Simmons Celebrates Native American Indian Heritage Month
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Posted by , November 03, 2005
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Simmons College and Local Area Events
1 Displays on New England Native American Tribes
Yawkey Center, Emmanuel College (throughout the month)
4 Cake Cutting & Book Display 11:30-1:30 pm, Lower Fens
6 Harvest Family Festival 1:00-4:30 pm, Peabody Essex Museum
A celebration of harvest customs in the Wampanoag culture well as in Colonial and contemporary New England. Watch and participate in Native American dances, listen to harvest stories, and create harvest related art.http://www.pem.org
9 Movie: Smoke Signals 7:00pm, Library Lecture Hall, Emmanuel College
This is the first film written, directed, and acted completely by American Indians.
Followed by a discussion with DeShanne Stokes, Member, Lakota Tribe.
15 "INJUN TONIC" The artwork of Dan Loudfoot-Montford 12:30pm, Library Lecture Hall, Emmanuel College
16 Movie: Skins 8pm, Quadside Café-Basement of Smith Hall on the Residence Campus.
20 National Native American Indian Heritage Day Celebration
Springstep, 98 George Hassett Dr., Medford, MA 617-884-4227
21 Brown Bag Lunch “Legal Issues Facing Native American Indians” 12:30-1:30 pm, Special Functions Room
28 Native American Indian Dance Workshop 7pm, Dance Studio, Holmes Sports Center
29 Movie: Wind Talkers 8pm, Quadside Café-Basement of Smith Hall on the Residence Campus
Visit the Massachusetts Center for Native American Awareness website for further information on the Native American Indian culture, issues, events, support, and web links at http://www.mcnaa.org/
For further information regarding this announcement, please email studentactivities@simmons.edu
