Cross-Cultural Programs Fall Event
October 18
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Join us on Friday, October 18 at the Elks Lodge in Cortez for an evening of thought-provoking discussion about cross-cultural collaborations in conservation, land access, creating community resiliency, and the stories that shape us. The event will include a talk by renowned author and activist Terry Tempest Williams followed by a panel discussion focused on MLC’s collaborative Traditional Harvest Project and other national examples of cross-cultural land-based initiatives. The panel will include Williams, facilitator and consultant of Indigenous-led land stewardship work Gemara Gifford, and Traditional Harvest representatives from MLC, the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe, Trees, Water & People, and others.
Doors open at 5:30pm. Event begins at 6:00pm.
All ticket sale proceeds from this event will go towards local programs connecting Indigenous youth with education and resources around land access and traditional harvesting knowledge.
Day of show tickets, if available, are $25 at the door. Get yours early!
HUGE thanks to our sponsors and supporters who are making this event possible: The Colorado Health Foundation, the Catena Foundation, Great Outdoors Colorado, the Telluride Foundation, Keep It Colorado, and Southwest Health System.
About the Traditional Harvest Project:
Originally developed by the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe’s Environmental Department, the Traditional Harvest Project addresses habitat loss and degradation on Tribal lands and increases Tribal access to culturally significant plants on ancestral homelands off the reservation through relationship building and voluntary access agreements with landowners in the Southwest Colorado region. The project is collaboratively led by members of the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe, Montezuma Land Conservancy, and Trees, Water & People.
