This month we will learn about Aboriginal Sovereignty & European colonization in what is now known as the state of Rhode Island: Narragansett Aboriginal history; the impact of colonization on land, food, people, and education; and the necessary change for the survival of the next Seven Generations.
At the end of the presentation, NESAWG will invite participants to a discussion on how this session connects to today’s land and food system in the Northeast region. What lessons can we learn about this history and mobilize to create the systems change needed? With this foundation that was laid out, how do we envision a farm and food system change rooted in love and what role should NESAWG be playing in the region?
PRESENTER
Randy R. Noka is a Member and Tribal Elder of the Narragansett Indian Tribe. Former Narragansett Tribal Council Member and Tribal Ambassador. Former Executive Officer for the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI), for the United South & Eastern Tribes (USET) and for the Native American Fish & Wildlife Society. Board Member of Native Green. Civil rights and minority advocate.
