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Show " . THURSDAY APRIL 2, 1992 Keedo coronation starts Indian month Native American Month will feature a numher of activities, including a pow-wow, lectures, panels and displays -Gwendolyn Silver Ktedo, abovt, is crowntd 1992 Miss SUU Indian Princm. She is a 21-year oki communication sophomort .from Saint Michatls, Ariz. At right, Kttdo with her two atttndants Jacque/int Rtdhouse, left, a compuur scitnee .frtShman .from Mexican Hal and Rohm.a Lynn Wauneka, a computer scimct .frtShman from Ft. Defianct, Ariz. Fivt comtstants comptttd for the crown la.st nighJ in tvtning gown and ta/mt compttitions and wtrt asked impromptu questions. The pageant launches a month of activititS for Native American Month, sponsortd by tht SUU Multicultural Ctnler, Convocations, the Inter- Tribal Club and SUUSA. ' April is National Native American Month and SUU has a series of related activities extending through May 2. The theme for SUU's observance of Native American Month is " Perceptions of Native Americans Through History," and activities began last night with the annual Miss SUU Indian Princess Scholarship Pageant. Gwendolyn Silver Keedo was crowned Princess with Roberta Lynn Wauneka and Jacqueline Redhouse as first and second attcndanh Tuesday there is a lecture at 7:30 p.m. in the Student Center Zion Conference Room, presented by James Vlasich. A professor of history at SUU, Vlasich will speak on "Pueblo Indians and the New Deal ." April 9, author Arlene Hirschfelder will present the 11 a.m. Convocation in the Auditorium. Her topic is "Leaming Native American Stereotypes/Native American Realities." That evening, scholar/ artist David Sucec will discuss "Utah's First Expressionist Painters" at 7:30 p.m . in the Centrum, Room 227 . Native American Month activities will continue April 14 at 7:30 p.m. in the Zion Conference Room with a lecture by Cynthia Akins. A member of the Wampanoag tribe and director of education for the Ute Indian tribe, Akin will discuss " The Invisible Indians." A panel of Native American educators will address "Contemporary Issues in Indian Education" April 15 at 7:30 p .m . in the Zion Conference Room . The issue of "Native American Stereotypes in the Classroom" will be addressed by Dori Crouch April 21 at 7:30 p.m. in the Zion Conference Room. A member of the Navajo/Pueblo tribes, Crouch is the coordinator of SUU's Head Start services. A special Convocation will be April 28 at 7:30 p.m. in Thorley Recital Hall. The speaker will be Walter Echohawk, a member of the Pawnee tribe and a senior attorney for the Native American Rights Fund. He will discuss the subject of "Native American Religious and Repatriation Rights ." An April 30 lecture will feature Edwin napia, a member of New Zealand's Maori tribe. Napier is a lecturer on ethnic studies at the University of Utah, and will speak on "Native American Identity in Modern Society." The lecture will be at 7:30 p.m. in the Zion Conference Room. The Student Center Kolob Living Room will be the setting for "Celebrating Our Heritage," a variety of Native American presentations and displays. It will be held from 11 a.m. to I p.m. on May l. That afternoon, at 2 p.m., David Browneagle, of the Spokane/Winnebago tribes, will present a lecture on "Understanding Native American Values." Browneagle is an education specialist at Gonzaga University in Spokane, Wash. The annual Pow-Wow will begin that afternoon in the Centrum, with a 4-6 p.rp. Gourd Dance followed by the traditional Grand Entry at 7 p.m . The Pow-Wow will continue May 2 from 10 a.m. until midnight. Native American Month activities arc sponsored by the SUU Multicultural Center, the SUU Inter-Tribal Club, SUU Convocations and the SUU Student Association. A number of the activities arc funded in part by a grant from the Utah Humanities Council. For further information on Native American Month activities, contact the SUU Multicultural Center at 586-7770. |