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August 7th 2006 • Printer version  Preserving Our Pasts, Telling Our Stories
Rick West, founding director of the National Museum of the American Indian,
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at UO symposium
The rocky history of Indians and museums is the topic of a September
symposium at the University of Oregon. Preserving Our Pasts, Telling
Our Stories: Indians, Museums, and the Management of History will be
held on Thursday and Friday, September 14-15 at the Knight Law Center,
1515 Agate Street, Eugene, and at the Many Nations Longhouse next door.
Jones, a UO graduate, was the lead design consultant for the new museum
building. Harjo has helped develop key Indian law including the Native
American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act. She was the lead party
in the long running trademark litigation against the Washington
Redskins football team.
At 7:00 P.M. on Thursday, the first evening of the symposium, West and Harjo
will
participate in a conversation on "Mascots, Museums, and Indian
Identity." This free public event will take place in Room 175 of the
Knight Law Center. It will be moderated by law professor and former
dean Rennard Strickland.
An exhibit of contemporary American Indian weaving will open at the UO Museum of Natural and Cultural History on Friday, the second day of the conference.
"Sharing Traditions, Preserving and Revitalizing Culture: Contemporary Native
Weaving in Oregon," celebrates a revitalization of ancient ways of life through
weaving traditions.
You must pre-register to participate in the symposium. Tribal representatives
and UO students,
faculty and staff may register for free. Cost is $50 for the general
public and payment must accompany registration.
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