In the 1970s, organizers of the American Indian Movement (AIM) fought for Native liberation as a community of extended families. Warrior Women (dir. Christina D. King & Elizabeth A. Castle, 2018, 64 minutes) is the story of Madonna Thunder Hawk, one AIM leader who shaped a kindred group of activists' children into the "We Will Remember" Survival School. CCBC faculty, students, and staff will have the rights to stream this award-winning film remotely for fourteen days, between the dates of September 8-September 24.
For information and to receive access to the link, contact Dr Kim Jensen
We are looking for student work of any genre, in any discipline, created in response to studying The Truth about Stories by Thomas King to be featured on the CBC website, in the Dundalk Art Gallery, or at a special presentation and reception at next year’s Professional Development Conference.Submit here!
Contact Professor Jocelyn Broadwick
Open Educational Resource
https://sway.office.com/ivA0KhRLE3LvSt5C?ref=Link
This presentation by Professors Lakshmi Rajkumar and Encarni Trueba sheds light on the interactions between the "New World" and the "Old World." The arrival of Christopher Columbus in America marked a tragic destruction of Native American populations through novel diseases that were introduced from Europe.
Contact Professor Rajkumar
Did you know... that in 1879 until 1918, approximately 10,000 Native American children from 140 tribes attended Carlisle Indian Industrial School which forced children to leave their families and to give up their cultures, customs, languages, spiritual beliefs, and even their names, which led to untold psychological damage to generations of Native people. Patricia Quintero-Hall, from the Office of Intercultural Engagement, will offer her presentation to classes throughout the semester.
Contact Dr. Patricia Quintero-Hall
Join us for an informal, engaging discussion of chapter one of The Truth about Stories. These chats will give students a chance to discuss the chapter with other students and faculty throughout the college community, including possible special guests.
RSVP Professor Lauren Pollak, Dr. Kris Messer, Dr. Jamey Gallagher
Join us for an informal, engaging discussion of chapter one of The Truth about Stories. These chats will give students a chance to discuss the chapter with other students and faculty throughout the college community, including possible special guests.
RSVP Professor Lauren Pollak, Dr. Kris Messer, Dr. Jamey Gallagher
Learn how to leverage social media to affect social change. Topics include selecting appropriate hashtags and sharing effectively via online platforms along with basic graphic design tips. Create your own social media activism campaign advocating for the recognition of Indigenous Peoples’ Day instead of Columbus Day.
RSVP Professor Tara Meyer
"Why Tell Stories?" Janice the Griot will tell a variety of stories as well as discuss the origins of the historical role of the griot. She will also discuss her own personal journey to becoming a professional griot. This event is a pre-cursor to the "The Carlisle Project" events in that Janice the Griot will discuss storytelling as an act of resistance and as a way to preserve culture and memory.
RSVP Professor Tara Meyer
Join us for an informal, engaging discussion of chapter one of The Truth about Stories. These chats will give students a chance to discuss the chapter with other students and faculty throughout the college community, including possible special guests.
RSVP Professor Lauren Pollak, Dr. Kris Messer, Dr. Jamey Gallagher
Did you know... that in 1879 until 1918, approximately 10,000 Native American children from 140 tribes attended Carlisle Indian Industrial School which forced children to leave their families and to give up their cultures, customs, languages, spiritual beliefs, and even their names, which led to untold psychological damage to generations of Native people. Patricia Quintero-Hall, from the Office of Intercultural Engagement, will lead this forum.
Join a panel of experts as they educate and enlighten the CCBC community on the legacy of the Carlisle Indian Industrial School. Our guests are Sandi Cianciulli (Lakota), a lifetime advocate for Indian issues who brings a wealth of information and experience with family ties to the first class of the Carlisle Indian School; Margo Tamez (Lipan Apache), a scholar, poet, and Indigenous rights defender, and Jim Gerencser, College Archivist at the Carlisle Indian School Digital Resource Center at Dickinson College.
Contact Patricia Quintero-Hall
This year CCBC will join many states, cities, and colleges around the United States to recognize the second Monday of October as Indigenous Peoples’ Day. We will celebrate the Native communities who have thrived in these lands for millennia prior to European colonization until today. Join us for a virtual ceremony that will include drumming, art, dance, speakers, and a Keynote address by CCBC Dean Emeritus Dr. Dennis Seymour (Eastern Band Cherokee).
Contact Dr. Nina Brown
Session recording will become available after the event.
"Two Spirit" refers to a person who identifies as having both a masculine and a feminine spirit, and is used within some Native American cultures to describe their sexual, gender and/or spiritual identity. Marlon Fixico is a Native American historian and a founding member of the Two Spirit Society of Washington, DC. Join us as Marlon shares his stories and insights into the two spirit identity, followed by an opportunity for discussion and Q & A. Free and open to the public.
RSVP Dr. Morgan Slusher
For the session links and more program details, please contact: David Hewitt, Sara Leu or Amy Pucino
This program offers a chance to connect with the moment, which strengthens our capacity for focus, creativity, insight, connection, and social change.
Throughout the week, CCBC community will share contemplative practices of yoga, meditation, contemplative art, mindful eating, creative writing, deep listening, gratitude, and making chakra bracelets. Participants will also learn how these practices create joy through flow experience to help reduce stress and regain balance.
Most importantly, don’t miss the virtual keynote presentation: "Weaving the Waves of Awe: Indigenous Origin Stories and the Earth-based Contemplative Experience" by Yuria Celidwen, scholar of mythical studies and depth psychology, on Friday, October 30, from 12:00 - 1:00 pm (EST). Anyone from beginners to life-long contemplative practitioners are welcome!
Weaving the Waves of Awe: Indigenous Origin Stories and the Earth-based Contemplative Experience
In this talk, Yuria Celidwen will explore the exceptional capacity of identity-making through stories, and how stories empower the individual and the community by engendering a sense of responsibility, adaptability, balance, and belonging.
Keynote speaker Yuria Celidwen is a scholar of Indigenous Nahua and Maya descent from the highlands of Chiapas (Mexico). For more information about her, please refer to: https://womenandmyth.org/2018/02/09/presentation-grant-award-winner-at-conference-yuria-celidwen/
Free for CCBC faculty, staff, and credit students. Open to the outside community for a small fee.
The works in this exhibition celebrate Native American living histories. The works unravel and counter stereotypes by creating new representations and celebrations of the complexity and vibrancy of Native American cultures.
Curator: Professor Jessica Walton, Gallery Coordinator: Nicole Buckingham Kern
Exhibit Link: https://www.thegalleriesatccbc.com
Join CCBC students from different disciplines who have participated in The Carlisle Project as they share their projects and engage in a moderated discussion of their experiences learning about the forced assimilation of Native children and youth.
RSVP Dr. Kim Jensen
Author Dina Gilio-Whitaker (Colville Confederated Tribes) will discuss her research from her book As Long as Grass Grows: The Indigenous Fight for Environmental Justice from Colonization to Standing Rock. She is the policy director and a senior research associate at the Center for World Indigenous Studies and teaches American Indian Studies at California State University San Marcos.
RSVP Professor Maura Hill or Dr. Cristina Cardona
Join us for an informal, engaging discussion of chapter two of The Truth about Stories. These chats will give students a chance to discuss the chapter with other students and faculty throughout the college community, including possible special guests.
RSVP Professor Lauren Pollak, Dr. Kris Messer, Dr. Jamey Gallagher
Join us for an informal, engaging discussion of chapter two of The Truth about Stories. These chats will give students a chance to discuss the chapter with other students and faculty throughout the college community, including possible special guests.
RSVP Professor Lauren Pollak, Dr. Kris Messer, Dr. Jamey Gallagher
Join us for an informal, engaging discussion of chapter two of The Truth about Stories. These chats will give students a chance to discuss the chapter with other students and faculty throughout the college community, including possible special guests.
RSVP Professor Lauren Pollak, Dr. Kris Messer, Dr. Jamey Gallagher
CCBC Professor of English, Lauren Pollak, will lead a conversational workshop about the themes in Joy Harjo’s poetry and discuss how her work has drawn inspiration from the Muscogee Creek Nation. Joy Harjo is an internationally known, award-winning poet, author, performer, storyteller and musician. In 2019, she was appointed the 23rd Poet Laureate of the United States and is the first Native American to hold the position.
Contact Professor Lauren Pollak
In The Truth about Stories, Thomas King draws from Native tradition to offer a connected view of the world, one that sees collaboration and cooperation as fundamental. Join us for a presentation in which students will share stories—drawn from many communities—about creating the world in which they would like to live — a world that they are making possible by “telling it into being.”
Contact Dr. Jamey Gallagher
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