New alliances and expanded support are vital for Indigenous-led and community-based efforts to respond to climate change and environmental emergencies. The Lummi Nation of the Pacific Northwest is addressing marine biodiversity conservation, carbon industrial expansion, and energy transition with their strategies to protect the Salish Sea. These strategies include exhibits at major museums that engage scientists, activists, and mass audiences. Representatives from the Lummi and their partner The Natural History Museum will share videos, visuals, and stories of how this work came together, and how it is part of a larger effort to transform museums—which are highly trusted, widely visited, and a $50 billion industry—into champions for environmental progress and science for the public good.
Upcoming Events
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Aquifer Defenders: Learning from Waadookawaad Amikwag
Aug 1, 2024 - Aug 1, 2024
Online
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Natural History for a World in Crisis
Mar 27, 2024 - Mar 27, 2025
Online
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Words are Ideas: Ideology in Language and Place Names
Date TBA
Online
Past Programs
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We Refuse to Die in Clairton
Nov 11, 2023 - Nov 11, 2023
Clairton, Pennsylvania
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We Refuse to Die at the Carnegie Museum of Art
Aug 19, 2023 - Jan 7, 2024
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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We Refuse to Die Billboard Campaign
Nov 1, 2023 - Nov 30, 2023
Multiple locations in the Ohio River Valley