New Minor Launch Event: Indigenous Studies in Natural Resources and the Environment (INRE) Minor

An innovative and interdisciplinary new minor made possible through the collaborative efforts of the Departments of Ethnic Studies (CLA) and Natural Resources Management and Environmental Sciences (CAFES).

Sept. 27, 2013
4–7 p.m.
Baker Center for Science and Mathematics
Bldg. 180, Room 113
Free and open to the public

• Learn about requirements for the INRE minor
• Discuss issues related to Native/Indigenous Peoples, lands, natural resources, forestry and the environment
• Speak with experts working in the field
• Hear about opportunities for working in numerous fields after graduation

With special guest speakers:

Dr. Enrique Salmón, Rarámuri (Tarahumara)

Keynote Speaker 6–7 p.m.
Bldg. 180, Room 101
Talk Title: “American Indian Resilience on the Edges of Climate Changes”

Dr. Salmón has dedicated his studies to ethnobiology and traditional ecological knowledge. Cultural concepts of the natural world are only part of a complex and sophisticated understanding of landscapes and biocultural diversity. His recent studies have led him to seriously consider the connections between climate change and indigenous traditional food ways.

Serra Hoagland, Laguna Pueblo (Paguate Village)

First Speaker 5–6 p.m.
Bldg. 180, Room 113
Talk Title: “Native Issues in Forestry and the New Indigenous Studies Minor”

Ms. Hoagland is a Ph.D. student in the School of Forestry at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, Ariz. Hoagland graduated from Cal Poly in 2008 with a B.S. in ecology. She joined the Eastern Forest Environmental Threat Assessment Center of the U.S. Forest Service in 2011 after finishing her M.S. at the Bren School of Environmental Science and Management at UCSB. While completing her master's thesis on California oak woodland ecology and management, Hoagland pioneered a Wildlife Linkages project where she assessed the habitat connectivity of open spaces. She currently is studying the effects of forest treatments on Mexican spotted owl occupancy and reproduction, and she is creating a short documentary that translates traditional ecological knowledge for broader use in natural resource management. Her dissertation investigates the benefits of Indian forest management practices on wildlife and overall forest health.