Indigenous Perspectives on Sustainability and the Arts
Date and time
Location
The Howard Thurman Center for Common Ground event space
808 Commonwealth Ave.
Boston, MA 02215
JoAnn Chase, (COM ’85) Director, American Indian Environmental Office, Office of International and Tribal Affairs
About this event
The BU Arts Initiative, BU Sustainability, and the Howard Thurman Center for Common Ground are pleased to welcome JoAnn Chase, a citizen of the Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Indian Nation, born and raised on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation in central North Dakota.
In 2010, JoAnn served as Senior Advisor to the Administrator of the EPA for Native American Affairs. Most recently, JoAnn has partnered with music icon Nona Hendryx and social justice innovator Makani Themba to launch SisterSMATR.org. Focused predominately on providing opportunities for young women of color, SisterSMATR (Science, Math, Art, Technology, Robotics) leverages art and community to close the gender gap in science and technology. Previously, JoAnn served as the Executive Director of the National Congress of American Indians, this country’s oldest and largest national Indian membership organization. She was also the Director of the National Network of Grantmakers.
