Intercontinental braiding of indegenious cree and lepcha perspectives
Fri 30 / 10 / 26
18:00
Op Donatie
You are invited to the event series 'Intercontinental Braiding of Indigenous Cree and Lepcha Perspectives'!
Join Minket Lepcha for two events exploring Indigenous relationships with water, storytelling and the impacts of hydropower development in the Eastern Himalaya, India, and Northern Manitoba, Canada.
Minket is an award-winning filmmaker and PhD researcher at the University of Manitoba. Her research brings Nêhiyaw (Cree) and Mutanchi (Lepcha) perspectives into conversation through Indigenous knowledge, stories and relationships with land and water. Please scan the QR for more information.
DAY 1 | FINDING THE RIVER WITHIN
The first day will explore water and the impacts of hydropower along the Teesta River through an Arts-based storytelling workshop grounded in Lepcha Indigenous perspectives and folklore.
Thursday, 29 October | 15:00–17:00
Orion, room B3020, WUR campus
PS: Registration required due to the maximum capacity of 20 participants. Scan the QR code on the poster or https://forms.gle/Bu6izeWeBSf2... to register. Your place will be confirmed separately by email.
DAY 2 | VOICES OF TEESTA
On the second day, we will engage with the wider Wageningen city through a film screening and talk with the film-maker.
Friday, 30 October
De Superette, Generaal Foulkesweg 74, Wageningen
18:00 hrs. Donation-based dinner organized by de Superettes
19:00 hrs. Film screening, followed by a talk with Minket Lepcha, moderated by Mesh Gautam.
About the film:
Following the Teesta from its source to the plains of North Bengal, the film centres the often-unheard voices of communities affected by hydropower development and their enduring relationships with the river.
No registration required for the screening and talk.
This event is organized by the CSPS Political Ecology Cluster in collaboration with OtherWise student association and hosted by de Superette.
For more information, contact Mesh: mesh.gautam@wur.nl
We look forward to welcoming you!
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