Reed Robinson To Speak At 12th World Wilderness Congress In August

The organizers and hosts of the 12th World Wilderness Congress are excited to announce that Reed Robinson will speak at the Congress!

Reed Robinson is the director of the Office of Tribal Relations for the USDA Forest Service. As director, he supervises the tribal relations program in Washington D.C. and provides program leadership and direction for all national, regional, research station, and forest/grasslands functions that impact, or may impact Native American/ Alaskan Native interests. Robinson is a member of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe, the Sicangu Lakota Oyate. His core values are based upon the sacred hoop, the Cangleska Wakan, of the Lakota Oyate. Robinsons leadership journey includes 30 years with the National Park Service at nine separate unique park units with duties ranging from journey level historic building preservationist, building preservation project manager, park facility manager, National Park superintendent, and regional tribal program manager. Robinson lived in seven countries from age 2-19 where his father served as a United States diplomat. These combined experiences and factors have influenced Robinson’s world view and his personal and professional philosophy of diplomacy, respect, humility, wisdom, and courage.

The 12th World Wilderness Congress (WILD12) is a global forum to coordinate and mobilize the protection of Earth’s remaining wilderness and wild places. It convenes thousands of delegates from around the world approximately every 4 years to seek and agree upon new actions and principles in the stewardship of Earth. WILD12 is hosted by the Oceti Sakowin on behalf of the Sicangu Lakota Treaty Council, and will place a special emphasis on reinterpreting wilderness through Indigenous perspectives.

To register for WILD12, please visit the link below.