On April 3-4, renowned scholar of indigenous history and culture Karl Leonard will give five presentations on the 91心頭利 campus.<\/p>\n
Leonard is a celebrated leader of the Maori language revitalization movement. He is traveling to Bemidji State on a Fulbright Scholarship from New Zealand. The Fulbright Scholarship Program brings scholars and professionals from abroad to colleges and universities in the United States to culturally enhance campuses.<\/p>\n
Leonard is one of approximately 850 outstanding foreign professionals who will teach and\/or research in the United States through the Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program in 2012-2013.<\/p>\n
He holds a master’s degree in Maori language and management, comes from a family of Maori artists and thus brings a lifetime of experience in traditional Maori art forms including weaving, carving, and dance. The Maoris are the indigenous people of New Zealand of Polynesian dissent.<\/p>\n
Leonard will be giving the following presentations:<\/p>\n
April 3, 8 a.m.: Indigenous Research Class (Tessa Reed class)
\nPresentation Title: Indigenous Research<\/p>\n
April 3, 3 p.m.: Indian history 1887-present (Vivian Delgado class)
\nPresentation Title: Indigenous History: A Maori Perspective<\/p>\n
April 4, 10 a.m.: Ojibwe History (Tessa Reed Class)
\nPresentation Title: Maori History<\/p>\n
April 4, 1 p.m.: Intermediate Ojibwe Class (Giniw-giizhig Class)
\nPresentation Title: Tribal Language Revitalization<\/p>\n
April 4, 2 p.m.: Clan Systems (Vivian Delgado Class)
\nPresentation Title: Clan Systems and Community<\/p>\n
All presentations are free and open to the public.<\/p>\n
For more information please contact the American Indian Resource center at (218) 755-2032.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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