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
- Ray Smith Symposium Lectures: Indigenous Resilience, Climate Change, & the Environmental Humanities
November 12, 2023, 1 p.m.-4:45 p.m. EST - Ray Smith Symposium Dinner
November 12, 2023, 4:45 p.m.-7:15 p.m. EST
DAY 2
- Ray Smith Symposium Student Poster Fair
November 13, 2023, 9 a.m.-11 a.m. EST - Ray Smith Symposium Lectures: Indigenous Resilience, Climate Change, & the Environmental Humanities
November 13, 2023, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. EST - Ray Smith Symposium Luncheon
November 13, 2023, 12 p.m.-1 p.m. EST - Ray Smith Symposium Panel Discussion
November 13, 2023, 3 p.m.-4 p.m. EST - Ray Smith Symposium Art Exhibit
November 13, 2023, 4 p.m.-5:15 p.m. EST
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