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SUMMARY:Changemaker Kiliii Yuyan
DESCRIPTION:This event is generously supported in part by the Broussard Family. \n\nFREE Tickets are available for STUDENTS of all grade levels.\n\n \nINDIGENOUS WISDOM FOR A THRIVING PLANET\n\nPhotographer and National Geographic Explorer Kiliii Y yan asks a vital question: what keeps the planet's most extraordinary ecosystems thriving? From coral reefs and rainforests to the Arctic tundra\, he shows how Indigenous stewardship has sustained these environments for generations.\n\n\n\nThrough encounters with polar bears alongside I upiat hunters\, dives into mangrove shark nurseries\, and time spent with elders whose knowledge spans centuries\, Kiliii reveals a powerful truth: this wisdom is not a relic of the past. Drawing from Guardians of Life\, he makes the case that Indigenous ecological knowledge is a living\, evolving guide offering practical solutions and a blueprint for protecting the planet's future.\n\n\n\nAbout Kiliii\n\nKiliii Y yan is a National Geographic Explorer and award-winning photographer of Chinese and Nanai/H zh descent. Working across the Arctic and beyond\, he has spent years inside communities at the knife-edge of ecological and cultural change facing down polar bears with Inupiat hunters\, diving through mangrove shark nurseries\, learning from elders whose knowledge spans centuries. His work asks a single question: what can Indigenous peoples teach the rest of us about surviving on this planet? His photographs appear in National Geographic\, TIME\, and Vogue. His latest book is Guardians of Life.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:This event is generously supported in part by the Broussard Family. \;
\nFREE Tickets are available for STUDENTS of all grade levels.
\n \;\nINDIGENOUS WISDOM FOR A THRIVING PLANET
\nPhotographer and National Geographic Explorer Kiliii Yü\;yan asks a vital question: what keeps the planet&rsquo\;s most extraordinary ecosystems thriving? From coral reefs and rainforests to the Arctic tundra\, he shows how Indigenous stewardship has sustained these environments for generations.
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\nThrough encounters with polar bears alongside Iñ\;upiat hunters\, dives into mangrove shark nurseries\, and time spent with elders whose knowledge spans centuries\, Kiliii reveals a powerful truth: this wisdom is not a relic of the past. Drawing from \;Guardians of Life\, he makes the case that Indigenous ecological knowledge is a living\, evolving guide&mdash\;offering practical solutions and a blueprint for protecting the planet&rsquo\;s future.
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\nAbout Kiliii
\nKiliii Yü\;yan is a National Geographic Explorer and award-winning photographer of Chinese and Nanai/Hè\;zhé\; descent. Working across the Arctic and beyond\, he has spent years inside communities at the knife-edge of ecological and cultural change&mdash\;facing down polar bears with Inupiat hunters\, diving through mangrove shark nurseries\, learning from elders whose knowledge spans centuries. His work asks a single question: what can Indigenous peoples teach the rest of us about surviving on this planet? His photographs appear in National Geographic\, TIME\, and Vogue. His latest book is \;Guardians of Life.
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LOCATION:Wachholz College Center\, 795 Grandview Drive\, Kalispell\, MT 59901
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