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SAC # 53: Subsistence, Stewardship, and Sustainability: Discussing Indigenous Notions of Balance

OPEN AND FREE TO ALL INTERESTED PARTIES

When

Monday 15 September 2008, 1pm onwards

Where

Seminar Room, Centre for Innovation, 87 St. David St.
Click here for a map. Note: Limited parking is available on Castle St. and must be arranged with the Centre for Innovation Front Desk (phone 479-8469)

Speaker

Malia Villegas

Abstract

In this talk, Malia Villegas – an Alutiiq/Sugpiaq (Alaska Native) doctoral candidate – considers how various local, national, and world leaders are turning to Indigenous communities for insight about how to survive in a rapidly changing world. She draws on examples from the Alaska Native Knowledge Network to create development strategies based on Alaska Native cosmology and values systems, as well as examples from the Harvard Project on American Indian Economic Development and their nations builidng research. She hopes to spur a discussion about what sustainable development is, what the role of humans is in this, and how Indigenous notions of balance may offer an important, though unique, paradigm.

About the Speaker

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About The SAC Series

SAC Meetings are a CSAFE organised seminar series that meets fortnightly aimed at stimulating discussion and debate on issues relating to natural resource management. The 2008 series combines the Te Hao Mātaurangaans and Sustainable Agriculture Colloquium and the series will focus on topics relating to sustainable agriculture, environmental stewardship and traditional ecological knowledge.

With speakers coming from backgrounds as diverse as design, history, agribusiness and education we look forward to some lively discussion and informal debate.

As always, the discussion will be helped along by glasses of wine and snacks, so come along – we’d love to hear your opinion on the issues and challenges and research that will be presented.

All welcome—please circulate this invitation to friends and colleagues.

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