The Shinnecock Kelp Farmers are working to save and preserve our shores through the application of traditional Shinnecock teachings combined with climate science. Did you know that right now kelp is actively working to heal our East End Waters? Learn how at this Knowledge Friday, which dives deep into the active ways the collective is advancing climate justice and caring for the earth.
Darlene Troge, Donna Collins-Smith, Tela Troge, Danielle Hopsun Beugun, and Rebecca Genia are the multi-generational collective known as The Shinnecock Kelp Farmers. Enrolled members of the Shinnecock Indian Nation, the women Farmers leverage their 10,000+ year-old traditional relationship with the sea and with seaweed to capture carbon and nitrogen that has poisoned the waters of Shinnecock Bay and beyond. Join us as we learn how the embodiment and application of Indigenous wisdom is cleaning and healing our waters and laying the groundwork for green jobs on the East End.
The human carbon footprint is growing with each step we take and our waters are poisoned. It’s good to know kelp is on the way. In the words of our Indigenous sisters, “Mamoweenene:” Together we move forward.
This program is presented in tandem with Christine Sciulli’s site-specific work, The Weight of Water along with various programs she has developed as platforms for discussions that emphasize a call to action in correcting the societal and environmental injustices related to water.
Named in memory of the estimated 1.8 million Africans resting in the Atlantic Ocean after escaping the Middle Passage from disease, murder, or suicide, The Weight of Water is featured in The Church’s exhibition Space – Sight – Line. The work invites viewers into a safe and open space to reflect and asks the question: what can each of us offer to heal and repair the societal crimes and injustices originating by way of water? Chenae will share her insights while The Weight of Water hangs over the space, echoing and amplifying these notions