Insights: Events A Balancing Act: Wilderness Designation and Tribal Sovereignty

Great Old Broads for Wilderness Conference

Great Old Broads for Wilderness  2024 Wilderness & Beyond Conference

Panelists: Kilpatrick attorney Derek Red Arrow, legal scholar and attorney on tribal issues (and former WELC board member); Marsha Small, doctoral candidate at Montana State University and a voice for Children Who Remain in Indian Boarding School Cemeteries; and Facilitator Erik Molvar, author of wilderness guidebooks and Executive Director of Western Watersheds Project.

The panelists will discuss wilderness protections, the concept of fortress conservation, and the extent to which wilderness protection may conflict with Indigenous rights and values. The panel will discuss the intersection of treaty rights, Tribal sovereignty, federal law and policy, land management, and conflicting cultural perceptions. The discussion will highlight constructive paths forward that balance wilderness stewardship with Tribal sovereignty in a mutually acceptable way to both environmental and Indigenous communities, and respective challenges discussed.

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Event Details

Wednesday, October 16, 2024

Estes Park, Colorado

1:30  2:45 p.m.
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