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Speaker Announcement: Reed Robinson
Reed Robinson is the director of the Office of Tribal Relations for the USDA Forest Service.
‘Sacred Return’: Tribal ceremony honors birth of prophesied white buffalo calf (link)
Chief Looking Horse presides over ceremony to honor calf attended by 500 people just west of Yellowstone National Park.
Meet EPC, Sponsor of WILD12!
In this Q&A, we delve into the work of EPC, an environmental consultancy with a deep commitment to wilderness preservation.
Resolution Guidelines
The World Wilderness Congress is unique among civil society environmental foras as it provides the public a direct and concrete instrument for setting the global environmental agenda: resolutions.
Speaker Announcement: Hinano Murphy
Hinano Murphy is a widely recognized expert in Tahitian cultural history. She grew up on Moorea and Tahiti learning oral traditions from her elders.
Tribal Data Sovereignty
Tribal data sovereignty refers to the right of Indigenous Tribes or Nations to control and govern their own data. It emphasizes the autonomy and self-determination of Indigenous communities.
Wolakota Code
The premise of the Lakota society is based on respect or Waohola. Lakota traditional ways inform us that the following are good practices if one seeks to embody respect.
Speaker Announcement: Meda Dewitt
Meda Dewitt is a Lingít traditional healer, certified massage therapist, ethno-herbalist, educator, and virtual and in-person events coordinator.
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Designed with ease and connectivity in mind, this app is your ultimate tool to stay updated, organized, and engaged throughout the event.
Speaker Announcement: Charles F. Sams III
Charles F. “Chuck” Sams III was ceremonially sworn in as the 19th director of the National Park Service on Dec. 16, 2021, by Interior Secretary Deb Haaland.
Speaker Announcement: Patricio Robles Gil
Patricio is the Founder of two Mexican conservation organizations that worked with endangered species and securing biodiversity wildlands.
Speaker Announcement: Bob Baron
Bob Baron is the founder and Chair of Fulcrum, a leading publisher of conservation and Native American books.
Speaker Announcement: Ramson Karmushu
Ramson has a keen interest in documenting indigenous traditional knowledge that supports coexistence with nature and biodiversity conservation for years.
Speaker Announcement: Henry J Quick Bear Sr.
Henry J Quick Bear Sr. is currently the Lakota language teacher for the Lakolya Waoniya Project. He is a respected spiritual leader from Spring Creek community on the Rosebud Reservation.
Speaker Announcement: Ben Bobowski
Ben Bobowski is a conservation practitioner with more than thirty years of resource stewardship and leadership experience.
Speaker Announcement: Daniel R. Wildcat
Daniel R. Wildcat is a Yuchi member of the Muscogee Nation of Oklahoma. His service as teacher and administrator at Haskell Indian Nations University spans thirty-seven years.
Speaker Announcement: Fany Kuiru Castro
Fany Kuiru Castro, a prominent leader of the Uitoto people of the Jitomagaro clan, people of the sun of the Resguardo Predio Putumayo, Amazonas, Colombia, is a tireless defender of Indigenous and environmental rights.
Speaker Announcement: Sinclair Vincent
As Senior Director of Sustainable Development Program Development & Innovation, Sinclair oversees the strategy, direction, and evolution of Verra’s suite of programs focused on sustainable development.
Speaker Announcement: Tashka Yawanawá
Tashka Yawanawá has been leading the Yawanawá People for nearly twenty years.
Speaker Announcement: Andrew Muir
Andrew is one of South Africa’s most influential conservationists and social entrepreneurs, having run conservation and developmental NGOs for over 30 years.
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