Written by: Marissa Vele On Saturday, July 22, fellow SLC Mentor, Dolly Potts, and I attended the Positive Youth Development in Indian Country Workshop in Green Bay. This workshop was put on by Susan and Dan Ninham. The purpose of this workshop was to encourage and develop programs and strategies that reduce risks and strengthen…
Written by: Dolly Potts, Agricultural Research Specialist Adam, Rebecca and I went to Red Lake and Minneapolis, Minnesota to attend conferences on indigenous food sovereignty. Our first stop was the Red Lake Nation Food Summit held at the Red Lake Nation College. We were greeted by our hosts the community of Red Lake. The…
From June 5th-9th, 2017, the 3rd annual Indigenous Planning Summer Institute (IPSI) will host a group of Indigenous students to learn more about Indigenous principles and practices of planning and design. Tribal nations and Indigenous communities across North America are leading in the development of unique programs and policies, from environmental sustainability to holistic healthcare. Yet…
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Robin Kimmerer made a special visit to CMN to share her perspective of the relationship between humans and the natural world. Through the Community Read Event, the S. Verna Fowler Academic Library/Menominee Public Library hosted Kimmerer to discuss her book, “Braiding Sweetgrass” on March 2, 2017. Those in attendance read her book in anticipation of…
Dr. Robin Kimmerer is a mother, plant ecologist, writer and SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor at the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry in Syracuse, New York. She serves as the founding Director of the Center for Native Peoples and the Environment whose mission is to create programs which draw on the wisdom of…
Join us in the Library Foyer from 12-1 p.m. for a discussion led by the Sustainable Development Institute staff. This semester’s community read book is, Braiding Sweetgrass, by Robin Wall Kimmerer.
Join us in the S. Verna Fowler Academic Library/ Menominee Public Library for the next Community Read event presented by Guy “Anakwet” Reiter. Indigenous people have practiced the art of mindfulness and now it’s benefits are substantiated by science. Join us for a lunch and learn from 12-1 p.m. in the library classroom. Leave with…
Tuesday, May 31- Saturday, June 4, 2016 College of Menominee Nation
Larry Madden Climate Science Researcher Intern When I entered the Sustainable Development Institute, I truly was a greenhorn to sustainable development. With the kind guidance of Marie Schaefer, SDI’s Research Assistant, and Chris Caldwell, SDI’s Director, I gained an understanding of not only sustainable development but the essential need for the Sustainable Development Institute itself.…
“Indigeneity” is not a term often heard in the Menominee community. But, on March 18th and 19th, College of Menominee Nation’s (CMN) Sustainable Development Institute (SDI) welcomed visitors from Southeast Asia who were participating in a workshop about indigeneity. The workshop was hosted by the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Center for Southeast Asian Studies. It was…