Covid-19 & Climate Change In Indigenous Communities

Join our special guest speakers, Nikki Cooley and Dr. Karen Jarratt-Snider, for an engaging conversation about how Indigenous communities are disproportionately impacted by Covid-19 & climate change.

How Women Will Lead Us to a More Sustainable Future - Dr. Frances Riemer

“The feminine” is a concept that transcends gender identity — but what does it mean, and why is it crucial to the climate movement? We will celebrate the power of women coming together and strengthen our commitment to serve the causes of justice, especially regarding women's rights and the climate crisis.

Nest’an: Reconnecting Through the Preservation & Promotion of Indigenous Foods

Special presentation on how indigenous knowledge reconnects the Yavapai and Apache people to the land through food sovereignty and how this plays a crucial role in creating a self-sustaining tribal community for future generations. Verónica R. Hirsch, Thomasene Cardona, Angel (Bates) Martinez, Twila Cassadore, Amanda Honwytewa, & Glory Lewis

Ensuring a Just Transition to Renewable Energy

Climate impacts are falling disproportionately on people of color, and up till recently, access to renewable energy has been out of reach for many of them. What’s being done in Arizona and in our region to ensure the transition to renewable energy is fair and inclusive? Panelists: Judson Tillinghast & Jay Delaney, APS; McKenzie Jones, City of Sedona; Anabeth Avila Arenas, NAU, MS Climate Science & Solutions

Indigenous Perspectives: Climate Action in Northern Arizona

A wonderful conversation highlighting views on environmental and climate impacts, COVID-19, mutually-beneficial allyship, and cultural humility. Sponsored by: Save Our Schools AZ & SIENA. Panelists include Nadine Groenig (Laguna Pueblo), Tyler Walls (Hopi and Onandaga), Faye Poley (Hopi), and Patrick Grady, NAZCCA Board member.