NMU CNAS Zaagkii Project interns explain importance of pollinator protection during the Native American and Indigenous Studies Association 2010 Conference in Arizona
Led by NMU Center for Native American Studies Director April Lindala, a team of Zaagkii Project interns and an NMU CNAS Professor, attended the Native American and Indigenous Studies Association (NAISA) 2010 Conference on May 22, 2010 in Tuscon, Arizona.
The NMU students made a presentation about the Zaagkii Project during a forum entitled “Engaging Students through Community Action and Service”
The Zaagkii Project is sponsored by the nonprofit Cedar Tree Institute (CTI), Keweenaw Bay Indian Community (KBIC) and the United States Forest Service (USFS).
Zaagkii Project Partners through the years include the Marquette Community Foundation, Marquette County Juvenile Court, the M.E. Davenport Foundation, the Kaufman Foundation, the Phyllis and Max Reynolds Foundation, the Upper Peninsula Children’s Museum in Marquette and the Borealis Seed Company in Big Bay, MI.
Organizer & Chair:
Adriana Greci Green, Northern Michigan University
Participants included:
Leora Tadgerson, Levi Tadgerson, and Samantha “Sam” Hasek, all Zaagkii Project interns from Northern Michigan University Center for Native American Studies
Damien Lee, Trent University, Canada
Nicholas Estes, University of South Dakota
Karla Tait, University of South Dakota
Leya Hale, University of South Dakota
Linc Kesler, University of British Columbia, Canada
NAISA 2010 Conference Program details
The NAISA 2010 Conference is sponsored by the American Indian Studies at The University of Arizona
NAISA staff photo
Robert Warrior, NAISA President 2009-2010
email organizers of the NAISA 2010 Conference
Conference contact info:
Sunny Lybarger
1-520-626-7695
Tsianina Lomawaima
1-520-621-5083
NMU and the Zaagkii Project:
Zaagkii Wings and Seeds Project and Northern Michigan University (NMU) Center for Native American Studies featured in news story by NMU News Bureau in the NMU employees newsletter including on the front page
Northern Michigan University Center for Native American Studies Zaagkii Project
NMU CNAS photo gallery on flickr
NMU Zaagkii Project Brochure
The Zaagkii Project is sponsored by the nonprofit <a title=”Official website of the Nonprofit Cedar Tree Institute in Marquette, MI:” href=”http://www.cedartreeinstitute.org” target=”_blank”>Cedar Tree Institute</a> (CTI), <a title=”Official website of the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community (KBIC) in Baraga, MI:” href=”http://www.kbic-nsn.gov” target=”_blank”>Keweenaw Bay Indian Community</a> (KBIC) and the <a title=”U.S. Forest Service Wildflowers page:” href=”http://www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers” target=”_blank”>United States Forest Service</a> (USFS).
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