Indigenous craft practices and languages are powerful markers of cultural heritage and identity. They connect communities to their Land, their environment, and ground indigenous knowledge systems. Unsurprisingly, both have been targets of suppression and erasure by colonizing forces. Speakers will explore the connections between recent efforts to revitalize Indigenous languages and arts across the Americas and consider how they connect to local environments and knowledge systems.

Event Speakers:

• Eduardo de la Cruz, Associate Instructor of Nahuatl at the University of Utah

• Manuela Tahay, Professor of K'iche' Maya at the University of Texas at Austin

• Dare Turner, Curator of Indigenous Art at the Brooklyn Museum

• Derek Martinez, Student in Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics and Political Chair for the Native American Council at Columbia University

Event Information:

Free and open to the public; registration required. Contact scienceandsociety@columbia.edu with questions.

Hosted by the Center for Science and Society at Columbia University.