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Post by Matthew S. Schweitzer on Feb 17, 2007 11:28:43 GMT -5
Ohio State University- Dept of Indian Studies
Presents
Global Ohio
Wednesdays at 7-9 p.m. Winter and Spring Quarters 2007 Science and Engineering Library (SEL) 175 W. 18th Avenue, Basement Room 090 The Ohio State University Columbus, Ohio
February 7 Dr. Charles Menzies (Tsimshian First Nation) University of British Columbia, Anthropology “Being of One Heart (Syt Güülm Goot): Indigenous Lessons for Fishing and Harvesting in a Decolonizing World”
April 18 Dr. Stephen Warren—Augustana College, History "'The Greatest Travelers in America’: Place, Transience, and Cultural Survival in Shawnee and Woodland Indian History"
April 25 Dr. Stefano Varese—University of California, Davis; Chair, Native American Studies “Epistemology or Politics? The Challenge of Indigenous Peoples Studies in the Age of Globalism”
May 9 Dr. John Sugden—British scholar, author of Blue Jacket and Tecumseh “Tecumseh: Looking Behind the Icon”
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Post by Matthew S. Schweitzer on May 10, 2007 12:01:42 GMT -5
Attended the lecture by author John Sugden on Tecumseh last night at the OSU Library. It was an excellent talk on differentiating between the myth of Tecumseh and the historical figure. He talked a little about the work he is doing to publish a new revised edition of his book on Tecumseh and answered a few questions about his background and his interests in American Indian history. Overall I thought it was a great talk and I look forward to attending more in the future. I think the OSU Department of Indian Studies does a great job by funding these lectures and there was a good attendance last night. Hal Sherman was there (good to see you Hal) and his artwork received some well-deserved accolades. I hope to get to more of these lectures in the future so I hope OSU continues to set them up.
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