Schedule & Program
Fridays 1:30-2:30 pm Central time; on Zoom (register here) and on KSU campus (Ackert Hall 324B)
This will be a fairly casual interaction, but we wanted to provide some structure for the conversations and a repository for links and references using this website -- there is a lot to learn and discuss!!!
Check back here for updated links and materials related to each topic, and we will populate content as we go.
In each meeting, we plan to share some lessons on each topic that we have learned by talking with one another about the prairie, then open the room for discussion. We will provide talking points in case the group is short on questions/input; if the group is long on questions/input we will cover as much ground as possible.
The first discussion will set the broad perspective for the more focused discussion on subsequent topics (i.e. what do we know about *grass* from both Kaw and scientific perspectives?). If you are interested in any of this, please try to attend the first session.
This will be a fairly casual interaction, but we wanted to provide some structure for the conversations and a repository for links and references using this website -- there is a lot to learn and discuss!!!
Check back here for updated links and materials related to each topic, and we will populate content as we go.
In each meeting, we plan to share some lessons on each topic that we have learned by talking with one another about the prairie, then open the room for discussion. We will provide talking points in case the group is short on questions/input; if the group is long on questions/input we will cover as much ground as possible.
The first discussion will set the broad perspective for the more focused discussion on subsequent topics (i.e. what do we know about *grass* from both Kaw and scientific perspectives?). If you are interested in any of this, please try to attend the first session.
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March 31: Perspectives and Methodologies pdf of slides - Understand scientific method and Indigenous perspective on prairie knowledge - Consider humans' relationship with the Land in N. America (1) - Establish a forward-thinking mindset, with an honest vision of the past and present (2) 1. William Cronon, book "Changes in the Land" (link); essay "The Trouble with Wilderness" (link); C. Huffman conceptualizes humanity in service of land, rather than land in service of humanity 2. Lyla June, TED talk, "3000-year-old solutions to modern problems" (link) May 19: Rock, Water, and Wind pdf of slides - Matter in rocks and life is the same: Water and wind move this matter in form and space (1) - Spatial and temporal context of our location and work (2) - The concepts of rock, water, and wind are foundational to the Kaw culture and language (3) 1. Schlesinger & Bernhardt, book, "Biogeochemistry", 4th ed. (link); A. Leopold, essay "Odyssey" (link) 2. Kanza Language and Landscape (link) 3. Íⁿ'zhúje'waxóbe, Konza Elder Curtis Kekahbah (link) July 14: Plants pdf of slides - Naming of things (1): What is the dominant Flint Hills, KS grass called? - Plant diversity, not monoculture, defines the prairie (2) - Many forbs help sustain people, such as do, the prairie potato 1. Info on Louis Agassiz, from UC Berkeley Paleontology Museum (link) 2. Classic Konza Prairie plant diversity paper: Collins et al. 1998 Science (link) August 18: Bison pdf of slides - Bison populations were decimated in the late 1800s, followed by indigenous populations (1) - Kaw words for buffalo: ce dóⁿga, ce míⁿga, ce míⁿxoge, ce zhiⁿga - Bison have cascading effects on the ecosytem, including people (2) 1. Hornaday 1889, The Extermination of the American Bison (link1, link2) 2. McNaughton et al., 1988 (link); Knapp et al. 1999 (link); Hawkins & Zeglin 2022 (link) September 29: Other Animals pdf of slides - Dogs: Indigenous dog lineages are non-European, dogs' role in society (1) - Deer (ta), eagle (xuyá): Clan structure and taboos (2) - Insects, lizards: Naming of things part two (new names)? 1. Leathlobhair et al. 2021; Perry et al. 2021, 2008 (link1, link2, link3) 2. Dorsey 1885, Mourning and War Customs of the Kansas (link) November 3: Fire pdf of slides - Fire (péje) is alive - Fire is useful: Maintains prairie life (1) - Must fire be scary? 1. O. C. Stewart, 2022, Forgotten Fires (link); Hulbert 1988, Seastedt & Knapp 1993, Blair et al. 1997 (link, link, link) December 8: Relationships and Time pdf of slides - Ecological and indigenous knowledges of “relationships” - Time, seasons: bahúye, ta kúyughabe, miⁿók'aⁿyíⁿge, wawék'aⁿbe, cé kúyughábe - What vision do we share for the future? |
