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Ray Smith Symposium (Day 1): Indigenous Resilience, Climate Change, and the Environmental Humanities

Time: Nov. 12, 2023, 1 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.

Location: Strasser Legacy Room, 220 Eggers

Hear from internationally renowned Indigenous knowledge keepers as they examine environmental problem-solving and natural resources management from an Indigenous perspective. Speakers discuss a range of topics, including conservation and biodiversity preservation, fire management, arctic climate change, and water rights in the American West. The two-day symposium will feature lectures, a panel discussion, catered luncheon, student poster presentation, and dinner reception featuring Haudenosaunee performance art. Please click items of interest below to learn more and RSVP, where applicable.

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Scheduled panelists:

  • Rosemary Ahtuangaruak (Iñupiaq environmentalist/educator, Alaska)
  • Brandon Lazore (Onondaga artist, Snipe Clan, New York)
  • Edward Hummingbird (Cherokee Nation artist/art historian/gallery owner, Oklahoma)
  • Linda Infante Lyons (Sugpiaq/Alutiiq artist, Alaska)
  • Ali Medak-Knight (Mechoopda Indian Tribe of Chico Rancheria, California)
  • Christopher Roos (Professor, Southern Methodist University, Texas)
  • Frieda Jacques (Clan Mother, Turtle Clan, Onondaga Nation)
  • Angela Ferguson (Eel Clan, Onondaga Nation)
  • Neal Powless (Eel Clan, Onondaga Nation)
  • Michelle Schenandoah (Wolf Clan, Onʌyota':aka Nation)
  • Diane Schenandoah (Wolf Clan, Onʌyota':aka Nation)

Symposium Events

DAY 1

DAY 2


Additional supporters:

  • College of Arts & Sciences
  • Maxwell School of Citizenship & Public Affairs
  • Humanities Center
  • Humanities Council
  • Center for Global Indigenous Cultures & Environmental Justice
  • Environmental Storytelling Series of CNY & the Engaged Humanities Network
  • Environment, Sustainability, and Policy (ESP) Program
  • Departments of...
  • Art & Music Histories
  • Anthropology
  • Earth and Environmental Sciences
  • English
  • Geography & the Environment
  • History
  • Religion
  • Sociology
  • SUNY ESF Center for Native Peoples & the Environment
  • Skä•noñh Great Law of Peace Center