26 Feb Connecting environmental and social wellbeing
Sustainability Series potluck:
Connecting environmental and social wellbeing
Sustainability encompasses both environmental and social aspects. The health and wellbeing of our communities are deeply connected to the health of our environment, which provides us with clean water, air, food, medicine, and essential resources. While this may seem obvious, our societies do not always act as if the planet’s wellbeing is fundamental to sustaining a high quality of life.
At Riverwind, our mission is to unite efforts to reduce and repair human impact on the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem (GYE) for present and future generations. The Wind River Reservation is an integral part of the GYE, and the health of our tribal neighbors is closely tied to our own. By understanding the history and current state of our ecosystem and surrounding communities, we gain the agency to protect our region in meaningful, targeted ways.
Riverwind is proud to partner with Indigenous Youth Voices for Conservation, a program branch of Lynnette Grey Bull’s nonprofit, Not Our Native Daughters. Twice a year, we support programming in the Jackson Hole area for up to 15 youth, along with their chaperones and elders, in collaboration with many community partners. Indigenous Youth Voices’ core mission is to “pave paths to employment and higher education, empowering Indigenous youth to actively contribute to conservation and environmental justice initiatives.”
Through our partnership, these young leaders gain access to National Parks, recreational opportunities, and educational experiences in the Jackson Hole area. Cultural practices, healing, and Traditional Ecological Knowledge remain at the heart of the program, guided by their elders.
We invite you to join us for a conversation with this remarkable group during their upcoming winter program and learn more about the vital work they are doing to shape a sustainable future.
EVENT DETAILS:
A community conversation and potluck with Indigenous Youth Voices for Conservation.
Thursday, February 27 at 6 p.m. at Hansen Hall (St. John’s Episcopal Church), please join partners in the Sustainability Series Energy Conservation Works, Yellowstone-Teton Clean Cities, Teton County Road to Zero Waste and Riverwind Foundation.
Please RSVP here.
Bring a dish to share and your own dishware and mug for a zero-waste event.