Global Environmental Justice, Native Peoples and Women
Winona Laduke
Monday, 17 Nov 2003 at 8:00 pm – Sun Room, Memorial Union
Winona Laduke, 1982 graduate of Harvard, works and lives on the White Earth Reservation in Minnesota and works on restoring the local land base and culture. LaDuke also serves as the board co-chair for the Indigenous Women's Network and works in a national capacity as Program Director for Honor the Earth Fund, providing vision and leadership for the organization's Regranting Program and its Strategic Initiatives. In 1994, she was named by Time Magazine as one of America's 50 most promising leaders under 40 years of age, and was vice presidential candidate on the Green Party ticket in 2000 with Ralph Nader. She is author of several books including Last Standing Woman (1997) and All Our Relations: Native Struggles for Land and Life (1999). Institute on World Affairs Series.Part of the World Affairs Series: Outside Looking in: International Perspective on U.S. Foreign Policy.
Cosponsored By:
- World Affairs
- Committee on Lectures (funded by Student Government)
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