Presented By: Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies
LACS Indigenous Traditions of Resistance to Extractivism Series. Lecture and Workshop with Lorena Kab'nal
Lecture (Oct. 24) & Workshop (Oct. 25)
Lecture (October 24, 4-6 PM, MLB 4th Floor Commons): Ancestral and Indigenous Epistemologies: Principles for Living with Dignity in Times of Death
Workshop (October 25, 3-5 PM, MLB 4th Floor Commons): Ancestral Resistances against Multiple Neoliberal Extractivisms
RSVP is required to attend the workshop. Reading materials will be emailed before the event. RSVP at https://myumi.ch/5y1VW
Lorena Kab’nal is a mujer originaria (native woman) of three ancestral communities in Iximulew, Guatemala: Maya Q'eqchí, Maya K’iché, and Xinka. She is an ancestral healer, communitarian-territorial feminist, and graduate of the National School of Theater Art in Guatemala. In recent years, she cofounded Tzk’at, a network of ancestral healers that provide an epistemological, political, and territorial space for women defenders of life and politically-at-risk communities to receive physical, emotional and spiritual fortification, healing, and recovery.
Cosponsors: Department of American Culture, Department of Anthropology, Department of Political Science, Departments of Romance Languages and Literatures, Institute for Humanities, LSA Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Program in Native American Studies
Funding for this event was partially provided by the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Office and the Institute for Humanities in the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts (LSA).
Workshop (October 25, 3-5 PM, MLB 4th Floor Commons): Ancestral Resistances against Multiple Neoliberal Extractivisms
RSVP is required to attend the workshop. Reading materials will be emailed before the event. RSVP at https://myumi.ch/5y1VW
Lorena Kab’nal is a mujer originaria (native woman) of three ancestral communities in Iximulew, Guatemala: Maya Q'eqchí, Maya K’iché, and Xinka. She is an ancestral healer, communitarian-territorial feminist, and graduate of the National School of Theater Art in Guatemala. In recent years, she cofounded Tzk’at, a network of ancestral healers that provide an epistemological, political, and territorial space for women defenders of life and politically-at-risk communities to receive physical, emotional and spiritual fortification, healing, and recovery.
Cosponsors: Department of American Culture, Department of Anthropology, Department of Political Science, Departments of Romance Languages and Literatures, Institute for Humanities, LSA Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Program in Native American Studies
Funding for this event was partially provided by the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Office and the Institute for Humanities in the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts (LSA).
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