What Can Vassar Do to Build a Relationship with the Stockbridge-Munsee Community.

By Sari Gubar, Priscilla Kendall, and Bronwyn Pappas-Byers. Listen to our podast here. With input from Gabi James of NAISA, Vassar Professor Molly McGlennon, and special guest Heather Bruegl, Director of Cultural Affairs with the Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohican Indians, this

Lumbee Resistance to the Atlantic Coast Pipeline

Lumbee Resistance of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline In our podcast, we explore methods of  resistance used by the Lumbee Nation in response to the proposed Atlantic Coast Pipeline, and get some insight into Indigenous Resistance from Indigenous activist, writer, and

Decolonizing Forestry & Unlearning Fire Suppression

By Nicoletta Dinelli & Echo Hertzberg Listen to the podcast HERE! In this episode, Nico & Echo explore the concept of decolonial forestry through the indigenous practices of controlled, or prescribed burns. How has colonization affected the management of forests,

Pathways to Strengthening Tribal Sovereignty

By Lisa Smart and Taylor Worthington Podcast Audio Link A discussion on how we may rethink tribal sovereignty both within and outside the context of the Yurok Tribe. Indigenous affairs journalist, Anna V. Smith, explains the unprecedented steps that the

Decentering Western Science

By Haylee Backs, Sonia Santos, and Abby Whittington AUDIO FILE Western science often claims objectiveness, correctness, and “authenticity” however there is a long running history of violence and subversion of Indigenous peoples and Indigenous ways of knowing in the pursuit

The Importance of Indigenous Storytelling and Oral Traditions

Gabi James, Samirah Aziz, Jake Mier audio link A conversation about how language is tied to culture and the necessity of speaking Indigenous languages including an interview with Heather Bruegl, the Stockbridge-Munsee Mohican Director of Cultural Affairs Key ideas spoken

(Non-Indigenous) Activists Must Educate Themselves to Do No Harm

For Earth Day 2019, I gave a very brief talk at SUNY New Paltz titled “Climate Change, Environmentalism, & Ethnocentrism: Why Activists Must Educate Themselves to Do No Harm.” We started the semester with that talk. The link below will