Traditional Ecological Knowledge Virtual Workshop

November 13-14, 2023

Roster of Fellows


Itinerary

Monday, November 13

(ALL TIMES EASTERN)

11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. - Braiding Knowledge: How Indigenous Ways of Knowing Are Being Folded into Western Resource Management

Lara Jacobs
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, STEM Ed PaCER Program, Michigan State University; Citizen of the Muscogee Creek Nation of Oklahoma

James Rattling Leaf Sr.
Tribal Engagement Specialist, North Central Climate Adaptation Science Center; member, South Dakota's Rosebud Sioux Tribe

Todd Mitchell
Director, Department of Environmental Protection, Swinomish Tribe; enrolled citizen, Swinomish Tribe

 

1 - 2:30 p.m. - A Seat at the Table: Federal Funding Helps Tribes Build Capacity and Engage in Decision-making Over Shared Resources

Vallen Cook
Trustlands and Natural Resources Administrator, Grand Portage Band of Chippewa; Anishinabe and Lakota

Marne Kaeske
Cultural Preservation Specialist, 1854 Treaty Authority

 

2:30 - 4 p.m. - Break

4 - 5:30 p.m - Back on The Land: Tribes Work to Reclaim Traditional Territories and Bring Cultural Practices Back to Western Landscapes

Ashley Russell
Asst. director, Department of Natural Resources & Culture,Confederated Tribes of Coos-Lower Umpqua-Siuslaw Indians; Graduate Student, Traditional Ecological Knowledge Lab, Oregon State University; member, CTCLUSI

Latrice Tatsey
Cultural Ecologist and Intern Supervisor, Pikani Lodge Health Institute of Blackfeet Nation; member, Amskapiipkini Nation

Melissa Nelson
Professor, School of Sustainability, College of Global Futures, Arizona State University; member, Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians

 

5:30 - Workshop adjourns for the day


Tuesday, November 14

11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. - Made to Burn: Reconnecting Ecosystems and Communities to the Critical Benefits of Cultural Fire

Melinda Adams
Assistant Professor, Department of Geography and Atmospheric Science/Indigenous Studies Program, The University of Kansas; member, San Carlos Apache Tribe

Ron Reed
Cultural Ecologist, Karuk Tribe; Co-Founder, Karuk UC Berkeley Collaborative; member, Karuk Tribe

Monique Wynecoop
Fire Ecologist/Tribal Liaison, U.S. Forest Service Region 6 & Northern Rockies Fire Science Network; Pit River/Maidu Tribes

 

1 - 2:30 p.m. - Turning the Tide: Three California Tribes Reestablish Sovereignty with Nation's First Indigenous Marine Stewardship Area

Shaunna McCovey
Director of Governmental Affairs, Resighini Racheria Tribe; member of Yurok Tribe

Megan Rocha
Executive Director, Resighini Rancheria Tribe

Speakers from the Tolowa Dee-ni' Nation, and Cher-Ae Heights Indian Community of the Trinidad Rancheria

 

2:30 - 4 p.m. - Break

4 - 5 p.m. - Wrap Session

5 p.m. - Workshop Adjourns