This is part of an ongoing collaborative, student-led seminar series hosted by T-RUST (Transformative Research in Urban Sustainability Training) at WSU and GLIER (Great Lakes Institute for Environmental Research) at the University of Windsor. The seminar series is titled Transformative Change in Environmental Sustainability and occurs biweekly on Fridays at 10am.

Title: Traditional Ecological Knowledge in the Great Lakes: Inspiring the Next Generation’s Environmental Sustainability Leaders

Panelists: Clint Jacobs (Walpole Island/Bkejwanong), Dr. Valoree Gagnon (Great Lakes Research Center, Michigan Technological University), Dr. Myrle Ballard (Univ of Manitoba), Dilber Yunus (International Institute for Sustainable Development – Experimental Lakes Area)

When: Friday, January 29, 10-11:30am

Where: Virtually on Zoom, register here: http://bit.ly/WindsortoWayne. The Zoom link will be sent to the email used for registration one day before the seminar.

Our inaugural seminar for 2021 will be a panel consisting of four indigenous leaders in ecology and the Great Lakes region. We will have an open discussion on topics surrounding place-based knowledge through generations with connection to climate change (invasive species, partnerships, language).

Hope to see you there!