Date: May 21
Time: 12pm-1pm
Virtual Presentation – Online (Zoom)

Fire shapes the Boundary Waters — and how we care for it. Join researchers Nisogaabokwe Melonee Montano and Evan Larson for a conversation on fire ecology, land management, and what it means to be in relationship with this wilderness.

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Presenters

Nisogaabokwe Melonee Montano & Evan Larson
Nisogaabokwe “Niso” Melonee Montano is a mother, grandmother, and an enrolled member of the Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Ojibwe. She has spent the majority of her life living and learning in her community of Gaa-Miskwaabikaang (Red Cliff), on the southern shores of Lake Superior. Niso holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Northland College and is currently a Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy student of Natural Resources Science & Management at the University of Minnesota. She has spent many years focused on treaty rights, traditional ecological knowledge, climate change, and environmental issues. Niso’s current passions, advocacy work, and research are centered on learning from the gift of fire as a historical and contemporary land caretaking tool for the Anishinaabeg.