Land Access and Land Back

In this episode, we speak with Lokotah Sanborn, a community organizer and member of the Penobscot Nation with extensive experience in racial and environmental justice. We'll discuss the importance of land access, land rights, and the role of the Landback movement in our current conservation structure. Tune in to learn more about how you can help protect our wildlands for future generations. 

Links from This Episode:

• Bozameen Land Trust
• First Light Learning Journey

The following links may also help illustrate some of the topics mentioned in this episode:

• In the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Unintended Consequences of ‘Fortress Conservation’ (Inside Climate News)
• John Muir in Native America: Muir's romantic vision obscured Indigenous ownership of the land—but a new generation is pulling away the veil (Sierra Magazine)
• America the Beautiful For All Coalition

Redefining Conservation is written, edited, and produced by the staff and volunteers of Sierra Club Maine, including Nyalat Biliew, Matthew Cannon, Nasreen Sheikh-Yousef, Anna Siegal, Philip Mathieu, Grace Deng, Minot Weld. It was recorded at WMPG in Portland, ME. Our theme music was composed by Nathan Kroms Davis.

Head to sierraclub.org/maine to learn more about how you can get involved with environmental activism in your community. Questions or comments? Submit them here or email us at maine.chapter@sierraclub.org.