St. Louis - 2024 Event Series on Contemporary Indigenous Knowledge and Environmental Sustainability
Humans, Nature and the Buffalo Treaty
A dialogue with Leroy Little Bear, Roxann Smith, and Chance Weston
Hosted by the Native American Studies Program, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Date: October 11th, 2024
Time: 12:30-2:30 pm CDT
Location: Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Center for Spirituality & Sustainability the Fuller Dome
Cost: Free of charge; All attendees must register online and check in at the registration table. There is a 50 person limit.
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For more information, contact Prof. Greg Fields, gfields@siue.edu, 618.650-2461.
Itinerary
Noon: Doors Open
12:30 pm: Welcome by Julie Zimmermann, Professor and Chair of Anthropology, SIUE
12:35 pm: Introduction of presenters by Dr. Ed Spevak, Saint Louis Zoo
12:45 pm: Presentations and dialogue with specialists on bison and the Bison Treaty:
Leroy Little Bear, JD (Kainai Nation, Blackfoot Confederacy) Alberta
Roxann Smith, M.Ed. (Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Indian
Reservation) MT
Chance Weston (Oglala Lakota) Porcupine, SD
1:15 pm: Dialogue
2:00 pm: Dialogue concludes
2:00 pm: Refreshments
2:30 pm: Event concludes