Native American Cultural Celebration 2023
“Honoring Ancestral Roots to Uplift Future Generations”
For thousands of years, Indigenous peoples’ have inhabited several continents establishing traditions and customs to showcase their proud ancestral roots. Due to the continued efforts of each generation passing along their knowledge of the culture and collective histories, the cultural fabric of the past survives to present day. Join the Native American Student Association and the James Farmer Multicultural Center, as we uplift the proud legacy of Americas’ first people and the truth of what previous generations endured through colonization
Native American Cultural Dinner
Monday, November 6 | 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. | Restaurants at the Top of the CRUC, Cedric Rucker University Center
Cost with Campus Meal Plan is one meal swipe. For other prices please check the University Dining website: https://umw.sodexomyway.com/
Co-sponsored by University Dining
University Dining, in partnership with the Native American Student Association (NASA), is hosting a special, premium dinner to celebrate the vast array of Native American dishes. The menu will include dishes from many Native American tribes ranging from the Southwest to the Northeast. Guests will also have an opportunity to talk with members of NASA about Native American cultures and the special events they have planned for the Native American Cultural Celebration. For additional information, please e-mail Dining@UMW.edu
Movie Night: 100 Years: One Woman’s Fight for Justice
Wednesday, November 8 | 6 p.m. | Colonnade Room 315, Cedric Rucker University Center
100 Years documents Elouise Cobell’s courageous fight for justice for hundreds of thousands of Native Americans who were cheated out of billions of dollars by the United States Government. Over 100 years ago, the United States Government broke up numerous Indian reservations and allotted millions of acres to 300,000 individual Indians. They promised to manage their land and send lease payments for oil, gas, timber, and grazing to the Indian Trust Fund, but instead the Department of the Interior grossly mismanaged the money owed them. After filing a class action suit in 1996, Cobell persisted for 15 years and three Presidential administrations until she finally prevailed and made history with a $3.4 billion settlement. The film not only details her long fight but serves as a fitting tribute to a warrior unlike any other. (Credit: Video Project)
Native American Cultural Celebration Major Speaker: Victoria Ferguson
Thursday, November 9 | 7 pm | Chandler Ballroom A/B, Cedric Rucker University Center
Victoria Ferguson is an enrolled member of the Monacan Indian Nation of Virginia. She is a graduate of Marshall University and has a background in researching science methodologies to support historical information. Ferguson has spent 25 years seeking first-person documentation and archaeological information to help explain and support theories on the daily living habits of the Eastern Siouan populations up through the early European colonization period. She has written and presented work at Virginia Tech, Washington and Lee University, Sweet Briar College, James Madison University, and at a number of archaeological conferences (Credit: Virginia Tech)
Feather Painting Experience
Friday, November 10 | 5 p.m. | The Underground, Lee Hall
This event will be a collaboration between Native American Student Association and Latino Student Association to provide an opportunity on how to paint feathers to foster community creativity.
For more information, contact the James Farmer Multicultural Center at 540/654-1044 or umwjfmc@gmail.com. Visit students.umw.edu/multicultural.
Please email us at umwjfmc@gmail.com if you have any questions regarding disability-related accommodations.