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- Three Sisters Garden at Macalester<\/strong> created by alum Cait Bergeon (Menominee) in collaboration with Megan Butler (Macalester\u2019s Sustainability Director). Supported by an incredible team of students: Meira Smit \u201825, Jenna Hawkes \u201825, Oliver Matus-Bond \u201826, and Abby White \u201826.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n
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- Honor the Earth at 30<\/em> celebration<\/strong>, where ÈÕº«¾«Æ· and Honor the Earth panelists talked about the future of Indigenous Environmental Justice. Panelists also shared strategies and outcomes to help educate and illuminate the path moving forward.\n
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- Panelists included Sii-am Hamilton<\/em> (St\u00f3:l\u014d & Nuu\u010daan\u0313u\u0142 intergenerational land defender and non-violent direct action trainer\/ organizer); Ta’Kaiya Blaney<\/em> (Tli\u2019amin First Nation, language advocate and direct action organizer); Denzel Sutherland-Wilson<\/em> (Gitxsan land defender and traditional craftsman); Anpo Jensen<\/em> (Oglala Lakota environmental engineer and treaty rights advocate); and the keynote speaker was Krystal Two Bulls<\/em> (Oglala Lakota & Northern Cheyenne organizer and Executive Director of Honor the Earth)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Performance of American Ledger No. 1 <\/em>by Raven Chacon<\/strong> (Din\u00e9), to be conducted by <\/a>Dameun Strange ’95 on Saturday, March 2, 2024. The performanceis a public program of Deathpower<\/em>, a group exhibition curated by Erin Gleeson (February 9 – March 20, 2024). The event is generously supported by the Macalester Native and Indigenous (MNI) Initiative and FD13 residency for the arts. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
- \u201cActs of Resistance: Zapotec Scholarship,\u201d<\/strong> Professor Christina Esposito, Linguistics: <\/strong>Poetry reading with Felipe H. Lopez (October 2023), Xochitl Flores-Marcial of the Ticha Project.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- \u201cLearning from Place,\u201d Professor<\/strong> Dan Trudeau, Geography<\/strong>
Faculty, staff, and students attended the Bdote: Learning from Place workshop (October 2023).<\/li>\n\n\n\n- \u201cNew Approaches to Research on Racism with Youth,\u201d <\/strong>a community visit with Eve Tuck & K. Wayne Yang (March 2024), Professor Brian Lozenski (Educational Studies) and Cait Bergeon (Faculty Engagement Associate)<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- \u201cNative Ecologies: EnviroThursday Speaker Series\u201d Professors Kiri Sailiata (American Studies) and Chris Wells (Environmental Studies)<\/strong>. Native and Indigenous Speakers Series: Diane Wilson, Deondre Smiles (Leech Lake).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
2022-2023<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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- Hosted Voices From Pejuhutazizi<\/em> book reading and Q&A\n
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- Book reading and Q&A with author Walter (Super) LaBatte Jr. [Mac class of 1970] and co-author Teresa Peterson<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Video recording<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Mac Weekly <\/em>article<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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- Hosted a community read of Voices From Pejuhutazizi<\/em>, which included a visit from Jim Bear Jacobs<\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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- Mac Weekly <\/em>article<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
- Performance of American Ledger No. 1 <\/em>by Raven Chacon<\/strong> (Din\u00e9), to be conducted by <\/a>Dameun Strange ’95 on Saturday, March 2, 2024. The performanceis a public program of Deathpower<\/em>, a group exhibition curated by Erin Gleeson (February 9 – March 20, 2024). The event is generously supported by the Macalester Native and Indigenous (MNI) Initiative and FD13 residency for the arts. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Panelists included Sii-am Hamilton<\/em> (St\u00f3:l\u014d & Nuu\u010daan\u0313u\u0142 intergenerational land defender and non-violent direct action trainer\/ organizer); Ta’Kaiya Blaney<\/em> (Tli\u2019amin First Nation, language advocate and direct action organizer); Denzel Sutherland-Wilson<\/em> (Gitxsan land defender and traditional craftsman); Anpo Jensen<\/em> (Oglala Lakota environmental engineer and treaty rights advocate); and the keynote speaker was Krystal Two Bulls<\/em> (Oglala Lakota & Northern Cheyenne organizer and Executive Director of Honor the Earth)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Honor the Earth at 30<\/em> celebration<\/strong>, where ÈÕº«¾«Æ· and Honor the Earth panelists talked about the future of Indigenous Environmental Justice. Panelists also shared strategies and outcomes to help educate and illuminate the path moving forward.\n