The UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues and the Built Environment

What can architects and designers learn from the global work being done to advance Indigenous rights and priorities? In this session, Diego A. Tituaña Matango, a member of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII), will share news and updates from the Forum with particular relevance to architecture and the built environment.  

The United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues is a high-level advisory body to the United Nations Economic and Social Council, with a mandate addressing Indigenous issues related to economic and social development, culture, the environment, education, health, and human rights.

Through the lens of the Forum's work, Diego will explore current issues and developments that intersect with architecture, design, planning, and the built environment. The conversation will consider these topics through the subthemes of nature, media, culture, history, and education, offering perspectives on how international conversations around Indigenous rights and priorities can inform design practice.

Speaker:
Diego A. Tituaña Matango, United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues

Moderator:
Alvaro Baca, Indigenous human rights expert and legal advisor, University of Oklahoma College of Law

More Events in This Series:
October 6: ISAPD in Our Hands: Student Chapters Shaping the Future
October 9: Not a Worry in Site: Inherited Forms and Contemporary Navajo Design
October 13: Being a Good Relative: Architecture Through Wahkohtowin
October 20: Kéyah: A Diné Responsibility to the Land
 

If you register for a virtual ticket, you will receive an email with a Zoom link to access the program.