The Division for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion is happy to host Danielle Moretti-Langholtz, Buck Woodard, Joanne Faulkner, and Kerry Canaday to present their expertise and experience surrounding education and the impact it has had on Tribal Nations in Virginia.
The event will be held in-person at Ern Commons (567 McCormick Rd) at UVA with an option for virtual attendance.
The discussion will include topics of early colonial and later American boarding schools; operation of Indian schools within local Tribal communities during and after segregation; the experience and reflection of boarding school descendants; current educational partnerships with Commonwealth institutions; and how modern Indigenous Nations are melding education and cultural practices to reshape the narrative of their communities.
This program is open to all UVA faculty, staff, and students as well as the public. The discussion will be an informational and reflective conversation for anyone interested in understanding Virginia’s history with American Indian education and engaging with contemporary sovereign Nations. Attendees will have the opportunity to ask questions and connect with the speakers, and each other, after the program over some light refreshments.
We hope that you will join us in this learning experience so that we may each find something that helps us shape our shared futures moving forward.
If you will be attending remotely, please register here. Limited parking in the Slaughter Recreational Center will be available.
For more information contact Kody Grant at [email protected]