Arrival in Tucson, group lunch in the city, welcome circle in the park, program expectations and introductions. Transfer to Canelo Project. Orientation to the site, settle in and opening dinner. Evening welcoming ceremony on the land.
Sustain and regenerate a syncretic web of relations.
Throughout the Southwest, one can find both ancestral and recent stewards of the region who work to sustain and regenerate communities and ecosystems in an ongoing syncretic web of relations. Simultaneously, the Southwest is being adversely impacted by human activities such as industrial agriculture, mining, urban development and the U.S.-Mexico border wall. In response, many environmental and social justice organizations have emerged to foster a more sustainable relationship to the land. This program explores the intersection of indigenous cultures and contemporary development with an eye towards human relationships to land and natural resource management. Central themes of the program revolve around indigenous culture and identity, desert ecology, native food systems, and borderland studies. Through facilitated hands-on learning, mentorship, guest speakers, and site visits, this course helps participants develop a nuanced understanding of the evolving landscapes of the American Southwest.
