Indigenous Perspectives on National Parks & Public Lands with Kyle Whyte

Register here: https://chelseadistrictlibrary.libnet.info/event/14623617 to hear from University of Michigan Professor and enrolled member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation Dr. Kyle Whyte about how indigenous practices can shape conservation and park management.

Dr. Whyte will discuss the following:

Indigenous peoples' ancient traditions of knowledge relevant to conservation, environmental protection, and the importance of biodiversity.

Ways in which concepts of “wilderness” and practices like “fortress conservation” have displaced Indigenous peoples from their lands in the U.S. and abroad, and dismissed Indigenous environmental traditions and knowledge.

Alternative practices, including Indigenous concepts of land and water that do not rely on the idea of humans as separate from the land, the growing practice of Indigenous-run parks and conservation areas, and the establishment of co-management relationships between Indigenous peoples, including Tribal nations, and federal, state, and local governments.

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