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Celebrations: Native American Heritage Month

Keynote Speaker Leanne Vigue: The Lasting Trauma of Indian Policies in the United States on Indigenous Students

This month’s speaker will briefly discuss the history of Native American boarding schools in the United States and how that continues to impact Indigenous students today. The presenter will use storytelling from her family’s experiences with a Menominee Indian boarding school, the Urban Indian Relocation Program, and pre-Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) times to illustrate the deeps wounds inflicted upon Native families and children. Understanding the past traumas that occurred can help build bridges and pathways forward. This session will include strategies for attendees to build their knowledge of Indigenous concepts to help them relate to Indigenous student needs.

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Check out our Celebrates page here

Check out more events for NAHM below: 

Comedy with Casey Brown

Film Screening: Warrior Lawyers Defenders of Justice

Related campus initiatives

Equity and diversity Student success Transformational education

When

Past occurrences (1)

  • 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday, Nov. 6, 2023

Where

The Bluffs Ballroom Student Union

UWL campus map for building location and nearby parking lots.

University of Wisconsin - La Crosse Student Union

Contact

For questions about this event or to request disability accommodations , contact Caleb Colon-Rivera at 608.785.5095 or ccolon-rivera@uwlax.edu.

Parking

Payment may be required. No permit?
Use Passport Parking.

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