Events at NDSU
Nov. 6
Noon-1 p.m. Memorial Union Mandan room
INTRODUCTORY LAKOTA LANGUAGE
Petra One Hawk, Dakota and Lakota,Master of Public Health student
A brief introduction to the Lakota (Sioux) language for beginners, which includes learning the Lakota alphabet (orthography) and the sounds that accompany each letter. See the most updated and comprehensive Lakota dictionary and learn about tools and resources available for learning the Lakota language.
Nov. 10
Noon-1 p.m. Memorial Union Mandan room
EVERYTHING YOU WEREN’T TAUGHTABOUT NATIVE AMERICAN HISTORY
Don Warne, Lakota, Master of Public Health director
American Indians suffer from among the worst health disparities in the nation. Many of these disparities can be traced back to significant historical events. In this discussion, Warne will describe how the context of history has an impact on current health disparities.
Nov. 11
5-9 p.m. Memorial Union Prairie room
ARMING SISTERS WOMEN’S SELF- DEFENSE CLASS
Patricia Stonefish, Lakota, Founder and lead instructor
Arming Sisters is a non-profit organization using women’s self-defense as a tool to bring about self-empowerment, love and ownership of body to indigenous women. This seminar will bring awareness about the issue of violence against indigenous women, while presenting women’s self-defense in a unique way. Open to men and women alike.
Nov. 12
Noon-1 p.m. Memorial Union Thundar’s Den
BUFFALO RIVER NATIVE AMERICAN SINGERS AND DANCERS
Dancers representing tribes of the Lakota/Dakota(Sioux), Ojibwe, Hidatsa, Delaware, Sac and Fox, Creek, Shawnee and Choctaw will perform colorful dances of the Prairie Chicken, Women’s Traditional, Grass Dance, Fancy Shawl, Men’s Traditional, Jingle Dress and Fancy Feather.
6:30-8:30 p.m. Memorial Union Arikara room
SPEAK OUT AGAINST HUMAN TRAFFICKING IN NATIVE COMMUNITIES: POETRY AND OPEN MIC EVENT
Hannabah Blue, Diné, American Indian PublicHealth Resource Center services manager
This poetry and spoken word open mic event will bring attention to the issue of human trafficking in Native communities, particularly in the Great Plains region. Native spoken word poets and artists will be featured, as well as informational speakers who fight this problem. Participants also may share their spoken word and poetry.
Nov. 13
Noon-1 p.m. Memorial Union Peace Garden room
THE STRUGGLE: UNDERSTANDING A NATIVE AMERICAN STUDENT’S STRUGGLE
Dereck Stonefish, Oneida, American Indian Public Health Resource Center research manager
Understanding Native American students can be difficult at times. Many suffer from afflictions such as historical trauma, current poverty or culture shock. This presentation will provide suggestions to modify current support systems to assist Native American students, as well as offer insights from a teacher who survived not only life, but also the education system.
Nov. 14
1-3 p.m. Research II, 1805 NDSU Research Park Drive
AMERICAN INDIAN PUBLIC HEALTH RESOURCE CENTER OPEN HOUSE
Meet our team and learn about the work we do. The center, which is expected to become a national leader, addresses public health disparities among the Northern Plains American Indians through technical assistance, policy development, education, research and programming in partnership with tribes.
Nov. 17
7 p.m. Harry D McGovern Alumni Center, Diederich Atrium
CONQUERING IT ALL
John B. Herrington, Navy commander and astronaut
Sponsored by the NDSU Division of Equity, Diversityand Global Outreach
Herrington is the first tribally enrolled Native American astronaut. Selected by NASA in 1996, he proudly carried a Chickasaw Nation flag on his shuttle mission to the International Space Station.This American hero challenges people to re-think obstacles and see dreams as reality.