尤物视频

This presentation is sponsored by SFU's David Lam Centre.

This public conversation brings Indigenous youths, activists, and scholars working across Nepal, Tibet and Canada to discuss Indigenous futures, climate change and solutions. Speakers ground the stakes of their call for action in the non-economic losses and damages in the face of climate disaster. This conversation centres around an article by speaker Dawa T. Lokitsang, 鈥淎re Tibetans Indigenous? The Political Stakes and Potentiality of the Translation of Indigeneity鈥� to which speakers respond and discuss to consider Indigenous futures across the globe.

Speaker

Sharana Sherpa, Communication Associate at the Center for Indigenous People鈥檚 Research and Development (CIPRED)

Sharana Sherpa is a communication associate at CIPRED from Nepal. She has also actively participated in the International Indigenous Forum on Climate Change (IIFC). Sharana is pursuing a BA in English Literature at Tribhuvan University and recently attended COP 29 in Azerbaijan. Sharana is an advocate and organizer for global Indigenous rights and solutions to climate change.

Dr. Dawa T. Lokyitsang - University of Colorado, Boulder, PhD Anthropology

Dawa Lokyitsang is a Tibetan American political and historical anthropologist. Her scholarship looks at Tibetan agency as an anticolonial effort in response to China鈥檚 developing imperial colonialism in Tibet. Her scholarship on Tibetan schools in India historicises the national agency of Tibetans in exile and examines how the preservation of their national and spiritual identity as Tibetans鈥攁n identity criminalised and securitised by China within Tibet itself鈥攂ecame grounds for community-building and movement-generating efforts that regularly unsettle China鈥檚 settler-colonial consumption of Tibet. Her scholarship on the decolonising agency of Tibetans thus sits at the intersection of developing Asian imperial colonialisms, reactive anticolonial nationalisms, and creative Indigenous sovereign futurism.

Evan Acettola - 尤物视频, Undergraduate Student in Sociology

Evan Accettola (he/him) is a proud M茅tis citizen with deep roots in the Georgian Bay M茅tis Community. As a Licensed Practical Nurse, Evan brings a unique perspective based on his healthcare experience to discussions surrounding climate change, focusing on the intersection of environmental and human health. Evan is a passionate advocate for Indigenous rights and knowledges and serves as the President of the M茅tis Nation of Ontario Youth Council. His academic background in sociology, criminology, and Indigenous studies also work to inform his understanding of the profound social and cultural impacts of climate change. Evan attended COP28 and the Student Energy Summit in Dubai and Abu Dhabi last year, which further strengthened his commitment to climate action. With his diverse experiences and dedication, Evan is a powerful voice for climate justice and Indigenous-led solutions.