January 9, 2010 ~ 2:30-4:00 PM
This panel is designed to talk about environmental, social, and climate
changes within a community context from four perspectives, each
belonging to a unique group of Indigenous peoples in North America. We
will discuss topics including sustainability as a community goal,
enhancing and reviving traditional ways of life through community
building, kinship, spiritual, physical, and mental health and overall
well being. We will discuss our unique views of what it means to be
sustainable as American Indians in this day and age. Bring you good
thoughts and energy.
Temashio Anderson is a unique mix of Dine/Pomo. He is a graduate student in the Global Indigenous Nation Studies at the University of Kansas. He promotes community development, youth leadership, and environmental rights while empowering Indigenous Communities worldwide. It was also he who organized this Native-American Panel for the conference.
Nathaniel Taylor, a proud member of the Red Lake band of Chippewa, from
Northern Minnesota. He has a BA in American Indian Studies from Haskell
Indian Nations University. He promotes awareness of language, culture, and
traditional revitalization by participating, singing, and drumming in
ceremonies, pow wows, spiritual runs, and other events that contribute to the
greater good of future generations of all people.
Brett Ramey is the Director of the Urban Lifeways Project
within Native Movement, a Flagstaff, Arizona-based organization that supports
indigenous youth leadership development and Sustainability programs. Their
programs include building native food and medicine gardens at schools and in
vacant city lots, facilitating community mural and garden trainings, and
leading youth internship programs.
Jason Hale, a proud member of Potawatomi Tribe is a graduate
student in the Global Indigenous Nations Studies at the University of Kansas, studying
nutrition and health. He received a B.S. in Anthropology from Washburn
University in Topeka, KS. He grew up and spent most of his life on
the Potawatomi Reservation in Mayetta, Kansas, attending traditional ceremonies, using the cultural teachings throughout his life.
