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Welcome to Our First Annual Gathering!
Welcome to Our First Annual Gathering!
We're excited to be joined by Midwest Climate Adaptation Science Center members, researchers, students, and partners for this two-day event. Since this is our first Annual Gathering, we'll use this time together to focus on training, research sharing, capacity building, and defining our goals and priorities as the MW CASC.
This meeting is taking place August 25-26, 2022, at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Find detailed directions and a map of the area on our Getting Around page.
If you have questions during the event, please reach out to us at MWCASC@umn.edu.
Please note: This event is designed for in-person attendance. If you are unable to join us in-person, please contact us for information about virtual options.
Land Acknowledgement
Land Acknowledgement
The University of Wisconsin-Madison occupies ancestral Ho-Chunk land, a place their nation has called Teejop (day-JOPE) since time immemorial. In an 1832 treaty, the Ho-Chunk were forced to cede this territory. Decades of ethnic cleansing followed when both the federal and state government repeatedly, but unsuccessfully, sought to forcibly remove the Ho-Chunk from Wisconsin.
We acknowledge the circumstances that led to the forced removal of the Ho-Chunk people, and honor their legacy of resistance and resilience. This history of colonization informs our work and vision for a collaborative future. We recognize and respect the inherent sovereignty of the Ho-Chunk Nation and the other 11 First Nations within the boundaries of the state of Wisconsin.
We also acknowledge that climate change has unique and often disproportionate impacts on Indigenous communities that need to be addressed in culturally appropriate and economically viable ways. Engaging Indigenous peoples and respecting traditional knowledge ways is integral to the MW CASC's work.
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