Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences

Winona LaDuke: Indigenous Women Telling a New Story About Energy and Climate

Tuesday December 9 2014 @ 12:00 pm

December

9

Tue

2014

12:00 pmMST

Event Type
Seminar
Availability

Open to Public

Audience
  • CIRES employees
  • CU Boulder employees
  • General Public
  • NOAA employees
  • Science collaborators
  • Host
    CU Boulder

    Winona LaDuke
    Indigenous Women Telling a New Story About Energy and Climate

    Along with Nani Chacon and Adrian Manygoats
    University Theatre in the Theatre Building, CU Boulder
    7:00 PM | View Flyer

    Winona LaDuke (Anishinaabe) is an internationally acclaimed author, orator and activist. A graduate of Harvard and Antioch Universities with advanced degrees in rural economic development, LaDuke has devoted her life to protecting the lands and life ways of Native communities.

    Nanibah 'Nani' Chacon is a Painter, Muralist, Educator and Art Activist and Organizer. She was raised in Chinle, Arizona and Albuquerque New Mexico. Her cultural heritage and experience often informs her work as an artist and activist. Nani has a prolific career as an artist which spans close to 20 years, covering Graffiti artist, illustration, fine art painting, Murals and public works. In 2002 she received her BA in education, she has taught grades K-College Prep both formally and informally as an artist and mentor. As an artist Nani has won numerous recognitions and exhibits her work nation wide. Her recent endeavors include work as an art activist with the nationally recognized group Honor the Treaties, curatorial projects and community organizing.

    Adrian Manygoats is a Navajo activist who serves as project director for Eagle Energy. She is passionate about women and energy and environmental justice for all people.

    Brought to you by
    Inside the Greenhouse, an initiative on the CU campus for creative climate communication

    Center for Science & Technology Policy Research
    CU Department of Theatre & Dance
    International Collective on Environment, Culture & Politics