Halito, Boozoo, relatives! We are excited to announce our inaugural Oakland University Credit Union sponsored Native American Heritage Month slate of events! All events are free and open to the public, so invite your friends.
Thursday November 2, 2023 5:30-6:30pm “Seed Stories: “Native Seed Stories in Michigan: Food Sovereignty from the Ground Up” panel. Featuring Shiloh Maples (Ojibwe/Odawa), Jacob Schott (Mohawk), Kirsten Kirby-Shoote (Tlingit). Oakland Center, Ambassador Rooms, Oakland University. Zoom streaming option: https://bitly.ws/Yvod
Wednesday November 15, 2023 4:00-6:00pm Screening of Warrior Women film & panel discussion with local Indigenous environmental activists, including Rosebud Bear Schneider (Ojibwe). Oakland Center, Banquet Room B, Oakland University.
Friday November 17, 2023 4:00-5:00pm Reading by Diane Wilson (Dakota) author of The Seed Keeper. Oakland Center, Banquet Room B, Oakland University.
RESCHEDULED DATE! Register now! Wednesday November 29, 2023 6:00-7:30pm “Earth Based Reconciliation: The Role of Indigenous Laws and Knowledge” talk by Deborah McGregor (Anishinaabe). virtual. Register here: https://bitly.ws/32qAU
This year our events are sponsored by: The Native American Advisory Committee, Oakland University Credit Union, School of Engineering and Computer Science, the Department of English, Women and Gender Studies Program, Department of Writing and Rhetoric, Department of Art and Art History, Department of Communication, Journalism, and Public Relations, and the School of Health Sciences.
Gidinawemaaganinaanig: Endazhigiyang 