Writer, photojournalist Scott Walker to discuss uncontacted tribes of the Amazon Sept. 12

Scott Wallace, who has written widely about indigenous tribes of the Amazon, will discuss “Speaking for Those Who Cannot Speak for Themselves: How to Protect the Amazon’s Last Uncontacted Tribes” Sept. 12 as part of the University of Richmond’s Global Environment Speaker Series. He will speak at 5 p.m. in Jepson Hall, Room 118. The event is free and open to the public.

Wallace is a nationally syndicated writer and photojournalist with work featured in National Geographic, Newsweek, Smithsonian, CBS, CNN and other media. His Amazonian travels and research on indigenous tribes are documented in his book, “The Unconquered: In Search of the Amazon’s Last Uncontacted Tribes.” He will be signing his book following the talk.

The series is co-sponsored by the Department of Geography and the Environment, Department of Latin American and Iberian Studies, Environmental Studies Program and International Studies Program.  For more information, contact Todd Lookingbill at 804-289-8265 or tlooking@richmond.edu.

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