5:30-7 p.m. | Nov. 8 | Stewart Hall, Room 216
Speaker Greg Olson: Independent Researcher and Author on Native Americans of Missouri and Iowa
Join us to learn from Greg Olson, Author of Indigenous Missourians: Ancient Societies to the Present, researcher and scholar. Olson will discuss his recent work and how centuries of inventiveness and adaptability have enabled Native people to create innovations in pottery, agriculture, architecture, weaponry and intertribal diplomacy.
5 p.m. | Nov. 14 | Museum of Anthropology & Ellis Auditorium
Norman Akers: Art of an Osage - Connections
Join us for a special Native American Heritage Month lecture by contemporary Osage artist, Norman Akers. There will be a reception and viewing of his art currently on exhibit in the Museum of Anthropology followed by a lecture in Ellis Auditorium.
Reception will begin at 5 p.m. in the Museum of Anthropology and the program will begin at 6 p.m. at Ellis Auditorium.
5-7 p.m. | Nov. 19 | MU Student Center Main Floor
Aambe! (Let’s Go!): Native American Heritage Month
Kim Ann Baker will guide participants to explore and challenge their perceptions of Native American people, with a specific focus on the role of Native American women in their communities.
Participants will be provided hands on learning experience as they practice the different forms of Indigenous art expression through ink printing and zines.
3-4 p.m. | Nov. 19 | The Bridge, 220 Townsend Hall
Movie Discussion: “Indian Horse”
Join us as we discuss “Indian Horse” about a Canadian First Nations boy who survives in a residential school in the 1970s to become a star ice hockey player.
3-4 p.m. | Nov. 21 | The Bridge, 220 Townsend Hall
Book Discussion: “Bad Indians: A Tribal Memoir”
Join us to discuss “Bad Indians: A Tribal Memoir” by Deborah Miranda is a blend of history and personal reflection. Miranda sheds light on the often overlooked history of California’s Indigenous peoples.
5:30-7 p.m. | Nov. 21 | Stewart Hall 216
Careers Helping Indigenous Peoples
Executive members of Four Directions: Indigenous Peoples and Allies will present about job opportunities for people interested in helping indigenous peoples in the United States and around the world.
