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Great Lakes History Conference Events
Location: Michigan, United States
Conference Date: 2009-11-10 (in 6 days)
Date Submitted: 2009-11-03
Announcement ID: 171738
Grand Valley State University's History Department presents the 34th Annual
Great Lakes History Conference 2009
All conference events will be held at the Robert C. Pew Campus of Grand Valley
State University in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The evening events are free and
open to the public. There is a registration fee for the Saturday conference,
which includes the luncheon and Saturday keynote address. Parking is available
at the GVSU Fulton and Front Street Lots. Seating for all events is limited.
Tuesday, November 10th, 2009
Loosemore Auditorium, Richard M. DeVos Center
6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Special Guest: Dennis Banks
Movie: We Shall Remain: Episode V - Wounded Knee - followed by a firsthand
discussion with Dennis Banks.
Thursday, November 12th, 2009
Auditorium, L.V. Eberhard Center
7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Movie: The Business of Fancydancing (Written & directed by Sherman Alexie)
Special Guests: Paul Collins, Jennifer Gauthier, Shannon Martin
Friday, November 13th, 2009
L.V. Eberhard Center, 2nd Floor
5:15 p.m.: Traditional Native American Ceremony
5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.: Journey to Forgiveness: Implications for Social Change
Special Guests: Hunter Genia, George Martin, Shannon Martin
7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Keynote Address: Sherman Alexie
Title: Without Reservations: An Urban Indian's Comic, Poetic & Highly
Irreverent Look at the World
Book signing after the keynote address. Books will be available for purchase at
the lecture.
Saturday, November 14th, 2009 - Great Lakes History Conference L.V. Eberhard
Center
8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Theme: Indigenous Peoples of the Globe: Colonization & Adaptation
Scholars from a wide range of fields and disciplines will present ideas and
research relating to the conference theme.
12:45 p.m. - 1:15 p.m.
Keynote Address: Dr. Ned Blackhawk, Yale University
5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
A reception follows the conference at the Grand Rapids Public Museum, including
a special tour of the Anishinaabe exhibit.
Scott L. Stabler
History Department
Grand Valley State University
Ph: 616-331-8699
Fx: 616-331-3285
Email: stablers@gvsu.edu
Visit the website at http://www.gvsu.edu/history/
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