04/04/2025 02:22:39 PMStaff attended sessions on the usual topics like zero waste practices and community engagement, but the overarching theme of the conference was integrating indigenous knowledge into the conversations of a just economic transition. Many of the keynote speakers were elders from first American people’s tribal groups such as Lakota, Ojibwe, and Pawnee. Their talks focused on how their ancient knowledge applied directly to modern trends in sustainable thinking regarding an environmentally just economy. Gabriel Durhamgbdurham@uh.edu713-743-6985