NDSU is scheduled to host online and in-person events as part of the 2021 Fargo-Moorhead Indigenous Peoples Day celebration on Monday, Oct. 11.
The featured speaker is artist, author and professor Dakota Goodhouse. An enrolled member of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, Goodhouse is set to present “Makhoche Waste, The Beautiful Country: An Indigenous Geography” at 3 p.m. in NDSU’s Anishinaabe Theater. The event, sponsored by Chris Ray, NDSU associate professor of education, and the NDSU School of Education, also will be live streamed via Zoom.
NDSU will host an Indigenous panel discussion featuring Tyrel Iron Eyes, Jaclynn Davis Wallette, Danny Luecke, Isnala Najin Roan Eagle and Carissa Brownotter from noon to 1:30 p.m. in the Oceti Sakowin Ballroom. The panel is titled “Indigenous Peoples Day: Lifting Native Voices and Elevating Indigenous Experiences.”
The panel discussion can be accessed via Zoom.
Online presentations include:
Noon-1:30
“The State of Indian Education: Leadership Perspectives from the Field,” featuring Julien Guerrero, director, Office of Indian Education; Jane Harstad, director, Minnesota Office of American Indian Education; Delores Gabbard, Moorhead Public Schools Indian Education Program; Amy Zanotti, Moorhead Public Schools District data coach.
“Indigenous Representation in Film: Reservation Dogs and Rutherford Falls.” The panel includes artist Anna Johnson; Joe Williams, director of Native American Programs at Plains Art Museum; Paulette Moore, director of “The Eagle and the Condor;” Caleb Abrams, director and consultant for “Dexter;” and filmmaker Falcon Gott.
1:30-2:30
“COVID-19 Vaccination Hesitancy and Vaccination Barriers in Indigenous Communities,” presented by the NDSU American Indian Public Health Resource Center.
“Food Security in Uncertain Times,” presented by Carissa Brownotter, Emergency Food Pantry.
“Risk and Resilience: Understanding How Trafficking Impacts Indigenous People and Connecting Community and Culture,” presented by Anne LaFranier, Someplace Safe.
“Native Youth: Strengths and Leadership,” presented by Youthworks.
The day kicks off with an opening ceremony scheduled for 10 a.m. at Veterans Memorial Bridge, which connects the cities of Fargo and Moorhead.
Indigenous Peoples Day is a national celebration of Indigenous people, culture and history. The local celebration is hosted by the Fargo-Moorhead Indigenous Association.