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Traditional Ecological Knowledge Learning from Indigenous Practices for Environmental Sustainability

Amerind Free Online Lecture: Traditional Ecological Knowledge: Learning from Indigenous Practices for Environmental Sustainability with Melissa K. Nelson, PhD Recorded - Saturday, September 25, 11:00 am – Arizona Time Sponsored by Arizona G&T Cooperatives Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) can provide models for a time-tested form of sustainability in the world today. Dr. Melissa K. Nelson, co-editor of the book “Traditional Ecological Knowledge: Learning from Indigenous Practices for Environmental Sustainability,” worked with a team of scholars from diverse disciplinary backgrounds, to explore TEK through compelling cases of environmental sustainability from multiple tribal and geographic locations in North America and beyond. During her presentation, Dr. Nelson will discuss the book project, as well as TEK’s implications for research and education. Melissa K. Nelson, Ph.D. joined Arizona State University in August 2020. She is a professor of Indigenous Sustainability in the School of Sustainability. Dr. Nelson is an Indigenous ecologist, writer, editor, media-maker and scholar-activist. Before joining the School of Sustainability, she served as a professor of American Indian Studies at San Francisco State University (2002 – 2020), specializing in Indigenous Environmental and California Indian Studies. Dr. Nelson is a transdisciplinary and community-based scholar dedicated to Indigenous rights and sustainability, biocultural heritage and environmental justice, intercultural solidarity, and the renewal and celebration of community health and cultural arts. She actively advocates for Indigenous Peoples rights and sustainable lifeways in higher education, nonprofits, and philanthropy, and is particularly passionate about Indigenous food sovereignty at local, regional and global levels. Dr. Nelson has led numerous community-based projects through her work at The Cultural Conservancy, an Indigenous-led organization, which she has directed since 1993. She is Anishinaabe, Cree, Métis, Norwegian and a proud member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians.