The Environmental Center

Tribal & Indigenous Knowledge in Policy-Webinar
2020-11-18 | Deschutes Brewery Public House, 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
This webinar will focus on the Role of Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) in Data, Research, and Policy-making. Join Beyond Toxics to hear from Tribal staff, community members, and scholars explore the role of TEK in data collection, research, and policy-making. Panelists will also discuss best practices when learning about the use of TEK, and how to avoid knowledge appropriation and exploitation.
Panelist Lineup:
– Robert Kentta – Treasurer, Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians
– Susan Fricke – Water Quality Program Manager, Karuk Tribe
– Colleen Sanders – Climate Adaptation Planner, Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation
– Wenix Red Elk – Public Education and Outreach Specialist, Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation

CULTIVATING HEALTHY COMMUNITIES (a Virtual Conference): Confronting Health Threats, Climate Disasters, and Biodiversity Collapse with a Toxic-Free Future
2021-05-25, 2021-06-01, 2021-06-08, 2021-06-15
Virtual Conference—May 25, June 1, June 8 and June 15, 2021

Scientific understanding. Collective action. Systemic change. A toxic-free future. Organic transition. The serious and existential environmental and health challenges that we face bring an urgency to the focus of this Forum and the work that is going on in communities around the U.S. and the world. Central to the solution is the elimination of petroleum-based pesticides and fertilizers in exchange for regenerative organic land management and nontoxic materials that stop the harm from toxic chemical production, use, and disposal. We recognize that this is the only way to protect our children and families, those in workplaces, pets, pollinators, and the rich diversity of organisms essential to life.
