The Address Book: What Street Addresses Reveal about Identity, Race, Wealth, and Power
Recorded: December 5, 2024
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Resisting Colonization, Rematriating the Land and the World Around Us, and Much More
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Sikowis Nobiss (she/her) is Plains Cree/Saulteaux of the George Gordon First Nation in Saskatchewan, Canada and grew up in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. At 19 she began her life's work of uplifting Indigenous rights and voices. This led her to co-found Little Creek Camp in February 2017, which transformed into Indigenous Iowa (later renamed Great Plains Action Society). From August 2017 to September 2020, she helped found the national influencer organization Seeding Sovereignty from the ground up. As her heart is with her people and the prairies, Sikowis returned to Great Plains Action Society where she can work at a grassroots level and a fully Indigenous-led organization.
Jessica Engelking (she/her) is a descendant of the White Earth Band of Ojibwe. She has a bachelor's degree in Philosophy from the University of Minnesota, Morris and a master's degree in Philosophy from the University of Iowa. Her research interests included the philosophy of fiction, metaphysics, and logic. While in Iowa, she became involved in the efforts to protect the land and water. She continues to work with Great Plains Action Society from her residence in Minnesota. Jessica is the author of "Peggy Flanagan: Ogimaa Kwe, Lieutenant Governor" as part of the Minnesota Native American Lives series.
For more information about the Great Plains Action Society, see their website at https://bitly.com/gpaslens/. This presentation is sponsored by the City of Iowa City's Office of Equity and Human Rights and is part of the Office's monthly Lens Webinar Series.
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