Native American Lecture Series

Date: September TBA, October 25, and November 29, 2012
Time: 7 - 9pm
Fee: Individual lectures are $10/FoG members; $15/non-members. Special members' series pricing is $25 for all three.
Group rates also are available - please call to inquire about those.
Preregistration Required?: Yes. Please see registration details below.
Location: All lectures will be held in the Shults Center at Nazareth College, 4245 East Avenue, Rochester, NY, Driving Directions

Description:
Lives Caught Between Cultures is the focus of the Friends of Ganondagan's 2012 Fall Lecture Series. Linking to its theme for the year - Fibers and Threads - each of the three lectures offers a different perspective on how Native Americans are impacted by the clash between their culture and that of the peoples of the United States. See the lecture descriptions below.

This series is presented in partnership with the Nazareth College departments of Service-Learning and Religious Studies.

Registration:

You may register:

• With your credit card by calling our offices at 585-742-1690
• By check. Mail your remittance and the completed registration form to
         Friends of Ganondagan, P.O. Box 113, Victor, NY 14564
• By secure on-line registration below

Register:

Lecture #1 (Member) $10.00 USD Lecture #1 (Non-Member) $15.00 USD Lecture #2 (Member) $10.00 USD Lecture #2 (Non-Member) $15.00 USD Lecture #3 (Member) $10.00 USD Lecture #3 (Non-Member) $15.00 USD Entire Series (Member) $25.00 USD

Lecture #1

This presentation focuses on three different historical "threads" in events surrounding the 1842 Treaty, a compromise and modification of the 1838 Buffalo Creek Treaty which involved sales of tribal land and called for most Eastern tribes to be moved west.

Three speakers, each representing a different viewpoint on these events - the Haudenosaunee, The Quakers, and the U.S. Government - will make for a provocative evening defining "truth" and its many facets.

7 - 9 pm
September TBA, 2012
Shults Center at Nazareth College

Lecture #2

During the early 1900s, many Native American children were taken from their homes and lands by the U. S. government and sent to government-run residential boarding schools in order to "Americanize" them. This lecture aims to raise awareness of this haunting and painful issue in American history. In keeping with "Fibers & Threads," we begin our journey of discovery by contrasting the school uniforms Native students were forced to wear with their traditional clothing to which they were accustomed.

This lecture may include a viewing of the documentary Unseen Tears: The Impact of Native American Residential Boarding Schools in Western New York by filmmaker Ron Douglas.

7 - 9 pm
October 25, 2012
Shults Center at Nazareth College

Lecture #3

Moving into the 21st century, we look at contemporary issues facing Native Americans when caught between two cultures.

We will uncover stories of individuals forced to divulge information to U.S. officials as part of a mandate to receive government benefits, as well as view the larger ethical questions surrounding the use of personal data.

7 - 9 pm
November 29, 2012
Shults Center at Nazareth College