The presentation will share projects led by the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa in Gitchi-Gami Ziibi, The St Louis River Estuary. In collaboration with the City of Duluth, US EPA, MnDOT, and others, this presentation walks through the multifaceted approach being developed to reclaim burial grounds, protect sacred landscapes, and improve the visibility of Native Americans and their culture in public open spaces and wildlands.
Indigenous communities across North America are enmeshed in urban life, but historically have had their land taken from them and often continue to be sidelined in land use decision making. The presentation will share resources for facilitating planning processes with indigenous communities, and identify best practices for respectfully incorporating cultural values into a public design process. We will share a number of resources developed by the Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission, as well as project examples that illustrate these practices in action. This presentation considers Indigenous Urbanism, an emerging field of practice that challenges fundamental assumptions about ownership, agency, and ecology in the city. Taken together, knowledge of these methods will help planning practitioners to better understand how Native American culture can thrive in the cities of the 21st Century.
engage in planning processes with indigenous communities with respect for traditional knowledge and lifeways. The presentation will focus on best practices for communication, decision making, and inclusive urban planning.
better understand indigenous urbanism, an emerging area of practice that aims to empower indigenous communities to reclaim, inhabit, and proactively envision post-colonial possibilities for the future of cities and landscapes.
explore the challenges involved in infusing indigenous cultural values into designed urban landscapes. The presentation will consider the importance of language, interpretation, traditional ecological knowledge, material selection, and construction methods.
