🦬 The event is free but registration is required 🦬

Join us for an indigenous perspective on bison in Southwest Louisiana, followed by a bison chili cooking demo and tasting.

Yes, there were bison in Louisiana!

Come learn about bison in this area and the Indigenous Atakapa-Ishak People who have lived here from time immemorial. We will learn about the relationship between Indigenous Peoples and the local environment from an Indigenous perspective with Jeffery U. Darensbourg, followed by a bison chili cooking demo and tasting with our very own Aurore Ballengée.

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About Jeffery U. Darensbourg:

Jeffery U. Darensbourg grew up in Itta Homma (of which “Baton Rouge” is a translation) and currently resides in Bulbancha, the only name he uses to refer to what others call “New Orleans.” He works with words, crafting essays, poetry, academic articles, and public talks intertwining traditional academic research with autoethnography and memoir. He is a Louisiana Creole and an enrolled member of the Atakapa-Ishak Nation of Indians. He holds a Ph.D. in cognitive science.