Northwestern Events Calendar

May
18
2021

Virtual Talk: Dina Gilio-Whitaker

When: Tuesday, May 18, 2021
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM CT

Audience: Faculty/Staff - Student - Public

Contact: Princess Rosado   (847) 387-7716

Group: Environmental Policy and Culture

Co-Sponsor: Trienens Institute
Religious Studies Department

Category: Lectures & Meetings

Description:

On Tuesday, May 18, 3PM, Dina Gilio-Whitaker will speak on the topic, "Indigenizing and Decolonizing Environmental Justice".

Through the unique lens of "Indigenized environmental justice," Indigenous researcher and activist Dina Gilio-Whitaker explores the fraught history of treaty violations, struggles for food and water security, and protection of sacred sites, while highlighting the important leadership of Indigenous women in this centuries-long struggle. As Long As Grass Grows gives readers an accessible history of Indigenous resistance to government and corporate incursions on their lands and offers new approaches to environmental justice activism and policy.

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