[nativestudies-l] CONF: Nov. 7-8, 2008: Conversations on the Land: Indigenous and Scientific Principles for Sustainable Communities

[Alyssa Mt. Pleasant]

 From the init-tho list-serve:

 

INTERNSHIPS - Environmental and Forest Biology banner

                                                

 

REMINDER!

 

You and your students are warmly invited to participate in 
"Conversations on the Land: Indigenous and Scientific Principles for 
Sustainable Communities" on November 7-8, 2008. This small conference is 
hosted by the Center for Native Peoples and the Environment at SUNY 
College of Environmental Science and Forestry in Syracuse, with a grant 
from SUNY Conversations in the Disciplines. SUNY Cortland, Syracuse 
University, the Native American SUNY Western Consortium and the Central 
New York Native American Consortium are valued collaborators.

 

This gathering will bring together academic scholars, indigenous 
thinkers and leaders from throughout New York State 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 (TEK) and scientific ecological 
knowledge (SEK) for our shared concerns of ecological sustainability.

 

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 ESF) 
sharing their expertise.  The full program is available at 
http://www.esf.edu/outreach/pd/2008/conversations/program.htm .

 

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.

 

Full conference details, registration and program are available at the 
SUNY ESF Outreach website 
http://www.esf.edu/outreach/pd/2008/conversations/default.htm. 
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.

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