He is serving his sixteenth consecutiveĮlected term as Chairman of the Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria.
Several books, including Grand Avenue, an award-winning collection of short stories, which he adapted for an HBO miniseriesĪnd co-executive produced with Robert Redford. Where he was awarded the Walter Gore Award for excellence in teaching. in Modern Thought and Literature from Stanford University, Previous recipientsĪre Amitav Ghosh, Rebecca Solnit, Jonathan Franzen and Aniya Butler. Those who solve the planet’s environmental problems using humanities tools like creativeĮxpression, popular art forms, scholarly research, or advocacy. The Utah Award in the Environmental Humanities celebrates environmental leadership and expression. Sarris and Environmental Humanities Program. Sarris will receive theĪward on Sept 19 at the Alumni House, and all are welcome to attend this event andĮnjoy a conversation between Dr. Scholar, teacher and Chair of the Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria - the fifth Utah Award in the Environmental Humanities. Please join us when the Environmental Humanities Program awards Greg Sarris - author,