Free Conference on ‘Native Americans: Living in the Diaspora’
 Held at Long Island University’s Brooklyn Campus, October 18
- Dance performance, workshops, panels, art and film by Native American artists -

Brooklyn, NY –Long Island University’s Brooklyn Campus will host a one-day conference that explores the rich dimensions of Native American culture and includes workshops, a dance performance by Redhawk Dance Troupe, film, panel discussion and art exhibition by Native American artists.

“Native Americans: Living in the Diaspora,” will take place on Wednesday, October 18, on the Brooklyn Campus, at the corner of Flatbush and DeKalb avenues, in downtown Brooklyn. All events are free and open to the public.

9:30-9:50 a.m.	Orientation session, Humanities Building, 4th floor
10:00-10:50 a.m.	Redhawk Dance Workshop, Metcalfe 323
11:00-11:50 a.m.	Redhawk Music Workshop, Metcalfe 323
Noon-1:00 p.m.	Redhawk Dance Troupe - Native American performance ensemble delights and entertains audiences by interpreting social, traditional and contemporary aspects of Native culture through dance. Kumble Theater
2:00-3:30 p.m.	Film, “Smoke Signals,” written by Sherman Alexie, about a fireworks display gone tragically awry and how the experience shapes one man’s life, LLC 122
4:00-5:30 p.m.	Panel discussion with Stephanie Betancourt (Seneca) and Jorge Estevez (Taino), National Museum of the American Indian; Dr. Arnold Krupat, professor of American and Cultural Studies, Sarah Lawrence College; and moderator, Professor Michael Hittman, LLC 122
6:00-7:30 p.m.	Gallery opening and reception for artists Duane Slick (Winnebago and Meskwaki) and Jason Lujan (Apache), Salena Gallery

The conference is offered to students for one credit. Presented by the Dance, Music, Sociology/Anthropology and Visual Arts departments, it is sponsored by the Provost’s Office and a grant from Target. Seating is on a first-come, first-served basis. For more information, call Lisa Biggs at (718) 488-3355.

Long Island University opened its Brooklyn Campus in 1926, welcoming a diverse population at a time when other major universities enforced quota systems against racial and ethnic minorities. Located at the corner of Flatbush Avenue Extension and DeKalb Avenue in Downtown Brooklyn, the Campus is accessible to all major bus and subway routes and the Long Island Rail Road.

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