Learning From the Earth: Panel Discussion

Learn from two Catawba Nation citizens deeply intertwined in community-based ecological work. They will share perspectives on seed keeping and seed sovereignty, agricultural history, food ways, land stewardship and multispecies cultural conservation work in a conversation moderated by Dr. Courtney Lewis.

• Aaron Baumgardner, Catawba citizen, basket maker, seed steward, and plant ecologist

• Roo George-Warren, Catawba citizen, artist, educator, and eco-cultural restorationist

• Moderated by Courtney Lewis, Crandall Family Associate Professor of Cultural Anthropology and Inaugural Director of the Native American Studies Initiative at Duke University

Register on this page for the panel discussion (optional).

Click here to register for the garden walk before the panel discussion. Registration is required for the walk.

Co-sponsored by Duke Gardens, Duke’s Native American Studies Initiative and the John Hope Franklin Humanities Institute's new Field Trips series in environmental humanities.

Host or Publisher Kati Henderson, Duke Gardens