The week kicks off with a keynote presentation by Chief Oren Lyons. Lyons is a Native American faithkeeper of the Turtle clan of the Onondaga and Seneca Nations of the Iroquois Confederacy and works as an advocate of Indigenous Rights. He will deliver the keynote address, “First Nation and the Doctrine of Discovery” in the Kate Buchanan Room at 5 p.m.
On Tuesday, Leo Canez and Dr. Kishan Lara-Cooper discuss Indigenous language revitalization in the Goodwin Forum beginning at noon, while dr. Micaela Syzkman-Dunther explores wildlife conservation and management at HSU and around the world. Her talk takes place at 3 p.m. in the Native Forum (BSS 162).
Members of local tribes and beyond will gather in the Kate Buchanan Room on Wednesday at 5 p.m. for the Native American Community Reception and Indigenous Peoples Regalia Show.
Thursday is IPW’s busiest day with drum and dance presentations slated for noon on the UC Quad; HSU student Brittany Britton leads the talk Indian in Space, and Marlon Sherman, chair of the Native American Studies department, screens the film “Reel Injuns.” The night ends with American Indian Alumni Karaoke at the Blue Lake Casino.
On Saturday, the weeks winds down with the HSU American Indian Alumni Barbecue at the Multicultural Center.
For more information, including complete schedule and details, visit the MultiCultural Center’s website. http://www.humboldt.edu/multicultural/