Celebrating Native American Heritage Month at RIT |
It’s Native American Heritage Month at RIT!
Join your friends and colleagues as we celebrate Native American Heritage Month. Learn more about the rich tapestry of Indigenous traditions, creativity and culture and gain a deeper appreciation of Native American history. Take a look and mark the dates.
Indigenous Values in the Age of AI: Data Centers, Development, and Responsibility
November 12 from 4:00-5:00 p.m.
GOL-1400 Lecture Hall, Golisano Hall
The Future Stewards Program and Golisano College of Computing and Information Science will host this event in GOL-1400 with a reception to follow.
Meet Grandell Hallett Logan, also known as Bird, of the Tonawanda Seneca Nation. His program will focus on the proposed data center and ongoing development at the Science, Technology and Advanced Manufacturing Park (STAMP) adjacent to Tonawanda Seneca territory, with look at how Indigenous values such as stewardship, sovereignty, community responsibility, and consideration for future generations can inform decision-making around emerging technologies. During the reception, guests will be able to continue the conversation around Indigenous values, emerging technology, data centers, environmental responsibility, and community decision-making.
Indigenous Futurism: Storytelling, Gaming, and Future Generations
Monday, November 16 from 3:00–4:00 p.m.
LBR-1251 S. McKenzie Commons, Liberal Arts Hall
Join Dr. Wendi Sierra (Oneida), associate professor of Games Studies at Texas Christian University for a conversation about Indigenous Futurism and the ways storytelling, gaming, and digital media can express Indigenous knowledge and imagine Indigenous futures. Drawing on her work with A Strong Fire, a game incorporating Oneida language and cultural knowledge, this program will explore connections among technology, cultural revitalization, and responsibility to future generations. The conversation will also consider how the Seven Generations Principle can inform the futures we create through stories and emerging technologies.