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Boozhoo/Hello -
The Northern Michigan Center for Native American Studies is currently seeking presentation proposals for our 2nd annual Indigenous Earth Issues Summit to be held in Marquette, MI on April 6, 2009. Please see the call for proposals both below and attached.
Any questions, don't hesitate to e-mail cnas@nmu.edu or call 906-227-1397. You can also visit our websites at http://www.nmu.edu/nativeamericans orhttp://www.myspace.com/indigenousearthdaysummit
Miigwech/thanks!
Aimee Cree Dunn
Indigenous Earth Issues Summit Coordinator
Adjunct Instructor
NMU Center for Native American Studies
906-227-1397
cnas@nmu.edu
Boozhoo/Hello -
The Northern Michigan Center for Native American Studies is currently seeking presentation proposals for our 2nd annual Indigenous Earth Issues Summit to be held in Marquette, MI on April 6, 2009. Please see the call for proposals both below and attached.
Any questions, don't hesitate to e-mail cnas@nmu.edu or call 906-227-1397. You can also visit our websites at http://www.nmu.edu/nativeamericans orhttp://www.myspace.com/indigenousearthdaysummit
Miigwech/thanks!
Aimee Cree Dunn
Indigenous Earth Issues Summit Coordinator
Adjunct Instructor
NMU Center for Native American Studies
906-227-1397
cnas@nmu.edu
Call for Proposals: NMU 2009 Indigenous Earth Issues Summit
Northern Michigan University is seeking presentation proposals for the second annual Indigenous Earth Issues Summit
to be held at NMU in Marquette, Mich., Monday, April 6. It is sponsored by the Center for Native American Studies
with generous support from the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community.
The summit will function as a call to action on Indigenous environmental issues in the Great Lakes area, on Turtle
Island and around the world. The keynote speaker will be Indigenous environmental activist Evon Peter (Neetsaii
Gwich'in).
Presentations should ultimately include ideas on how to address Indigenous environmental concerns. Topics include,
but are not limited to, the following:
- Traditional Ecological Knowledge (T.E.K.)
- Nuclear industry and Indigenous lands
- Mining in Indigenous territory
- Climate change
- Impacts of economic globalization on Indigenous peoples
- Solutions in Indigenous cultures to environmental problems
- Indigenous subsistence rights
- Pollution in Indigenous country
- Protection of sacred lands
A variety of presentation formats are encouraged (music, art, and film as well as paper and panel presentations).
All interested persons, particularly activists, Native elders and Native community members are strongly encouraged
to submit proposals.
Proposals should be 150-300 words in length. Deadline for submissions is Monday, February 23. You will be notified
of your acceptance by Friday, February 27.
Send to:
cnas@nmu.edu
(attachments should only be in Microsoft Word or as a PDF)
-or-
Center for Native American Studies
Northern Michigan University
1401 Presque Isle Ave
Marquette, MI 49855
For more information call 906-227-1397 or visit www.nmu.edu/nativeamericans orwww.myspace.com/indigenousearthdaysummit
________________________
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Northern Michigan University is seeking presentation proposals for the second annual Indigenous Earth Issues Summit
to be held at NMU in Marquette, Mich., Monday, April 6. It is sponsored by the Center for Native American Studies
with generous support from the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community.
The summit will function as a call to action on Indigenous environmental issues in the Great Lakes area, on Turtle
Island and around the world. The keynote speaker will be Indigenous environmental activist Evon Peter (Neetsaii
Gwich'in).
Presentations should ultimately include ideas on how to address Indigenous environmental concerns. Topics include,
but are not limited to, the following:
- Traditional Ecological Knowledge (T.E.K.)
- Nuclear industry and Indigenous lands
- Mining in Indigenous territory
- Climate change
- Impacts of economic globalization on Indigenous peoples
- Solutions in Indigenous cultures to environmental problems
- Indigenous subsistence rights
- Pollution in Indigenous country
- Protection of sacred lands
A variety of presentation formats are encouraged (music, art, and film as well as paper and panel presentations).
All interested persons, particularly activists, Native elders and Native community members are strongly encouraged
to submit proposals.
Proposals should be 150-300 words in length. Deadline for submissions is Monday, February 23. You will be notified
of your acceptance by Friday, February 27.
Send to:
cnas@nmu.edu
(attachments should only be in Microsoft Word or as a PDF)
-or-
Center for Native American Studies
Northern Michigan University
1401 Presque Isle Ave
Marquette, MI 49855
For more information call 906-227-1397 or visit www.nmu.edu/nativeamericans orwww.myspace.com/indigenousearthdaysummit
________________________
Support NMU's adjuncts....working with only one raise (3%) in 6 years!
http://www.geocities.com/adjunctsn
