fun I had & how grateful I am to all who helped bring the book to fruition. www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQ2J... #OnTheSwamp #Indigenous #EnvironmentalJustice #EnvHist 🌎 #geosky @carbonshed.bsky.social @uncpress.bsky.social
Ryan Emanuel Book Launch of On the Swamp with Diego Riveros-Iregui
YouTube video by Scholars and Publics
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September 7, 2024 at 6:07 PM
waterpotential.bsky.social
#OnTheSwamp was selected for North Carolina Reads, an award-winning statewide book club created by North Carolina Humanities. I'm excited and honored to have my book included in the 2025 lineup! More info below.
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NC Humanities Announces North Carolina Reads 2025 Book Selections – North Carolina Humanities
North Carolina Humanities’ award-winning statewide book club, North Carolina Reads, is returning for its fourth year starting next February 2025. North Carolina Reads annually features five books that...
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November 4, 2024 at 10:46 PM
waterpotential.bsky.social
#OnTheSwamp has been out for ~20 months, and I've traveled quite a bit sharing stories from the book & connections to other research topics. The travel was exciting, a mix of familiar & new. But glad to have a break until spring 2026. 74 total events since last spring, 56 of them in-person.
Graphic showing the cover of Ryan's book with a superimposed list of destinations where he traveled to talk about the book and other research in 2024 and 2025. The list reads: Andover, NH Asheville, NC Atlanta, GA Bellingham, WA Chapel Hill, NC Charlotte, NC Clinton, NC Durham, NC Flagstaff, AZ Greensboro, NC Hillsborough, NC Pembroke, NC Pine Knoll Shores, NC Raleigh, NC Research Triangle Park, NC Salisbury, NC Southern Pines, NC Storrs, CT Vancouver, BC Washington, DC Waterloo, ON Winston-Salem, NC & Online #Indigenous #EnvironmentalJustice #Lumbee
November 13, 2025 at 2:19 AM
waterpotential.bsky.social
I will be in Vancouver next month for a book talk and signing! 7-8:30PM on Tuesday, August 19 at Massy Books (@massybooks.bsky.social). Please stop by! Details 👇🏽
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On the Swamp: Talk with Ryan Emanuel on Indigenous Environmental Justice
Join Massy Books, University of North Carolina Press, and Ryan Emanuel for a talk on Indigenous Environmental Justice on Aug. 19th at Massy!
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July 25, 2025 at 3:22 PM