{"id":2104,"date":"2017-01-03T12:16:09","date_gmt":"2017-01-03T20:16:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/commons.bellevuecollege.edu\/artsandhumanities\/?page_id=2104"},"modified":"2017-01-03T12:31:11","modified_gmt":"2017-01-03T20:31:11","slug":"howtobeally","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/commons.bellevuecollege.edu\/artsandhumanities\/howtobeally\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Be an Ally in Indian Country"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"\/\/commons.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2017\/01\/StandingRock.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-2108\" src=\"\/\/commons.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2017\/01\/StandingRock-232x300.png\" alt=\"Standing with NoDAPL\" width=\"232\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/commons.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2017\/01\/StandingRock-232x300.png 232w, https:\/\/commons.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2017\/01\/StandingRock.png 362w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 232px) 100vw, 232px\" \/><\/a><span style=\"color: #008080\"><strong>Monday,\u00a0January 23rd, 2017<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\nLMC Event Center,\u00a0D106<br \/>\n12:30 &#8211; 1:30<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #800000\">YOU ARE INVITED TO:<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"color: #800000\"> THE FIRST\u00a0PHILOSOPHY TALK\u00a0of 2017<\/span>:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #008080\">Lessons from NoDAPL<\/span>: <span style=\"color: #800000\">How to Be An Ally In Indian Country<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #1962a6\">Andrea Sullivan-Clark<\/span><\/strong>, recent UW Philosophy PhD and member of the Muscogee Nation will be speaking.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Initially, the events at Standing Rock received little uptake in the mainstream media, and while most participants consider the US Army Corps of Engineers&#8217; denial of easement a victory, it seems to be a short-lived one at best.\u00a0 The comments of the newly elected Governor of North Dakota during his first day in office (Dec. 15th), coupled with an incoming federal administration that has ties to the companies supporting the pipeline project, demonstrate the tenuous future of the <strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600\">NoDAPL<\/span><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/\/commons.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2017\/01\/nodapl.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-2109\" src=\"\/\/commons.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2017\/01\/nodapl-300x183.png\" alt=\"No Dakota Access Pipeline flyer\" width=\"300\" height=\"183\" srcset=\"https:\/\/commons.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2017\/01\/nodapl-300x183.png 300w, https:\/\/commons.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2017\/01\/nodapl.png 488w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Given the delay in reporting by the media, those wanting to provide assistance should be informed and ready to act. Yet, even amongst those wanting to assist, the worry is how to participate in a culturally appropriate manner.<\/p>\n<p>Looking at the strategy and successes of <strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600\">NoDAP<\/span><span style=\"color: #ff6600\">L<\/span><\/strong> and its non-native supporters, I argue that those wishing to support the protection of the environment can contribute in relevant ways by understanding and adopting what it means to be an ally in Indian Country.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #1962a6\">Andrea Sullivan-Clarke<\/span><\/strong> is a Consortium for Faculty Diversity Postdoctoral Fellow at DePauw University for 2016-2017.\u00a0 This spring she will teach Native American Philosophy, Feminism and Science, and Ethical Issues in Indian Country.<\/p>\n<p>A member of the wind clan of the Muscogee Nation of Oklahoma, <strong><span style=\"color: #008080\">Andrea<\/span><\/strong> is interested in issues involving identity, sovereignty, and cultural preservation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Monday,\u00a0January 23rd, 2017\u00a0 LMC Event Center,\u00a0D106 12:30 &#8211; 1:30 YOU ARE INVITED TO: THE FIRST\u00a0PHILOSOPHY TALK\u00a0of 2017: Lessons from NoDAPL: How to Be An Ally In Indian Country Andrea Sullivan-Clark, recent UW Philosophy PhD and member of the Muscogee Nation &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.bellevuecollege.edu\/artsandhumanities\/howtobeally\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":77,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2104","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/commons.bellevuecollege.edu\/artsandhumanities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2104","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/commons.bellevuecollege.edu\/artsandhumanities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/commons.bellevuecollege.edu\/artsandhumanities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/commons.bellevuecollege.edu\/artsandhumanities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/77"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/commons.bellevuecollege.edu\/artsandhumanities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2104"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/commons.bellevuecollege.edu\/artsandhumanities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2104\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2110,"href":"https:\/\/commons.bellevuecollege.edu\/artsandhumanities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2104\/revisions\/2110"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/commons.bellevuecollege.edu\/artsandhumanities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2104"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}