Talk
Native American Heritage Month: Gamma Delta Pi: Promoting Sisterhood Among Native Women at a Historically White Institution
- Event Date: Monday, November 28, 2022
- Time: 4:00 pm (CST)
- Location: Asian American Cultural Center, 1210 W. Nevada St, Urbana, IL
Sedelta Oosahwee (Cherokee/Mandan, Hidatsa & Arikara Nation) will share experiental reflections about co-founding a Native American sorority, Gamma Delta Pi (GDP), at the University of Oklahoma. By engaging the medicine wheel, a circular model representing interconnectedness and the evolution of life, Sedelta will explore the role of GDP in creating cultural capital to navigate a Non-Native university setting.
Please note that this program does NOT take place at the Spurlock Museum.
Contact
For further information on this event, contact the Museum Information Desk at spurlock-museum@illinois.edu (email link) or (217) 333-2360
All participants are welcome. To request disability-related accommodations for this event, please contact Brian Cudiamat at cudiamat@illinois.edu (email link) or (217) 244-5586.