Original Instructions: Melissa Nelson
Melissa K. Nelson, PhD (Turtle Mountain Anishinaabe/Métis), ecologist, writer, media-maker and indigenous scholar-activist, is a Professor of American Indian Studies at San Francisco State University and President of The Cultural Conservancy. She actively advocates for Indigenous Peoples rights and sustainable lifeways in higher education, nonprofits, and philanthropy and is particularly passionate about Indigenous food sovereignty at local, regional and global levels. She is the editor of and contributor to Original Instructions: Indigenous Teachings for a Sustainable Future (2008), and co-editor of Traditional Ecological Knowledge: Learning From the Indigenous Practices for Environmental Sustainability (2018). The is also the writer and host of the Native Seed Pod, a podcast. Melissa serves on the boards of directors of the Sogorea Te Land Trust, the Occidental Arts and Ecology Center, and Slow Food Indigenous Terra Madre.
