A Wilderness Act
media release: What does “wilderness” mean to you? Join the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies for a free screening and panel discussion of the award-winning short documentary film, A Wilderness Act.
Guided by the wisdom of Anishinaabe graduate student Nisogaabokwe Melonee Montano and university professor Evan Larson, learn how the very definitions penned to protect our country’s most precious landscapes can instead perpetuate injustice and lead to the impoverishment of both ecosystems and human cultures. Inspired by the Red Pine forests of the Great Lakes area, including Minnesota’s Boundary Waters Canoe Area, the two join together to educate current and future generations about how returning fire to the land, and returning the land to its people, can be healing for all.
This event will include multiple screenings:
Sunday, Oct. 25, Lussier Family Heritage Center, 3101 Lake Farm Road, Madison
- 3:30–4:30 p.m.: Join us for family-friendly programming to explore the cultural and ecological importance of fire:
- Storytime: Reading of Ishkode: A Story of Fire with Nisogaabokwe Melonee Montano
- Learn about fire! What does fire need to exist? When is it safe? What changes can fire make?
- 4:45–5:15 p.m.: Guided walk. Explore the Wisconsin landscape through fire. Join voices from the film on a walk through Lake Farm County Park and learn about the landscape as it relates to fire.
- 5:30–7 p.m.: film screening
- Join us for free pizza before the film and a fire gathering with s’mores afterward.
Presented in partnership with Dane County Parks and the Foundation for Dane County Parks.
Monday, Oct. 2, WARF Centennial Seminar Hub (room 7560), Morgridge Hall, 1205 University Avenue, Madison, 6–7:30 p.m.
