Hope College will host a lecture titled “A Case for Why Indigenous Peoples are Leaders in Biodiversity Conservation Globally” on Tues., Nov. 10 at 3:30 p.m. in the concert hall of the Jack H. Miller Center for Musical Arts. The public is invited and admission is free.
Delivering the lecture will be Dr. Kyle Whyte, faculty member at the University of Michigan as the George Willis Pack Professor
in the School for Environment and Sustainability and University Diversity and Social
Transformation Professor. Dr. Whyte is preparing a compelling presentation as part
of Hope’s annual Indigenous Peoples’ & Environmental Justice Lecture event. He’ll
focus on Indigenous peoples' actions to address the conservation of biodiversity and
continue to achieve meaningful effects, impacting the United Nations, multinational
industries, regional governance, and national laws, policies, and investments. Doors
will open at 3:15 p.m., and a Q&A panel discussion will follow the presentation.
About Dr. Kyle Whyte
On campus, Dr. Whyte teaches and coordinates the school’s environmental justice graduate
specialization. He is founding faculty director of the Tishman Center for Social Justice
and the Environment; principal investigator of the Environmental Justice + Humanities
Hub; co-principal investigator of the Global Center for Climate Change and Transboundary
Waters; faculty associate of Native American Studies; principal investigator of the
Secretariat for the Pathways Alliance for Change and Transformation; STRIDE Committee
member; affiliate professor of philosophy, and senior fellow in the Michigan Society
of Fellows.
His research on environmental justice centers on moral and political issues indigenous peoples address in the areas of climate change, conservation and cooperative relationships with science institutions. He is an enrolled member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation. His publications appear in journals such as Climatic Change, Weather, Climate & Society, Science, Daedalus, WIREs Climate Change, Environment & Planning E: Nature & Space and Sustainability Science.
About Indigenous Peoples’ Day
Indigenous Peoples’ Day is recognized on the second Monday of October. Hope’s Center
for Diversity and Inclusion is presenting this Nov. 10 lecture in collaboration with
the Pan-Indigenous Student Organization, Hope Sustainability and the Office of Culture
and Inclusive Excellence.
To inquire about accessibility or what accommodations may be needed to fully participate in the event, please email accommodations@hope.edu. Updates related to events are posted when available at hope.edu/calendar in the individual listings.
The Jack H. Miller Center for Musical Arts is located at 221 Columbia Ave., between Ninth and 10th streets.