Guidelines for the Use of Traditional Knowledges

The ESA Traditional Ecological Knowledge Section will be hosting a webinar series to facilitate a virtual space to welcome and hear from Indigenous voices who work to help sustain and nurture TEK within their communities. The speakers will share tools, processes and practices they have learned through activities that work for them in their journey to utilize TEK.
In these times of uncertainty, the TEK Section recognizes the importance of sharing Indigenous knowledge with our ESA community so that valuable lessons of reclaiming Indigenous languages, culture and traditions can be shared in a way to create better understanding of TEK. It’s an opportunity for Indigenous thought leaders to share their wisdom, knowledge and experiences with the ESA community to reflect on questions arising within the western scientific community of how we build an emerging space that honors and respects both Ways of Knowing.
Join this presentation from NAU’s Anne Marie Chischilly.
Register: https://esa.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_GBetiP0VTwaqIBaviIAKoA
Speaker
Ann Marie Chischilly
Interim Vice President for the Office of Native American Initiatives @Northern Arizona University
Ms. Chischilly serves two roles at NAU. She is Interim Vice President for the Office of Native American Initiatives, tasked with advancing NAU’s strategic goal ‘to become the nation’s leading university serving Native Americans,’ with initiatives focusing on Native American student retention, tribal leadership, environmental stewardship in Native communities, culturally responsive K-12 pedagogy and Native mentorship. She also continues as the Director of the Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals and manages work with NAU, state and federal agencies, Tribes and Alaska Native villages; ITEP celebrates 29 years serving over 95% of all 574 Tribes and Alaskan Native Villages nationwide and continues to be the premier tribal environmental organization training Tribes and Indigenous Peoples. Ms. Chischilly is an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation (Diné). She earned her JD from St. Mary’s University School of Law and a master’s in environmental law from Vermont Law School.