Lauryn E. Nanouk Jones, Native Village of Unalakleet
Western Washington University
Environment
Maiyuraq is Inupiaq from Unalakleet, Alaska and is an environmental science major at Western Washington University. Maiyu is passionate about environmental justice issues regarding Arctic communities and using both Indigenous knowledge and Western science to help restore ecosystems across the Arctic. She is also a Co-Chair of the Native American Student Union at WWU, an Arctic Youth Ambassador, and on the Board of Directors for Arctic Youth Network. In her free time, Maiyu enjoys being outdoors, fishing, hunting, and gathering traditional foods with her family.