MIIS Lecture: Indigenous/Tribal Ecological Knowledge and Fire in California

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Middlebury Institute of International Studies presents a free lecture by Ron Goode entitled Reimagining the Human-Land Connection: Indigenous/Tribal Ecological Knowledge and Fire in California on November 15, 6:30pm-8pm, at Irvine Auditorium in the McCone Building on the campus of MIIS.

California is a fire-dependent landscape. Many of California's native flora and fauna depend upon periodic fire events to rebalance ecological systems. American Indians have been using fire for generations to reduce invasive species, cultivate desired flora and fauna (think agriculture), improve human security, and manage the ecosystems of which they are a part.

Ron Goode is the Tribal Chair of the North Fork Mono Tribe and his Tribe has been using fire for generations. An expert in Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) and Cultural Burning, Ron will be coming to MIIS to talk about the wisdom behind Indigenous use of fire as well as other traditional ecological approaches to pressing environmental issues that we face in this uncertain era of climate change. These lesser-known approaches to land and resource management – as well as traditional adaptive management strategies for dealing with fire – represent a well-founded and potentially crucial perspective on how humans will adapt to climate change. Join us for an evening lecture to be followed by an open Q&A session.

Event Details

Nov
15
2018
Starts at:
6:30pm
Ends at:
8:00pm
499 Pierce St
Monterey, CA 93940
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