SAVE OUR SHORELINE with Niamuck Land Trust and Shinnecock Kelp Farmers.

SAVE OUR SHORELINE
with Niamuck Land Trust and Shinnecock Kelp Farmers.

This event will be live streamed on Zoom. No in-person attendance will be available. Register by clicking the "Free Ticket" link image.

The Indigenous communities of Long Island are the traditional stewards of this land, originally known and still recognized as Paumanauke or Sewanhackey. Since time immemorial, these communities have lived on and cared for these lands in an ecologically ethical way. Utilizing the surrounding land and water resources while upholding an enduring respect for the ecosystems, is a part of Indigenous people's way of life. Historically, these communities have been recognized as whalers, hunters, farmers, and fishers; all of whom have an innate devotion as land and water protectors.

Join Landmark on Main Street, Transition Town Port Washington and representatives of the Niamuck Land Trust and Shinnecock Kelp Farmers and members of the Shinnecock Nation, one of thirteen original tribes of Long Island for a talk on the many ways they are diligently working to address the ongoing issues and effects of climate change on the local landscape. Panelists Shane Weeks (Shinnecock), Co-CEO of Niamuck Land Trust (NLT), Tecumseh Ceasar (Matinecock) NLT Program Assistant, and Danielle Hopson Begun (Shinnecock), a Shinnecock Kelp Farmer, will share history of the Shinnecock people's relationship to the lands and waters of Long Island as traditional stewards and information about how their work provides solutions to the climate crisis.

Panelists

Danielle Hopson Begun is a Shinnecock Kelp Farmer (15) Shinnecock Kelp Farmers | Facebook working to fight climate change. Danielle is a Water Protector and advocate for mental health and children. She resides on the Shinnecock reservation. She is a hatchery technician and farmer who has spent the winter months out in Shinnecock Bay in service of reducing the devastating effects of overdevelopment and repairing historical injustices.

Tecumseh Ceaser is an indigenous artist, cultural consultant, and Wampum Carver. He is of Matinecock Turkey clan, Montaukett, and Unkechaug descent. Tecumseh is an Educational Programing Assistant for Niamuck Land Trust and currently serves as the North American Advisor for the Global Indigenous Youth Caucus at the United Nations, where he advocates for Indigenous Americans' rights to member states, NGOs, and other indigenous nations. His work is currently in residence at Flushing Town Hall, Queens Museum of Art, and the Green Feather Foundation. Tecumseh is based in New York City. Learn more about Tecumseh's work here.

Shane Weeks is a member of the Shinnecock Nation, the community where he lives. He is the Co-CEO of Niamuck Land Trust, an Shinnecock member run organization that focuses on cultural education and the preservation and stewardship of culturally sensitive sites, and Co-Chair of the Graves Protection Warriors Society. He is also an artist, author, traditional dancer, traditional drummer, hunter and fisherman, cultural consultant, and educator. About Shane Weeks.

Learn about Niamuck Land Trust by clicking here,

Learn about Shinnecock Kelp Farmers by clicking here.

Read about Shinnecock Kelp Farmers partnership with Greenwave by clicking here. 

The Conversations from Main Street Climate Action Series is co-presented with Landmark on Main St.  and Transition Town Port Washington with the goal of introducing community-centered climate solutions while also promoting individual action. Small changes to our daily routines can have lasting and impact on our environment and future. Watch this space for more info & sign-up links for these programs.

Conversations from Main Street is underwritten by the Angela & Scott Jaggar Foundation

More to come!

May 10 - Let's Talk About Pesticides

May 24 - Food Scraps are the Soil-ution!

June 7 - Green Infrastructure & adapting to Climate Change