Susan Karen Sekaquaptewa
- Assistant Agent, Agriculture and Natural Resources/4-H Youth Development-Family and Community
Contact
- (928) 524-6271
- Forbes, Rm. 315
- Tucson, AZ 85721
- sks2@arizona.edu
Biography
Mrs. Susan Sekaquaptewa (B.S./M.A.) is Assistant Agent for the Federally Recognized Tribal Extension Program serving the Hopi Tribe. She is a member of the Hopi Tribe. She is trained as certified organic gardener and a rancher. She is trained facilitator who uses this skill in project planning for the community. Through this work she has been leading efforts through partnerships with community programs to organize and plan educational workshops and activities related to growing and healthy eating. She supports the Hopi community by organizing agricultural education in livestock, herd health, rangeland; horticultural and backyard gardens; food safety and preservation; financial education; 4-H Club and youth development programs.
She represents CALS on the Western Extension Community Development Working group and serves on the CALS Search Committee for the UofA Cooperative Extension System Director. She is a member of the National Association of Extension 4-H Youth Development Professionals.
She is married and has one son.
Degrees
- B.S. Community Planning
- Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, United States
Interests
Teaching
Organic gardening methods;Canning and Food Preservation;Financial Management
Research
History of Cooperative Extension with the Hopi Community;Traditional Hopi Food Practices;Hopi Seed Saving
Courses
No activities entered.
Scholarly Contributions
Presentations
- Farella, J., Sekaquaptewa, S. K., Arias, J. M., Parrott, A. M., & Hauser, M. W. (2022, July). The Need for Tribal Extension Youth Development Publications and Utilizing Culture to Create Safe, Relevant, and Recognizable Spaces. Federally Recognized Tribal Extension Program Annual Meeting. Spokane, Washington: Federally Recognized Tribal Extension Program.More infoIn this presentation we reviewed results from our Journal of Extension Literature review:Farella, J., Hauser, M., Parrott, A., Moore, J. D., Penrod, M., & Elliott-Engel, J. (2021). 4-H Youth Development Programming in Indigenous Communities: A Critical Review of Cooperative Extension Literature. Journal of Extension, 59(3), Article 7.In addition, we highlighted the practical necessety of integrating cultural perspectives into youth programming, and highlighted some strategies from our Journal of Youth Development article: Farella, J., Moore, J. D., Arias, J., & Elliott-Engel, J. (2021). A Framework For Indigenous Identity Inclusion in Positive Youth Development: Proclaimed Ignorance, Partial Vacuum, and the Peoplehood Model. Journal of Youth Development, 16(4), 1–25. DOI 10.5195/jyd.2021.1059
- Farella, J., Arias, J. M., & Sekaquaptewa, S. K. (2022, May). Co-creating the Safe Space: Supporting Indigenous Thriving Through Cultural Humility and Identity Inclusion. Arizona 4-H In-Service. Pinetop, Arizona: University of Arizona Cooperative Extension.More infoPresenters will share experiences from Federally Recognized Tribal Extension Agents and 4-H youth development professionals implementing programming within Indigenous communities. Topics will include common elements of success and practical resources PYD practitioners can use to cultivate cultural inclusion. We will present our site orientation and assessment toolkit based on the Peoplehood Model’s elements of identity as a framework for identifying key community members and allies, and a review of our toolkits approach to characterizing community needs, demographics, and cultural diversity. Attendees will gain an understanding of available resources, and methods for creating, adapting, and implementing culturally relevant and inclusive programs.
- Farella, J., Sekaquaptewa, S. K., & Arias, J. M. (2022, August). Creating Impacts in Tribal Communities: Themes of Success, and a Cultural Approach to Extension Work. Arizona Cooperative Extension Conference 2022. Tucson, Arizona: University of Arizona Cooperative Extension.More infoPresenters will share themes of success from discussions and program evaluations of Federally Recongnized Tribal Extension efforts. In addition, the presentation will include some promising Extension work within tribal communities, and share some methods for reproducing in other communities.
- Sekaquaptewa, S. K. (2022, May). Co-creating the Safe Space: Supporting Indigenous Thriving Through Cultural Humility and Identity Inclusion.. 4-H PYD Academy. Virtual: National 4-H Program Leaders Working Group.More infoPresenters will share experiences from Federally Recognized Tribal Extension Agents and 4-H youth development professionals implementing programming within Indigenous communities. Topics will include common elements of success and practical resources PYD practitioners can use to cultivate cultural inclusion. We will present our site orientation and assessment toolkit based on the Peoplehood Model’s elements of identity as a framework for identifying key community members and allies, and a review of our toolkits approach to characterizing community needs, demographics, and cultural diversity. Attendees will gain an understanding of available resources, and methods for creating, adapting, and implementing culturally relevant and inclusive programs.
- Sekaquaptewa, S. K. (2022, October). Co-creating the Safe Space: Supporting Indigenous Thriving Through Cultural Humility and Identity Inclusion.. National Association of Extension 4-H Youth Development Professionals Conference. Madison, WI: National Association of Extension 4-H Youth Development Professionals.
- Sekaquaptewa, S. K. (2022, October). Creating Culturally Relevant Opportunities for Indigenous Youth: Utilizing the Peoplehood Model to Better Serve Native Communities. National Association of 4-H Youth Development Professionals Annual Conference. Madison, Wisconsin: NAE4-HYDP.More infoTo meet the 2025 National 4-H vision, PYD efforts need to be culturally relevant. Simultaneously, Tribal communities in the U.S. seek to provide programs that appropriately serve their community. Many such communities could greatly benefit from programs that foster youth thriving, however existing 4-H programs often do not intentionally create culturally relevant spaces. Theoretical models and practical tools must be utilized to create inclusive environments, and enable positive youth development practitioners to better understand and develop meaningful and culturally relevant programming. Here we present our recent Journal of Youth Development paper, and review the Peoplehood Model as a pathway for practitioners to identify and include essential elements of cultural identity in youth programming. We also present the Peoplehood Assessment Toolkit, a site assessment and orientation tool that enables Extension leaders or professionals to better characterize and understand the important factors impacting youth identity in their service areas.
Poster Presentations
- Gratop, G. J., Farella, J., Arias, J. M., Hauser, M. W., & Sekaquaptewa, S. K. (2022). Growing Futures in AZ Agriculture: An Immersive Professional Development Series for Integrating Agricultural Concepts into K-8 Curricula . Arizona Cooperative Extension Conference. Tucson, Arizona: University of Arizona.More infoOverview of the Growing Futures in AZ Agriculture USDA/NIFA project aiming to integrate agriculture as a central them in K-8 classrooms
- Elliott-Engel, J., Morris, N. A., Lester, D. F., Parra, A. P., Smith, D., Munoz, E., Contreras, S., Kinlicheenie, K. L., Muwanas-Arias, N., Arias, J. M., Josytewa, S., Kaye, Y., Sekaquaptewa, S. K., Johnson, K. R., Vasovski, S., DeVeau, S. N., Ruiz, N. E., Rivas, E. L., Hanson, H., , Yee, K., et al. (2020, August). 4-H STEM YOUniversity: Robotics CoderZ Virtual Camp Fall 2020. Annual University of Arizona Cooperative Extension Conference. Tucson, AZ.
- Geel, E., Geel, E., Elliott-Engel, J., Elliott-Engel, J., Morris, N. A., Morris, N. A., Lester, D. F., Lester, D. F., Parra, A. P., Parra, A. P., Kaye, Y., Kaye, Y., Sekaquaptewa, S. K., Sekaquaptewa, S. K., DeVeau, S. N., DeVeau, S. N., Ruiz, N. E., Ruiz, N. E., Johnson, K. R., , Johnson, K. R., et al. (2020, September). 4-H STEM YOUniversity: Robotics 101 Virtual Camp Fall 2020. 4-H STEM YOUniversity Program. Tucson, AZ.
- Ortega, D., Sekaquaptewa, S. K., Armstrong Florian, T. L., Martinez, C. L., Wilson, H., Wyatt, M. A., Dixon, A. L., Wilkinson, N., Ligon, V. K., & McDonald, D. A. (2019, August). Connecting Cooperative Extension, Take Charge America Institute through Financial Education Programming. Extension Conference. Tucson, Arizona: Arizona Extension.
- Ortega, D., Sekaquaptewa, S. K., Armstrong Florian, T. L., Martinez, C. L., Wilson, H., Wyatt, M. A., Dixon, A. L., Wilkinson, N., Ligon, V. K., McDonald, D. A., McDonald, D. A., Ligon, V. K., Wilkinson, N., Dixon, A. L., Wyatt, M. A., Wilson, H., Martinez, C. L., Armstrong Florian, T. L., Sekaquaptewa, S. K., & Ortega, D. (2019, August). Connecting Cooperative Extension, Take Charge America Institute through Financial Education Programming. Extension Conference. Tucson, Arizona: Arizona Extension.
- Sekaquaptewa, S. K., Speirs, K., Dixon, A. L., Arias, J. M., Alves, J. L., Sekaquaptewa, S. K., Speirs, K., Dixon, A. L., Arias, J. M., & Alves, J. L. (2019, August). Connecting Intergenerational Families with Culturally Relevant Early Literacy Programs. Extension Conference. Tucson, AZ: UA Cooperative Extension.
Others
- Hauser, M. W., Bawden, M. K., Sekaquaptewa, S. K., Thompson, A. B., & Paxman, C. (2022, February). Navajo County Cooperative Extension Annual Report. Navajo County Board of Supervisors, Navajo County Advisory Board.More infoAnnual report detailing all aspects of Navajo County Extension programming.
- Greene, E. A., & Sekaquaptewa, S. K. (2018, June). Equine Workshop I: Horse Health Care. Keams Canyon, AZ Veterinary Clinic.More infoGreene, E.A. and S. Sekaquaptewa. 2018. 2018 Equine Workshop: Workshop I: Horse Health Care. Keams Canyon, AZ (June 24, 2018) Horse Body Condition Score Lecture and Hands On Workshop. (Greene) (100%)
- Lee, J., Honani, R., Sekaquaptewa, S. K., & Greene, E. A. (2018, August). Equine Workshop II: Horse Health and Transportation. Keams Canyon, AZ Veterinary Clinic.More infoGreene, E.A. and S. Sekaquaptewa. 2018. 2018 Equine Workshop: Workshop II: Horse Health and Transportation. Keams Canyon, AZ (August 10, 2018) Horse Diseases (Greene, E.A. and John Lee) (50%) Toxic Plants, (R. Honani, and E.A. Greene) (40%)
