Presidents Dream Colloquium

Event Details

Date: Thursday, October 27

Time: 7:00 – 8:30 PM

Location: Room 1900
Fletcher Challenge Canada Theatre
SFU Harbour Centre

Note: A recording of the lecture will be made available following the event.

Public Lecture Title
_{ḥačatakma c̓awaak (everything is interconnected).} Indigenous Food Sovereignty, Health, Resilience, and Sustainability

Dr. Charlotte Coté is a Professor in the Department of American Indian Studies at the University of Washington. She is from the Nuu-chah-nulth community of Tseshaht on the west coast of Vancouver Island. Dr. Coté has dedicated her personal and academic life to creating awareness around Indigenous health and wellness issues and in working with Indigenous peoples and communities in revitalizing their traditional foodways. Her current book, A Drum in one Hand, A Sockeye in the Other. Stories of Indigenous Food Sovereignty from the Northwest Coast (UW Press, 2022) examines how cultural foods play a major role in physical, emotional, spiritual, and dietary wellness. She is also the author of the book, Spirits of Our Whaling Ancestors. Revitalizing Makah and Nuu-chah-nulth Traditions (UW Press, 2010) as well as numerous articles. Dr. Coté serves as series editor for the UW Press’ Indigenous Confluences Series. She is the founder and chair of UW’s annual "Living Breath of wǝɫǝbʔaltxʷ" Indigenous Foods Symposium.