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The Ethyle R. Wolfe Institute for the Humanities, in cooperation with the Robert L. Hess Scholar-in-Residence Planning Committee, presents the Robert L. Hess Memorial Lecture:
Thursday, September 24, 2020 5–6:30 p.m.
Winona LaDuke
Winona LaDuke is a rural development economist working on issues of economic, food, and energy sovereignty. She lives and works on the White Earth reservation in northern Minnesota, and leads several organizations including Honor the Earth, Anishinaabe Agriculture Institute, Akiing, and Winona’s Hemp. These organizations develop and model cultural-based sustainable development strategies utilizing renewable energy and sustainable food systems. She is an international thought leader in the areas of climate justice, renewable energy, and environmental justice. She is also a leader in the work of protecting Indigenous plants and heritage foods from patenting and genetic engineering. She has authored six books including: Recovering the Sacred, All our Relations, Last Standing Woman, and her newest work The Winona LaDuke Chronicles.
Additional presentations for the Hess Scholar-in-Residence Program will take place Monday, September 21 through Friday, September 25, and are open to the public. Register via the Zoom links once posted. E-mail the Wolfe Institute if you would like to bring a class to any of the events.
An introduction to the Native peoples in the New York region and indigenous studies in the 21st century. Preceded by a land acknowledgment and blessing by elder George Stonefish 11 a.m.–12:15 p.m.
Video avilable.
A class visit with Winona LaDuke discussing historical and recent activism by Native American/Indigenous people 9:30–10:45 a.m.
Video available.
Panel discussion with anthropologists Christopher Loperena and Rhea Rahman, with response from Winona LaDuke on environmental justice, including issues of climate, water, and pollution 2:15–3:30 p.m.
Panel discussion with Bowing to No One filmmaker Sarah K. Khan, East New York Farms! Market Manager & Outreach Coordinator Tiana Rainford, Margrethe Horlyck-Romanovsky, and Winona LaDuke 11 a.m.–12:15 p.m.
A discussion with Brooklyn College faculty and alumni from the Department of Theater on addressing environmental and social issues. 2:15–3:30 p.m.
Panel featuring cultural anthropologist Victoria Stone-Cadena, sociologist Lawrence Johnson, and Winona LaDuke, moderated by Naomi Schiller. 6–7:30 p.m.
Panel featuring Science and Resilience Institute at Jamaica Bay director Brett Branco, sociologist Tammy L. Lewis, high school principal and activist John Mussington, and Winona LaDuke. 11 a.m.–12:15 p.m.
Robert L. Hess Memorial Lecture, by Winona LaDuke, 2020 Robert L. Hess Scholar-in-Residence Musical prelude: “Wood that Sings,” composed by Brent Michael Davids, musical selection by Malcolm J. Merriweather, performed by Elena Ruiz, violin, Conservatory of Music 5–6:30 p.m.
Conversation with Winona LaDuke and cultural anthropologist and member of the Delaware Nation of Oklahoma Nekole Parton Alligood about decolonization as it relates to Native American/Indigenous artifacts, bones, burial sites, and how these are used by universities, museums, and researchers 11 a.m.–12:15 p.m.
