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reminder: registration open for ACRL STS Government Information Committee Annual Update (Mon., June 24, at 3:00 PM EDT/12:00 PM PDT)--includes presentation "Balancing Scientific Research with the Rights of Indigenous Peoples through a Mutuality Framework"

  • 1.  reminder: registration open for ACRL STS Government Information Committee Annual Update (Mon., June 24, at 3:00 PM EDT/12:00 PM PDT)--includes presentation "Balancing Scientific Research with the Rights of Indigenous Peoples through a Mutuality Framework"

    Posted 21 days ago
    Edited by Eric Edwards 21 days ago

    (via Dan Broadbent, Brigham Young University, and Andrea Pritt, Penn State University – Harrisburg)

    Please join the ACRL Science and Technology Section's Government Information Committee and our presenters for our Annual Update! The Committee presents: "Balancing Scientific Research with the Rights of Indigenous Peoples through a Mutuality Framework", with speakers Rich Matsuda and Noe Noe Wong Wilson. This session will take place on Monday, June 24, at 3:00 PM Eastern Time (12:00 PM Pacific Time). 

    The Annual Update is free and open to all, and registration is required here. More details regarding the session and our presenters are below. This session will be recorded, and we hope to see you there.

    Maunakea is a mountain on the island of Hawaii that is sacred to native Hawaiians and is one of the world's best locations for astronomical telescopes. These two perspectives have come into intense conflict in recent years. The Hawaii state government intervened and formed a new community model of governance based on a mutual stewardship paradigm. Come learn about the inspiring work of bringing diverse perspectives together to find solutions through civil dialogue and shared understanding. 

    Rich Matsuda is the astronomy representative on the new Mauna Kea Stewardship and Oversight Authority and the first Hawaiʻi-born director of the W. M. Keck Observatory, one of the most scientifically impactful optical-infrared ground-based telescopes in the world, located on the summit of Maunakea. An electrical engineer, Matsuda started his career at Keck Observatory helping with the construction of the Keck II telescope. 

    Noe Noe Wong Wilson is an educator, Native Hawaiian cultural practitioner, and native rights activist from Hilo. She was arrested along with other kūpuna protecting Mauna a Wākea in 2019. Wong-Wilson is executive director of Lālākea Foundation, president of the Hawaiian Civic Club of Hilo and co-author of ʻĀina Aloha Economic Futures initiative. She is a respected elder and Hawaiian cultural practitioner who also serves on the Mauna Kea Stewardship and Oversight Authority.

    Please direct any questions to the ACRL STS Government Information Committee Co-Chairs, Dan Broadbent (dan_broadbent@byu.edu) and Andrea Pritt (alp5088@psu.edu).



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    Eric Edwards
    Interlibrary Loan Librarian
    Illinois State Library
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