ASLA 2024 General Session - Ancestral Futures: Indigenous Science and Technological Innovations in Landscape Architecture
Recorded On: 10/07/2024
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Join Julia Watson, a futurist landscape designer and best-selling author, and Dr. Lyla June Johnston, an Indigenous scholar and environmental advocate, for an inspiring keynote session. Together, they will explore the intersection of ancient ecological knowledge and modern technological advancements in landscape architecture. Through storytelling and case studies, Watson and Johnston will discuss how embracing Indigenous principles and innovative design can help us create resilient, sustainable landscapes that honor the Earth and its ecosystems.
This course series is ineligible for continuing education approval through the Landscape Architecture Continuing Education System (LA CES).
Julia Watson
Author of Lo-TEK: Design by Radical Indigenism
Julia Watson is an Australian-born author, educator, and landscape designer based in Brooklyn, New York. Watson is an expert on traditional and indigenous technologies and focuses her work at the intersection of anthropology, ecology, and innovation. Read Julia’s book, Lo-TEK: Design by Radical Indigenism, for a deep dive into the topics to be discussed.
Dr. Lyla June Johnston
Indigenous Musician, Author, and Community Organizer
Dr. Lyla June Johnston (Lyla June) is an Indigenous musician, author, and community organizer of Diné (Navajo), Tsétsêhéstâhese (Cheyenne), and European lineages. Her multi-genre presentation style engages audiences in personal, collective, and ecological healing. She blends her study of Human Ecology at Stanford, graduate work in Indigenous Pedagogy, and the traditional worldview she grew up with to inform her music, perspectives, and solutions.
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