Indigenous Women: Hearts of the Nation
Workshop presentation w/ local author Yvonne Wakim Dennis
WHEN: NEW DATE TBA - 3/28 cancelled due to illness
WHERE: CAP ArtSpace in the Tompkins Center for History & Culture on the Ithaca Commons - 110 North Tioga St. Ithaca NY 14850.
PRESENTERS: Yvonne Wakim Dennis
About
To celebrate the cultures, achievements and lives of Indigenous women
To recognize the clash of Indigenous and European values around women's standing in the community
To appreciate Native women as culture bearers in both contemporary and historic times
To learn about current issues affecting Indigenous women
This event is brought to you through our Women's History Month programming. Learn more at thehistorycenter.net/womens-history
ABOUT THE PRESENTER
Yvonne Wakim Dennis (Cherokee/Sand Hill/Syrian) is an award-winning author of books for children and adults. She is the Coach for the OJI:SDA’ Teachers Fellowship Program; the former director of the Children’s Cultural Center of Native America; the founder/past director of Nitchen, Inc., a support program for Indigenous families and the former Resource Director for the NYCDOE Native American Education Program. A journalist for Native Hoop Magazine, she is also a multicultural consultant, lecturer, workshop facilitator and interweaves environmental justice into all she does. Apart from her book awards, Dennis is honored to have been the recipient of the Tamaquah Lifetime Achievement Award (New England Council of Indians), the David Chow National Humanitarian Award, the NYC Parks Department Lifetime Achievement Award, and a Sanaka Award.
COVID-19 POLICY - The History Center will follow the most up to date guidance from the Tompkins County Health Department. Our organization is a mask friendly space and encourage visitors to practice what is most comfortable to them regarding mask wearing. Learn more at thehistorycenter.net/health. The event space can hold up to 45 people. There is no current plan to offer a virtual option for this program.
The History Center in Tompkins County's current exhibit and programs are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.
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LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
This event will take place in the traditional and contemporary lands of the Gayogo̱hó꞉nǫˀ Nation (Cayuga), one of the Six Nations of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy. Learn more at thehistorycenter.net/land-acknowledgement.
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