March 11, 2025 | By Harry Kelly | dailyorange.com When Michelle Schenandoah was in seventh grade, she was excited when she saw a section in her United States history textbook that featured Native Americans. It was a moment she had been waiting for all her life: the chance to learn about her people’s cultures and […]
Representing Deadiwënöhsnye’s Gëjóhgwa’ Seneca Immersion Program at the Indigenous Language Institute Conference at the Minneapolis American Indian Center in Minnesota. This was a three-day workshop to teach how to develop language teaching guides (curriculum) with the Big Purpose as the goal. Participants learned to design language activities (lesson plans) that help develop speaking abilities, founded […]
Repost from the University of Rochester Dept of English FB The Lillian Fairchild Award Centennial Celebration with honoree artist G. Peter Jemison at the Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester on Monday, April 7, 2025! Jemison is this year’s winner of the award, which recognizes a resident of the Rochester area who has […]