Language Panel One Highlight of American Indian Heritage Month
A panel will discuss language preservation and revitalization in contemporary Native American cultures on Nov. 11 at the University of Arkansas.
The panel presentation, called "Passing the Old to the New," is part of events planned for American Indian Heritage Month. It is scheduled for 2 to 5 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 11 in the Multicultural Center of the Arkansas Union in Fayetteville.
The program will feature presentations by each representative followed by a question-and-answer opportunity for the audience.
Presenters will be Teresa and Curtis Billy, Choctaw Language School; Kirstin Erickson, University of Arkansas professor of anthropology, Yaqui tribe; Janet Johnson and Jennifer Johnson, Seminole Nation; Dr. Gloria Sly and J.P. Johnson, Cherokee Nation; and Jessica Park, a University of Arkansas doctoral student, Euchee-Yuchi Language Project.
The panel is sponsored by the Native American Symposium Committee, the Native American Student Association and the Multicultural Center. For more information, contact Brande Flack at 479-575-5014 or bmflack@uark.edu.
Other events scheduled this month on campus include:
- The Ashworth collection of Native American and western Art exhibit, November through December, Mullins Library
- American Indian book display, November, Peet’s Cafe
- Culture and Art Collide art show, 11 a.m.-8:30 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 11, Fourth Floor, Arkansas Union
- Culture and Art Collide reception, 5:30-8:30 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 11, Multicultural Center
- Friday Night Live: Native Pride with Robert Lewis, 9 p.m.-1 a.m., Friday, Nov. 12, Arkansas Union
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Heidi Wells, director of communications
College of Education and Health Professions
479-575-3138,
heidisw@uark.edu
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