Friday, October 22, 2021; 3:00-4:30 pm MST: "Environmental and Cultural Impact on Indigenous Peoples of Central Asia"Presenters: Scholars Dr. Laura Popova, ASU Archaeologist, and Dr. Saskia Abrahms-Kavunenko of the University of Copenhagen; Moderator: Dr. Nicholas DelSordi“Palimpsest Landscapes: Untangling the Legacies of Ürümqi, Panjakent, and Mes Aynak”By Dr.
Friday, November 5, 2021; 3:00-4:30 pm MST: "Roots from the Region"A panel of experts raised in Central Asia: Current Fulbright scholar from Kazakhstan at ASU Dr. Beibit Shangirbayeva, Dr. Orhon Myadar of University of Arizona & Dr. Nargis Kassenova at Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies (Harvard University); Moderator: Dr. Michael Little CrowAbout the series:Central
Central Asia: Global and Local Wisdom Series: "Indigenous Peoples of Central Asia"Friday, October 8, 2021; 3:00-4:30 pm MSTPresenter: Historian Dr. Morris Rosabi of Columbia University; Moderator: Dr. Albert CelozaThe Communist and post-Communist period have proven to be harmful to the land, water, and air in Central Asia and Mongolia. Economic and political policies have