Restoring the Circle: Indigenous Understandings of Healing Landscapes

Join Environmental Science and Management for a winter seminar series on pollinators. Our series continues with Gerard Rodriguez, Indigenous Land Justice advisor at PLACE Landscape Architects. His talk is titled "Restoring the Circle: Indigenous Understandings of Healing Landscapes."

Over his career, Gerard has worked in education, environmental sciences, and Tribal - Intergovernmental affairs to elevate Indigenous communities and address the impacts of colonization. Gerard continues these efforts through regional design projects to create culturally informed spaces, and restore and protect land and water. This work has taken place through several organizations, including Willamette Falls Trust, Tryon Creek State Park, the Confluence project, and several state and local agencies. Gerard also serves in several board positions including Tributaries Network, an all-Indigenous non-profit, and Crow's Shadow Institute of the Arts, a studio and creative center located on the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation.

This series is supported by a generous donation from alum Steve Wille.