Friday, May 1, 4-5:30pm
@Whaler’s Brewing Company
1174 Kingstown Rd, South Kingstown, RI 02879
Please join Brown’s Native American and indigenous Studies Initiative and the Rhode Island Network for Excellence in Science and Technology (RI-NEST) for a community teach-in on Rhode Island’s spring river herring run and its connections to tribal foodways and indigenous sovereignty. Together we will learn about the role of river herring in Rhode Island’s coastal ecosystem, conservation practices related to supporting the fish runs, and the role that herring play in historical and contemporary debates around tribal food sovereignty in Rhode Island and beyond.
Featuring speakers from Brown and the The Nature Conservancy in conversation with Narragansett tribal members Robin Spears Jr. and Thawn Harris, together we will learn about the interconnected importance of herring, our waterways, and the ongoing struggle for tribal access to traditional foods.
The event will take place at Whalers Brewing Company in Wakefield, RI, on May 1st from 4-5:30pm. Join us for knowledge sharing, light food, conversations, and a chance to watch the herring run the Saugatucket River next to the taproom. Share event flyer!
Contact RI-NEST Partnership and Tribal Engagement Specialist Scott Schnur at scott.schnur@uri.edu for questions and more info.
RI NSF EPSCoR is supported in part by the U.S. National Science Foundation under EPSCoR Cooperative Agreements #OIA-2433276 and in part by the RI Commerce Corporation via the Science and Technology Advisory Committee [STAC]. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the U.S. National Science Foundation, the RI Commerce Corporation, STAC, our partners or our collaborators.