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"Connecting to the Land Through an Indigenous Lens" with Lailani Upham

  • Swan Valley Connections 6887 MT Highway 83 Condon, MT 59826-9005 USA (map)

After a few years’ hiatus, our in-person community potlucks and presentations are back!

Join us Wednesday, January 4th, at 5:30PM at the Swan Valley Community Hall in Condon.
Can’t join us in person? We’ll also be live-streaming through the Zoom link below!

L A I L A N I  U P H A M, President and Lead Creative of Iron Shield Creative, LLC

Indigenous stories offer a unique way to understand the power of the natural world and our human connections to it. Through discussion about indigenous peoples’ ways of life, value systems, tribal languages, and stories created long before Montana was established in 1889, participants learn about a personal, soulful relationship to our natural world.

Participants also better understand how these elements sustain our identity through history and in modern times. How can our tribal stories and ways of knowing elevate others in their understanding of identity? Participants walk away with a fresh look at who they are and appreciation for the landscape from time immemorial. Audience members ponder responsibility and stewardship to the earth through a tribal lens and discuss ways to act for future generations and our natural world relations.

5:30PM - doors open
6:00PM - potluck begins
6:30PM - presentation begins
7:30PM - event ends

Please bring a dish to share and your own reusable plates/utensils, if you’d like! We’ll have paper plates, plastic utensils, and some beverages available.

Earlier Event: December 17
Wildlife Tracks & Sign