Invitation
Learn about how Traditional Knowledges are defined, preserved, transmitted to future generations, and applied in ways that advance Tribal natural, cultural, and community goals related to climate impacts and resiliency. Explore how Tribal rights and sovereignty form a unique basis for applying Traditional Knowledge and Tribal world views. Weave together learnings from previous summit discussions on climate policy, community resilience, and youth empowerment.
Objectives
>> Hear from Elders: Perspectives on Traditional Knowledges, sovereignty in climate response, importance of community and cultural resiliency, and the role of youth in future leadership. Keynote addresses from Tribal Elders on Traditional Knowledges.
Ilarion (Larry) Merculieff (Unangun, Aleut): President of Global Center for Indigenous Leadership and Lifeways
Rose High Bear (Alaskan Athabaskan): Founder; Wisdom of the Elderberry Farm
>> Panel Discussion: Traditional Knowledges (moderator: Davis “Yellowwash” Washines, Yakama Nation). How to define, collect, protect, and apply. Learn from case studies. Regional examples will be highlighted, including work internal and external to Tribal communities.
>> Roundtable discussion on Tribal rights and sovereignty (moderator: Kyle Whyte, Univ. of Michigan, Citizen Potawatomi Nation). Nation to nation interactions, exercising sovereignty internationally, nationally, inter-tribal and inter-regional agreements; collaborations with local governments; Tribal powers at different scales.
Intended Audiences
>> Tribal leaders, Indigenous youth, students (including tribal colleges)
>> Native Youth led and serving organizations and programs
>> Non-tribal organizations, federal/ state/ local governments. Advocacy groups, foundations.
Session Format
>> Online Webinar
>> Keynote address
>> Panel discussions with leaders on Traditional Knowledges
>> Policy Roundtable on Tribal Rights and Sovereignty
>> Audience Q/A
>> Climate Summit Series Synthesis
Event Details Forthcoming
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