Climate Change Red Alert! Can Traditional Indigenous Knowledge Rescue the World?

Daniel Wildcat

Wednesday, 01 Apr 2015 at 7:00 pm – Sun Room, Memorial Union

Daniel R. Wildcat, Yuchi, member of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation of Oklahoma, is the director of the Haskell Environmental Research Studies Center and dean of the College of Natural and Social Sciences at Haskell Indian Nations University in Lawrence, Kansas. The Haskell Environmental Research Studies Center provides support for programs of interest to American Indian and Alaska Native communities and has most recently focused on the effects of climate change on indigenous communities. Wildcat has authored a variety of articles and books, including Power and Place: Indian Education in America, which he co-wrote with the late Vine Deloria, Jr. His book Red Alert! Saving the Planet with Indigenous Knowledge draws on American Indian cultural practices and nature-centered beliefs to advocate a modern strategy to combat global warming. Richard Thompson Memorial Lecture
After serving two years in the U.S. Army, Wildcat attended the University of Kansas where he received both his bachelor’s and master’s in sociology.

Cosponsored By:
  • American Indian Studies Program
  • College of Agriculture & Life Sciences
  • College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
  • Geological & Atmospheric Sciences
  • Richard Thompson Memorial Lecture Fund
  • United Native American Student Association - UNASA
  • Committee on Lectures (funded by Student Government)
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