Archived Seminars
The Social Sciences Library and ICIK are partnering to host a series of seminars on indigenous knowledge issues. Most seminars are held in 203 Paterno Library and broadcast to the University community and the public via Adobe Connect or Mediasite Live. Seminars will be archived on this website.
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Friday, October 5, 2012
Interinstitutional Consortium for Indigenous Knowledge (ICIK) Showcase of Penn State experiences
Friday, October 5, 2012, our University community is sponsoring an Interinstitutional Consortium for Indigenous Knowledge (ICIK) Showcase of Penn State experiences in the Foster Auditorium of Paterno Library. This gathering, tentatively scheduled from 9am-3pm, has garnered a vast array of individuals to help share the importance of Indigenous Knowledge scholarship which included the following:
a panel consisting of undergraduate Kyle Snyder, graduate student David Ader, as well as Dr. Jotsna Kalavar, Associate Professor of Human Development and Family Studies, PSU New Kensington sharing their interests in and academic involvements with Indigenous Knowledge.
Keynote Address: The Importance of Indigenous Knowledge to the Academy by Dr. Eva Pell, Under Secretary for Science at the Smithsonian (and formerly, Penn State Senior Vice President for Research and Dean of the Graduate School).
Panel discussion by PSU administrators: The Indigenous Knowledge Environment at Penn State
We have asked these Deans to discuss the unique features of the Indigenous Knowledge environment in their respective PSU programs, the interdisciplinary nature of indigenous knowledge, the importance of collaboration, how faculty, staff and students at PSU can be encouraged to incorporate indigenous knowledge concepts into research, teaching and outreach, and (where appropriate) the possibility of creating an Indigenous Knowledge Global Engagement Network (GEN) at Penn State.
A light luncheon in Mann Assembly Room accompanied by screening of the AcademIK Connections videos and introduction of featured individuals in attendance including: Khanjan Mehta, Ladi Semali, Clemente Abrokwaa, Carolyn Sachs, Audrey Maretzki, Madu Prakash, Duarte Morais, Bruce Martin,Ted Alter, Michael Jacobson, Fran Osseo-Asare, Mary Marete, David Ader, Lindsay Usher, and Mary Chandy Vayaliparampil.
The afternoon will conclude with examples on the use of new media technology to promote Indigenous Knowledge and sharing information of funds available from the M.G. Whiting Endowment for the Advancement of Indigenous Knowledge at Penn State.
We would truly hope that the administrative leadership at all of our Commonwealth campuses could alert individuals within their respective campus communities about this Indigenous Knowledge Showcase and, to whatever means possible, encourage them to attend and participate in the dialogue.
2011 ICIK Seminar Series
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From the Boarding School Era to the Present: The Ripple Effects of Assimilationist Educational Policies and Practices for American Indian Students. Presented by Kevin Slivka, Doctoral Candidate in Art Education and Dr Susan Faircloth, Associate Professor of Education, Director American Indian Leadership Program. November 30, 2011
Art News From the Niger Delta: Traditions Old and New in an African Culture. Presented by Dr. Perkins Foss, Associate Professor of Art History at Penn State. October 26, 2011
Maroons and Amerindians in Suriname: Indigenous Knowledge from a Diverse Nation. This discussion will focus on the field work of Dr. Jessica Westin from the Penn State Dept of Anthropology. September 28, 2011
Exploring Indigenous Ways of Knowing among the Anishinaabeg. Dr. Bruce Martin. September 9, 2011
Exploring Potential: University Partnership and Indigenous Beekeeping in Kenya. Dr. Eliud Muli. July 20, 2011
Worldview, Traditional Ecological Knowledge, and Subsistence among Foraging and Agricultural Societies. Dr. James Sheehy. April 27, 2011
Indigenous Tourism and Social Sustainability in Ecuador. Mateo Estrella-Durán, Dean of the College of Hospitality and Tourism at the University of Cuenca, Ecuador. April 20, 2011
Indigenous Knowledge in Tanzanian Landscapes and Ugandan Birthing Practices. Kristen Boccumini and Theodore Thwing. March 16, 2011
2010 ICIK Seminar Series
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Evaluation of the Murang'a Nutri-business Cooperative in Kenya. Mary-Alice Murkiri Marete. October 27, 2010
Exploring Indigenous Ways of Knowing among the Anishinaabeg. Dr. Bruce Martin. September 13, 2010
What happens to people of the land when they move to the city? Mapuche people and the changing nature of indigenous identity, poverty and status in Chile. David Adler. August 28, 2010
