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To rewrite our future, we must right the wrongs of the past and present—including the harm that colonization has authored upon the Earth’s original caretakers and listen to their words of wisdom. In this talk, Indigenous advocates, leaders, and visionaries will invite the audience into a discussion about Native sovereignty, stewardship, reparations, and the landback movement.

Jade Begay (she/her), Tesuque Pueblo and Dine, works at the intersections of Indigenous rights and climate and environmental justice, shaping national and international policy. Jade works alongside frontline communities to develop place based solutions.

Ruth H. Burns (she/her), or Cankudutawin (Red Road Woman), is an enrolled member of the Sisseton Wahpeton Dakota who was born on the Standing Rock Indian Reservation and currently resides in her ancestral homelands. She is a Tribal judge and a columnist for Atmos magazine.

Melissa K. Nelson (she/her) is a Anishinaabe/Metis ecologist, scholar-activist, and media-maker working to advance Indigenous rights and biocultural diversity through research, education, advocacy, and philanthropy.

Jennifer Randolph (she/her) is a member of the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head Aquinnah and the founding Executive Director of The Northeast Native Network of Kinship and Healing. Jennifer’s work focuses on providing advocacy and restoration services for Native people who have been impacted by sexual and intimate partner violence. She believes that relationship to culture, community, and land is vital to healing and thriving.

Banner photograph by Philip-Daniel Ducasse for Atmos Volume 06: Beyond