AMERICAN STUDIES
and the SMITHSONIAN’S NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN INDIAN are hosting a
symposium with speakers Louise Erdrich and Edgar Heap of Birds on Friday,
September 22 in the Mississippi Room, Coffman Memorial Union. Events are
happening from 1 – 4 PM, more information is below.
1 p.m.
Welcome: Brenda Child, Chair, Department of American Studies, The University of Minnesota, NMAI Board of Trustees
Panel: The Meanings of Activism Today: On the Reservation, in the City, and at Work
Kate Beane, American Indian Initiatives Program and Outreach Manager, The Minnesota Historical Society
Melissa Boyd, 2017 Bush Foundation Fellow
Rory Wakemup, Director, All My Relations Gallery
Bradley Harrington, Commissioner of Natural Resources, Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe
Moderator
Nick Estes, Fellow, Charles Warren Center for Studies in American History, Harvard University
3 p.m.
A conversation with Louise Erdrich and Edgar Heap of Birds with an introduction by Kevin Gover, Director, National Museum of the American Indian
4 p.m.
Closing: Brenda Child, Chair, Department of American Studies, The University of Minnesota, NMAI Board of Trustees
