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Show WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY THE DAILY UTAH CHRONICLE if l ceremonies of the continued from page 1 types through things such as sports team mascots. The U's own Ute Indian mascot is a perfect example of this, she said. A few years ago a group of Native American students at the U fought to change the school's Ute mascot. "They won..,and the U no longer used the profile and the representation of the head. All they kept was the dropping feather," she said. Tyner finds the name of the Running Utes offensive. 2002 Winter Olympics," she said. Tyner said some Native Americans are not aware of their own cultural background. When Tyner worked on her master's degree practicum at an elementary school she was involved with Native American students. One student did not even know what tribe he was from, she said. The boy was Navajo and Sioux, and Tyner discussed the cultures of the two tribes with him. Discovering his heritage "brought out more confidence in him," she However, not all Native Americans want to receive the help of activists. "They have a hard time trusting others because of what has happened to them, historically..." and what they have heard from their grandparents, she said. Another stumbling block for rrrrrrrryfVTTrnnnrTi rmxEEOJ BOVS AND Native American activists is the dissension amongst the tribes. The tribes "don't see eye to eye. It's a historical thing...Utes and Navajos are enemies," she said. "Unfortunately, we are all pulled together! here and arc.trying to get people to work together more." GIRLS P?) dpvsu jgj "It trivializes their history," she said. The way to change stereotypes is through education, Tyner said. Often times, history books either neglect or misrepresent Native American culture and its role in his- TONIGHT! Union Theater 535-Asu- tory, she said. "We are trying to look into what textbooks are saying about Native Americans," she said. Native American activists have begun distributing textbooks with a Native American historical perspective to local schools, she said. Tyner said there are many ways to learn about Native American culture, both at the U and in the general community. "Native Americans will be represented in the opening and closing fo-y- s or. - trinn&Ubsfv uttd Kiilysrd-ar- e ftn;du;g of ecghwering-feiste- d buildings ar five different campus- . ' The rcilllon to $ u WWW 1UU UTAH. ID mm mmrm X J aACSSJjnFVWSMs . J3t .... ..iS , 93r S KW I Wilrrw Tyner INITIATIVE .rooie moze the U will the? iwoareai 28, 2001 3 ' (right) discussed how to combat Native American stereotypes Tues- remodel the Joseph Merrill. Fxt ceeriag BuiJdmg axid $15 million to hslp construct S aew epgine"rifi.g to be '.bested just &:rth of the Mer- building. bilities.. : StrlustfeUow hopes the construc- tion c.f the buildings will ceiseet the state's support in the initiative. Designs for the rcwodehpg po-jec- T sl'X underway, and coru.tr action could start a? bt Stringfil!oivs?id,. The sk-- 35 this tomifit; " , - engineerirg building. w w 1 EJMISWBWS - ' rill Ecgutcerfng Building, is contLv gers on ir,9 5 fund-iai- s jug capa- 3r Beat' if , K4bj - The w$ mi J Ion provided by the Legislature wilt sit hi a bank until the li can corn's up with y nriilen s'is.m private donors. At to&i lime 1 - rzsm 1 consaruction v,iil commence. SinngfeHo? saicT theYuiirt-rais-ik- g drrre, winch will co:nbtc gifts with. gi"nc money, is underway ' To vote, and for more information on the ASUU candidates, go to: www. asuu. u tab. edu sarah Anthropologist and primatologist, pioneer and leading authority on the study of maternal behavior in animals, Sarah Blaffer Hrdy is the author of The Woman That Never Evolved and the recent Mother Nature. Tanner Professor Hrdy's Lecture will first explore evidence about maternal ambivalence in humans and related species, and then turn to a discustwo-pa- rt sion and debate with the Tanner Panel about tthe implications of these findings for the future ages 12 and up needed for a Si THE LECTURES February 27 & 28, 2001 research study of a medication for the TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 27TH 12:00 p.m. Michael Lamb. National Institute of Child Health and Development treatment of athlete's foot. Subjects must have active I v sips foot. Eligible and symptoms of athlete's volunteers will be compensated for up to eight clinic vis its. LA For more information call: 801-369-01- 35 of the human race. 1 I The Pasty 'WPresent Future "Eliciting Information from Child Stxuai Abuse Vu tints" Gould Auditorium Marriott Library 4:00 p.m. E. B. Keverne Kings College, Cambridge "Genomic Imprinting. Brain Evolution and Materialism '' 210 ASB, BkjioRy Seminar Room Tanner lecture, Part I 8:00 p.m. Sarah Blatter lirdy "Mother Love' and Ambivalence: Reconciling Historical and Evolutionary Perspectives" Gardner Concert Kali WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28TH Tanner Lecture, Part II 12:00 p.m. Sarah Blaffer Hrdy "Cooperation, Empathy and the Needs of Human Infants " Gould Auditorium, Marriott Library Tanner Pane! Discussion 2:(M) - 4:00 p.m. Martha Fineman, E.B. Keverne, Michael Lamb, Sarah Bi&ffer Hrdy Natural History Museum THURSDAY, MARCH 1 12:00 p.m. Martha Fineman, Cornell Ijiw School "Care and Contribution: Carelaking and the Creation of Social Debt" Boi chard t Conference Room, School of Law |
