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January 30th 2007 • Printer version  Ho'ohemokolonaio
Hawaiian scholar lectures on resistance to colonization and leads a workshop
on revitalizing native languages
Noenoe Silva, author of Aloha Betrayed, a
 prizewinning book on Hawaiian resistance to
colonialism, will give a
free public lecture at
7 p.m. on Monday, February 12 in Room 110
of the Knight Law Center, 1515 Agate Street on the University of Oregon campus
in Eugene.
The title of her speech is Ho'ohemokolonaio: Why Political Decolonization Is Not Enough for
Kanaka Maoli in Hawai'i."
(Ho-ohemokolonaio = decolonization
Kanaka Maoli = indigenous Hawaiian.)
Earlier that day, she will lead a public workshop on the importance of native languages in cultural studies programs. (Registration required - see below.)Silva, a political scientist at the University of Hawaii, is this year's Wayne Morse Center Distinguished Speaker. She is an indigenous Hawaiian born on Oahu.
Her book, Aloha Betrayed: Native
Hawaiian Resistance to American Colonialism, published by Duke
University Press, won the Baldridge prize for best book in history by a
resident of Hawaii for 2004.
MORE ABOUT THE LECTURE
Ho'ohemokolonaio: Why Political Decolonization Is Not Enough for
Kanaka Maoli in Hawai'i
Silva will discuss political independence of the
Hawaiian Islands and the thrust for recognition of indigenous Hawaiians
analogous to federal recognition of Indian tribes on the U.S.
mainland.
She will argue that neither of these scenarios
satisfies the needs of indigenous Hawaiians, Kanaka Maoli, for dignity,
freedom and self-determination.
INFO: 541- 346-3700
MORE ABOUT THE WORKSHOP
Moving
the Center: Putting Indigenous Language at the Center of Indigenous and
Cultural Studies.
This workshop will appeal to students, faculty and community members
interested in indigenous language revitalization, cultural and ethnic
studies and indigenous rights.
Silva will describe the
history of the Hawaiian language revitalization movement, why it was
needed, and its current status and limitations.
She will also
discuss her current work of documenting the history of Hawaiian
intellectuals in their own language, thereby shifting the center from
a focus on translating indigenous languages to understanding and
creating history and culture in the indigenous language itself.
The workshop will be held at the Many Nations Longhouse, at 16th and
Columbia on the UO campus. It is free and includes lunch.
Registration is required. Call (541) 346-3700 or email the Morse Center
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