Indigenous Education Alumni Network Virtual Launch
Talk with Dr. Kyle Whyte on Indigenous Climate Justice
Join us for an insightful online talk featuring Dr. Kyle Whyte, Professor of Environment and Sustainability at the University of Michigan. Dr. Whyte, an esteemed scholar and advocate for Indigenous perspectives in environmental science, will explore the intersection of climate change, Indigenous knowledge systems, and environmental justice which are significant priorities for UBC’s Faculty of Education.
Date
Tuesday, October 8, 2024
Time
5:00 – 6:00 pm PDT
Location
Online (Zoom)
Speaker
Kyle White, BA, MA, PhD
Kyle is a faculty member at the University of Michigan where he is George Willis Pack Professor in the School for Environment and Sustainability, University Diversity and Social Transformation Professor, and Professor of Philosophy in the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts. Kyle teaches in the SEAS environmental justice specialization. He is founding Faculty Director of the Tishman Center for Social Justice and the Environment, Faculty co-Director of the Energy Equity Project, co-Principal Investigator of SEAS’ Global Center for Understanding Climate Change Impacts on Transboundary Waters, Faculty Associate of Native American Studies, and Senior Fellow in the Michigan Society of Fellows. His research addresses environmental justice, focusing on moral and political issues concerning climate policy and Indigenous peoples, the ethics of cooperative relationships between Indigenous peoples and science organizations, and problems of Indigenous justice in public and academic discussions of food sovereignty, environmental justice, and the anthropocene. He is an enrolled member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation.
