Joe Watkins: 'Speaking of Indians...': Native American Studies as a Viable Academic Discipline

'Speaking of Indians ...': Native American Studies as a Viable Academic Discipline
A talk by Prof. Joe Watkins (Univ of Oklahoma, Native American Studies)

Thursday, September 20th
4:10pm – 6:00pm
754 Schermerhorn Extension/IRWAG Seminar Room

JOE WATKINS is an Associate Professor of Native American Studies, Adjunct Professor of Anthropology, and the Director of the Native American Studies Program at the University of Oklahoma . Among his publications are "Through Wary Eyes: Indigenous Perspectives on Archaeology" in the Annual Review of Anthropology, 2005; "Archaeological Ethics and American Indians" in Ethical Issues in Archaeology, edited by Larry Zimmerman, Karen D. Vitelli, and Julie Zimmer, Alta Mira Press, 2003; and Indigenous Archaeology: American Indian Values and Scientific Practice , Alta Mira Press, 2000.

The Office of the Vice Provost for Diversity Initiatives, the Center for the Study of Ethnicity and Race, the Institute for Research on Women and Gender, the Center for Ethnomusicology, the Columbia Native American Council, the Office of Multicultural Affairs, and the Departments of History, Anthropology, and Psychology are pleased to present "Transcending Disciplines, Transcending Cultures: Native American Studies Today." This lecture series will feature two prominent scholars working at the cutting edge of contemporary Native American Studies. The lectures are open to the public and to all members of the C olumbia community.