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"A Traditional Woman in a Contemporary World"
(Lectures/Speakers)
Marjorie June Williams-Waheneka, a Native American educator, author and historian, will discuss "A Traditional Woman in a Contemporary World" at the Schingoethe Center for Native American Cultures in Dunham Hall at 1400 Marseillaise Place.
The public is invited. Admission is free. The presentation is in conjunction with "Peoples of the Plateau," a current exhibit of 51 photos of Native Americans taken by photographer Lee Moorhouse from 1898-1915.
On display until Jan. 3, the exhibit is part of a 30-month national tour containing photographs reproduced from the original glass plates.
Waheneka is a member of the Confederated Umatilla Tribes of Eastern Oregon and living history coordinator at the Tamastslikt Cultural Institute near Pendleton, Ore. She will share some of the challenges of adhering to a traditional beliefs in a contemporary world from a woman's perspective.
Read the full press release here.
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