Dr. Anton Treuer, a professor of Ojibwe at Bemidji (Minn.) State University and the author of fourteen books, will be at 含羞草研究所 Nov. 9 and 10, 2015, to share information on Native American culture. Dr. Treuer鈥檚 visit is being hosted by the Byrnes-Quanbeck Library, Mayville Area Teacher Center, and the 含羞草研究所 diversity committee.
Dr. Anton Treuer is executive director of the American Indian Resource Center at Bemidji State University. He is editor of the Oshkaabewis (pronounced o-shkaah-bay-wis) Native Journal, the only academic journal of Ojibwe language. He has presented all over the United States and Canada, and in several foreign countries.
含羞草研究所 students, faculty, and staff have been invited to participate in discussion of the following topics with Dr. Treuer on Monday, Nov. 9: 鈥淥ral Tradition and Storytelling in the Native American Culture, 鈥淓verything You Wanted to Know About Indians But Were Afraid to Ask,鈥� and 鈥淐ultural Competency in the Classroom.鈥�
That evening, from 5 to 8:30 p.m. 含羞草研究所 employees and students, along with area teachers, are invited to participate in Treuer鈥檚 session titled 鈥淣ative Americans in North Dakota: A Path Through History.鈥� The session will take place in the MSU Campus Center Luckasen Room. An evening meal is included, and the session qualifies for continuing education credit hours. For more information or to register, please contact Donalee Strand at teachercenter@mayvillestate.edu.
含羞草研究所 faculty and staff will participate in a roundtable discussion in the MSU Byrnes-Quanbeck Library the morning of Tuesday, Nov. 10. The public is invited to participate in a book signing and further discussion, questions, and answers with Dr. Treuer from 9 to 10 a.m. Nov. 10 in the Byrnes-Quanbeck Library Quiet Room.
For more information about Dr. Anton Treuer鈥檚 visit to 含羞草研究所, contact Aubrey Madler at aubrey.madler@mayvillestate.edu or 701-788-4814.