Indigenous Perspective to Climate and Environment
Darren Parry, Former Chairman, Northwestern Band of the Shoshone Nation; Author of The Bear River Massacre, A Shoshone History
The lands and waters that Colonizers first put their eyes on were not “untouched” or ‘wild” as some have recorded, but rather the result of a broad range of Indigenous land and water management techniques. To assume that scientific knowledge is superior to indigenous wisdom can be a barrier to meaningful and lasting collaboration. We must work together.
Darren Parry is the former Chairman of the Northwestern Band of the Shoshone Nation. Darren is one of the newest members of the Jordan River Commission Governing Board. He also serves on the Utah Humanities and the PBS Utah, Board of Directors. He attended the University of Utah and Weber State University and received his Bachelor’s Degree in Secondary Education. Darren is the author of “The Bear River Massacre; A Shoshone History” and teaches Native American History at Utah State University. He lectures around the country on Native American issues surrounding history and Indigenous views related to sustainability. He recently gave a lecture at the University of Copenhagen and spoke about Indigenous views to Climate and Environment. His passions in life are his wife Melody, 7 children and 17 grandchildren. His other passion is his Tribal family. He wants to make sure that those who have gone before him are not forgotten.
His presentation on Indigenous Perspective to Climate and Environment at the Stegner Center Symposium will be Thursday March 16 at 1:35pm. For more information and to register for the symposium, follow the link below:
