Wright State University

Native American Heritage Month 2007

Picture Gallery

JIM YELLOWHAWK: Images and Imagination

Native American Heritage Month Art Exhibition

Lakota artist Jim Yellowhawk lives in HeSapa, the Black Hills of South Dakota.  As a multimedia artist, he enjoys reflecting the humor, depth and tremendous spiritual resonance of the People.  Yellowhawk spoke informally about his artwork, his goals and inspirations during the reception.

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"Environmental Justice from a Native Prospective"

Native American Heritage Month Art Exhibition

by Winona LaDuke

Winona LaDuke (Anishinaabe), Harvard-educated activist, is the founding director of the White Earth Land Recovery Project, co-chair of the Indigenous Women’s Network and the program director of Honor the Earth, an organization which creates awareness and support for Native environmental issues.  In 1994, Time magazine named her “one of America’s fifty most promising leaders under forty years of age,” and in 1997, she was named Ms. Magazine’s “Woman of the Year.”  LaDuke also served as Ralph Nader’s vice-presidential running mate on the Green Party ticket in both the 1996 and 2000 presidential elections.  An enrolled member of the Mississippi band of Anishinaabe, LaDuke lives with her family on the White Earth Reservation in northern Minnesota.

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Making Dreamcatchers

Native American Heritage Month Workshop

Participants were able to learn how to make dreamcatchers and learn the true meaning behind them. 

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A Celebration of Life: Iroquois Dance and PowWow Presentation

It was a fun-filled hour of watching and participating in the Iroquois Dance and Pow-wow presentation by the Iroquois Dancers from the Cattaraugus Indian Reservation, New York.  The Iroquois Dancers promote the Iroquois culture through songs and dances such as Robin dance, Fish dance, Round dance, Smoke dance, Ladies dance and others.  They sang and danced to a single-headed drum, made of wood, that holds water.  By adjusting the volume of water, the drum can be tuned to suit the singer’s preference.  Activities featured throughout the day included Native vendors, arts and crafts (making dreamcatchers, beaded bracelets, gourd decoration), Native fry-bread and film screenings for children and adults. 

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AHNA Center Native American Heritage Month Dinner

Native American elders and students from Standing Rock Reservation in South Dakota visited with WSU Native American students. 

For more information, please call the Asian/Hispanic/Native American Center at (937) 775-2798.