In conjunction with the city's 18-month Tricentennial, Native American Studies' student groups are sponsoring monthly activities to honor the diverse history of Albuquerque. Events begin in June, designated “dance month” by the city.
The Kiva Club and NAS Indigenous Research Group will host a lecture by Professor of American Studies Gerald Vizenor Wednesday, June 22, from 3-5 p.m. on Smith Plaza followed by a performance featuring a contemporary D.J. and native break dancers on Cornell Mall.
Vizenor joined UNM this spring and is professor emeritus at the University of California, Berkeley. An enrolled member of the White Earth Reservation in Minnesota, he is the author of several books and essays on native histories, critical studies and literature, including “Manifest Manners: Narratives on Postindian Survivance.”
NASIRG applied for and received a small grant to participate in the Tricentennial, said principle investigator Rebekah Horsechief, who graduated this spring.
In July, designated “music month,” the student groups, and UNM Professor of Music Maria Williams, will present talks by Native American composers Louis Ballard (Quapaw/Cherokee) and Raven Chacon (Navajo). The two will lecture July 27 at 7 p.m. at Keller Hall.
Contact: Laurie Mellas Ramirez, (505) 277-5915
Posted by scarr at June 21, 2005 05:32 PM