Join Lake Michigan Stakeholders for Lake Michigan Day on Friday, August 9th from 8:30 am – 3:00 pm at the Wisconsin Maritime Museum in Manitowoc!
Lake Michigan Day is an opportunity to learn about the ongoing efforts to restore and protect Lake Michigan and its surrounding communities, and celebrate leaders in this effort.
This year’s Keynote Speaker is Sara Smith, the Midwest Tribal Resilience Liaison with the College of Menominee Nation Sustainable Development Institute, in association with the Midwest Climate Adaptation Science Center.
Keynote Topic: Dibaginjigaadeg Anishinaabe Ezhitwaad: A Tribal Climate Adaptation Menu
Indigenous knowledges and perspectives are not commonly recognized in climate adaptation planning focused on natural and cultural resource management. The Tribal Adaptation Menu (TAM), which was developed by a diverse group of collaborators representing tribal, academic, intertribal and government entities in the Midwest, provides a framework to integrate indigenous and traditional knowledges, cultures, languages and histories into the climate adaptation planning process. The TAM may also be used as a tool to help bridge communication barriers for tribal and non-tribal persons or organizations interested in indigenous approaches to adaptation and the needs and values of diverse tribal communities.
