Native People's Heritage Month
Native People's Heritage Month celebrates and honors the many cultures and contributions of the Indigenous People. Our schedule of events below is a mix educational with social, and includes pieces of Native/Indigenous art, literature, music, dance, history, spirituality, and the examination of Native identity and its intersection with other pieces of one's identity.
SCHEDULE
Native Peoples Flag Display
Thursday, November 1st √ Friday, November 30th * Balfour-Hood Campus Center
Gape upon just a few of the hundreds of Native flags.
Bicultural Dine≠ (Navajo) Education Exhibit
Monday, November 5th- Friday, November 30th * Wallace Library
Artifacts and books illustrating traditional and western Dine' (Navajo) education, and a selection of circulating books from Native American authors and subjects.
Educating Four Generations of Navajo Women
Monday, November 5th * 7:00pm * Hindle Lecture, Science Center
Four Navajo women of the same family describe their changing educational experiences in two cultures, European American and Navajo. All continuously navigate among the cultures of northern Arizona. Reception to follow in the Library Stair Tower, Wallace Library.
Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?
Wednesday, November 6th & Thursday, November 7th * 11:00am √ 2:00pm * Café Landing, Balfour-Hood Campus Center
Test your skills to see how much you know about the Indians, the Pilgrims, and Thanksgiving.
Native American Women of Hope
Monday, November 12th- Friday, November 16th *10:00am - 3:00pm * Atrium, Balfour-Hood Campus Center
Read about the contributions and lives of famous Native American women through this colorful poster display.
Dream Catcher
Monday, November 12th * 4:00pm * Atrium , Balfour-Hood Campus Center
Come make and learn about the meaning behind this Native American charm.
Indians and Pilgrims: An Informal Talk On the Thanksgiving Holiday
Thursday, November 15th * 8:00pm * The Lyons Den
Abenaki Judy Dow and Wheaton student Ashley Smith '08 will lead an informal discussion about Native Americans and the Thanksgiving holiday.
Environmentalism from a Native American Perspective:
The Abenaki and the Burlington Intervale
Friday, November 16th * 2:00pm * Ellison Lecture, Watson
Abenaki Ethnobotanist Judy Dow speaks on her efforts to protect a sacred land site from desecration by damaging waste products - a response to the contemporary problem of corporate "green-washing".
A Glimpse Into Indigenous Religious Cultures
Monday, November 26th * 6:00pm * Woolley Room, Mary Lyon
A panel on Indigenous religious cultures presented by Professor Barbara Darling-Smith and friends.
Ke Kulana He Mahu: Remembering a Sense of Place
Tuesday, November 27th * 7:00pm * Room 102, Meneely
The story of a group of people, young and old, surviving stereotypes, indignation, homophobia, and marginalization in a land where the ancient culture once accepted them as part of society.
Traditional Lakota Medicine Bags
Wednesday, November 28th * 7:00pm * Marshall Center for Intercultural Learning
Join Tim Swallow, Black Elk of the Teton Lakota Band of Crazy Horse, and learn about traditional Lakota medicine bags. The first 10 people will be able to create and keep a bag of their own! All materials will be provided.
Presented by the Native Peoples Heritage Month Committee in collaboration with the Marshall Center for Intercultural Learning, Student Life, Wallace Library, The Alliance, EEECs Quad, Professor Price, Professor Darling-Smith, Senate Fund and Speaker Fund.