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April 18, 2006

UNM Hosts Peace Lecture to Celebrate Nizhoni Days

Andrea Smith, assistant professor of American culture and women's studies at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, and author of “Conquest: Sexual Violence and American Indian Genocide,” will give a free talk about what it mean to work daily for peace at the University of New Mexico Thursday, April 27 from 5:30 – 7 p.m., at the UNM Student Union building, rooms Lobo A and B.

The talk is in conjunction with the American Studies Department lecture series and Nizhoni Days, UNM's weeklong – April 24-29 – celebration of American Indian populations featuring food, tribal dance, academic panel discussions and workshops.

Smith, who is Cherokee Indian, is an expert in Indigenous feminism and sovereignty, reconciling trauma in the aftermath of boarding school experiences for native people, and fostering alliances across race and gender.

The talk is sponsored by UNM's KIVA Club, American Studies Department, Native American Studies, Feminist Research Institute, Women Studies, Women's Resource Center, Institute for American Indian Research, and History Department.

For information about Nizhoni Days events, contact Patrick Willink, KIVA Club, nlwp@unm.edu.

 


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