{"id":84886,"date":"2022-05-09T14:03:32","date_gmt":"2022-05-09T21:03:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test-www.ewu.edu\/give\/?post_type=stories&#038;p=84886"},"modified":"2024-07-10T15:37:09","modified_gmt":"2024-07-10T22:37:09","slug":"sovereignty-through-sustainability-event","status":"publish","type":"stories","link":"https:\/\/test-www.ewu.edu\/give\/news\/sovereignty-through-sustainability-event\/","title":{"rendered":"Sovereignty Through Sustainability Event"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As part of its annual <a href=\"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/news\/featured\/ewu-sustainability-week-kicks-off-on-friday\/\">Sustainability Week celebration<\/a>, Eastern Washington University hosted a daylong conference devoted to exploring some of the most pressing environmental issues facing our way of life.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSovereignty Through Sustainability\u201d addressed critical topics such as drought and climate change, water law, salmon runs, Tribal history and culture, food sovereignty and natural resources restoration.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-84888 img-fluid alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/test-www.ewu.edu\/give\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2022\/05\/STS-group-300x156.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"156\" srcset=\"https:\/\/test-www.ewu.edu\/give\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2022\/05\/STS-group-300x156.jpg 300w, https:\/\/test-www.ewu.edu\/give\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2022\/05\/STS-group.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The conference included a cross-section of experts such as tribal leaders, scientists, planners, historians, economists, attorneys from state agencies, decision-makers and our own amazing EWU Faculty.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur efforts will work to protect Mother Earth and our students will be better prepared to protect our environment,\u201d says Margo Hill, EWU associate professor of Urban and Regional Planning and one of the organizers of the event. \u201cWe have done our job.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Speakers included:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>President David May, Opening Remarks<\/li>\n<li>Elder- Carol Evans, Chair, Spokane Tribe of Indians \u2013 Prayer, Land Acknowledgement<\/li>\n<li>Empero Corral, Spokane-Shoshone Bannock, Song<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Historical Salmon Runs, Water Quality and Salmon Restoration<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Warren Seyler, Former Tribal Chair Spokane Tribe of Indians, Tribal Historian<\/li>\n<li>Dr. Al Scholz, EWU Biology, Historical fisheries before Grand Coulee Dam blocked runs<\/li>\n<li>Dr. Brent Nichols, Spokane Tribe Fisheries and Water Resource Division Director<\/li>\n<li>DR Michel, Columbia River Treaty, or Dr. Michael Marchand, Colville Tribe<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a class=\"btn red\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=zJBTd0fmGDc\">Watch the Video<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Impacts of Climate Change<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Jerry White Jr., RiverKeepers, Spokane River, drought response plan<\/li>\n<li>Don Sampson, Umatilla Executive Director, ATNI Climate Change \u2013 Checking calendar ATNI Climate change<\/li>\n<li>Dr. Lauren Stachowiak, Forestry, Wildfire ecology and climate change<\/li>\n<li>Dr. Stephen Tsikalas, Climate Science, the general science of climate change<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a class=\"btn red\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=55OcjL9DZ_k\">Watch the Video<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Collaborative Road Map to Washington\u2019s Future<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Joe Tovar &#8211; WA Bills,1717 GMA (Passed), Salmon (failed), Climate change (Gov. desk)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a class=\"btn red\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=nz7CKVkpHnQ\">Watch the Video<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Tribal, State and Local Water Rights and Responsibilities<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mary Verner, Former Spokane Mayor, lead for Washington State Department of Ecology Water Resources Program, (she is heading up an effort to bring state, local and tribal governments together to reexamine state water laws).<\/li>\n<li>Rick Eichstaedt, Growth Management Hearings Board \u2013 Discuss Hirst Water law decision PDF of Hirst Water Law Decision<\/li>\n<li>Maia Bellon, former Director WA Ecology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a class=\"btn red\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=qTnDsf5ZbCU\">Watch the Video<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Natural Resource Damages\/Superfund Panel<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Dr. Fred Kirshner, Sovereignty through Superfund<\/li>\n<li>Patrick Jones \u2013 Spokane Indicators &#8211; 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