RCE Greater Portland-2017

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1. Project Title: 
Indigenous Wisdom: Pathways to Deeper Awareness
2. Thematic area/s addressed by the project
Select your options: 
Traditional Knowledge (TK)
3. Project partner contact information : 
Organization: 
GPSEN Think Tank
Role: 
Coordinator
Main Contact: 
Milt Markewitz
Name: 
Milt Markewitz
Affiliation: 
GPSEN Think Tank
Email: 
MiltM@aol.com
Alternative project contact: 
Name: 
Ilarion Merculieff
Affiliation: 
Global Center for Indigenous Leadership & Lifeways
Email: 
lmerculieff@gmail.com
4. Project type
Select the relevant type for your project: 
Engaging with transformative learning and research for SD
Contributing to community engagement
5. Project description
Provide a short description of the project including strategies, regional challenges, aims and specific project activities.: 

This event, hosted on September 23-24, at Native American Youth and Family Center (NAYA), brought together a panel of indigenous speakers and allies who identified how we would organize society differently if it were based on indigenous wisdom.  Organized by Milt Markewitz, GPSEN Think Tank member, the event included presentations and conversations with Aleut Elder, Ilarion (Larry) Merculieff who led sessions and talking circles, impelled by questions related to consciousness, pathways to problem-solving and ways to inspire people to pull together to re-achieve ecological and social balance and harmony.  An evening panel discussion on ‘Indigenous Wisdom’ explored how to overcome the devastation of colonization, and provide the leadership for dealing with Global Climate Change and the difficult times that will accompany it.

For information, visit: http://pulltogethernow.org/.

6. Project status
Finalized
Description: 
The scale of this effort was admirable and attracted people who care deeply about learning about indigenous wisdom.
8. Tagging
Region: 
Americas
Tags (choose up to 5): 
Community Education
Diversity, Equality & Justice