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CAL Dean Lecture Series

Kyle Whyte Lecture (2023)

This guide covers:

  • Information about the event
  • Biographical information about Dr. Whyte
  • A select bibliography of works by Dr. Whyte

Information about the event

The program, entitled "Environmental Justice Two Years Later: Lessons from the U.S.' Largest Ever Investment to End Environmental Racism," is scheduled for April 6, 2023. In addition to the public lecture, Dr. Whyte will meet with students and community members during his visit.

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Biographical information about Dr. Whyte

Dr. Whyte is the George Willis Pack Professor in the School for Environment and Sustainability at the University of Michigan, where he is also Founding Faculty Director of the Tishman Center for Social Justice and the Environment. An enrolled member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, his research centers climate policy, environmental justice, and Indigenous peoples. Widely published and with an impressive record of grant funding, Dr. Whyte is deeply committed to advancing Indigenous research, education methodologies, and communities. His outreach record is likewise extensive, including his current membership on the White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council.

A select bibliography of works by Dr. Whyte

Whyte, Kyle Powys. "The Dakota access pipeline, environmental justice, and US settler colonialism" chapter in Miller, Char, and Jeff Crane. The Nature of Hope : Grassroots Organizing, Environmental Justice, and Political Change. Louisville: University Press of Colorado, 2018.

Whyte, Kyle Powys.  "Indigenous climate justice and food sovereignty : food, climate, continuance" chapter in Mihesuah, Devon A., Elizabeth Hoover, and Winona LaDuke. Indigenous Food Sovereignty in the United States : Restoring Cultural Knowledge, Protecting Environments, and Regaining Health. Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press, 2019.

Whyte, Kyle Powys, Ryan Gunderson, and Brett Clark "Is technology use insidious?" chapter in Kaplan, David M. Philosophy, Technology, and the Environment. Cambridge, Massachusetts ;: The MIT Press, 2017.

Vinyeta, Kirsten, Kyle Powys Whyte, and Kathy Lynn. Climate Change through an Intersectional Lens : Gendered Vulnerability and Resilience in Indigenous Communities in the United StatesPortland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station, 2015.