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Plenary: Incorporating Indigenous Wisdom into Sustainability Education
- Global Center for Indigenous Leadership and Lifeway (AK)
Ilarion Larry Merculieff has over 40 years experience serving the Aleuts of the Pribilof Islands and other indigenous peoples and in this time has played leadership roles in a wide ...
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Mitakuye oyasin (All My Relations): Manifesting Sustainability through Cultural Understanding
- University of Minnesota, Twin Cities (MN)
Culture provides the structure for how we interact with our natural environment. For centuries, proclaiming a religious right to manifest destiny has justified actions that have enabled cultural values which ...
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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The Wisdom Project: The Native American Youth Leadership Initiative
- Portland Community College (OR)
- Wisdom of the Elders, Inc. (OR)
America needs the talents and perspectives of Native Americans, America’s first scientists, to enhance innovation and diversity across disciplines. However, the lack of Native representation in programs, particularly STEM ...
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Reclaiming the Urban Forest for Food, Medicine and Ceremony: A Collaborative Process
- Portland State University (OR)
American Indian and Alaska Native communities suffer from the highest rates of Type 2 diabetes and heart disease in the country. This project seeks to address the impact of colonization ...
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Plenary Session 2: Indigenous Practices for Sustainability with Judy Bluehorse Skelton
- Portland State University (OR)
In a post 20th century industrialized world many may wonder, how are Indigenous ways informing regional strategies for a sustainable future and what role can colleges and universities play in ...
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Biodiversity Of Humans And Agriculture
- The University of New Mexico (NM)
The University Of New Mexico has worked to build local food hubs in and around the University as demonstration gardens for students and local residents. As SouthWest native tribes have ...
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Creating Hubs of Indigenous Innovation through Public/Private Partnerships: the Collaboration between MA`O Organic Farms and University of Hawai`i West O`ahu
- University of Hawaii Kapiolani Community College (HI)
- University of Hawaii - West Oahu (HI)
This panel will present an innovative partnership between Ma'o Organic Farms, Leeward Community College (LCC), and the University of Hawaii West O'ahu (UHWO). MAO is a non-profit youth ...
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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College of Menominee Nation Campus Grind Coffee Shop: A Case Study in Indigenous Entrepreneurship and Sustainability
- College of Menominee Nation (WI)
The Campus Grind Coffee Shop, located at the College of Menominee Nation (CMN) on the Menominee Reservation, is an indigenous business created by two student organizations at CMN: Strategies for ...
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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UNCF Building Green with Black, Tribal and Hispanic Serving Institutions
- Clark Atlanta University (GA)
- College of Menominee Nation (WI)
- Spelman College (GA)
- Lancaster Craig & Associates (NC)
United Negro College Fund Panel
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Tribal College Sustainability Indicators
- College of Menominee Nation (WI)
The Sustainable Development Institute (SDI) within the College of Menominee Nation (Menominee Indian Reservation, WI) is spearheading the Tribal College Sustainability Indicators Research Project. Prompted by the success of the ...
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Centre For Law & the Environment
- University of British Columbia (BC)
The Centre seeks to establish a network of scholars and policymakers from a variety of disciplines, professions, and institutions throughout the world. Only by sharing knowledge across many walks of ...
- Posted Feb. 25, 2016
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Environmental Law Centre
- University of Victoria (BC)
The ELC works for community groups, conservation organizations and Indigenous communities across British Columbia building legal capacity to tackle today’s complex environmental challenges. The Centre's work has three ...
- Posted Feb. 25, 2016
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POLIS Project on Ecological Governance
- University of Victoria (BC)
The POLIS Project on Ecological Governance is a centre for transdisciplinary research that investigates and promotes sustainability. POLIS was established in 2000 by the Eco-Research Chair of Environmental Law and ...
- Posted Feb. 25, 2016
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BA Environmental Studies
- University of Northern British Columbia (BC)
For students tired of the BS options around environmental issues, the BA offers an exciting alternative. Offering both a Major and a Minor option, the Environmental Studies degree offers students ...
- Posted Feb. 25, 2016
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Environment & Community MA Program
- Cal Poly Humboldt (CA)
The Environment & Community MA Program is a two-year, interdisciplinary graduate program focused on understanding and advancing sustainability and community resilience within the context of social and environmental change at ...
- Posted Feb. 25, 2016
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Payne Family Native American Center
- University of Montana (MT)
The Payne Family Native American Center, the first of its kind in the nation, is an excellent example of sustainability in practice. This symbolically rich building provides a place for ...
- Posted July 24, 2012
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