Giving Thanks to Whom? For What?: What to an Indigenous Person is Thanksgiving? with Dr. Daisy Purdy

Dr. Daisy Purdy will present “Giving Thanks to Whom? For What?: What to an Indigenous Person is Thanksgiving?” in the Irvine Auditorium to celebrate the beginning of Indigenous Peoples Heritage Month.

Dr. Daisy Purdy is Vice President of the National Wildlife Foundation and Member of the Eastern Band Tsalagi (Cherokee). A first generation student, she received her Ph.D. in Politics and International Affairs from Northern Arizona University and a Ph.D. in Ecology Sciences from Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia. In 2016, she established Inclusive Community, a BIPOC equity and inclusion consulting team. She’s served as an Associate Provost, professor and student affairs professional for 15 years with applied research in land management and queer Afro-indigeneity, and as co-chair of the Commission for Disability Access and Design. Dr. Purdy also teaches as an Experiential Field Instructor the Wild Rockies Field Institute.

Learn more: https://www.nwf.org/About-Us/Leadership/Daisy-Purdy