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Calendar – Education/Community – Indigenous Earth Issues Summit – Registration Deadline – Mar. 22

Marquette – The fourth annual Indigenous Earth Issues Summit will be held on Friday, March 25 from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. at Northern Michigan University’s Whitman Hall commons.

Award-winning Chickasaw author and international speaker Linda Hogan will deliver the keynote speech at 1 p.m. Her talk is titled “Animals, Human Beings and the Earth.” Hogan is a novelist, poet and essayist who has addressed indigenous environmental philosophies and various threats posed by industrialism.
The following presenters will offer workshops throughout the day:

Bobby Bullet, an Anishinaabe musician and 2010 NAMMY Award winner who has played guitar with Loretta Lynn, will present a Music in Activism workshop; Nick Hockings of Lac du Flambeau, Wis., a teacher of traditional Anishinaabe ecological knowledge, will facilitate workshops on traditional firemaking skills;

Martin Reinhardt, a citizen of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe and an NMU professor, will present on ways to decolonize our diets. Noted Ojibwe/Lacandon author and birchbark-biting artist Lois Beardslee will discuss her art and the issues surrounding the birch tree in Michigan;

Red Cliff elder Tony DePerry will offer his view of Anishinaabe environmental philosophy as part of a presentation on the mining threats facing the tribes in the U.P. and northern Wisconsin;

Frank Koehn, longtime environmental and social justice advocate, will conduct a workshop on environmental activism strategies and skills learned from Anishinaabe activist Walter Bresette.

Native American cultural activities geared toward children age 6 years and younger will be offered, but parents are welcome to bring children of any age. The day will end with a 7 p.m. open mic music and poetry jam.

The family-friendly event is open to the public and free of charge. Advance registration is required for meals and children’s activities. The registration deadline Tuesday, March 22 at 5 p.m. For information or to register, call 227-1397 or visit www.nmu.edu/nativeamericans.

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