The health and well-being of Indigenous communities have always been deeply rooted in connectedness with nature. Discussing spiritual practices, connection to nature, nourishment, and care for the land honor traditional indigenous knowledge and allow us to learn lessons of resilience. Now more than ever people can learn from indigenous ways of knowing nature’s healing power as a means of COVID-19 recovery. Join to hear perspectives from Native Americans in Philanthropy, John Hopkins University Center for American Indian Health, and Fresh Tracks youth leaders.

Moderators

• Juan Martinez, Senior Fellow at the Aspen Institute and Fresh Tracks Director [co-moderator]

• Cathy Jordan, Consulting Research Director, Children & Nature Network [co-moderator]

Presenters

• Erik Stegman, Carry the Kettle First Nation – Nakoda Tribe, Executive Director of Native Americans in Philanthropy 

• Jerreed Ivanich, Metlakatla Indian Community of Alaska (Tsimshian), PhD, Assistant Scientist at John Hopkins University Center for American Indian Health 

• Kimberly Pikok, Iñupiat Tribe, Fresh Tracks Leader, Wildlife Technician at North Slope Borough Department of Wildlife Management

• Trenton Casillas-Bakeberg, Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, Fresh Tracks Leaders, cofounder of One Mind Youth Movement

In partnership with Mississippi Park Connection board member Cathy Jordan, Consulting Research Director of Children & Nature Network, we invite you to this free webinar.