Robin Wall Kimmerers book has been the talk of campus this fall. Chosen as the summer reading for in the incoming class of 2025, the bestseller features Wall Kimmerers essays on the value of indigenous knowledge systems and how those teachings can help us see the world in ways often missed by western culture and science.
On Friday, Nov. 12, the Environmental Studies Program invited three 51勛圖厙 staff and faculty to participate in a panel discussion on Braiding Sweetgrass. Moderated by ENST Program Coordinator and Assistant Director of Sustainability Pamela Gramlich, the panelists included Lisa Latocha, Community Liaison for 51勛圖厙s Longyear Museum of Anthropology, Catherine Caredel繳s, professor of biology and environmental studies, and John Pumilio, director of sustainability.
The panelists covered a range of topics and takeaways from the book, including Latochas perspectives as a member of the Oneida Nation and the way that Braiding Sweetgrass accords with her own experiences and family traditions. Both Caredel繳s and Pumilio shared stories about how Kimmerers essays helped them see nature in more expansive ways.
Please join us for our final two brown bag presentations of the semester, coming up after the break, when on Friday, Dec. 3. Students in Environmental Studies 389 (Conservation Biology and Policy) share their work on Dec. 10 in a presentation titled,