Thursday, February 13th | 4 p.m. EST, On Zoom
Tristan Ahtone of Grist magazine and K. Wayne Yang (a.k.a. la paperson) of the University of California San Diego will engage in an expansive dialogue on the historical and present-day relationships of U.S. universities to Indigenous peoples, reflecting on how universities can be accountable to the land and to Indigenous peoples. Ahtone will build on his work in Land-Grab Universities and Misplaced Trust to discuss the connections between universities, Indigenous land, and climate change, with land-grant universities profiting from fossil fuels, mining, and other industries on lands stolen from Indigenous nations. Author of A Third University Is Possible and co-author of “Decolonization Is Not a Metaphor,” Yang will explore how universities can recognize and respect Native sovereignty, including through free enrollment for Native students, rematriation of land, and Indigenous community-driven action research. The panel conversation, including opportunities for audience engagement, will be facilitated by Abigail Chabitnoy, award-winning poet and faculty at the Institute of American Indian Arts and the UMass English Department.
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