The Environmental Center

Braiding Sweetgrass Author Robin Wall Kimmerer
2020-11-17 | Deschutes Brewery Public House, 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
Join for a talk with nationally recognized author Robin Wall Kimmerer, of Braiding Sweetgrass fame, on how themes from it can offer lessons on moving towards a more just and sustainable future. How can we apply the concepts of reciprocity and humility both socially and ecologically? How can we change the lens through which we see the world to help ensure our collective survival and restore our relationship with the Earth and each other?

Introducing Racial Healing Dialogue & Healing Justice Affinity Spaces in Central Oregon
2021-01-19 | Deschutes Brewery Public House, 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
TRACEs Central Oregon has partnered with an incredible group of community facilitators, healers, artists and therapists to present a kick-off to Racial Healing Dialogue & Healing Justice Affinity Spaces.

The program for this kick-off event includes: a group welcoming and then 90-minute break out sessions and group close. Break out sessions include a limited number of opt-in affinity healing justice spaces and spaces for anyone to join.

This program is free and open to the public, but pre-registration is required and capacity is limited.

***To register or ask questions, email: TRACES@UNITEDWAYCENTRALOREGON.ORG

Building Power and Change for Native People with Savannah Romero
2021-03-08 | Deschutes Brewery Public House, 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
The narrative about Native people in this country is laced with misconceptions, toxic stereotypes and systemic erasure. IllumiNative works to transform how Americans and key institutions think about and engage with Native peoples. Savannah Romero will discuss how IllumiNative is using research, narrative, and culture change strategies to disrupt invisibility and toxic misconceptions about Native peoples within diverse sectors of American society. Their work is moving hearts and minds while advancing justice and equity.
FREE and OPEN to the public but registration is required. Register here.

A Sense of Place: Indigenous Perspectives on Earth and Sky, Featuring Dr. Henrietta Mann
2021-03-18 | Deschutes Brewery Public House, 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
Registration is now open for webinar “A Sense of Place: Indigenous Perspectives of Earth and Sky,” featuring Dr. Henrietta Mann.
Dr. Henrietta Mann, Tsetsehestaestse (Cheyenne) was Director/Professor in Native American Studies at the University of Montana, Missoula for some 28 years. In 2000 she became the first individual to occupy the Katz Endowed Chair in Native American Studies at Montana State University, Bozeman where she is Professor Emerita, and was Special Assistant to the President from 2003-2016. She is the founding President of the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribal College. In 1991, Rolling Stone Magazine named Dr. Mann as one of the ten leading professors in the nation.
Space is limited to 1000 people, so reserve your spot now!

Conquering Columbus: Dismantling the Doctrine of Discovery
2021-10-11 | Deschutes Brewery Public House, 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
Arizona State University hosts this webinar to describe the Doctrine of Discovery and consider its long-term negative impacts on Indigenous people. This panel of experts will discuss how the doctrine rationalized the taking of Indigenous lands, exploited Indigenous peoples, and devastated their cultures.

Centering Black and Brown Experience: Walking While Black & Celebrating Ruby Bridges
2021-10-19 | Deschutes Brewery Public House, 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
ODOT SRTS aims to create inclusive programs for all students and families, where they can feel safe and secure walking and rolling to school. Unfortunately, for many in Oregon, walking and rolling can feel unsafe. Join us on October 19th at noon, with speaker Ashton Simpson (Oregon Walks) who will talk about the issues Black and Brown community members face, and give insight on how to make SRTS programs better for all. The SRTS Technical Assistance team will also discuss Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day, which celebrates 6 year old Ruby’s heroism and bravery, and ways to promote safe walking and biking while it gets darker, colder and rainier in Oregon.

Federal Indian Policy
2021-10-20 | Deschutes Brewery Public House, 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
Health & Outdoors Partner, Barton Robison is happy to announce a three-course training series, “Working in Indian Country.” Designed specifically for non-tribal members, this series will help professionals working with indigenous and tribal communities understand the broader context of US-tribal relations, dig into how to craft a successful land acknowledgment, and glean helpful tips on culturally responsive ways to engage with tribes in the Pacific Northwest. Barton has an MPA with a focus in Natural Resources from PSU, and just completed his Graduate Certificate in Tribal Relations through PSU’s Institute for Tribal Government.

Confluence Conversations: Storytelling with Ciarra Greene
2021-10-20 | Deschutes Brewery Public House, 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
During this virtual event, Ciarra Greene (Nez Perce) will share traditional Nimiipuu stories and dive into their ecological practices and cultural understandings, exemplifying what has made traditional storytelling a strong force for cultural continuity over the generations. Ciarra Greene is a citizen of the Nez Perce Tribe, focused on protection and healing of Nimiipuu (Nez Perce) community and homelands through culture, science, and education. Nimiipuu culture and traditions emphasize environmental stewardship and drives Ciarra’s academic, professional, and personal endeavors.

Indigenous Perspectives on Earth and Sky: Living with the Stars on Day of the Dead
2021-10-28 | Deschutes Brewery Public House, 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
Doña María O. Ávila Vera is a Maya elder born in the village of Xul and raised in the town of Peto, Yucatán, México. She is a steward of the traditions of her ancestors, using her life experience and native language—Yucatec Mayan. Mother of eleven children and beloved grandmother and great-grandmother, she shares her time between Petaluma, CA, and Mérida, Yucatán. She actively researches the knowledge of the Maya by capturing the oral tradition of her people and sharing Indigenous knowledge with her family, friends, and communities.
Isabel Hawkins, Ph.D., is bilingual and bicultural Latina from Córdoba, Argentina. Dr. Hawkins received her Ph.D. in astrophysics at the University of California, Los Angeles, in 1986. She worked for 20 years at the University of California at Berkeley on several NASA satellite projects, and as the Director of Science Education at the Space Sciences Laboratory. Dr. Hawkins has received six NASA awards for her leadership in science education.

Land Acknowledgments
2021-11-03 | Deschutes Brewery Public House, 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, 97701, United States

Storytelling with Wilson Wewa
2021-11-17 | Deschutes Brewery Public House, 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
Wilson Wewa, Spiritual Leader of the Northern Paiute and Warm Springs Council Member, joins Confluence for the second event in a virtual series of Native Traditional Storytelling.
The storytelling series is inspired by Native experience and observation of the natural world, acquired since time immemorial, and its skillful crafting into stories that carry deep cultural and ecological knowledge forward.
You have the privilege to not only hear Wilson’s storytelling skills but also his memories and perspectives on the power of narrative, Native culture, and the land.

Working in Indian Country
2021-12-01 | Deschutes Brewery Public House, 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, 97701, United States

Indigenous Perspectives on Earth, Water and Sky, Featuring Larry Campbell
2022-01-20 | Deschutes Brewery Public House, 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
Swinomish Elder Larry Campbell (Wanaseah) has been actively involved in Coast Salish tribal affairs for 40 years. He has an extensive background in cultural resources, tribal policy, government-to-government relations, and community health. Larry has a Bachelor of Arts degree in tribal government. He co-manages the Swinomish Community Environmental Health Program.

Livestream Author Event Robin Wall Kimmerer
2022-01-24 | Deschutes Brewery Public House, 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
Join for a talk with Robin Wall Kimmerer, author of UO Common Reading selection Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants.
Drawing on her life as an Indigenous scientist, a mother, and a woman, Kimmerer shows how other living beings offer us gifts and lessons, even if we’ve forgotten how to hear their voices. In a rich braid of reflections that range from the creation of Turtle Island to the forces that threaten its flourishing today, she circles toward a central argument: that the awakening of a wider ecological consciousness requires the acknowledgment and celebration of our reciprocal relationship with the rest of the living world.

A Sense of Place Webinar Series: Indigenous Perspectives of Earth, Water and Sky - Featuring David G. Lewis, PhD
2024-12-12 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | 375 SW Powerhouse Dr Suite 100, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
A Sense of Place Webinar Series: Indigenous Perspectives of Earth, Water and Sky – Featuring David G. Lewis, PhD. – Assistant Professor, Anthropology & Indigenous Studies, Oregon State University.
