Native American Conference on the White Buffalo

LISA A. MITTEN (LMITTEN@VMS.CIS.PITT.EDU)
Thu, 2 Mar 1995 15:54:20 -0400

CONFERENCE, March 27-30, 1995, at Mansfield University in Mansfield,
Pennsylvania. The conference will deal with the historical and contemporary
context of Native North Americans.

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OUTLINE
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Monday, March 27
1-3 pm MANSFIELD UNIVERSITY NATIVE AMERICAN INSTITUTE
(demonstration of comuterized Native language
preservaton projects)

7pm MR. ARVOL LOOKING HORSE, Eagle Butte, SD
(discussing the significance of the White Buffalo and
Native American spiritualism. Open to the public)

Tuesday, March 28
1230-2 pm MR. N. SCOTT MOMADAY, Tucson, AZ
(noted poet, author, storyteller, reading from his works
and relating stories)

7pm Mr. N. Scott Momaday
(performance/reading. Open to the public)

Wednesday, March 29

7pm MR. BILL CROUSE, Seneca Nation
(performing native dances. open to the public)

Thursday, March 30
1230-200 pm PANEL ON WOMEN'S ROLE AND WOMEN'S ISSUES IN THE
IROQUOIS NATION
(Public invited)

3-4 pm MR. DUCE BOWEN, Seneca nation
(Storyteller. Public Invited)

7pm DR. JOHN MOHAWK, Gowanda, NY
(Issues of the Canadian Native Americans, launching the
week of focus on Canadian Studies. Public invited.)

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We will have other exhibits and events to announce; however, we wanted
to let you know our plans and issue an invitation to all. Arts and crafts
people will be included in the final program. Contact Dr. Funmaker if
interested.

Dr. Sandra Linck, Associate Provost, Mansfield University

Dr. Walter Funmaker (Ho-Chunk/Winnebago)
Director, Native American Institute, Mansfield University
email: wfunmake@vmhost1.mnsfld.edu