By Jess Cherofsky On March 27, Dr. Curt Meine of the Center for Humans and Nature and the University of Wisconsin gave a lecture at ESF entitled, “Land Ethics: Aldo Leopold and Indigenous Perspectives.” ESF’s Dr. Robin Wall Kimmerer, a friend of Meine’s and his former teaching assistant at the University of Wisconsin, introduced him... Continue Reading →

By Jess Cherofsky and Sarah Howard On March 22, in honor of World Water Day, the Center for Native Peoples and the Environment hosted a screening of the short documentary “Water Warriors.” The 2017 film, by Andrew Stern and Michael Premo, tells the story of a group of Indigenous and non-Indigenous community members in rural... Continue Reading →

For more information and to sign the statement, please visit: https://www.esf.edu/indigenous-science-letter/ As indigenous scientists and allies, we endorse the March for Science and recognize that while Western Science is a powerful approach, it is not the only one. We need to engage the power of both Western and Indigenous Science on behalf of the living... Continue Reading →

Standing Rock: Issues and ActionsIn September6 201, the Center held an educational program for the ESF and broader community, outlining the environmental, legal and cultural issues at stake in the demonstrations at the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation. This well attended gathering led to a campus wide fund raiser in support of the Water Protectors and... Continue Reading →

Dr. Nick Reo from the Native Studies Program at Dartmouth was our distinguished visiting scholar in April 2016. Dr. Reo (Ojibwe) is a well-known scholar whose work demonstrates the ways in which indigenous knowledge is a valuable component of devising climate change adaptation strategies. During his time with us he presented guest lectures in several... Continue Reading →