Join the California State Library for a live webinar on California's Environmental Heritage: Indigenous Wisdom, Historical Impact, and Future Sustainability on Wednesday, December 6th at 6 PM! 

Explore California's past, free from concrete and dams, and envision a greener future. Join Dr. Brittani Orona, Dr. Melinda Adams and Rose Ramirez in California State Library's Zoom Room for a night of discussion about the environmental legacy of settler colonialism in California, including its impact on current land and water management policy, through the lens of Indigenous practices and perspectives. 

Speakers: 

Dr. Brittani Orona 

Dr. Brittani R. Orona is currently a UC President's and Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow at UC Santa Cruz. Her research and teaching focus on Indigenous history and human rights, environmental studies, public humanities, and visual sovereignty.

Rose Ramirez 

Artist, photographer, filmmaker, and writer Rose Ramirez is the co-director and co-producer of Saging the World, an award-winning film about white sage’s popularity and its impact on the Native community and the environment. She is also a co-author of the Ethnobotany Project: Contemporary Uses of Native Plants of Southern California and Northern Baja California Indians. 

Dr. Melinda Adams 

Dr. Melinda Adams belongs to the San Carlos Apache Tribe, is a researcher at UC Davis and is an assistant professor in the Department of Geography and Atmospheric Science at the University of Kansas. Her research focuses on the revitalization of cultural fire with Tribes at the intersection of ecology, environmental science, and Native American Studies.