WATER RIVER LIFE GIVER SYMPOSIUM 

Water Crisis for the Navajo and Other Diverse Communities

Friday April 29, 4:00 - 6:30 pm

Dartmouth Hall 105

RSVP at WaterRiverLifeGiver.org

 

The Water River Life-Giver Symposium focuses on the spectrum of effects in communities challenged by water crises. The event will highlight Navajo responses to the Gold King Mine Waste Water Spill, as well as a local perspective from Vermont’s Voices for the Lake Project.

The Vice President of the Navajo Nation, Jonathan Nez, will be the keynote speaker, and he will be joined by Barry Lampke, Voices of the Lake, Duane "Chili" Yazzie, Shiprock Chapter President, Janene Yazzie, Founder and CEO of Sixth World Solutions, and Tommy Rock, Rock Environmental Consulting. 

The Abenaki drumming and singing group, Black Hawk Singers, will provide opening and closing songs for the event. 

For contests, art, writing, and more information about the event, please visit WaterRiverLifeGiver.org.

**The symposium is generously sponsored by the Office of the Provost, Native American Studies, Native American Program, Office of Sustainability, Dartmouth Toxic Metals Superfund Research Program, and Vermont Water.**