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The use of agave takes a myriad of forms that both remain consistent from region to region but also have an infinite variety that reflect culture and ingenuity. We will gain insight to these traditions of use in our region by Native Nations and regional producers.

Hydrologist and wetland restoration specialist Anthony Luketich of the Watershed Management Group will talk about river meanders, and then artist Roseann Hanson will lead a session on field sketching the Tucson stretch of the Santa Cruz River.

Serra Hoaglund | Liaison Officer, US Fish and Wildlife Service

The Native Nations Institute at the University of Arizona and American Indian Studies Department at the University of North Carolina at Pembroke are partnering to host a special free event.

Ben Colombi | American Indian Studies, University of Arizona

Gloria Tom | Director Navajo Nation Department of Fish and Wildlife

Mathematics professors Kathy Stoehr and Janet Liston will lead this fun workshop about the mathematics of pattern-forming and introduce us to tessellataions.

Gary Morishima | Quinault Management Center, Quinault Indian Nation

In recent centuries, the cohesive and reciprocal nature of the human-agave relationship began to slip. Yet, the heartbeat of the symbiotic relationship ticks loud and has thousands of champions and masses of supporters. Learn how the choices made by each of us can and will shape the future of agave culture in a way that honors the diversity that makes it great.

Michael Kotutwa Johnson | Native American Agriculture Fund

Jeffrey Femhi | SNRE Faculty | Field Safety

The answers to how to create restorative economies, sustainable foodways, and bioculturally diverse habitats and communities are all embedded in this relationship between people and plant.