U.S. Forest Service’s Tania Ellersick to present SEFS Seminar on restoration and Tribal engagement
As a federal agency, the U.S. Forest Service has a responsibility to the 574 federally recognized Tribal Nations as crises related to climate change, biodiversity, the economy and health all disproportionately harm Native Americans who have faced genocide, ecocide and the breaking of the 368 Treaties, says Tania Ellersick, analyst with the U.S. Forest Service.
On Nov. 10, Ellersick will present the SEFS Seminar “Restoration and Tribal Engagement – Highlights from the USDA Forest Service” at 3:30 p.m. Pacific Time both virtually and in-person.
Here are the meeting details:
Ellersick’s presentation will be held via Zoom: https://washington.zoom.us/j/92707468214 and in-person in the Forest Club Room in Anderson Hall.
Abstract: In the United States – and on the 193 million acres of National Forest and Grasslands stewarded by the USDA Forest Service in the public trust – our challenges and opportunities for restoration are profound and extensive. As written in the recent federal agency report, Conserving and Restoring America the Beautiful, “Often, our nation’s lands and waters have been venues of struggle and injustice. For well over a century, the U.S. Government waged war against Native peoples, taking their lands, killing their sacred wildlife, implementing brutal assimilation policies, and making and breaking promises.” As a federal agency, the U.S. Forest Service has a Government-to-Government responsibility to 574 federally recognized Tribal Nations. Adhering to these responsibilities is particularly vital now, as crises related to climate change, biodiversity, the economy, and health all disproportionately harm Native Americans who have faced genocide, ecocide, and the breaking of the 368 Treaties. In celebration of Native American Heritage Month and the first year of the UN Decade of Ecosystem Restoration, this presentation will highlight examples of Tribal engagement relevant to restoration in the context of recent institutional efforts. It will also introduce a few key concepts regarding Indigenous Environmental Justice, and highlight challenges and opportunities for meaningful, substantive, and impactful engagement with Tribal Nations and indigenous communities in restoration endeavors.
View the full fall 2021 SEFS Seminar schedule. You can also watch all past SEFS Seminars on the SEFS YouTube Channel. The SEFS Seminar Series is made possible with support from the Corkery Family Environmental and Forest Sciences Director’s Endowed Chair fund.
Full Meeting Information:
When: Nov. 10, 2021 03:30 PM
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