Native American Heritage Month continues with educational events
Native American Heritage Month continues next week with events centered on education of the Native culture in the past, present and future.
Students from the Saginaw Chippewa Tribal College will perform Indian Radio Days on Nov. 17, a play written by LeAnne Howe and Roxy Gordon depicting the way Native Americans struggle with how to define themselves in modern society.
The play will be held at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 17, in the Park Library Auditorium and is free and open to the public. The Readers Theater even is sponsored by Native American Programs.
From noon to 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 18, in Bovee University Center Terrace rooms A-D, the issues of stolen and destroyed ancient artifacts belonging to Native American tribes will be discusses at the Soup and Substance event Torn: Recovering California's Stolen Cultural Heritage.
Soup and Substance events consist of a short presentation and free soup following discussion of the topic.
The event is sponsored by Native American Programs, the Office of Diversity Education and the Ziibiwing Cultural Center in Mount Pleasant.
