March 23, 2022
Webinar at 4:30 pm Eastern Time
In Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants, Potawatomi botanist Robin Wall Kimmerer helps us to see other species as relatives with whom we should develop mutually sustaining relationships. In this talk, we will examine the main themes of Braiding Sweetgrass and uncover analogous practices and teachings in Northern European spiritual traditions, in order to engage Indigenous wisdom without appropriation and in conjunction with work for right relationship with Indigenous communities.
Presenter: Damian Costello received his Ph.D. in theological studies from the University of Dayton and specializes in the intersection of Indigenous spiritual traditions, Catholic theology, and colonial history. He is the author of Black Elk: Colonialism and Lakota Catholicism and is the Director of Post-Graduate Studies at NAIITS: An Indigenous Learning Community, an Indigenous designed and delivered ATS-accredited theological graduate school.
Hosted by St. Michael's College, Colchester, VT
Email dcostello@hcc-nd.edu for Zoom invite and passcode.