{"title": "Urban Biocultural Restoration & Indigenous Continuance", "start": "2026-11-17T13:45:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-17T15:00:00-05:00", "place": "John Jay College of Criminal Justice", "address": "524 West 59th Street, L.64.00 New Building, New York, NY 10019", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["nature/environment", "society/indigenous"], "description": "A conversation about urban ecology and Indigenous continuance, exploring how cultural diversity and biodiversity intersect in urban environments and how green spaces can sustain living cultures and diverse ecosystems. It features Lily Kunkel, a Two-spirit ecologist of Cherokee and Choctaw descent and Ph.D. student at Columbia University, and is part of Planting the Estuary on Campus at John Jay College, an interdisciplinary project on the Hudson River estuary as a site for ecological learning, reflection, and connection.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/urban-biocultural-restoration-indigenous-continuance-53325/", "official_url": "https://www.jjay.cuny.edu/news-events/events/urban-biocultural-restoration-indigenous-continuance", "image": "", "dates": [{"start": "2026-11-17T13:45:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-17T15:00:00-05:00", "place": "John Jay College of Criminal Justice", "address": "524 West 59th Street, L.64.00 New Building, New York, NY 10019", "tickets": ""}], "similar": [{"title": "Socio-Ecological Vulnerabilities in the Era of Urban Greening", "start": "2026-11-12T14:30:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-12T16:00:00-05:00", "place": "College of Staten Island", "address": "Victory Boulevard 2800, 10314 Staten Island", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["nature/environment", "society/urbanism"], "description": "A talk titled “Socio-Ecological Vulnerabilities in the Era of Urban Greening” at the College of Staten Island. The speaker is Aurelia Casey, a Staten Islander and doctoral student in Environmental Psychology at The Graduate Center, CUNY, who is also Youth Programs Senior Manager at the Gowanus Canal Conservancy and Environmental Chair of Brooklyn Community Board 6. Everyone on campus is welcome, and attendees may be eligible for PSY 100 research credits or extra credit from other courses.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/socio-ecological-vulnerabilities-in-the-era-of-urban-greenin-52057/", "official_url": "", "image": ""}, {"title": "Plant Ecologies and Migration", "start": "2026-11-05T18:00:00-05:00", "end": null, "place": "Residency Unlimited", "address": "360 Court Street, Brooklyn, NY 11231", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["nature/plants", "society/migration"], "description": "Plant Ecologies and Migration is a panel discussion hosted at Residency Unlimited as part of Identity Card, The Immigrant Artist Biennial, 2026. Curated by Anna Khimasia, it brings together artists Bahar Behbahani, Rachelle Dang, and Sujin Lim. The panel explores how immigrant and diasporic artists use plants and gardens as a framework and vocabulary for thinking through migration, from transplantation and adaptation to rooting and preservation. It also considers how botanical categories such as \"native\" and \"invasive\" mirror systems that regulate the movement of people.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/plant-ecologies-and-migration-55316/", "official_url": "https://residencyunlimited.org/programs/plant-ecologies-and-migration/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/6bc96eee51c501ecdfa7c6b53fbcb7e30f4599841474af05f12cc255b0ab5b64-600.webp"}, {"title": "Learning Mnobmadzewen: Indigenous Perspectives on Health Systems and Equity", "start": "2026-11-10T15:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-10T16:00:00-05:00", "place": "Weill Medical College of Cornell University", "address": "", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["science/medicine", "society/indigenous"], "description": "A conversation for Native American Heritage Month about how Indigenous perspectives are shaping health equity and driving healthcare improvement. The Office of Culture, Inclusion, & Employee Experience hosts Katie Lynch, Chair of the Center for Native American Youth's Youth Advisory Board and doctoral researcher at the University of Michigan. Drawing on her research, she will show how Indigenous communities have long embraced learning, adaptation, and community care. 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Indigenizing Parsons presents it, and it is presented by Indigenous Rising at The New School. The speakers are Than Povi Martinez (Tewa, Pueblo de San Ildefonso), Sage Mountainflower (Ohkay Owingeh, Taos Pueblo, Diné) and Loren Aragon (Acoma Pueblo), moderated by Patricia Michaels (Taos Pueblo, Assistant Professor of Indigenous Knowledges and Fashion Design). The conversation explores how Indigenous artists and designers draw on their relationships to community, cultural knowledges and ancestral practices to inform their contemporary creative work.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/in-conversation-southwest-pueblo-artists-88296/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/ec712dce26f2fde9dd5db2f42928cbb369f5c4eeaee78228dbdb6d1c07e6fe2e-2000.webp"}, {"title": "They Returned Home", "start": "2026-11-16T16:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-16T17:30:00-05:00", "place": "The Center for Ballet and the Arts", "address": "Cooper Square 20", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "film", "tags": ["film/documentary", "society/indigenous"], "description": "NYU Libraries, together with Local Contexts and Center CIRCL, presents a screening of the short documentary \"Awasəwehlαwə́lətinα wikəwαmok | They Returned Home,\" followed by a discussion with Dr. Jordan Kinder, associate professor of Media, Culture, and Communications. The film charts the groundbreaking work undertaken by the Penobscot Nation to restore Penobscot cultural authority within institutions in Maine and beyond. The event also highlights the Local Contexts Hub, a tool for supporting Indigenous Data Sovereignty newly available to researchers at NYU. After the screening there will be refreshments and a chance to view and experiment with the Local Contexts Hub tool in the 3rd Floor Lounge.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/they-returned-home-81230/", "official_url": "https://nyu.libcal.com/event/17872525", "image": "https://noky.io/images/a5a4540dcaae94d0ce86c400b3314c40112e71769c6a91e6959ce4b36f4c3c54-600.webp"}, {"title": "Native Heritage Month at Parsons Welcomes Southwest Pueblo Talent", "start": "2026-11-11T16:30:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-11T23:59:00-05:00", "place": "Sky Ice", "address": "5th Avenue 63, 11217", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["occasion/native-american-heritage-month", "society/indigenous"], "description": "A panel conversation during Native Heritage Month exploring how Indigenous fashion, dance, cultural identity, and creative expression intersect. Indigenizing Parsons brings together three Pueblo artists from the Southwest: Than Povi Martinez, Sage Mountainflower, and Loren Aragon. Patricia Michaels, Assistant Professor of Indigenous Knowledges and Fashion Design, moderates the discussion. The event is presented by Indigenous Rising at The New School and is free to attend.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/native-heritage-month-at-parsons-welcomes-southwest-pueblo-t-112651/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/ec712dce26f2fde9dd5db2f42928cbb369f5c4eeaee78228dbdb6d1c07e6fe2e-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Indigenous Central Park Tour", "start": "2026-11-14T10:00:00-05:00", "end": null, "place": "Central Park Conservancy", "address": "", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "tours", "tags": ["history/indigenous-peoples/north-america", "nature/parks"], "description": "The Indigenous Central Park Tour is a guided walk through the lesser-traveled areas of Central Park's wooded north end. It is run by the Central Park Conservancy and explores the past, present, and future of indigenous presence in the park's landscapes. Before Europeans arrived, the land was part of an ecosystem the Lenape people still call home, and the tour uncovers vestiges of their presence. Through native flora and fauna, it also references contemporary indigenous relationships with the land.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/indigenous-central-park-tour-51780/", "official_url": "https://www.centralparknyc.org/activities/tours/indigenous-central-park-tour", "image": ""}, {"title": "Indigenous Food Sovereignty Conversation with Iron Path Farms", "start": "2026-11-11T23:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-12T00:00:00-05:00", "place": "American Indian Community House", "address": "Eldridge Street 39", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["society/indigenous", "food-drink"], "description": "Indigenous Food Sovereignty Conversation with Iron Path Farms is a hybrid in-person and virtual conversation with Iron Path Farms' Donor & Ally community. Iron Path Farms is an Indigenous two-spirit led food sovereignty project that reconnects Urban Natives to Indigenous foodways, medicine making, collective care, and ecological practices. Registration is for the November 11th conversation, which follows the Harvest Celebration hosted at AICH on November 7th.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/indigenous-food-sovereignty-conversation-with-iron-path-farm-51006/", "official_url": "", "image": ""}, {"title": "Sowing Knowledge: Seed Collection with the NYC Parks Plant Ecology Center and Nursery", "start": "2026-11-14T10:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-14T13:00:00-05:00", "place": "Staten Island", "address": "", "price": "", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["nature/plants"], "description": "A hands-on seed cleaning workshop at the NYC Parks Plant Ecology Center and Nursery (PECAN). Hosted by Partnerships Academy, it shows how the Seed Increase Program collects seeds from native plants for restoration projects across the five boroughs. PECAN staff demonstrate seed cleaning techniques and equipment, discuss collection, drying, testing, and storage practices, and participants then harvest and clean seeds themselves, with bagels and coffee provided.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/sowing-knowledge-seed-collection-with-the-nyc-parks-plant-ec-51967/", "official_url": "https://cityparksfoundation.org/events/sowing-knowledge-seed-collection-with-the-nyc-parks-plant-ecology-center-and-nursery/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/bce0fb4ab426b4abf66abd579a25d710d8ce3320f82acadb7ec40b8436027453-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Jamaica Bay Book Club", "start": "2026-11-06T14:00:00-05:00", "end": null, "place": "Ryan Visitor Center", "address": "New York Avenue 210, 10305 Staten Island", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature"], "description": "Jamaica Bay Book Club is a gathering that reads selections of nature-themed literature and thinks critically about nature writing and our place in the natural world. It is run by the National Park Service's Gateway National Recreation Area, with a ranger leading open, respectful discussion of the works read. Participants should bring their thoughts and questions and register in advance to receive the readings.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/jamaica-bay-book-club-55493/", "official_url": "", "image": ""}, {"title": "\"Tahkox: Indigenous Stages\" Launch of a New Online Journal", "start": "2026-11-12T18:30:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-12T20:30:00-05:00", "place": "Martin E. Segal Theatre Center", "address": "5th Avenue 365, 10016 New York", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["society/indigenous", "stage/theatre"], "description": "An evening launching the online journal Tahkox: Indigenous Stages, held at the Martin E. Segal Theatre Center. The journal is the world's first interdisciplinary academic journal dedicated primarily to Indigenous authors writing about the theatrical and cultural performance of Indigenous artists and communities around the globe. Published by the Martin E. Segal Theatre Center at the CUNY Graduate Center, it was founded by Opalanietet (Ryan Victor Pierce) and Frank Hentschker and will release its inaugural issue in November 2026. The evening includes a conversation with Opalanietet, Tammy Hailiʻōpua Baker, Pililuaikekaiohilo M. Q. Keala and Frank Hentschker.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/tahkox-indigenous-stages-launch-of-a-new-online-journal-53862/", "official_url": "", "image": ""}, {"title": "Yung Pueblo + Terri Cole: Journey", "start": "2026-11-09T19:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-09T19:00:00-05:00", "place": "The Strand Building", "address": "826 Broadway, New York, NY 10003", "price": "48.44 USD", "price_from": "48.44", "price_to": "48.44", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature/memoir", "wellness/meditation"], "description": "A book release event at Strand Bookstore celebrating Yung Pueblo's new title \"Journey: The Year That Changes Everything\". The bestselling author and meditator discusses his year-long guide to self-awareness and inner peace, structured around the four elements of fire, air, earth, and water. The conversation is moderated by Terri Cole, an author and licensed psychotherapist. The event takes place on the 6th Floor of The Strand Building, with doors opening half an hour before the start.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/yung-pueblo-terri-cole-journey-86951/", "official_url": "https://www.eventbrite.com/e/yung-pueblo-terri-cole-journey-tickets-1992069418255", "image": "https://noky.io/images/193acae744d6390121aecde3d3068e3a6af68934ee461166fc0ee4ba3a710a90-2000.webp"}]}