2026 Inigenous Peoples' & Environmental Justice Lecture: Dr. Kyle Whyte
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Dr. Kyle Whyte, a faculty member at the University of Michigan as the George Willis Pack Professor in the School for Environment and Sustainability and University Diversity and Social Transformation Professor, will present a lecture titled “A Case for Why Indigenous Peoples are Leaders in Biodiversity Conservation Globally.” Kyle Whyte will speak on Tuesday, Nov. 10, at 3:30 p.m. in the concert hall of the Jack H. Miller Center for Musical Arts. The public is invited, and admission is free.
Hope College is honored to host Dr. Kyle Whyte for a compelling presentation as part of Hope’s annual Indigenous Peoples’ Lecture event. He’ll focus on Indigenous peoples' actions to address the conservation of biodiversity and continue to achieve meaningful effects, impacting the United Nations, multinational industries, regional governance, and national laws, policies, and investments. Yet many people assume that only multilateral institutions and nations can move the needle at global and regional scales. Indigenous peoples are often labeled as actors who can make change slowly and at local scales. The assumption that Indigenous actions cannot achieve results 'at scale' is wrong. Indigenous movements show how responsible relationships, kinship bonds, care for land, and economic self-determination are effective elements of methods for scaling up conservation. Compared to dominant methods of scaling up conservation, which are replete with tradeoffs that trend toward worsening risk, carbon footprints, and human suffering, Indigenous methods are ethical, just, and can be organized to achieve speed.
Hope College is honored to host Dr. Kyle Whyte for a compelling presentation as part of Hope’s annual Indigenous Peoples’ Lecture event. He’ll focus on Indigenous peoples' actions to address the conservation of biodiversity and continue to achieve meaningful effects, impacting the United Nations, multinational industries, regional governance, and national laws, policies, and investments. Yet many people assume that only multilateral institutions and nations can move the needle at global and regional scales. Indigenous peoples are often labeled as actors who can make change slowly and at local scales. The assumption that Indigenous actions cannot achieve results 'at scale' is wrong. Indigenous movements show how responsible relationships, kinship bonds, care for land, and economic self-determination are effective elements of methods for scaling up conservation. Compared to dominant methods of scaling up conservation, which are replete with tradeoffs that trend toward worsening risk, carbon footprints, and human suffering, Indigenous methods are ethical, just, and can be organized to achieve speed.
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Jack H. Miller Center for Musical Arts, 221 Columbia Ave,Holland, Michigan, United States
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Host or PublisherHope College Center for Diversity and Inclusion
