Community Learning and Practice Series resumes with focus on Indigenous values, practice


LAWRENCE — Continuing the series that launched last fall, the KU First Nations Student Association, Office of Native American Initiatives and The Commons will offer two more virtual events in the Community Learning and Practice Series, which offers space for building understanding and leading with Indigenous values and practice, including reciprocity, relationship and reconciliation.

The first of these events will take place at noon March 8 and feature four Indigenous KU students sharing personal knowledge about the diversity of their tribal nations, the systems of education they have encountered and terminology across Native nations from their personal experiences. The event will feature Naałkh J DeAsis, Łingít; Michael Redbear, A’aninin/Lakota; Matilda Anderson, Sicangu Lakota & Diné; and Celina Hall, Ho-Chunk. Melissa Peterson, Diné, KU director of tribal relations, will moderate a discussion with attendees, following the presentations.

A second event at noon April 28 will feature four Indigenous graduate students, each presenting about their research, which spans many disciplines. Afterward, they will be in conversation about Native scholarship and the power that Native scholars hold because of their ability to access multiple systems of knowledge. Presenters include Robert Hicks Jr., Pyramid Lake Paiute-Yakama-Cherokee; D’Arlyn K Bell, Cherokee Nation; Kynser Wahwahsuck, Kickapoo Tribe of Kansas, Shoshone, Sac & Fox; and Tweesna Mills, Shoshone-Yakama-Umatilla Nations. Peterson will moderate discussion at this event.

This series offers an opportunity for attendees to learn about the rich culture, diverse systems of knowledge and educational pedagogies across Indigenous people.

To register for the March 8 event, visit bit.ly/FNStudents.

To register for the April 28 event, visit bit.ly/FNSResearch.

 

Mon, 03/07/2022

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Emily Ryan

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