NAIS Conference: Indigenous Knowledge in the Academy

Saturday, November 8, 2014

WIDENER AUDITORIUM, PENN MUSEUM

Coffee and Refreshments 8:45-9:15 am 

Keynote Speech: Approaches to Indigenous Knowledge 9:15 – 10:15 am

Doug George Kanentiio (Mohawk), Hiawatha Institute for Indigenous Knowledge
   “Hiawatha’s Legacy”

Break 10:15 – 10:30 am 

Panel Two: Recovering Indigenous Heritage in the Academy 10:30 – 12 noon 

Nancy H. Hornberger, Graduate School of Education
   “Portraits of Language Activists in Indigenous Language Reclamation” 

Gene Buckley, Department of Linguistics
   “Language Documentation in the Age of Smartphones” 

Wendy Grube, School of Nursing
   "Exploring Cultural Perspectives on Health and Healing among Native Americans” 

Richard Leventhal, Penn Cultural Heritage Center
   “Indigenous Cultural Heritage Studies within a Global Context” 

Lunch Break 12 – 1:10 pm 

Panel Three: Reshaping Native American Relations with the Academy 1:10 – 3:00 pm

Tiffany Cain (Cherokee/Choctaw/Apache), University of Pennsylvania
   “Embodying Indigeneity in the Academy and the Field” 

Troy Richardson (Saponi/Tuscarora), Cornell University
   “Native American and Indigenous Studies at Cornell” 

Scott M. Stevens (Mohawk), Native American Studies, Syracuse University
   “Insights into Developing Native American Studies Programs”  

Closing Statements and Future Plans

ALSO SEE EVENTS ON FRIDAY NOVEMBER 7 3pm-8pm
Schedule: Friday NAIS Conference
Concert: Joanne Shenandoah Concert

All events are FREE and open to the public

For more information, call (215) 898-6989 or email mbruchac@sas.upenn.edu

Hosted by Native American & Indigenous Studies at Penn

Photo by Stephanie Mach: Doug George Kanentiio speaking at NAIS Conference at Penn.