On this episode we return to my conversation with Erika Bailey-Johnson. We talk about a workshop series at Bemidji State University aimed at providing students with a range of practical skills (many of which are related to sustainability and Indigenous lifeways), the hierarchies in higher-education, how we need to be conscientious of the effects of those hierarchies, and being better at change.

Erika Bailey-Johnson serves in a number of roles related to sustainability, she’s: the Sustainability Director and Director of Niizhoo-gwayakochigewin at Bemidji State University, a member of the boards of Fresh Energy and Happy Dancing Turtle, and a founding member of the City of Bemidji’s Sustainability Committee. In the past, she served on Governor Mark Dayton’s Committee on Pollinator Protection.

Links: https://www.bemidjistate.edu/offices/sustainability/ https://www.happydancingturtle.org/our-story https://www.bemidjistate.edu/directory/facstaff/gw8458qa/ https://fresh-energy.org/board-of-directors/erika-bailey-johnson https://www.cleanenergyresourceteams.org/women-energy-erika-bailey-johnson-bemidji-state-university https://www.bemidjistate.edu/academics/departments/niizhoo-gwayakochigewin/