Exercising Indigenous Wisdom for Responses to Climate Crisis

Embodied Knowledges at Work: Exercising Indigenous Wisdom Essential for Responses to the Climate Crisis

The Greater Kansas City Interfaith Council invites you to join us for a Kansas City Earth Festival workshop, “Embodied Knowledges at Work: Exercising Indigeneity, Indigenous Wisdom Essential for Responses to the Climate Crisis.”

The workshop will discuss Indigeneity: Indigenous ingenuity and wisdom derived from millennia of careful mindfulness and attentiveness to place, as well as the recognition that land, water, air, and all life on Mother Earth are relatives not resources.

Because of limited seating, we are requiring reservations. Thank you for your support.

The workshop will explore how this indigenous wisdom is essential for resilient responses to the climate crisis. The program will include presentations by Dr. Daniel Wildcat, small group discussions, and reports from small groups. Attendees will be able to visit tables with information about ways to be involved with local environmental and climate organizations before and after the workshop .

Dr. Daniel Wildcat (Yuchi, Muscogee) is a faculty member in the Indigenous and American Indian Studies program at Haskell Indian Nations University. He currently leads the NSF- funded Rising Voices, Changing Coasts Hub at Haskell.

He is the author and editor of several books, including: Red Alert! Saving the Planet with Indigenous Knowledge and On Indigenuity: Learning the Lessons of Mother Earth.

This workshop is a part of the Climate Council of GKC’s Earth Fest 2025. For all Festival events visit us ONLINE.

We thank the following groups for cosponsoring this workshop:

• MO Department of Conservation’s Anita B. Gorman Conservation Discovery Center
• Climate Council of GKC
• Kansas City Indian Center
• Resilient Activist
• Heartland Conservation Alliance
• Sustainable Sanctuary
• Bridging the Gap
• PeaceWorks KC
• Buchanan Initiative for Peace and Nonviolence