ALL1494-C Second 6 Weeks Mondays 1:30-2:50 Start Date 2-Nov
Grossman 106 Limit 25
Among traditional Native peoples, elders are respected for their cultural, spiritual and life experience knowledge. Come listen to interviews with individuals from various Native nations and then discuss the myriad topics raised by their words. Included are Lakota activist/actor Russell Means, first female Cherokee chief Wilma Mankiller, Onondaga leader Oren Lyons, Comanche political activist LaDonna Harris, Abenaki author Joseph Bruchac, and other elders from the Cree, Ojibwe, Hopi, Skwah, and Wampanoag peoples.
Coordinators: Frank Cuphone
Frank has been a lifelong student of indigenous North American peoples, visiting Native communities and learning from elders in the U.S. and Canada. He has taught Native topics to students from preschool to university to seniors.