Environmental Racism +
Indigenous Communities
November 17-18, 2021
(All times Eastern!)
Wednesday, November 17
10:00 a.m. (Eastern) - Welcome and Introductions (PARTICIPANTS ONLY; Observers, please join us at 11:00)
Adam Hinterthuer
Director of Programs, Institute for Journalism & Natural Resources
Iyana Esters
Program Assistant, Institute for Journalism & Natural Resources
Dave Spratt
CEO, Institute for Journalism & Natural Resrources
Melissa Mylchreest
Director of Communications, Institute for Journalism & Natural Resources
10:45 - 11:00 a.m. - Break
11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. - Who Tells Your Story? Environmental Racism and Problematic Media Coverage of Indian Country
Kelsey Leonard
Assistant Professor, Department of the Environment, University of Waterloo; Enrolled citizen of the Shinnecock Nation
Hillary Renick
Tribal Liaison Coordinator, Bureau of Ocean and Energy Management; Enrolled member of the Sherwood Valley Band of Pomo Indians
12:30 - 1:00 p.m. - Break
1:00 - 2:30 p.m. - Riot or Resistance? An Evaluation of Media Coverage of Protests
Danielle K. Brown
John & Elizabeth Bates Cowles Professor of Journalism, Diversity and Equality, Hubbard School of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
Ruth DeFoster
Director of Undergraduate Studies, Hubbard School of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
2:30 - 3:00 p.m. - Break
3:00 - 4:30 p.m. - Guidelines for Reporting in (and About) Native Communities
Debra Utacia Krol
Indigenous Affairs Reporter, The Arizona Republic; Enrolled member of the Jolon Salinan Tribe
Cristina Azocar
Professor, Department of Journalism, San Francisco State University; past president, Native American Journalists Association; Member, Upper Mattaponi Tribe
4:30 p.m. - Workshop adjourns for the day
Thursday, november 18th
11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. - Ways of Knowing: Western Science, Traditional Knowledge and Resource Management
George Nicholas
Professor of Archaeology, Simon Fraser University
Valerie Small
Affiliate Faculty Professor, Colorado State University; Member of the Apsaalooke (Crow) Nation
Elizabeth Azzuz
Secretary, Cultural Fire Management Council; Member of the Yurok Tribe
12:30 - 1:00 p.m. - Break
1:00 -2:30 p.m. - Treaty Rights and Tribal Sovereignty: A Crash Course in Federal Indian Law
Robert Miller
Professor of Law, Arizona State University; Enrolled citizen of the Eastern Shawnee Tribe
Andrea Carmen
Executive Director, International Indian Treaty Council; Member of the Yaqui Nation
2:30 - 3:00 p.m. - Break
3:00 - 4:30 p.m. - From Oil Pipelines to Lithium Mines, Tribes Protest Energy Extraction on Indigenous Lands
Dina Gilio-Whitaker
Author, As Long as Grass Grows: The Indigenous Fight for Environmental Justice from Colonization to Standing Rock; Member of the Colville Confederated Tribes
Wašté Wi Young
Water Protector; Tribal Historic Preservation Officer; Member of the Standing Rock Lakota/Dakota
Frank Bibeau
Tribal attorney, Leech Lake Reservation; Enrolled member, White Earth Band of Ojibwe
4:30 - 5:00 p.m. - Wrap Session
This workshop was made possible by support from the Joyce Foundation, the Wilburforce Foundation, and the Society of Environmental Journalists. IJNR maintains editorial independence and control in all of its programming and decision-making.