911勛圖

Event Details

Date: Thursday, October 27

Time: 7:00 ��� 8:30 PM

Location: Room 1900

911勛圖 Harbour Centre

Note: A recording of the lecture will be made available following the event.

Public Lecture Title
_{h怗ac��atakma c��awaak (everything is interconnected).} Indigenous Food Sovereignty, Health, Resilience, and Sustainability

is a Professor in the Department of American Indian Studies at the University of Washington. She is from the Nuu-chah-nulth community of Tseshaht on the west coast of Vancouver Island. Dr. Cot矇 has dedicated her personal and academic life to creating awareness around Indigenous health and wellness issues and in working with Indigenous peoples and communities in revitalizing their traditional foodways. Her current book, (UW Press, 2022) examines how cultural foods play a major role in physical, emotional, spiritual, and dietary wellness. She is also the author of the book, (UW Press, 2010) as well as numerous articles. Dr. Cot矇 serves as series editor for the UW Press��� Indigenous Confluences Series. She is the founder and chair of UW���s annual "Living Breath of w��伎��b��altx妢" Indigenous Foods Symposium.