2023 Wilderness Speaker Series
Speaker: Tim Ryan, Department Head of Culture and Language Studies at Salish Kootenai College
Topic: “The Trails that Support our Ancestors”
Location: Large Community Room (Room 139) in the Arts & Technology Building at FVCC from 7:00 – 8:15 pm.
The indigenous trail network connected our ancestors to the vital resources that made it possible for generations not just to survive, but to thrive in their homelands. Professor Tim Ryan will present on the seasonal rounds and movements of the Salish. Tim is the department head of Culture and Language Studies and Indigenous STEM instructor for the Salish Kootenai College Native American Studies Division, lending experiential learning on subjects of culture and science. Previous to this position Tim spent eight years as a business partner and field supervisor for an archaeological firm called EthnoTech, and served as the as the supervisor of archaeological field survey for the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes Historic Preservation Department. Tim’s experiences with his elder’s teachings and his decades-long study of traditional ecological knowledge, ethnobotany, and indigenous sciences, combined with his extensive experience in field archaeology, brings a unique quality and perspectives to his teachings and outdoor experiential opportunities.
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Presented by: Bob Marshall Wilderness Foundation, Wild Montana Flathead-Kootenai Chapter, Northwest Montana Fire Lookout Association, and the Natural Resources Conservation Management Program at Flathead Valley Community College (FVCC).