Great article on the new documentary ‘We are Made from the Land’ – a story of four First Nations and their journey to establish an Indigenous Protected Area in Manitoba. Check it out and then watch the full length film available on YouTube now! bit.ly/43K73SS

Super excited about this distinguished panel @MPIWG on “Approaching, Translating, and Engaging Cosmology”. Melissa K. Nelson, Francesca Rochberg, John Tresch, Lisa Onaga and Stamatina (Tina) Mastorakou! #cosmologies #worldviews #multiverse mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/event/approach…

Indigenous communities have called the Placitas area home since time immemorial. Today, I am proud to protect over 4,200 acres of these special lands, after decades of locally led advocacy to ensure that future generations will be able to enjoy their beauty.

“Every day is Earth Day: Indigenous Peoples and their knowledges for planetary health”- Our latest in The Lancet. Jacob Taylor Planetary Health Alliance UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences kokunda Sylvia Western University UN Biodiversity Brittany B Land Body Ecologies Schulich WesternU University of British Columbia Wellcome thelancet.com/journals/lance…

A new environmental sustainability policy that asks researchers to consider the environmental impact of their own work and make responsible choices. I and others have been calling for this for awhile. Who else will follow? @VPRWesternU CIHR NSERC / CRSNG NIH SSHRC

2 current members share thoughts on 1 of our founders Expressions of Gratitude: Two Indigenous Scholars Share Their Experiences with the Work of Robin Wall Kimmerer - Ignace - The Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America - Wiley Online Library esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.10…

On May 21st, World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development, we will be holding an online event entitled #IndigenousLanguages and Technology: Opportunities for Accessibility and Diversity, together with Translation Commons! More details here:translationcommons.org/world-day-of-c…

a strong opportunity to bring Indigenous perspectives and rights to the US National Climate Assessment Pasang Dolma Sherpa, PhD Melissa K. Nelson Beth Rose Middleton International Arctic Research Center Indigenous Climate Action Intl Indigenous Peoples Forum on Climate Change

The Elisapie stamp is here! Later this month, Canada Post will also honour Josephine Mandamin and Christi Belcourt with stamps.

Interesting webinar series. They have an event tomorrow (6/27) on Indigenizing Coastal Conservation -Natural History for a World in Crisis - The Natural History Museum thenaturalhistorymuseum.org/events/natural…

“We believe that if we take care of the land, the land will take care of us, and if we take care of the ocean, the ocean will take care of us. These are our breadbaskets." - K̓áwáziɫ (Marilyn Slett). #Congratulations on this groundbreaking achievement! ow.ly/joBi50Sqnqx

Our latest report &infographic aims to spark a conversation around decolonizing #philanthropy in the #conservation sector. It offers key considerations for #funders to ‘give in a good way’ when partnering with Indigenous-led organizations. Learn more: ow.ly/hHmS50Soixg

Melissa Nelson at ESA2024 on Indigenous - led conservation

Melissa Nelson

New Seed Pod episode! TEK is a Verb: Activating Indigenous Ecologies at ESA centers around the synergies between Indigenous ecologies and traditional knowledge systems with Frank K Lake and Lydia Jennings. 📷 Listen to this episode here: nativeseedpod.org/podcast

esa tek leaders 2024 + L. Frank Manriquez and her canoe

Wonderful session today with these brilliant Indigenous women for our TEK and Indigenous-led conservation session at #IndigenousWomen #ESA2024