Part I: Overland Mapping with Campaign Cartographer

Today, Caitlion O. Hunter, Esq., Research and Policy Director, and Jack Green, Campaigner, etc., are collecting water samples near Atalco in Gramercy as we prepare for a Special Edition of RISE University, “Bauxiteville: Life Under the Red Clouds,” on Tuesday, February 10, 2026, at 7:00 PM CST. Guest Lecturers: • Dr. Yi Wang, Assistant Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences at Tulane University • Justin Kray, cartographer, planner, and data strategist with Hidden Landscape, an independent

Meet Margaret Wickens Pearce, a cartographer and 2025 #MacFellow creating maps that foreground Indigenous Peoples’ understanding of land and place. Pearce pushes the boundaries of cartography beyond two-dimensional depictions of static and defined spaces. She draws on a wide range of archival materials and long-term collaborations with Indigenous communities to resurface their history, knowledge, and presence throughout North America. Learn more about Margaret Wickens Pearce: https://www.macfoun