Afternoon talk today: Wabanaki Land Relations, Caretaking, and Responsibility—thoughts on the Megunticook
The outflow of the Megunticook River into Camden Harbor May 2, after the heavy rainstorm of the day prior, when as much as 6.57 inches of rain fell in the region. (Photo courtesy Todd Anderson)
The outflow of the Megunticook River into Camden Harbor May 2, after the heavy rainstorm of the day prior, when as much as 6.57 inches of rain fell in the region. (Photo courtesy Todd Anderson)
The Megunticook River Advisory Committee, a Camden municipal committee, hosts today, May 16, as part of its monthly speaker series Dr. Darren J. Ranco, a citizen of the Penobscot Nation, is a professor of anthropology, Chair of Native American Programs, and Faculty Fellow at the Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions at the University of Maine.
He will be speaking on Wabanaki Land Relations, Caretaking, and Responsibility—thoughts on the Megunticook.
At 4:30-5:30 p.m. via Zoom, the event will also be streamed via the Town of Camden's YouTube channel, and the recording will be available on our website following the presentation.
Ranco has a master’s of studies in environmental law from Vermont Law School and a Ph.D in social anthropology from Harvard University.
His research focuses on the ways in which Indigenous Nations resist environmental destruction by using Indigenous science and diplomacies to protect their natural and cultural resources. He teaches classes on Indigenous intellectual property rights, research ethics, environmental justice and tribal governance. As a citizen of the Penobscot Nation, he is particularly interested in how better research relationships can be made between universities, land trusts, Native and non-Native researchers, and Indigenous communities.
Register for the Monthly Speaker Series HERE.
The Megunticook River Citizens Advisory Committee
www.megunticookrivercac.com
megunticookriver@fbenvironmental.com
