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Rooted in Nature: Indigenous Knowledge and Climate Resiliency

October 12, 2023 @ 12:00 pm 1:30 pm

Linda Coombs, author and historian from the Aquinnah Wampanoag tribe, will present the next session of The Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC)’s free 5-part series 

Rooted in Nature: Indigenous Knowledge and Climate Resiliency

Wampanoag Ecological Perspective, Historical Resilience & Climate Adaptation

on Thursday, October 12, 12:00-1:30 pm. | Register Now  

This session presented in collaboration with the Accelerating Climate Resiliency Speaker Series.

The final two sessions of Rooted in Nature will be 

Restoring Indigenous Foodways for Climate Resilience

With Kristen Wyman, a member of the Nipmuc tribe of Connecticut, co-founder of the Eastern Woodlands Rematriation Collective (EWRC) and a leader in the Movement to End Violence (MEV) against women and girls.  

Thursday, October 26, 2023, 12:00 – 1:30 p.m. | Register Now

and

Climate Change from the Indigenous Perspective

With Leslie Jonas, a member of the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe and vice-chair of the Native Land Conservancy.

Friday, November 3, 2023, 12:00 – 1:30 p.m. | Register Now

Questions? Contact Lindsay Randall at lrandall@mapc.org.

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