Aug 18
Written by: Cherie Thunder, Sustainability Education Coordinator The 2016 Sustainability Leadership Cohort (SLC) was part of something pretty amazing this summer. They weren’t able to run across the U.S. like the Standing Rock Tribal youth to fight the Dakota Access Pipeline and put an end the mining operations happening right now on indigenous lands or …
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Aug 17
The Sustainable Development Institute offers unique internship experiences to College of Menominee Nation students. The internships for the 2016 Fall semester with the Sustainable Development Institute are now posted. See below for more information regarding what projects you can be involved in and how to apply. Download and print the CMN internship application form …
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Aug 02
The Kehtekaewak “They Eat Food” Farmers Market is the latest addition to the College of Menominee Nation campus this summer. Held in front of the Community Technology Center on Thursdays from 12-6 p.m., the market includes a collection of local vendors who sell fresh produce, handmade soaps and salves, sweet and savory crepes made to …
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Aug 02
Written by: High School SLC member Santana Caldwell The sustainability leadership cohort’s theme this year is renewable energy. We learned more about this during the native energy odyssey trip to Pine Ridge, South Dakota. At the Red Cloud Renewable Energy Center we learned how solar panels and wind turbines could be used to power electricity …
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Aug 01
The Sustainable Development Institute and Center for First Americans Forestlands in collaboration with Menominee Tribal Enterprises recently participated in a day of tours and meetings with two visiting scientists. The scientists, Frederico Franca and Tamara Amorim Franca, are originally from Brazil and currently studying at the University of Mississippi. They have been located at the …
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Aug 01
The College of Menominee Nation, Sustainable Development Institute, hosted a National Workshop to share Indigenous Ways of Teaching and Learning in Sustainable Sciences on July 7-9. The workshop provided a unique opportunity to collaborate with leaders from throughout the higher education community who share the commitment to support the development of the next generation of …
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Aug 01
In addition to growing food, campus gardens provide an outdoor classroom for sharing experiences, exchanging knowledge, and nurturing agriculture awareness. The campus gardens at the College of Menominee Nation (CMN) provide improved nutrition options for community members and opportunities for participants to engage in constructive activities, contribute to the community, and develop relationship and interpersonal …
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