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November 1-30, 2016 ᏚᏳᎪᏛ- "Truth" Ithaca College invites all as we commemorate the rich history and cultures of the indigenous and first peoples of our land. This campus-wide educational programming series provides learning opportunities through lectures, presentations, performances, film screenings with discussions, and other efforts, to honor native cultures and the history of our country.
This film explores the portrayal of Native Americans in film. Reel Injun is illustrated with excerpts from classic and contemporary portrayals of Native people in Hollywood movies and interviews with filmmakers, actors and film historians. Immediately following the screening, a group of student leaders will facilitate a dialogue based on the content presented in the film. The dialogue will cover the portrayal of people of color in media, “culture vultures”, co-opting, and cultural appropriation as it is seen and experienced in modern day. Refreshments will be provided.
This presentation takes a look at the seasonal time of year when America brings the idea of the Indian out from its closet of history and puts "things Indian" on display. The time frame is Columbus Day to Halloween to Thanksgiving. Dr. Michael Taylor (CSCRE) will lead this discussion and examine the other contexts which are part of this "season." Refreshments will be provided.
In this lively and engaging presentation, Perry Ground will give an overview of the history of this very misunderstood holiday. The presentation will discuss the actual events of 1621 in Plymouth, the relationship between the English settlers and the Wampanoag who lived in the area, and how this story became American Thanksgiving. The concept of thanksgiving held by many Native Americans will be emphasized throughout. Although they were not present in Plymouth in 1621, connections to the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) concepts of thanksgiving will be discussed. Refreshments will be provided.
Hailey Cavino will be presenting extracts from her dissertation entitled ‘Towards a Method of Belonging: Contextualizing Gender Violence in Maori Worlds’, which explores the transformative potential of recovering story—particularly how writing ancestors is performative with regard its capacity to shape/shift belongings across time. Hayley Marama Cavino is a doctoral candidate and adjunct instructor in the Native American & Indigenous Studies Program at Syracuse University where her teaching and scholarly work examines the spatial and relational particularities of settlement as gendered phenomena. When she is not writing Hayley is an organizer and scholar activist who coordinates the Democratizing Knowledge Project at Syracuse University. She is a mother of three sons, a partner, and a daughter of Ngati Pukenga and Ngati Whiti iwi/tribes in Aotearoa/New Zealand. Refreshments will be provided.
For more information about Heritage Month sponsored by OSEMA, and more upcoming events, please visit https://www.ithaca.edu/sacl/osema/multicultural/months/ For more information about OSEMA and upcoming events, please visit https://www.ithaca.edu/sacl/osema/ Individuals with disabilities requiring accommodations should contact OSEMA at osema@ithaca.edu or (607) 274-3222. We ask that requests for accommodations be made as soon as possible. |
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Through the collaborative efforts of the Office of Student Engagement and Multicultural Affairs, our campus partners in various departments and offices, and our student organizations, we are able to provide various opportunities to learn, share, celebrate, empower, and appreciate Latinx Heritage Month, Native Heritage: 1st Peoples Month, Black History Month, and Focus Asia Month.