Philosophy Walk: Re-Indigenizing Public Lands (Registration Full)

What We’ll Explore

In this walk led by Dr. Shane Doyle (Apsáalooke nation) we’ll reflect on the significance of public lands as both the nexus point & the dividing line between ancient ways of life and the post-colonial world.  Some of the questions we’ll consider include together:

• Public lands belong to everyone, and no one; how do we most appropriately honor those lands in perpetuity? And what variables should be considered when thinking about how best to protect (all or parts of) those landscapes?
• Did wilderness exist before white people came to Montana, and if it didn’t, how would we know?
• How do Tribal oral traditions inform our understanding of wilderness from an Indigenous perspective?

When

Sunday, October 13th from 10am-1pm

Where

Ten Mile Creek Park (1505 Williams St., Helena MT 59602)

~ As you are head west out of Helena, turn right (North) onto Williams Street and follow it around until you see the fenced parking area on the east side of the road. ~

RSVP

Our walk is at max capacity. If you’d like to be placed on a waiting list please e-mail us at [email protected] & we will contact you if someone cancels to see if you’d like to join us.

Cost

FREE (Donations appreciated)

Other

Wear weather appropriate attire & comfortable shoes

Walk Leader

Shane Doyle, Ed.D (Independent Educational & Cultural Consultant, Native Nexus Consulting) is a Crow tribal member who grew up in Crow Agency, and currently resides in Bozeman, MT.  A singer of Northern Plains tribal style of music for 30 years, Shane also holds a Doctorate in Curriculum and Instruction, and completed a post-doctoral appointment in genetics with the University of Copenhagen, Denmark, in 2016.  With 20 years of teaching experience, Shane is a full-time educational and cultural consultant, designing American Indian curriculum for many organizations, including Montana public schools, the National Park Service, and the Museum of the Rockies.  He currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Bozeman-based Extreme History Project, Hopa Mountain, and the Archaeological Conservancy, as well as serving on the Montana Arts Council culture and aesthetics committee and the Governors Parks in Focus Committee.  Shane was a founding member of the Montana Wilderness Association’s Hold Our Ground Campaign in 2017, and speaks throughout the region on the topics of northern Plains Tribal culture and the importance of public lands in Montana.  He was instrumental in the repatriation of the Anzick Clovis Child, and worked as a consultant and actor for the History Channel’s “Lost Treasure of the Little Bighorn Battle.”

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