Across Turtle Island, and the globe, the richly diverse tapestry of First Peoples and First Nations continues to survive and thrive from the passing on of ancestral knowledge and continuity. The continuance of place-based purpose and traditions, passed from one generation onto the next is a legacy that allows us to exist, adapt, and recreate the promises and dreams that our cultural knowledge inspires. This legacy will outlive each of us yet. Its perpetual ability to weave our diverse cultural and individual heritage threads into a mosaic tapestry of reverence and gratitude unites us.
The IAIA Land-Grant Program has been recently redesigned to further promote and support the mosaic of Traditional Knowledge (TK) systems (ecological and technical) as it nurtures IAIA’s mission, “To empower creativity and leadership in Native arts and cultures through higher education, lifelong learning, and outreach.” We invite those interested in hearing, seeing, and learning more from our relatives in each of the directions to join us for our Spring Webinar Series, “The 4 Directions Projections: Sharing traditional and contemporary Indigenous knowledge to nurture people, revere places, and promote purpose.”
Sessions take place Wednesday evenings from 7:30–8:30 pm on ZOOM. Each episode will feature a guest presenter sharing their TK perspective and projects. For more information or questions, please contact Land-Grant Extension Educator Melanie Kirby (Tortugas) at (505) 428-5950 or by email at melanie.kirby@iaia.edu. You may view the schedule here.