Indigenous Knowledge and Moving Toward a Transformational Land Ethic
Dina Gilio-Whitaker (Colville Confederated Tribes) is a lecturer of American Indian Studies at California State University San Marcos, and an independent consultant and educator in environmental justice policy planning. At CSUSM she teaches courses on environmentalism and American Indians, traditional ecological knowledge, religion and philosophy, Native women’s activism, American Indians and sports, and decolonization. She also works within the field of critical sports studies, examining the intersections of indigeneity and the sport of surfing. As a public intellectual, Dina brings her scholarship into focus as an award-winning journalist as well, contributing to numerous online outlets including Indian Country Today, the Los Angeles Times, High Country News and many more. Dina is co-author with Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz of Beacon Press’s “All the Real Indians Died Off” and 20 Other Myths About Native Americans (2016), and her most recent book, As Long as Grass Grows: The Indigenous Fight for Environmental Justice from Colonization to Standing Rock, was released in 2019.
In this program, Gilio- Whitaker will draw on her latest book which covers Native peoples’ resistance to environmental injustice and land incursions, and a call for environmentalists to learn from the Indigenous community’s rich history of activism. The program will also include recent work on developing a decolonizing land ethic.
About the Series: These virtual sessions will highlight the ongoing work of Native researchers and scholars. Participants will have the opportunity to learn from Indigenous people working in fields such as Ethno-botany, Educational Studies, History, and Anthropology.
Tickets are $10 per person, a fee that helps to compensate presenters for their time. Tickets can be purchased through the button below. There is no cost for Wabanaki citizens and those facing financial hardship. Please email educator@abbemuseum.org for a link and questions.
Tickets for this program are no longer available. We look forward to seeing you at the next talk in the series with Natalie Dana Lolar (Passamaquoddy/Penobscot)!
