Tribal Culture ‘Salmon & Acorns Feed Our People’ Presentation at the Clarke Museum

Press release from the Clarke Museum:

Ron Reed and Kari Norgaard discuss the importance of fire for Karuk tribal culture, health, food, and sovereignty. They describe the history of settler colonial fire suppression practices and its ongoing impacts on Indigenous communities. 

The presentation is free to attend and will also be live-streamed and recorded for those of you who can’t make it in person. You can email [email protected] if you want to receive the link, which will be available a few days before the event. 

Ron Reed is a traditional Karuk dipnet fisherman, spiritual leader and important public figure for the Karuk Tribe. Ron Reed comes from a long and prominent family of traditional spiritual leaders and cultural practitioners, and is the father of six children. In his capacity as the Karuk Tribe’s Cultural Biologist Ron has been an important tribal spokesperson who has communicated the cultural and health impacts of current river and forest mismanagement to audiences around the world, and works at home to restore Karuk culture and society through reconnecting people, especially tribal youth, to the natural world. His work has been featured in prominent news outlets around the world including National Geographic, National Public Radio, High Country News and many more.

Dr. Kari Marie Norgaard is Professor of Sociology and Environmental Studies at University of Oregon, has served as a consultant for the Karuk Tribe since 2003 and chaired the Environmental Sociology Section of the American Sociological Association from 2018-2019. Norgaard is the author of “Living in Denial: Climate Change, Emotions and Everyday Life” (MIT Press, 2011) and most recently “Salmon and Acorns Feed Our People: Colonialism, Nature and Social Action” (Rutgers University Press 2019) as well as dozens of other articles. Dr. Norgaard has received the Fred Buttel Distinguished Contribution Award, Environmental Sociology Section of American Sociological Association and the Pacific Sociological Association’s Distinguished Practice Award.

“The mission of the Clarke Historical Museum is to celebrate the rich and varied history of Northwestern California by preserving, sharing, and interpreting that history in ways that increase knowledge, enrich the spirit, engage the mind, and stimulate the imagination.”

 

Fire/Food/Future 

December Saturday Speaker with 

Kari Marie Norgaard and Ron Reed 

December 10th from 2-3:30 PM

Clarke Historical Museum

240 E Street 

Eureka, CA 95501

(707) 443-1947