Session 7 Peter Swift, UW Madison Southeast Asian Studies Mr. Swift will present on issues of Indigeneity and Land Grabbing in the Mekhong River Basin as well as the struggles from farmer communities in South East Asian to corporate agricultural concessions. Issues of cultural identity and cultural representation will be shared. (Land and Sovereignty) Pao …
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International Seminar Series: Global Indigeneity and Sustainability
Session 6 Tim Frandy, Northland College Mr. Frandy will present on the Bavarian and Scandinavian connection as well as the Sami Nation from Norway and Indigenous peoples from Russia. (Land and Sovereignty) Thomas Dubois, University of Wisconsin-Madison This presentation will focus on issues of culture and environment, cultural sustainability, impacts of colonization on culture, and …
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International Seminar Series: Global Indigeneity and Sustainability
Session 5 Alfonso del Rio, University of Wisconsin Madison Alfonso will be presenting on the importance of genetic diversity for climate change. He will share the experience of the International Potato Center in Cuzco, Peru, as well as in Africa and Central America. (Technology and Institutions) Eve Emshwiller, University of Wisconsin Madison Ethnobotany Evolution and …
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Sep 30
Menominee River Water Walk
Written by: Dolly Potts, POSOH Sustainability Planner Intern The thunder beings woke me the morning of the water walk. I met with my mentor and an SLC student at SDI to begin our journey to the mouth of the Menominee River in Marinette, Wisconsin. We headed north watching the lightning ahead of us rolling out …
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Sep 30
CMN to Install Energy Updates
Written by: Rebecca Edler, Sustainability Coordinator Biomass, the oldest source of renewable energy, will soon be used to heat the Sustainable Development Institute (SDI) facility at the College of Menominee Nation. A furnace fired by wood pellets will replace the current heating unit fueled by propane, a nonrenewable fossil fuel that takes millions of years …
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Sep 30
Student Perspective on “Global Indigeneity and Sustainability” Seminar Series
Written by: Dolly Potts, POSOH Sustainability Planner Intern I have attended the first four sessions of the seminar series. The speakers as well as the information shared were very interesting. The topics are of interest to me because they contain up-to-date information. Learned professionals in their respective fields give the presentations each week. All of …
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International Seminar Series: Global Indigeneity and Sustainability
Session 3 Michael Dockry, Research Natural Resource Specialist Indigenous Forestry in the Americas: Environmental Histories in Bolivia and Wisconsin. Environment and Technology William Gartner, UW-Madison Department of Geography Indian agriculture and land-use in Menominee and South America. The size and spatial organization of the native agricultural communities and the implications for the cultural and ecological …
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International Seminar Series: Global Indigeneity and Sustainability
Session 2 Hernan Quiñones, Arawaka Cultural Association, Peru / USA. Peruvian Medicine Man, Spiritual leader and Author – The spiritual and material reconnection of Indigenous Knowledge Systems between the indigenous societies from the Americas and Native Nations. (Human Behavior, Perceptions and Attitudes) Dr. William (Bill) Van Lopik, College of Menominee Nation Faculty Dr. Van Lopik …
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International Seminar “Global Indigeneity and Sustainability”
The first session will be on Sept. 6 from 12:00-3:00 PM. The afternoon will begin with an opening ceremony, invocation by Joey Awonohopay and introduction to the seminar series from Reynaldo Morales, Facilitator, UW-Grad Student. This session will include a discussion on Menominee Nation observers of the 2016 United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues: Chris Caldwell, Sherri …
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Sep 02
Community Climate Change Discussion-Sept. 6, 2016
Share your opinions on how climate change is currently, and will affect this area in the near future. Help CMN SDI find adaptation strategies that are vital to the health and survival of Menominee plants, fish and wildlife and people.
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