The 2026 Mountain Studies Lecturer, Dr. María Nieves Zedeño, will give a technical talk titled "The Materiality of Collective Action: Blackfoot Landscape Engineering" on Tuesday, Oct. 28, at 11 a.m. in Plemmons Student Union 122 (Roan Mountain). While the event is open to all, the presentation is designed with Department of Anthropology students, faculty, and staff in mind and will focus on disciplinary themes and methods. A pizza lunch will follow the talk and run until 1 p.m. Sponsored by Appalachian State University’s College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) and Department of Anthropology, this event is free. Please register here to assist with lunch planning. For a disability accommodation, visit odr.appstate.edu. For more information about the College of Arts and Sciences' Mountain Studies Lecture Series, visit cas.appstate.edu/events/mountain-studies-lecture-series.