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MARCH
Thursday, March 1, 2012 4:00pm free Hibben Center 105
Ruth Kennedy Lecture
“Kata hosh Chahta? (Who is Choctaw?): Identity and Belonging in Mississippi”
Sean E. Gantt
Sean Gantt will discuss current research with the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians (MBCI) and will focus on contemporary Native American identity issues, highlighting the importance of indigenous language as an identity marker. Hi will address these questions: What forms of knowledge about identity and belonging are imbedded within local Choctaw communities? Who counts as Choctaw and what factors influence inclusion or exclusion from a Choctaw identity? Choctaw strategic forms of cultural adaptation and identity negotiations will be discussed. This paper seeks to explore the ways that community members negotiate multiple identity positions within an ever-changing landscape.
Sean E. Gantt earned his BA in Anthropology from Davidson College, MA in Anthropology from the University of New Mexico and is currently a PhD Candidate at the University of New Mexico.
Sean is a visual and public anthropologist with training in both archaeology and ethnography, specializing in Southeastern U.S. Native American Studies and focusing on economic development, indigenous self-representation, and identity. As a videographer Sean has directed and produced numerous ethnographic video projects, which have been screened locally and in regional film festivals. His research has been supported by many grants, scholarships, and fellowships, including an Andrew W. Mellon Doctoral Fellowship. Sean has also received the New Mexico Graduate Scholars Award, the Frieda D. Butler Award, and The Critical Engagement with Public Anthropology Award.
The Ruth E. Kennedy Memorial Lecture was established to recognize an outstanding
doctoral candidate at the University of New Mexico Department of Anthropology. It is sponsored by the Maxwell Museum Association and the UNM Department of Anthropology. Initiated in 1980, 2012 marks the 31st year of the award.
Wednesday, March 7, 2012 11:00 am- 3:00 pm $2-$5
Indian Bread
Oven bread, baked fresh in the Maxwell’s horno. Indian tacos & more by the Edaakies of Isleta Pueblo.
Museum Courtyard
Wednesday, March 21, 2012 11:00 am- 3:00 pm $2-$5
Indian Bread
Oven bread, baked fresh in the Maxwell’s horno. Indian tacos & more by the Edaakies of Isleta Pueblo.
Museum Courtyard
Thursday, Friday, Saturday, March 29,30,31, 2012 Check times on website $20
AGSU Conference
(Re)production with Augustin Fuentes, Primatology & Evolutionary Anthropology; Mary Stiner, Archaeology; Greg Urban, Cultural Anthropology; Butler Lecture: Annie Theodoropoulos
Info: http://www.unm.edu/~agsu/Anthropology_Graduate_Student_Union/Annual_Symposium.html
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