In the month since Donald Trump was sworn in for his second term as president, his administration has laid off and fired thousands of federal workers, defunded numerous agencies, and called for taking control of Greenland. For the past couple of years, Telluride local, Ph.D. and cultural anthropologist Christina Callicott has worked in Washington, D.C., through fellowships with USAID and the National Science Foundation. Her work focused on federal DEI initiatives with Indigenous peoples and Arctic research. Callicott spoke with KOTO News about the importance of this work and what it could mean if the Trump administration continues with its agenda.