2014 Native American Heritage Month Photos and Videos

Native American Heritage Month Musical Performance

Wright State faculty, students and staff enjoyed listening to the music and singing by award-winning Cherokee contemporary recording artist Michael Jacobs. Mr. Jacobs shared his music, a mixture of Native American songs which address human issues: peace, justice, the environment, and wholeness with all those who attended the event.

Native American Heritage Month Lecture: Two Spirits—History and Contemporary Context

Dr. Brian Gilley, Associate Professor, Anthropology Department, and Director, First National Educational and Cultural Center, Indiana University, explored the challenges and triumphs of living as a Two-Spirit person among Native peoples and among settlers. Within the history of American Indians are traditions where gender and sexuality were more fluid. These traditions were challenged and changed by colonialism. Today LGBTQ Natives, also known as Two-Spirit, face many of the same challenges as other Americans who identify as LGBTQ.

Native American Heritage Month Corn Husk Doll Workshop

Wright State faculty, staff, and students learned to make this traditional Native American craft. They also had the opportunity to hear the traditional story of the No Face Doll.