Figure 3.

Visual model of the CAIANDTR. Each of our 7 Satellite Centers connects with their respective communities, the CAIANDTR hub, and each other. We model these multi-directional partnerships as the sharing of nutrients in a participatory and reciprocal process within the interconnected root systems of a forest ecosystem. We also model the diversity and regional connectedness of each Satellite Center visually in terms of the biodiversity of trees/plants that are local to each region (e.g., Birch, chestnut, Cottonwood, piňon trees) and their interwoven root systems locally. Depicting the fruit/produce in each region in woven baskets that are traditionally used to prepare and store produce for Indigenous peoples is a tangible illustration of the outcomes of impact according to the CDTR Research Impact Framework. The local produce depicted includes: cloudberries and spruce tips (Alaska), nettles and huckleberries (Pacific Northwest), green and red chiles (Southwest), peaches (Rocky mountain), corn (Central plains), wild rice (Northcentral), and elderberries (Southeast).