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style="font-size: 11pt;">REMINDER!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 11pt;">You and your students are warmly invited to
participate in
“Conversations on the Land: Indigenous and Scientific Principles for
Sustainable Communities” on <u2:date month="11" day="7" year="2008">November
7-8, 2008</u2:date>. This small conference is hosted by the Center for
Native
Peoples and the Environment at SUNY College of Environmental Science
and
Forestry in <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><u2:City><u2:place>Syracuse</u2:place></u2:City></st1:place></st1:City>,
with a grant from SUNY Conversations in the Disciplines. SUNY Cortland,
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on"><u2:place><u2:PlaceName>Syracuse</u2:PlaceName></u2:place>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on"><u2:PlaceType>University</u2:PlaceType></st1:PlaceType></st1:PlaceName></st1:place>,
the Native American SUNY Western Consortium and the Central New York
Native
American Consortium are valued collaborators.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 11pt;">This gathering will bring together academic
scholars, indigenous
thinkers and leaders from throughout <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on"><u2:place><u2:PlaceName>New York</u2:PlaceName></u2:place> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on"><u2:PlaceType>State</u2:PlaceType></st1:PlaceType></st1:PlaceName></st1:place>
to think and work together on one of our most pressing issues.
Community
members and students are encouraged to attend. Together we will explore
how we
might bring to bear the power of two great intellectual traditions,
traditional
ecological knowledge (<u2:stockticker>TEK</u2:stockticker>) and
scientific
ecological knowledge (SEK) for our shared concerns of ecological
sustainability.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 11pt;">The two day program features plenary
speakers, panel discussions and
workshops designed for a lively exchange of ideas and to provide a
foundation
for ongoing collaboration. We are honored to have many gifted
speakers,
including Oren Lyons of the Onondaga Nation, Neil Patterson of
Tuscarora
Nation, Dr. Dan Longboat (Mohawk) and Dr. Holly Youngbear Tibbetts
from the
College of the Menominee Nation. We’re looking forward to Drs. Don
Grinde
(SUNY Buffalo), Chris Vecsey ( Colgate), Karim-Aly Kassam (Cornell) and
Stewart
Diemont (SUNY <u2:stockticker>ESF</u2:stockticker>) sharing their
expertise.
The full program is available at <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.esf.edu/outreach/pd/2008/conversations/program.htm">http://www.esf.edu/outreach/pd/2008/conversations/program.htm</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 11pt;">The conference includes an evening poster
session in which you are
encouraged to share a poster highlighting your work. We hope that
discussions
around a wide array of posters will provide the beginning of ongoing
collaborations over shared interests. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 11pt;">Full conference details, registration and
program are available at the
SUNY <u2:stockticker>ESF</u2:stockticker> Outreach website <a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.esf.edu/outreach/pd/2008/conversations/default.htm">http://www.esf.edu/outreach/pd/2008/conversations/default.htm</a>.
Registration is free for students and Haudenosaunee community members,
but
pre-registration is required. We hope that you’ll be able to join us
for
what we anticipate will be a richly rewarding conversation.</span></font></p>
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