[Yale-forests-reading-group] March 11th event: showcasing the return of 735 Acres to the Penobscot Nation

[Reid L]

Land Back—Showcasing the Return of 735 Acres to the Penobscot Nation

We hope you're enjoying the turn of winter towards spring. We've had sunny
days that are gradually getting warmer here in New Haven; a welcome change
from the stormy start to the year.

Below is info for a terrific event next Thursday, March 11th. Facilitated
by the Strategies for Land Conservation course and the People, Equity, and
the Environment specialization here at Yale School of the Environment, the
event will be a discussion with Darren Ranco (Citizen, Penobscot Nation,
and Chair of Native American Programs, University of Maine), Lucas St.
Clair (President, Elliotsville Foundation), and Peter Forbes (Founder,
First Light). We hope you'll join us.

Hope you have an enriching weekend,

The Yale Forests Reading Group team

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Title: Land Back—Showcasing the Return of 735 Acres to the Penobscot Nation

Date: March 11, 4-6 PM EST

Registration:
https://yale.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcqdeyqrj0vG9EHkI6M59KjTETlZLT7hBzS

On October 30, 2020, in the Ancestral territory of the Penobscot Nation,
Chief Kirk Francis and the Penobscot people were restored historic
stewardship to 735 acres of land through a gift from the Elliotsville
Foundation, a private foundation in present-day Portland, Maine. To
understand how this gesture came to be, and learn from its lessons,
the Strategies
for Land Conservation course and PE2 Specialization at the Yale School of
the Environment are honored to welcome Darren Ranco (Citizen, Penobscot
Nation, and Chair of Native American Programs, University of Maine), Lucas
St. Clair (President, Elliotsville Foundation), and Peter Forbes (Founder,
First Light) in conversation on March 11 from 4-6 PM EST.



This gathering is a next step in ongoing efforts to improve curriculum at
YSE and build a more honest and impactful environmental institution. Topics
will include:



- Relationships between colonization, the historic practice of land and
water conservation, and today's public lands

- Centering both land and voice in order to redefine conservation

- The 2020 land back gesture to restore land stewardship to the Penobscot
Nation

- How such actions and opportunities may inform the future of knowledge
creation and curriculum at YSE



**To ensure that the audience is well-prepared for the event, panelists
request that attendees read the following list of sources prior to the
event: Reading list
<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1V17lGWMbISUiP6UQjXpIsdaUYumDFFGHXBmQMVNg-gs/edit>



Agenda

4:00 PM Welcome and Land Acknowledgement

4:05 Introduction of Panelists

4:10-4:50 Setting Historic Context: Colonization and the Conservation
Movement

4:50-5:00 10 minute Break

5:00-6:00 Panelists Speak, facilitated by Peter Forbes. If time allows,
there may be opportunity for audience participation.
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