Indigenous Governance Database

AIS event: An Afternoon with Joanne Shenandoah and Doug George-Kanentiio

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University of Arizona
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On April 12, 2021, the Department of American Indian Studies and Graduate Interdisciplinary Program presented "An Afternoon with Joanne Shenandoah & Doug George-Kanentiio."

Doug George-Kanentiio (Awkesasne Mohawk) is a Native author, intellectual and journalist. His presentation was on “Raised Fists - Indigenous, Latino, and Black Rights Movements.” Joanne Shenandoah (Oneida) is a GRAMMY and NAMMY award-winning performer. Her presentation was about “Lifegivers, Women's Rights Under Natural Law.”

human rights
Native women
equal rights
cultural preservation
People
Joanne Shenandoah
Doug George-Kanentiio
Native Nations
Oneida Nation of Wisconsin
Mohawk Council of Akwesasne
Resource Type
Presentations
Topics
Cultural Affairs
Land/Jurisdiction
Leadership
Citation

The Department of American Indian Studies and Graduate Interdisciplinary Program. "An Afternoon with Joanne Shenandoah & Doug George-Kanentiio." University of Arizona. Tucson, Arizona. Wednesday, April 12, 2021 

Transcript available upon request. Please email: nni@email.arizona.edu

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